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British citizenship after settled status

usually after 12 months statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

You can usually apply for British citizenship once you’ve had settled status for 12 months.

key

uk/gov/eu-settlement-scheme/citizenship

value

usually after 12 months statement

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

scope

EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and family members; status is held as an eVisa.

hash

sha256:be19bba60a58d470f25fd51c0efa64ec45ee87df647edd2174b5e6143000a772

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/eu-settlement-scheme/citizenship?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/eu-settlement-scheme/citizenship

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  "quote": "You can usually apply for British citizenship once you’ve had settled status for 12 months.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and family members; status is held as an eVisa.",
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  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/eu-settlement-scheme/citizenship",
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