Hi,

Congratulations to all new citizens,... and for those who are not citizens yet, hang on there,... you'll be Irish soon (hi hope).

My question could seem silly but, will I get back my Irish cert and my original documentation after they approve my Irish passport?

Cheers.

conejo

Hi,... There is a minimum amount of time that you need to reside in Ireland before you can apply for permanent residency... if you are not EU, then the amount of time you need to stay in Ireland on working visas is 8 years. So,.. sorry with only 24 months you can't get a stamp 4. Good luck. Conejo

Hi Ginseng, Just so you are clear with the applications for your partner, there are 2 'practical' options: 1 - Defacto relationship, which is a good option (in paper) if you are not planning to get married anytime soon. The bad thing with this way is that it takes a long time to process and is a pai...

Hi Liminal, In my own experience, as long as the EU spause of the non-EU is living here there is no problem at all. Just make sure to go to the INIS guys as soon as possible. No worries if you came in boat and there is no stamp in her passport, just make sure to mention that to the INIS guys. Regard...

I know Mag, that's why I suggested to get a permit/visa in a German Embassy,... as they are married it should be fairly easy to get a visa to go to Germany.

Sorry if I wasn't clear.

Cheers

Conejo

Yeah! I got my arrival time at 10:50am the 4th of July at the Convention Centre!! how cool is that! Good luck to everybody waiting for confirmation/invitation.

Cheers guys!

Conejo

Hi, I suggest you to go to Germany (maybe stay there with some of your family), as it can be fairly easy to get a permit for your husband in a German Embassy to get out of there (as your husband he will have some rights), rather than to any other European embassy. I think all Irish embassies will be...

Hi, I'm afraid INIS guys don't like that kind of situation and they consider that as a way to become Irish/European, I know 2 fiends of mine in the same situation (got deported), and other person in this forum (http://www.immigrationboards.com/ireland/retention-visa-repatriation-t164545.html)... I r...

Hi, I would like to help, but I feel like your question/post is not clear (I might not be the only one thinking this way, as there are no replies to your post). Can you please explain your situation: Are you in Ireland? Which country are you from? is your partner married to you? or what is your situ...

Hi Lololoreich, I'm going to put my self in context: I'm from SouthAmerica and being honest, the DefactoRelationship whasn't a good option since the beginning (talking about my own experience), cause the truth is: INIS guys are against this process to get any form of citizenship (they asked several ...

Hi Courny, I'm from southAmerica myself and I'm a stamp 4 holder.., at the time I when to ask the same question to INIS guys in Dublin, they told me that I have to be present 1 year (no going out of Ireland) before the date of my application. The garda wasn't very friendly and said if they check my ...

Hi Chaoclive,

Thanks for the answer! I really appreciate it.

Hi fellow members, Now I'm a bit confused... on the Form 14: "Declaration of intention to retain Irish citizenship by a naturalised Irish citizen residing outside Ireland", it says to fill it out every year,... where did the 7 years number come from / what is it in reference to? Example: i...

Hi Koded, I understand your frustration with the UK embassy (no offense but they are way too rude), and the worst is that they are never clear to a simple question, but I found a UK website that will asses your situation and will tell you if you need a visa or not (is a government website). https://...

Hi chaoclive,

Thanks for the link. I'll use it if I have an opportunity to work overseas. Cheers

Hi Janet, I need to be clear here, I'm a contractor working for IBM, we do background checks twice per month using a list of applicants on a database. unfortunately I don't know anything about processing dates. We just run a list of ppl on the database and if any name rings a bell we pass a report (...

Hi Janet0001, Unfortunately, the Naturalization-INIS-guys will know about your problem because of the Police statements. Example: One of my friends had a similar problem when drinking in a pub a few years ago. He applied 9 months earlier and his application got rejected because of that (he didn't sa...

Hi Semax, If you go to and Irish embassy and explain your situation they might grant you a "Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen" Check this out: Holders of document called "Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen" Family members of an EU citizen who ...

Also I have a question but please go to this topic: Can I live outside Ireland or Europe and retain my Irish Citizenship?
http://www.immigrationboards.com/irelan ... 63661.html

Hi everyone, I have a question: Can I reside outside Ireland (or Europe) and retain my Irish Citizenship? It seems a silly question, but I got a few job offers in America and the only thing that stops me is I'm applying for naturalisation/citizenship in Ireland. My wife is Irish and she's willing to...

HI, I got my approval 24th April 2014 and sent: Fee, Stamp4 and 2 Passport Photos as required (Monday 28th April 2014) :-) Date of application :28th November 2013 1st stage acknowledgement : 10th December 2013 2nd stage acknowledgement: Approval Date: 24th April 2014 I know I'm being impatient... bu...