Guidance

Priority treatment requests: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on handling requests for priority treatment of citizenship applications.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 27 July 2017
• Last updated: 12 February 2025 — See all updates

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Details

UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on:

• requests for priority made by ministers

• applications for registration

• applications for naturalisation

• criteria for priority

• requests for priority in advance of an application

Published 27 July 2017

Last updated 12 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 12 February 2025

   Updated with changes to the Criteria for priority section.

2. 15 November 2017

   Updated guidance.

3. 27 July 2017

   First published.