Citizenship Applications From 2020 Pending Approval

[maguis]

I got this email reply today:

Please note that your application for naturalisation has been submitted to the Minister for a decision. If further documentation and/or clarification of any matter related to your application is required from you, we will write to you requesting it. Otherwise, you will receive a letter in due course informing you of the Minister’s decision on your application.

Any opinion?

I got the same response today after asking for an update on my application. I'd like to think it's a good sign, as I received numerous advanced processing stage'' replies before, and only received this particular response for the first time (and hopefully the last time). Fingers crossed we get the approval soon.

Same here, I got advanced stage late last year and only received this particular response today for the first time. Hopefully we get approval soon.

Hi! just got the same email reply - any news from your process after the above? thanks

[maguis]

Hi all,
On Friday I received an update that my application for naturalisation has been submitted
to the Minister for a decision. What does it mean? What stage I'm on? I've never received any second letter.

Hi Julio! curious if you had any further progress from your aplication. I just a reply to an email saying that my application has been submitted to the minister for a final decision but not sure if that means that my wait is near the end. Thanks

[maguis]

Hi all,
On Friday I received an update that my application for naturalisation has been submitted
to the Minister for a decision. What does it mean? What stage I'm on? I've never received any second letter.

Hi Julio! curious if you had any further progress from your aplication. I just a reply to an email saying that my application has been submitted to the minister for a final decision but not sure if that means that my wait is near the end. Thanks

[maguis]

Hi all,
On Friday I received an update that my application for naturalisation has been submitted
to the Minister for a decision. What does it mean? What stage I'm on? I've never received any second letter.

Hi Julio! curious if you had any further progress from your aplication. I just a reply to an email saying that my application has been submitted to the minister for a final decision but not sure if that means that my wait is near the end. Thanks

[Shakey]

Got my approval yesterday so hopefully more of you will be getting the same. I thought they were planning a ceremony but I still managed to slip in under the temporary witness process.

[Eddie guo]

Got my approval yesterday so hopefully more of you will be getting the same. I thought they were planning a ceremony but I still managed to slip in under the temporary witness process.

Woo.big congrats, when did u sent your application, how long have u been waiting for, thanks

[Shakey]

Got my approval yesterday so hopefully more of you will be getting the same. I thought they were planning a ceremony but I still managed to slip in under the temporary witness process.

Woo.big congrats, when did u sent your application, how long have u been waiting for, thanks

Thanks. I applied in Jan 2020.

[sugeie]

So I and my brother applied Within a week of each other. I got approved 2 months ago but my brother just got his today in the post. They started approving applications again so heads up. We both applied in early February 2020

[maguis]

So I and my brother applied Within a week of each other. I got approved 2 months ago but my brother just got his today in the post. They started approving applications again so heads up. We both applied in early February 2020

that's great to hear, thanks for updating the group! Do you mind sharing the details of your application? (Based on which criteria did you apply?) thank you

[makaako]

I received my approval letter today by post from CMU2. It was sent on 8 October 2021. I hope those who have been waiting long enough can also receive theirs in the next few days.

[jbalajkpm]

From the date of submitting your application, do we know when we can get our current passports back? And is it okay to travel outside country when our application is in progress?

[tejinderss]

@maguis, @johnpromise01 any updates? I applied in jan 2020 too, haven't received my approval yet, last email said "has been submitted to the Minister"

[johnpromise01]

Same here. I applied since February 2020. Last email received said "It has been submitted to the minister".

[tejinderss]

Same here. I applied since February 2020. Last email received said "It has been submitted to the minister".

Its totally unacceptable, I have seen all of my friends who applied with me cheering in whatsapp groups that they have received their certificates, and we are treated like third class citizens. I am going to send a JR warning letter next month once I receive my FOI and see how they respond. Are you planning for a JR letter yet?

