@iamok: So sorry to hear you had to cancel your trip due to this mess. I had a trip booked for after the original ceremony (16.10) and I had no problem coming back in without my GNIB, I presented my invitation to the re-scheduled ceremony in Nov17 with my original passport and they had no issue lett...

Did the guy at the ceremony not say it takes around 4 to 6 weeks for the passport to be issued? I'm going home for Xmas as well but decided to do my passport upon my return to be on the safe side. Could you get an emergency passport from your country in case the Irish one is not ready on time? Best ...

Ops my apologies! But i thought this was a general post as i have seen others posting here who were not applying as an Irish spouse (stamp4)

Is it ok the create a thread with my query?

hi all, I applied for citizenship based on 5 years residency (stamp 1+4) in mid January of this year. I received acknowledgement about 2 weeks after but no further correspondence. I sent an email a few days ago inquiring about the status of my application and got the following response: "Your a...

Application Based On: 5 years residency on Stamp 1 & Stamp 4 (new form)
Applied On: 11/01/2017
Application received On: 12/01/2017
Acknowledgement : 25/01/2017
Original Passport Returned On: 25/01/2017
Second Letter: Pending
Awaiting On Approval: Pending

That's great, thanks a mill! Hi all, i have been following this forum for the past 6 months and it's a fantastic source of info, great job from everyone involved! Could anyone who applied for citizenship using the new form (where you have to send original passport) let me know what's your waiting ti...

Thanks so much for your prompt reply J_Karim! A friend of mine said it was taking up to 6 or 8 weeks for passport to be returned :shock: so i just wanted to double check to be on the safe side. I'll put my timeline up once i receive "Acknowledgement Letter", fingers cross i'll get approval...

Hi all, i have been following this forum for the past 6 months and it's a fantastic source of info, great job from everyone involved! Could anyone who applied for citizenship using the new form (where you have to send original passport) let me know what's your waiting time to receive it back from th...