It depends on how long you intend on staying in the UK and if you want to visit the UK in the future. If your stay is only a few days, I wouldn't bother too much about it as you won't go through immigration on your way back. If you are staying for a long time, then I suggest you either visit UK Immi...
I find that quite a silly question and insulting to those eagerly awaiting decisions on their citizenship applications, even though I have been granted. Why did you apply for it in the first place if you don't know what benefits it brought you? People from all over the world apply for Irish citizens...
I think because you got 2 speeding fines in quick succession the minister of justice decided to postpone granting you citizenship for 12 months so as to ensure you are a person that willfully and continuously breaks the law. I suggest you stay out of trouble in the next 12 months, avoiding speeding,...
Remember that we are now seeing processing times of as little as 3 months. That to me shows the backlog has been cleared and there will become less and less people during citizenship ceremonies as the processing times get shorter. I got my approval on April 23, exactly 6 months and 1 day after my ap...
Claiming jobseekers is your right if you can't find employment. The previous government used to penalise applicants for claiming, but that is also understandable as it was the boom years and there were plenty jobs then. I know plenty people on jobseekers that have applied on jobseekers and have been...
Had gone to UK for holidays since last Tuesday. Came back on Sunday evening to find Approval letter. I had applied 21 October 2013 As Spouse of Irish national. 1st stage processing 12 December 2013 2nd stage processing 13 February 2014 Approval date 23 April 2014 Documents and fee sent 28 April 2014...
I don't know why you're stressing so much...your Indian passport and Schengen visa are still very much active. You can still travel where you like except India. Ireland nor Germany have any problems with dual nationality and have no jurisdiction to stop you from using your Indian passport.
You don't necessarily need to get Irish citizenship to avail of all those benefits. As the spouse of an EU national you're still entitled to unemployment benefit. If you also apply for Residence card you will have easy travel in the EU.
Your residency shouldn't matter whether its considered from 2007 or 2008, as even the latter now adds up to more than the required 5 years. However I would put down 2007, and if that is not in your passport, I would include copy of the letter from INIS in my application. The traffic light offence sh...
Depends on what your "mistake" on your tier 5 application paperwork was. It may be deemed as being deceptive. You can eventually apply for an EEA family permit under Zambrano route after several months residency in Ireland. Best apply for a visitor visa, I doubt you would be denied one.
As a New Zealand citizen, you do not need a visa to travel to the UK. You can travel to the UK and visa will be issued to you at the border, however, you're highly unlikely to encounter UK immigration officials when you travel from Ireland. If you really need your passport stamped you will have to s...
Wow!!! that's the fastest processing time I've ever seen for Irish citizenship. What a lucky person you are, good for you. That should be the standard for everyone really. I applied 21 October 2013, received 2nd stage 13 February 2014, still waiting for approval.
Scorpion_irl, apply now, I'm talking from experience. I came to Ireland over a year after my arrived. When she reached 5 years residency on Stamp4 she applied for citizenship and was granted. The VERY DAY she got her naturalisation certificate I too applied as the Spouse of an Irish national based o...
Not true, no way would he be deported. Once he is stopped by immigration they may give him a bit of a hassle but they would have no choice but to issue him with a visa. EU rules are clear, spouses of EU nationals have free movement rights within the EU. The UK Border Agency tries by all means to dis...
The UK Border Agency website says you do, though they do this against EU rules. The truth is even if they did check passports on arrival, you would still be issued a visa. The danger however is you may be denied boarding without visa as airlines are scared of fines and are not always knowledgeable o...
I'm afraid that is not true....you are entitled to apply NOW!!! You do not have to be married to an Irish national for 3 years before you apply on the basis of being the Spouse of an Irish national. You simply have to have 3 years reckonable residence at the time of application except for stamps suc...
You better not leave the UK as it will make things difficult for you in the future....especially if you return to Pakistan. I hope you have a professional qualification and have had a job offer in Ireland, otherwise you will find getting ANY sort of job difficult. I myself used to live in the UK fro...
Don't worry about proof of date of arrival, they don't require as they have it on their system, and copies of a child's residency stamps are not requested for naturalisation purposes. What they do request as proof that the child has been resident in Ireland is either school letters for a child of sc...
Since your RC has been issued and no sign of your passport, I would suggest you contact your embassy in London to check if they possibly do have it there. I am speaking from experience as my wife's passport was submitted to the Home Office some years ago for a visa extension but took forever to be r...
My Son's Citizenship timeline: 21 Oct 2013 - application sent 30 Oct 2013 - acknowledgement of application 12 Feb 2014 - approval of naturalisation letter 12 Feb 2014 - sent in fees and photos 21 Feb 2014 - certficate of naturalisation arrived by the Post dated 19 February 21 Feb 2014 - Sumbitted pa...
I know that the UK Border Agency insist spouses of EU nationals that are visa nationals to apply for permits, this though is against EU law. I simply want to find out if anyone that has travelled without a visa with their EU spouse has been returned at the border. I plan to test them in the near fut...
