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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.

Step Time Frame

8

+5 months

ค

+6 months

CONFIDENTIA

10

+6% to 20 months

2

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Activity

Production of revised lists by Immigration Department according to the fine-tuned marking schems ( from sep 7)

month

11

+7 to 21 months

12

33353

13

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1.4

Consideration of fine-tuned lists by Steering Croup ( month from step 8)

Qualified Cases

Verification process and personality checks on applicants and their dependants ( to 14 months from step 9)

Unsuccessful Cases

Governor to recommend, on advice by Steering Group, to the Secretary of State for approval on qualified cases and authorisation to Governor for rejection of unqualified cases (1/2 month from step 10)

+7 to 22 months

+7 to 23 months

Registration as British citizen by UK Team on behalf of Secretary of State (to take place concurrently with step 11)

↓

Issue of registration certificate (month from step 12)

+8 to 24 months

Application and issue

of UK passport jointly by UK Team and Immigration Department (4 month from step 13)

CONFIDENTIAN

14A Notification

of refusal

(1 month from

step 11)