Applying for Citizenship 2024

[Auringon_kukka]

for people who have queue number under 2000, how is the processing going?

Since 06.12.23 to 06.01.24 moved from 172* to 159*
In several days will be exactly 20 months of waiting.

Here's hoping that you get an answer in the next 30 days (or sooner, so you can vote in the presidential election)!

[mamutti]

for people who have queue number under 2000, how is the processing going?

Since 06.12.23 to 06.01.24 moved from 172* to 159*
In several days will be exactly 20 months of waiting.

Here's hoping that you get an answer in the next 30 days (or sooner, so you can vote in the presidential election)!

What about your application? Any news yet?

[betelgeuse]

The latest Migri article on travel doesn’t mention notifying Migri when going abroad

Yes it does although indirectly unless you understand the reason why

We cannot make a citizenship decision for you if you are abroad.

That's not actually correct, the "cannot make" should be "do not want to make".
The reason for telling about future travels is so that they won't award you citizenship while you are abroad.

They will also have to be satisfied that you haven't permanently left Finland. Easiest way to do this is to wait for you to have returned.

[betelgeuse]

The latest Migri article on travel doesn’t mention notifying Migri when going abroad

Yes it does although indirectly unless you understand the reason why

We cannot make a citizenship decision for you if you are abroad.

That's not actually correct, the "cannot make" should be "do not want to make".
The reason for telling about future travels is so that they won't award you citizenship while you are abroad.

They will also have to be satisfied that you haven't permanently left Finland. Easiest way to do this is to wait for you to have returned.

According to the instructions trips shorter than two weeks don't need to be notified.

"Jos matkasi kestää yli 2 viikkoa, ilmoita siitä Maahanmuuttoviraston palvelunumeroon tai sähköpostiosoitteeseen. Näin varmistat sen, ettei sinulle tehdä kielteistä päätöstä siksi, ettet ole vastannut sinulle mahdollisesti lähetettyyn täydennyspyyntöön."

https://migri.fi/ukk-suomen-kansalaisuus

[smo]

how long after putting the application you get a queue number?

[GeistDesFritz]

I've been following this thread for a while and just thought I would provide some info as to where I am. Applied in Turku Aug 1, 2023, visited service center Aug 3, just entered second stage yesterday and my queue position right now is 5413.

[nikitazhu]

Just wanna share my exp. Came here first in 2015 as an international student, home country not in the list. Applied for citizenship first in 2022 but got rejected in 2023 Feb due to 2 times of interruption of residence time, so the time of residence has to be counted all over again from 2019. Reapplied in august 2023, got citizenship decision in January 2024 at 54xx. Student loan 6k remaining, been working with permanent contract since 2020, and same year I got A permit for working. Started study leave since 2022, but permanent contract are kept untill the end of 2024. Income since study leave is mostly from partime job and Kela support. No more extra requirement from Migri to get citizenship granted.

[Toololainen]

deleted

[Auringon_kukka]

I've been following this thread for a while and just thought I would provide some info as to where I am. Applied in Turku Aug 1, 2023, visited service center Aug 3, just entered second stage yesterday and my queue position right now is 5413.

Your application seems to be in the "faster" queue. I applied in Turku (Raisio) in August 2022 and am still in Stage 1 (queue 24xx). Fingers crossed!

[Auringon_kukka]

Just wanna share my exp. Came here first in 2015 as an international student, home country not in the list. Applied for citizenship first in 2022 but got rejected in 2023 Feb due to 2 times of interruption of residence time, so the time of residence has to be counted all over again from 2019. Reapplied in august 2023, got citizenship decision in January 2024 at 54xx. Student loan 6k remaining, been working with permanent contract since 2020, and same year I got A permit for working. Started study leave since 2022, but permanent contract are kept untill the end of 2024. Income since study leave is mostly from partime job and Kela support. No more extra requirement from Migri to get citizenship granted.

Congratulations . You seem to have been in the "sweet spot" in the queue (i.e., above 5000) when the decision was made the second time around.

[phungxuanton]

how long after putting the application you get a queue number?

1 day after you visit the service point

[phungxuanton]

I applied on 2nd Jan 2034 and visited Tampere service point on 3rd Jan 2024, my queue number is 87XX
Let's see where this goes next!

[mipilvi]

how long after putting the application you get a queue number?

1 day after you visit the service point

I thought the sweet spot is among the 4000-ish range?

[another_one]

I thought the sweet spot is among the 4000-ish range?

It seems to be moving.
Assuming that two last people who got their citizenships in this thread were in 54XX and applied in the beginning of August 20233, this seems to be the new sweet spot.

[TUserFin]

I thought the sweet spot is among the 4000-ish range?

It seems to be moving.
Assuming that two last people who got their citizenships in this thread were in 54XX and applied in the beginning of August 20233, this seems to be the new sweet spot.

Thus is just means that 4000-ish guy is on leave and will be back soon