March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

[Patel0702]

Here is my time line.
1. Application file on March 11 2025

2. AOR Received on Mar 31, 2025

3. Citizenship Test Scheduled on May 21, 2025 (dates : May 23 to June 21)

4. Test Taken on June 19, 2025. (I was out if the country)

5. Background completed on July 09, 2025.

6. Test Marked as completed on June 27, 2025


9. LPP Completed on Sept 15, 2025, (Tracker updated on Sept 17 2025)

10. On Sept 18 Oath scheduled date to OCT 8 . (Tracker updated on Sept 20 2025) NO EMAIL CONFIRMATION YET

Note: I haven't received notification email for any of these updates..

Just got In-person oath ceremony invitation mail today.

One question: which one is better paper or e-certificate.

 

[Can-Brits]

Just got In-person oath ceremony invitation mail today.

One question: which one is better paper or e-certificate.

Congrats!!

Personally I don't see many benefits to the paper cert unless you wish to frame it, asides from this there isn't a lot IMO.
Paper takes 2-4 weeks to receive.
E-Cert takes 5 days takes to receive.

I assume the paper option is on a nicer bit of a card. If you wish to frame this, that is probably your better option?
E-cert is a document, you print it yourself. So if you are framing this, it won't be as appealing.
You need the certificate either way to apply for your passport. So keep that in mind with the processing times.

 

[armoured]

Congrats!!

Personally I don't see many benefits to the paper cert unless you wish to frame it, asides from this there isn't a lot IMO.
Paper takes 2-4 weeks to receive.
E-Cert takes 5 days takes to receive.

I assume the paper option is on a nicer bit of a card. If you wish to frame this, that is probably your better option?
E-cert is a document, you print it yourself. So if you are framing this, it won't be as appealing.
You need the certificate either way to apply for your passport. So keep that in mind with the processing times.

Entirely a question of preference.

That said:
-the 'recent' paper certificates (all in last several years) have barcodes (discreet) and a series-code that indicates that photocopies/scans are fine, i.e. no longer need to bring the original to govt. (A family member did this with a scan/print for passport, no problem). So there's not really a disadvantage to the paper certificate apart from the wait.
-My understanding s that the e-cert is quite similar - a PDF, in colour, etc - and if you wanted to get it printed somewhere nice and frame it, would probably work - just take it to a good printer and ask for some appropriate (nice) paper stock. (I've not actually seen the e-cert myself so YMMV)
-Most of the time at in-person ceremonies they seem to hand out the paper on the spot with no choice; a few have reported being asked if they'd like the e-cert (not sure any took them up on it).

Frankly this is all pretty funny - since it seems in most respects the e-cert and paper are very similar if not identical except for one being a printed version of the other (wish I could confirm!), they could just send everyone the e-cert after the ceremony and a nice printed copy later, for the money they charge.

 

[Ree89]

Is anyone else still stuck in LPP? My
Background check was completed in June but since then nothing. Not even a ghost update

 

[JohnnyDamien]

Is anyone else still stuck in LPP? My
Background check was completed in June but since then nothing. Not even a ghost update

Same