[Eddie guo]

I have an same situation, it is unreal, far way to long to waiting for the descion, i sent.the email to the office of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Charlie McConalogue who base on the Co. Donegal, got the repond will Represent me to sent the request to the justice department, see what will happen in next few days, in the meantime i plan to.sent the request to FOI by myself, really out of the patience, please share the news about the FOI request, thanks

[midrpv]

Hi All

Anyone who submitted the application on or after Aug 2020 got any update after receiving the passport and acknowledgement letter. I could see they are still processing early 2020, just to know if anyone got any update.

Thanks in advance

[OneWorld2122]

applied after Aug 2020 and no updates so far.

Hi All

Anyone who submitted the application on or after Aug 2020 got any update after receiving the passport and acknowledgement letter. I could see they are still processing early 2020, just to know if anyone got any update.

Thanks in advance

[Zancolfry]

Hi All,

I applied in Jan 2020. Received a request for additional documents in Jan 2021. Emailed in June 2021 asking for status. To date, they haven't responded to that email. In July 2021 I received a letter thanking me for sending documents in Jan, but then asking for basically the same documents again and a few extra. I sent what they requested the next day. In early October 2021, I received a document for e-vetting. I completed it and the e-vetting was completed and the disclosure viewed by immigration October 19th. No word since then.

[tejinderss]

Same here. I applied since February 2020. Last email received said "It has been submitted to the minister".

Which team sent u that email ? Mine is team 2

[OneWorld2122]

Hi All,

I applied in Jan 2020. Received a request for additional documents in Jan 2021. Emailed in June 2021 asking for status. To date, they haven't responded to that email. In July 2021 I received a letter thanking me for sending documents in Jan, but then asking for basically the same documents again and a few extra. I sent what they requested the next day. In early October 2021, I received a document for e-vetting. I completed it and the e-vetting was completed and the disclosure viewed by immigration October 19th. No word since then.

Will you mind telling what extra documents they asked for?

[Zancolfry]

Hi All,

I applied in Jan 2020. Received a request for additional documents in Jan 2021. Emailed in June 2021 asking for status. To date, they haven't responded to that email. In July 2021 I received a letter thanking me for sending documents in Jan, but then asking for basically the same documents again and a few extra. I sent what they requested the next day. In early October 2021, I received a document for e-vetting. I completed it and the e-vetting was completed and the disclosure viewed by immigration October 19th. No word since then.

Will you mind telling what extra documents they asked for?

Not at all. In January 2021 they requested additional documentation with both mine and my husband's name from the three months prior to submitting my application in January 2020. I'd submitted the correct amount of documents as requested by the application, but I sent more. In July 2021 they acknowledged receipt of the documents from January and requested more documents for the month of November 2019. They stated that it had to be a different type of document than I'd previously sent. The documents I'd sent for that month included a personal bank statement, a mortgage statement, and a business bank statement (from a different bank than the personal account and mortgage). The only utility bill we have at our house is electricity and that was in my husband's name - mine has since been added but that wouldn't do me any good for the month in question. The only other thing that I had was an invoice from our business to a client that included our home address, so I sent that.

In the July request, they also asked for a tax document that I hadn't received until late 2020, well after my application had been submitted, so I'm not sure what that was for. They haven't asked for a tax clearance number or certificate.

I received the e-vetting notice in October, but I have no idea if that means my application is moving forward or if it was just a routine step.

[sugeie]

Hello Peeps

This would be my last post on this issue so I wish you guys all the best. My sister applied in February 2020 ( we all applied at the same time ) and she got her approval letter on Friday the 12th of November. She was the last of us three to get hers . So for those of u waiting from that time frame? It’s slow but it’s moving. Keep the faith

[tejinderss]

Hello all, I got my approval letter today by post, applied 27/01/2021. Best of luck to you all.

[tejinderss]

Hello all, I got my approval letter today by post, applied 27/01/2021. Best of luck to you all.

Sorry i meant 27/01/2020

[johnpromise01]

Hello all, I got my approval letter today by post, applied 27/01/2021. Best of luck to you all.

Sorry i meant 27/01/2020

Wow.. Congratulations. Did you attempt JR warning letter? I applied in February 2020