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<p>The available published information on the total number of decisions to refuse
applications for British citizenship where the applicant is found to be not of good
character for applicants of all ages are published in Home Office’s Immigration Statistics,
year ending June 2018, Citizenship tables cz_09 (Refusals of citizenship by reason)
available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#citizenship"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#citizenship</a></p><p>
</p><p>The table below provides figures for the last 5 calendar years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Refusals
of British citizenship by reason</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reason for refusal</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Incomplete
applications</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>728</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parent
not a British citizen</p></td><td><p>553</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>749</p></td><td><p>931</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
of good character</p></td><td><p>2,295</p></td><td><p>1,095</p></td><td><p>4,524</p></td><td><p>5,525</p></td><td><p>3,119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delay
in replying to enquiries from UKVI</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p>1,234</p></td><td><p>1,254</p></td><td><p>1,698</p></td><td><p>1,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Residence</p></td><td><p>2,264</p></td><td><p>1,224</p></td><td><p>2,825</p></td><td><p>2,632</p></td><td><p>1,659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oath
not taken in time</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Insufficient
Knowledge of English and KOL</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>489</p></td><td><p>531</p></td><td><p>673</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>996</p></td><td><p>544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
refusals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,820</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,709</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,646</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12,592</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,714</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British
already</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>383</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>496</p></td><td><p>598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Withdrawn</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
refused or withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,269</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,174</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,083</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,308</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,432</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rejected
applications</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>1,852</p></td><td><p>838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:
Home Office, Migration Border Analysis.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Immigration
Statistics year to June 2018 - subset of table cz_09.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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