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: 6 July 2026
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  1. 6 July 2026

     Updated to reflect the introduction of the Priority Service for nationality applications.

  2. 12 February 2025

     Updated with changes to the Criteria for priority section.

  3. 15 November 2017

     Updated guidance.

  4. 27 July 2017

     First published.

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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