British Nationality
(asked on 5th February 2015) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people seeking British nationality have been waiting more than (a) nine months and (b) one year for their application to be processed having paid all due fees.
This question was answered on 12th February 2015
(a) between 9 – 12 months 369 people.
(b) More than 12 months 487 people.
These figures are as of the end of September 2014, in line with the latest published data.
This compares with a peak in 2007-08 of 2592 people waiting between 9 and 12 months and 4166 people waiting more than 12 months.