Until recently it was not possible to get a faster decision for British citizenship applications. The usual waiting time for such applications is six months.
For some, delay in being granted citizenship could have all sorts of unwanted ramifications. Needless to say, applications for British passports cannot be submitted until such time British citizenship applications have been approved (and, when applicable, formal ceremonies have been attended).
Priority services for the following citizenship applications are now on offer:
• by naturalisation
• if you’re registering a child under 18
• as a British Overseas Territories citizen, British Overseas citizen, British subject, British protected person or British National (Overseas)
• if you were born on or after 1 January 1983 and lived in the UK up to the age of 10
• if you’re becoming a British citizen again after giving it up (‘renouncing’ it)
• if you were born to a British father and your parents were not married
• if you were born before 1 January 1983 to a British mother
• if you’re a stateless person
As always, the HO will tell you if you’re eligible for the priority service when you’re applying.
Notably, one cannot apply for the priority service using a paper form.
The HO additional charge (as on 11 Aug 2026) for priority services is £500
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