Applying for Citizenship 2024

[No_doo]

Hi, anyone here like me who applied in 2022 and is still waiting?
I applied with passport, from EU country, application based on work, not on marriage, resident here for over 10y and no issues or exceptions.
I proved my identity visinting Migri in November 2022 and my work situation didn't change since. My original estimated processing time was max 16 months (March 2024) then it became 20 months (July 2024), then 23 months (October 2024), then 25 months (December 2024). I'm still in the waiting phase, not processing.

Hi, anyone here like me who applied in 2022 and is still waiting?
I applied with passport, from EU country, application based on work, not on marriage, resident here for over 10y and no issues or exceptions.
I proved my identity visinting Migri in November 2022 and my work situation didn't change since. My original estimated processing time was max 16 months (March 2024) then it became 20 months (July 2024), then 23 months (October 2024), then 25 months (December 2024). I'm still in the waiting phase, not processing.

Hello, you are not one of them, there are many more people here who have been waiting since 2022. When I applied, too, the estimated date was about 18 months, then 21, later 24, then 30, and now 31. I think this is not final, they will add waiting time for several more months. I've been waiting for 27 months already. I wish you patience and a speedy receipt.

Same here, I am also waiting for 25 months. We should wait patiently. Other than this, we can't do anything. This is what I have experienced.

Same here, completed the 28 months of waiting already. I hope it comes some day

[UncleSam]

one contact of mine got processed today and granted decision same day

diary number created 12.01.2024
first 3 digits from the diary 2XX

[quillcentaur]

one contact of mine got processed today and granted decision same day

diary number created 12.01.2024
first 3 digits from the diary 2XX

Congrats to your contact! Do you know when’s their application date? And if you don’t mind, feel free to pm the first 3 digits of their diary number. Just wanna confirm something. Thank you!

[JaysD]

Congratulations to everyone who got a decision!!

I think last I’ve read that was decided was application date 6.1? Anyone from 7th of January application yet?

“Patiently” waiting for my turn.

One of my contact got decision few days ago and diary created date is 11.01.2024

Congrats to your contact! what’s their application date?

The application date is 01.01.2024, but the diary number created date is on the 11.01.2024

[JaysD]

one contact of mine got processed today and granted decision same day

diary number created 12.01.2024
first 3 digits from the diary 2XX

Thank you for the update.

I'm "not so patiently" waiting and getting super antsy.

[smo]

one contact of mine got processed today and granted decision same day

diary number created 12.01.2024
first 3 digits from the diary 2XX

Ah, that's me! But I haven't received a decision yet I keep checking this forum and my mailbox

[quillcentaur]

One of my contact got decision few days ago and diary created date is 11.01.2024

Congrats to your contact! what’s their application date?

The application date is 01.01.2024, but the diary number created date is on the 11.01.2024

Yeah it looks like application date is important too. Your contact got processed faster than the 8.1 application date but with 10.1 diary number (since your contact applied earlier than 8.1).

Anyway looks like 8.1 is the latest **application** date with decision (on the normal queue at least). Just writing this down here for ease of tracking.

Hoping to get my turn tomorrow or Monday.

[JaysD]

Congrats to your contact! what’s their application date?

The application date is 01.01.2024, but the diary number created date is on the 11.01.2024

Yeah it looks like application date is important too. Your contact got processed faster than the 8.1 application date but with 10.1 diary number (since your contact applied earlier than 8.1).

Anyway looks like 8.1 is the latest **application** date with decision (on the normal queue at least). Just writing this down here for ease of tracking.

Hoping to get my turn tomorrow or Monday.

My application date is 08.01 but diary number on the 15.01 so I'm anxiously waiting here as well. Hoping some good news by Monday as well. Finger crossing.

I'm actually confirming with my contact and waiting to hear back. He can't remember his diary number date exactly, whether it is 09 or 11.01. But his diary number starts with 1XX/310/2024

[EllisPhoenix]

An update especially for the 2022 applicants.
Finally, I got positive decision today after 24 months, to be exact.

