Applying for Citizenship 2024

[Underscore]

Hi, Is it normal to have your queue numbers go down only about 100 numbers in a month (the first month) I applied mid March with queue number 89xx and after more than a month the queue number is 88xx. My diary number is in the 25xx/310/2024 range. Just looking to get any insight as to why has it been so slow or is it just the first month and so. Thanks

Hahahha, lucky you. I applied in the last week of March and queue number was 9042 and it’s been one month mow and queue stands at 9061 .

Can I ask what was your status in Finland and grounds for application?

I came as a student and now I applied for citizenship with current A work visa and having reached residency period. How about you?

I came as a student as well. Now with PR and working.

[karhu86]

you made my day Auringon, i have been waiting endlessly since October 2022, and it is just funny to see people panicking after 6 months
Good luck for everyone really, but have mercy on the 2022 people

[Auringon_kukka]

you made my day Auringon, i have been waiting endlessly since October 2022, and it is just funny to see people panicking after 6 months
Good luck for everyone really, but have mercy on the 2022 people

[jonathan_09]

you made my day Auringon, i have been waiting endlessly since October 2022, and it is just funny to see people panicking after 6 months
Good luck for everyone really, but have mercy on the 2022 people

Is it stage 2 now or it’s stage 1 since October 2022 ?
If it is stage 1. have you tried to contact Migri and ask about what’s happening ? Because as far as I know typical period for an application to move from stage 1 to stage 2 is 6 months.

I think it’s totally unfair for migri to treat some applications in 6 months and leave other applications for 18 months. For me now I have been waiting for 6 months and I feel already that’s so long. I can imagine the situation where you have to wait 18 months. Migri should treat applicants equally.

[mamutti]

you made my day Auringon, i have been waiting endlessly since October 2022, and it is just funny to see people panicking after 6 months
Good luck for everyone really, but have mercy on the 2022 people

Is it stage 2 now or it’s stage 1 since October 2022 ?
If it is stage 1. have you tried to contact Migri and ask about what’s happening ? Because as far as I know typical period for an application to move from stage 1 to stage 2 is 6 months.

I think it’s totally unfair for migri to treat some applications in 6 months and leave other applications for 18 months. For me now I have been waiting for 6 months and I feel already that’s so long. I can imagine the situation where you have to wait 18 months. Migri should treat applicants equally.

Now it is not even 18, but whole 23 months

[mamutti]

Also, just for the sake of the “documenting” this, my 21th month of waiting has begun

[jonathan_09]

Also, just for the sake of the “documenting” this, my 21th month of waiting has begun

Is it still stage 1 ?
That’s totally unfair from Migri.

[mamutti]

Also, just for the sake of the “documenting” this, my 21th month of waiting has begun

Is it still stage 1 ?
That’s totally unfair from Migri.

Yeah stage 1

[MCS]

Hey guys
my application moved to stage 2 last Tuesday. I thought that I would receive the decision on the same day but still haven't received it yet. is this normal ?? my diary number is 133XX/310/2023.
what could they be investigating ? I'm from Egypt. I have been living in Finland for 7 years now. I have my job and I completed a degree here. is common that stage 2 could take a long time ?

I think that it is normal/many cases are similar to yours, you do not need to panic. And it would be more helpful to state dates instead of "last Tuesday" and to mention the date at which you applied/visited Migri or when your dairy number is generated (if no Migri visit is required). So one can compare your case and give you a better opinion.

Sure It moved to stage 2 actually on 23/04/2024.
I received the diary number at late of October 2023, and I haven't visited migri. enterfinland told me that I don't need to do so.
I have lived until now 4 years B. and 3 years A.

Hey, Did you contact Migri or did they ask you for additional information ?

[jonathan_09]

I think that it is normal/many cases are similar to yours, you do not need to panic. And it would be more helpful to state dates instead of "last Tuesday" and to mention the date at which you applied/visited Migri or when your dairy number is generated (if no Migri visit is required). So one can compare your case and give you a better opinion.

Sure It moved to stage 2 actually on 23/04/2024.

I received the diary number at late of October 2023, and I haven't visited migri. enterfinland told me that I don't need to do so.
I have lived until now 4 years B. and 3 years A.

Hey, Did you contact Migri or did they ask you for additional information ?

They haven’t asked me for any additional information and that’s the weird part here. It moved to stage 2 then it stayed.
I haven’t contacted Migri yet. But I will contact them if nothing changes in four weeks.
I think they are waiting until I complete exactly the 5 year residency because if I count half B of my residency and full A. It’s actually around 4 years and 11 months.

[Uskomaton]

Sure It moved to stage 2 actually on 23/04/2024.

I received the diary number at late of October 2023, and I haven't visited migri. enterfinland told me that I don't need to do so.
I have lived until now 4 years B. and 3 years A.

Hey, Did you contact Migri or did they ask you for additional information ?

They haven’t asked me for any additional information and that’s the weird part here. It moved to stage 2 then it stayed.
I haven’t contacted Migri yet. But I will contact them if nothing changes in four weeks.
I think they are waiting until I complete exactly the 5 year residency because if I count half B of my residency and full A. It’s actually around 4 years and 11 months.

Not sure about that. It is enough that you have 4 years (after calculating based on B and A permit rules) if you have the language proficiency as per the current law.

[riku2]

I think they are waiting until I complete exactly the 5 year residency because if I count half B of my residency and full A. It’s actually around 4 years and 11 months.

The migri web pages are terrible the way they explain the length of residency needed.
One page says that everyone must have language skills and 5 years residency and another page says that if you have language skills the residency is only 4 years!! but the page earlier said that EVERYONE must have language skills, so where did the 5 years come from!!

[quillcentaur]

Migri started automatic decision on some Citizenship applications. Too bad it's only for applications submitted from today. No idea why they just wouldn't run the existing applications on that algorithm. Hopefully this means it will be quicker to get decision though as some would be under automatic processing already. https://migri.fi/en/implementation-deci ... itizenship

[jonathan_09]

I think they are waiting until I complete exactly the 5 year residency because if I count half B of my residency and full A. It’s actually around 4 years and 11 months.

The migri web pages are terrible the way they explain the length of residency needed.
One page says that everyone must have language skills and 5 years residency and another page says that if you have language skills the residency is only 4 years!! but the page earlier said that EVERYONE must have language skills, so where did the 5 years come from!!

Yep this is really confusing. I know friends who got their decisions while living 4 years.
but my brother when he went to migri for identification to submit his citizenship application. the officer told him that it's impossible to get the decision in 4 years period of residence and they will wait until 5 years is passed. and that's what really happened. they waited until he completed the 5 years for the decision to come not sure if this is a coincidence or based on what the officer told him.

[Uskomaton]

I think they are waiting until I complete exactly the 5 year residency because if I count half B of my residency and full A. It’s actually around 4 years and 11 months.

The migri web pages are terrible the way they explain the length of residency needed.
One page says that everyone must have language skills and 5 years residency and another page says that if you have language skills the residency is only 4 years!! but the page earlier said that EVERYONE must have language skills, so where did the 5 years come from!!

5 year and after law passes 8 year rule will apply to 65+ and who has the right to have an exception to the language skills requirement due to cognitive disorders etc.