(2) what percentage of applications for British citizenship from Kosovans made since 2000 were processed within (a) three months, (b) six months and (c) one year; and if she will make a statement.
Out of the total number of people with their nationality recorded as Kosovan that were decided in 2007, 22.5 per cent. were refused. There is no record held of the number of individuals who have applied and subsequently been found not to be of Kosovan origin, and this information could be obtained by the detailed examination of individual case records only at disproportionate cost.
Please see the following table which shows the processing times of files from Kosovo.
The information has been provided from local management information and is not a National Statistic. As such, it should be treated as provisional and therefore subject to change.
Cases created Percentage within three months Percentage within six months Percentage within one year 2002 915 17.4 45.7 93.9 2003 815 46.7 70.3 90.4 2004 920 61.6 81.3 98.9 2005 3,395 61.3 88.8 97.6 2006 785 58.1 87.6 94.0 2007 315 64.6 78.4 92.4 Notes: 1. The information has been provided from local management information and is not a National Statistic. As such, it should be treated as provisional and therefore subject to change. 2. Cases created in year rounded to nearest 5. 3. Local management information can only be obtained from the end of 2001, therefore figures only show complete years 2002 to 2007. 4. Applications relate to those cases with their nationality recorded as Kosovan. 5. These figure are based upon the number of cases created in the year.