Thanks Irishwannabe. Well if this is the minister's decision then we should really beg to question his judgment in serving equal justice to everyone coming from every conner of this great land. So people that have contributed to this society and made redundant to no fault of their own cannot qualif...

So my fiance called the local GNIB to see EXACTLY what I need to bring to get a stamp 4 being a US citizen. They said the marriage cert (of course), our passports and I have to have proof of medical insurance. I'm a little confused about the last one since I have read no where that medical insuranc...

My wife is here on Stamp 4 visa for 5 years starting August last year. She will go back to her home in Taiwan on holidays at the end of March for 5 weeks. I understand she will need to get a re-entry visa before she goes. I was reading through the documentation she needs when applying for the visa ...

i got my letter today saying i had applied for longterm residency and its approve yehey.......................but im just confuse coz i had mycitizenship since december :roll: and already applied for paddy passport.do i just ignore them or ring them and tell them im oirish take your non EU passport...

EireIreland: you're totally right.. And..People who are just getting the passport in order to leave the country should be ashamed of theirselves. I hope they will be persued by the DOJ for doing that..But that probably won't happen..Unfortunately not.. It's somehow frustrting to have to wait for na...

I phoned INIS today to check on my application. Applied - January 2006 Ref Number - 68/4xx/06 Additional info requested - July 2008 Submitted and received by INIS - 22/08/2008 Current Status - waiting on Garda clearance, which was requested at the end of August 2008. I asked if there was any other ...

look, i think most of the people will agree with you about the privilege part and it is not entitlement for all the applicants when they apply for naturalization in ireland. you see, here is something different between ireland and the rest of the english speaking countries has large amount of immig...

VikingDub: Once again you've joined a thread and your comment seems to be simply belligerent and unhelpful. I absolutely disagree with your point. Your words "remember that naturalisation is a privilege and not a right" are very reminiscent of Minsister O'Dowell's comments in the Dail, wh...

I've just recieved my approval letter from INIS today. -I applied July 2006 on basis of 5 years residency/workpermits -Sent updated documents Sept 2008 -Called INIS to enquire as to current status on 8th Jan 2009 and was told that my application was sent to the Minister on 8th Dec 2008. -Received a...

Vikingdub, don't preach us with DoJ's dialogues. This privilege stuff applies to every country but there is something called humanity. INIS is just harrasing the applicants. If you follow your words then don't forget that there are 50K illegal irish in US. Would you like to get them deported and se...

Reading the posts on this forum I get the distinct impression that there is a prevailing "entitlement attitude". Please remember that naturalisation is a privilege and not a right. There are guidelines and criteria for the requirements for an application to be considered, however, fulfill...

I prayed before calling them (believe me, it has come to that... :( ). I asked the usual question 'for the status of my application'. I was told the same old story 'still waiting for Garda clearance'. Then I informed her that I applied in Jan 2005, all additional documents requested of me (i.e. ban...

Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria require a work permit to take up employment in Ireland. Marriage to an Irish citizen would enable him/her to take up employment without a work permit, that would be a reason for a marriage of convenience. If the GNIB decide that the marriage is a marriage of conveni...

Think you just have to go to the GNIB and register, that is how it worked for friends who married U.S. citizens - could be very stress free or they could regard it as a marriage of convenience so it would be best if you can show proof of a long term relationship. Although he is an EU citizen Bulgar...

My uncle in INIS told me. :lol: Just kidding. I read it somewhere in the old website of INIS. But I am pretty sure that it exist. The logic is straightforward - If you applied for naturalisation then wait for its approval and get a passport. If you haven't applied bcos you are not interested in bei...

My uncle in INIS told me. :lol: Just kidding. I read it somewhere in the old website of INIS. But I am pretty sure that it exist. The logic is straightforward - If you applied for naturalisation then wait for its approval and get a passport. If you haven't applied bcos you are not interested in bei...

Heybabyy wrote:Here's an interesting article from UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7254926.stm

Don't show it to DoJ/INIS

haha, it sounds pretty complicated to become a british citizen. i hope the irish government can figure out how to copy the system over to ireland hehehhe

Does anyone know if they send the request for a police cert before or when they are processing the application? I applied in April 07 and haven't heard a word...even when I've notified of change of address. if you got your 5 years as legal resident in ireland, and working. i dont see why they would...

i used to work in the public service, trust me, if they want to look up your record in the department. it doesnt take long if they really wanted to! there is always something that they wont tell you, may be they have a tea break 45 mins everyday hahaha. you think they going to tell you this? It is ...

I have tried calling up the citizenship section on the phone nos given on the website but despite being on the line for 15 to 20 mins I was still kept on hold with the message "all our operators are busy" and eventually i had to hang up since I was calling from work. I see here that sever...

The applications are dealt by INIS (part of DoJ). The garda check is done by Garda Siochana. They are not same department and their IT systems are connected. Deal with any public office and you may realise that 6-8 weeks response time is generally considered good service. :( look. if you are a stud...

To all 2005-2006 applicants: My guess, is that the "story about awaiting garda clearance cert. " is pure untrue, 90%. A few months ago on EuroNews Programme there was a report about talk between Europe Commission and Irish DOJ, regarding citizenship process, not complying with general reg...

Hi Guys, I am just back from the Civil Office (on East Essex Street, just at the back of Clarence Hotel) around fifteen people there for Naturalization. You have to be there at 9:30 sharp and go to the 3rd floor to get the letter and the form stamped. Then wait until 10:30 when the Court opens on t...

Here's the provisional leaflet with explanations: http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Irish_Citizenship_Information_Leaflet_No3%20_nov08.pdf/Files/Irish_Citizenship_Information_Leaflet_No3%20_nov08.pdf My understanding is that as long as you have been married for 3 years, your wife can apply as Spouse o...

I work in IT and not sure if I can lie about where I work and what I earn. OR taxes we are paying making difference to nurse/docs taxes May be I misunderstood this comment sorry, i used the wrong word. let me rephrase it. i think INIS would need to do more checking on people works in private sector.