british citizen stats for 2006

[joebloggs]

stats for people applying for british citizenship for 2006

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb0807.pdf

filipino's were 4th, and made up 6% of the total number of applications, also the philippines saw the highest increase in grants from 3,800 in 2005, to 8840 in 2006 an increase of 133% !!.

[LadyJ]

The very interesting bit...

Reasons for Refusal of British Citizenship
11. There was a 6 per cent fall in the number of persons refused British citizenship in
2006. Of the 13,660 refusal decisions made, 35 per cent (4,750) were refusals on the
grounds of Residence, 16 per cent (2,175) were refused because the parent was not a
British citizen, 14 per cent (1,950) were due to the applicants delay in replying to
enquiries from IND2, 13 per cent (1,775) because the applicant was considered not to
be of good character, and 12 per cent (1,600) due to incomplete application. Other
miscellaneous reasons for refusal made up 10 per cent (1,305) and 1 per cent (105)
were refused because the oath was not taken in time

[KeithD]

.....oath was not taken in time

Why do you need to take a Derby winner?

[joebloggs]

now IND really are taking the

14 per cent (1,950) were due to the applicants delay in replying to
enquiries from IND2 - these guys make me

FROM THEIR HOTLINE, THE PROCESSING TIME IS 7 MONTHS , they can reject it becuase you took tooo long, but you cannot ask for your money back because it took them 7 months, they got a , how many people have died, moved, given up , justing waiting to hear from them....

[jimeve]

hi my wife applied for British citizenship last October, when we asked them why its taking so long they said still waiting for the report, that was March. some of her friends only took 4 or 5 months.