uam225 wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 10:00 am
The MP didn't really help. The first one just copied HO's email and the MP for the county we moved to got told the same thing HO has been saying to me and that's all he did.
Not sure what you expected the MP to do anyway.
MPs don't have any control or power over the Home Office. And I doubt that they would dare interfere in a naturalisation application.
Imagine if they try to expedite a naturalisation application and then the person whose citizenship they expedited or their family turned out to have an insalubrious or shady history. That could mean the end of their (the MP's) career.
At most all they would do is liaise between the applicant and the Home Office, which is exactly what both MPs have done in your case.
uam225 wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 10:00 am
A friend with Italian background only applied recently and has his ceremony booked this week, all within 3 months!
I am from an Asian background, but my naturalisation was approved within a month and a half. Then again, my immigration history was clean. I held one salaried job across the five years, had no dependents, don't have a driver's license (so nothing to check there) and so barely any checks for the Home Office to do.
Worth looking at the rest of your immigration history. I would presume (I don't work for the Home Office, so this is speculation) that somebody who resided in the UK across multiple different visas/longer timeframe and/or those with dependents may take longer to get their approval, simply because there is more material to scrutinise.
I am not a lawyer or immigration advisor. My statements/comments do not constitute legal advice. E&OE. Please do not PM me for advice.