and just an update my housemate who had applied after me just got letter just now asking for her p21.bank statement and pay slips for three months must be specail route for nurses. i applied for citizenship in May 2007 as well. i got a letter 2 months after saying that they received my application....

My wife will be applying for Irish naturalisation shortly and she will need to submit P21s as usual. We are being jointly assessed for tax purposes since 2006 onwards. It seems that Revenue have now changed their policy wherein P21s are being issued only to the primary person being assessed (me in ...

Does anyone knows if I have to keep my GNIB card valid until the date i take Oath in Court or not? Let say if my GNIB card expired before I take the oath in Court for naturlisation, will I get into trouble?

Ok, I'm a US citizen. My Irish citizen fiance and I have been approved by the Irish marriage registrar to be married in Ireland this March. My question is, what is the quickest way for me to be able to live and work in Ireland with him ASAP? If I researched correctly, it'll take 14-16 months to pro...

I am a U.S. citizen and my company has established an office in Ireland. I currently have 2 misdemeanor charges on my record (Driving Under the Influence, or DUI). The first occurred in 2003 and the second occurred July of 2008. Both cases have been settled and there will be no legal/financial obli...

I am am Indian citizen and live & work in the UK on a UK Tier-1 visa. As per the present rules, I will be eligible to apply for UK ILR after 5 years of my "lawful residence" in the UK, which is three years from now in my case. I am planning to apply for canadian immigration under the ...

I met a Chinese girl online about six months ago and we chat daily, send letters etc. I'm flying out to visit her in February and will be staying in China for about a month with her. The plan being, that if things work out as we hope they will, that we will marry over there. I've tried reading up o...

Thanks mktsoi, it takes 3 month for advertisment for work permit and it will be too late since i have to be out of the country by then. if there is a way to renew a buisness visa for another 3 month then i guess i'm all set. I'm in Cork, which is a bit far from Dublin. Is there any other way? the r...

Thanks Alica for this information. I'm now in Ireland for 90 days (until March 1st 09). i have a C type visa which means i can only stay in Ireland for a max of 3 month. The website says that i have to leave the country on March 1st. See link below http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP07000157 I ...

Hi, I am new to this forum. The INIS website used to display the application date of applicants being processed, now they simply have an update statement. I was wondering about the following claim in that statement: "The Citizenship Division is currently commencing further processing of applic...

Hi, I am new to this forum. The INIS website used to display the application date of applicants being processed, now they simply have an update statement. I was wondering about the following claim in that statement: "The Citizenship Division is currently commencing further processing of applic...

Thanks for the details. It is really confusing as I know some people who have applied in 2006 with similar criteria and they haven't heard back after sending additional docs in Sept/Oct 08. It would be interesting in Jan 09 to see who all gets an approval. Yes, I'm also in this exact situation. :( ...

I was thinking the same thing...copies and possibly some letter or proof to provide the Garda when approaching them about the stamp 4. Your joke...hysterical. I found this Referencing "Entry into the Registration Book" "Hungary's Irish embassy website...but I'm sure it applies to all...

A respondent sited that the "process takes 12-15 months" , is this to get your name in the Registrar or to get the certification showing proof? Hmmm I've been up all night, so I'm sorry if this seems so complex... My main goal is to be able to work and finish college when I get there. Not...

Hi atravellingsoul, EU regulations cannot help you, since you are not the family member of an EU national who is exercising Treaty rights in Ireland. Your right to reside in Ireland can be determined only by Irish national law. The wait for an Irish citizenship application to be processed is about ...

Synopsis: US citizen-applied for Irish citizenship via Irish G.father Dec. 2008 How can I get Stamp 4, 5 or 6 to work during this time? My story below. Sept. 2005 - Moved to Ireland w/3 kids. Met my Irish BF (man of my dreams & still is today). Intended to stay through my then marriage to EU Gr...

Yes, congrats for sure Alicia! My update: Aug 2006 - applied for naturalization on basis of 5 year residence/working/living Nov 2008 - Asked for P21, bank statements/wage slips. Sent them in. Dec 11/08 - phoned INIS to see what next. Was told that the Garda have been asked for background check on m...

Yes, congrats for sure Alicia! My update: Aug 2006 - applied for naturalization on basis of 5 year residence/working/living Nov 2008 - Asked for P21, bank statements/wage slips. Sent them in. Dec 11/08 - phoned INIS to see what next. Was told that the Garda have been asked for background check on m...

I'll say garda check will take 4-6week (in my case it took 5weeks for garda check) and in total 3-6months including ministers approval... thats the trend I have seen so far. I have been told the same thing just like Maria. The lady in INIS told me that Garda Clearnace Check takes around 3 to 6 mont...

Hello All Just back from making my declaration in District Court in Cork. All you have to do is arrive at 10.00 on any Monday and ask the enquiries desk to put your name on the list. Wait half an hour and make the declaration in court. All done by 11.00. By the way I applied in June 2006 on the bas...

This summer, I was planning on moving to Ireland. I'm 31 years old, was looking forward to a career change and returning back to college once I get there. My father is from Ireland, I'm in the application process for my passport, and I'm an Irish Citizen. I come to find out that I won't get free tu...

hi EBS have you heard from INIS again after they told you they are waiting for Garda clearance? did they ask you for additional docs yet like many people in this forum. i phoned them on thursday. the lady told me over the phone that they are waiting for Garda clearance for my application, if i am c...

they won't think that far ahead..they think about the money that they want to make it now.. I applied in march 2006, no decision yet, but they are now processing from july 2006, processing means that they cleared up the dust from your applicaton, but just not read it yet, they never use word comple...

they won't think that far ahead..they think about the money that they want to make it now.. I applied in march 2006, no decision yet, but they are now processing from july 2006, processing means that they cleared up the dust from your applicaton, but just not read it yet, they never use word comple...

My reading is that they're indeed looking at mid 07 applications. But they're only checking if they're complete, correctly filled out and whether they fulfil basic requirements. That way, they can return failed applications ASAP. A mid 07 application that fulfils the basic criteria and is correctly...