Application date: August 16,2022
Visited Migri: October 8, 2022
In Progress: September 16, 2024
Requested additional info: September 30, 2024
(Replied in Oct. 2)
Decision made: October 8, 2024 (around 4:30 pm)

Wishing to those other 2022’s to get their decision soon

I spent the day reading this entire 2024 thread and it seems that autumn 2022 applications are finally getting processed.

I will post here when I receive updates, thanks to the other 2022 applicants for doing the same. It really helps now that Kamu is not giving the place in the queue anymore.

[skhurana]

Thanks everyone for the regular updates in this group.
I rceieved my citizenship decision today.

Date applied: 03 Jan 2024
Diary no. created on : 10 Jan 2024 (didn’t need to visit)
In stage2: 16 Oct 2024
Decision: 17 Oct 2024

I am from India. Working since 2019, but applied on the basis of family ties.

[Auringon_kukka]

Thanks everyone for the regular updates in this group.
I rceieved my citizenship decision today.

Date applied: 03 Jan 2024
Diary no. created on : 10 Jan 2024 (didn’t need to visit)
In stage2: 16 Oct 2024
Decision: 17 Oct 2024

I am from India. Working since 2019, but applied on the basis of family ties.

Congratulations

[TUserFin]

Hello, you are not one of them, there are many more people here who have been waiting since 2022. When I applied, too, the estimated date was about 18 months, then 21, later 24, then 30, and now 31. I think this is not final, they will add waiting time for several more months. I've been waiting for 27 months already. I wish you patience and a speedy receipt.

Same here, I am also waiting for 25 months. We should wait patiently. Other than this, we can't do anything. This is what I have experienced.

Same here, completed the 28 months of waiting already. I hope it comes some day

How come it can be 28 and 31 months if max processing time here if you came with residence permit is 25 months according to website? Does migri justifies this somehow?

[quillcentaur]

Same here, I am also waiting for 25 months. We should wait patiently. Other than this, we can't do anything. This is what I have experienced.

Same here, completed the 28 months of waiting already. I hope it comes some day

How come it can be 28 and 31 months if max processing time here if you came with residence permit is 25 months according to website? Does migri justifies this somehow?

It is not as straightforward as that. It doesn’t matter sometimes whether you had rp or not when you arrived. Sometimes it’s because of confirming your history/identity at your original country. Sometimes there had been instances when people ticked a wrong box in the citizenship application form. There is no definite answer and migri won’t give you a reason.

[TUserFin]

Same here, completed the 28 months of waiting already. I hope it comes some day

How come it can be 28 and 31 months if max processing time here if you came with residence permit is 25 months according to website? Does migri justifies this somehow?

It is not as straightforward as that. It doesn’t matter sometimes whether you had rp or not when you arrived. Sometimes it’s because of confirming your history/identity at your original country. Sometimes there had been instances when people ticked a wrong box in the citizenship application form. There is no definite answer and migri won’t give you a reason.

When I asked migri directly they always told me that I need to wait n-months which was always same max number of months as for people who came with permit here. So, does it mean that I need to wait 25 months now and not 30? b.c. last time 6 months ago it was 23 they told me by email

[quillcentaur]

How come it can be 28 and 31 months if max processing time here if you came with residence permit is 25 months according to website? Does migri justifies this somehow?

It is not as straightforward as that. It doesn’t matter sometimes whether you had rp or not when you arrived. Sometimes it’s because of confirming your history/identity at your original country. Sometimes there had been instances when people ticked a wrong box in the citizenship application form. There is no definite answer and migri won’t give you a reason.

When I asked migri directly they always told me that I need to wait n-months which was always same max number of months as for people who came with permit here. So, does it mean that I need to wait 25 months now and not 30? b.c. last time 6 months ago it was 23 they told me by email

Unfortunately what they tell you is just estimate and it could always be more or less than that so I wouldn’t rely on it.

As we’ve also discussed before, coming with a permit or no permit doesn’t matter in some instances. Many who applied for rp while inside Finland still got citizenship within the normal time frame.

Since you’ve been waiting for more than a year, you are definitely on the long queue and it could be 30 months.

I understand it sucks to wait so long but unfortunately it is what it is and there’s nothing else to do except to just wait.