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Citizenship journey

Calculate and track your progress from eligibility through to your first British passport.

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Current stage: Eligibility

Eligibility indicationNot yet eligible Standard naturalisation route

1Eligibility
2Residency
3Life in the UK
4English
5Preparation
6Application
7Ceremony
8Passport
🇬🇧Completed

1Eligibility checkerCheck the main naturalisation conditionsNot yet eligible

Application route

I am 18 or over I have reviewed the good character requirement

Conditions to review

Naturalisation under these routes normally requires you to be 18 or over.
ILR, settled status or indefinite leave to enter has not been confirmed.
Add your UK residence start date.
The recorded dates do not show that you were in the UK on day one of the 5-year qualifying period.
Add the date your qualifying UK residence began.
Review the good character requirement before applying.
The official Life in the UK Test still needs to be passed or confirmed.
English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic evidence or an exemption still needs to be confirmed.

I have reviewed my eligibility against current GOV.UK guidance

2Residency & absence calculatorUK residence, immigration status and travel history0 days absent

Date you started living in the UKUsed as the beginning of your potential qualifying residence.

Immigration status

Status granted

Residence assessment today Not yet within the usual limits

5-year period0 / 450whole days absent

Last 12 months0 / 90whole days absent

Recorded UK days1,825in the current qualifying window

Add your UK residence start date.

Trips outside the United Kingdom

Add the day you left and the day you returned. Those two travel days are not counted as absences.

No trips recorded yet. If you have not travelled, your absence total is zero.

Assessment window begins on 8 September 2021. This calculator checks the normal limits only; the Home Office can apply discretion in some cases.

Residence period recorded ILR or settled status confirmed Travel and absences checked

3Life in the UK TestPractice performance and official result0 mock tests

Practice average0.0%

Mock tests passed0

Start a practice test

Official test status

Official Life in the UK Test passed

4English language requirementEvidence or exemption

How will you meet the requirement?

Evidence note

I believe an age or medical exemption applies Language evidence or exemption confirmed

5Application preparation checklistDocuments, referees and final checks

Identity and residence documents ready Two suitable referees confirmed Personal information reviewed Travel and absence history prepared Final application review completed

Adult applicants normally need two referees who have known them for at least three years; the detailed criteria must be checked in the current official guidance.

6Citizenship applicationSubmission, biometrics and decision

Application started Application submitted Biometrics completed Decision received

7Citizenship ceremonyInvitation, ceremony and certificate

Approval and invitation received Ceremony booked Ceremony attended Citizenship certificate received

Adults normally need to attend within three months of receiving the Home Office invitation.

8British passportYour first passport after citizenship

Passport application started Passport application submitted British passport received

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