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.
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