What is a non-routine citizenship application?

We consider your application non-routine or complex if

• you asked to change your personal information, like your
  • name
  • sex or gender identifier
  • date of birth
• we need you to submit extra documents, like
  • fingerprints
  • residence documents
• you missed a test, interview or hearing
• we invited you to another interview or hearing after you attended your interview
• you failed a test
• during your interview, you didn’t meet the language requirements

It may take us longer than the normal processing time to review a non-routine application.

For more information

• check our processing time
• find out how we calculate the processing time