Monthly community data
ILR Tracker Community Processing Times Report
Every month we publish real ILR and citizenship processing times, aggregated from publicly posted community timelines, with the sample size stated for every figure. What the Home Office won't tell you, the community will.
Current edition: October 2026
Data through 2026-09-30 · updated 3 October 2026
140 days
Standard citizenship, September decisions
n=84, decisions issued in Sep 2026
7 days
Priority citizenship (+£500), as reported
n=25, decisions issued in Sep 2026
80 days
Citizenship, a year earlier
n=86, decisions issued in Sep 2025
71 days
Standard ILR, biometrics to decision
n=31, 90 days to 30 Sep 2026
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All editions
ILR & Citizenship Processing Times: October 2026 Community Report
- • Standard citizenship decisions: 140-day median (n=84), 75% slower than September 2025 and higher every month since December
- • First priority citizenship medians: 7 days (n=25 reported as priority), 25 of the 115 September decisions
- • Standard ILR 71 days (n=31), priority 6 days (n=51); work routes still wait about 3.5 weeks longer than partners and 74% pay for priority
ILR & Citizenship Processing Times: September 2026 Community Report
- • Citizenship decisions: 131-day median (n=86), 82% slower than August 2025, and the climb has flattened
- • Standard ILR restated on a 3x larger sample: 98 days (n=26)
- • SET(O) work routes wait about 3.5 weeks longer than partners (92 vs 68 days), and 72% now pay for priority
ILR & Citizenship Processing Times: August 2026 Community Report
- • Standard ILR median: 126 days (n=29, up from 103 in May)
- • SET(O) work routes wait ~3.5 weeks longer than partners (132 vs 108 days)
- • Citizenship decisions: 131-day median (n=61), +96% vs July 2025
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Where does the data come from?
Figures are aggregated from timelines posted publicly in Reddit community megathreads, covering approved ILR and citizenship applications. Every figure states its sample size, and where a group is too small for a median we publish the observed range instead. This is a self-selected sample, not a random one, so read it as what real applicants reported rather than as a Home Office service standard. Want your own projected decision date based on this data? Try the free processing times tool.