Telephone helpline closures

Note: Citizenship phonelines will be closed on Tuesday 14, Thursday 16 and Thursday 30 May.

During those dates, you can continue to send in queries by email to citizenshipinfo@justice.ie. Phonelines re-open on Tuesday 4 June.

People from Pakistan have special treatment here. The last ceremony in April doesn't mention how many people get citizenship from Pakistan. The minimum number is 61 people from China so I assume people from Pakistan are less than 30 that get citizenship. So I think we have to create thread to discu...

Applied in Nov 2016. Rang today to get an update the lady on phone said waiting Foreign Agency Report to further process your app as I said the has been said several times before as well, she then said we have requested a fresh one on 13th feb. While they sent several letters before that your app i...

Below is the email I got after 3 weeks of writing them. **************************************************************************************************************** Dear xxxxxx Thank you for your email. It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship would wish to have a decision on their ...

UPDATE: The Citizenship telephone helpline will be closed 14/05/2019 and Thursday 16/05/2019 due to staff training. The Citizenship telephone helpline will be available again on Thursday 21/05/2019 from 10.00 – 12.30pm. Just read from below website and see the citizenship section http://www.inis.gov...

Hi I want to apply for my wife's citizenship. I am an Irish citizen. Most of the address proofs are in my name and there are one or two address proofs in her name in each year. What can be done in this situation? Thanks you can read below existing posts https://www.immigrationboards.com/ireland/nat...

I tried calling today, dialled over 400 times between the 2 numbers and didn't get through. 70% of the time it was engaged and the rest of the time it rang but no answer. I need my passport back within the next 10 days as I have to travel. I sent an email on 03/05 that hasn't been replied to, so to...

Police clearance is new to me, its not mentioned at all in the required documents list that comes with the application or am I missing something? I asked the question about the police certificate in 2017 and they give below reply Dear Dr. xxx We will not need police certificates from you, we will c...

Yes I call at 10:27am.

Littlerr is right I start calling at 10AM and normally get successful near 12 noon.

Today by mistake they pick my call earlier

Every week I call them on Tuesday and Thursday and I get different response. Sometime on Tuesday they said it is not submitted to minister yet and on Thursday same week they said it is already submitted to Minister and vice versa. Today they told me it is not submitted and last Thursday they told me...

My husbands Stamp 4 is due to expire mid September. We are traveling on the 1st of October. We live outside Dublin and register at the local Garda Station. I'm worried if we only renew in September we wont get the new card back on time to travel as when he got the card last time they were delayed b...

I get reply from TD and its same copy paste template as shown below. Dear Sir Please note that in accordance with Data Protection requirements the information contained herein is to be shared with the applicant only and is not to be disclosed to any third party under any circumstances. We refer to y...

I have another short query about the form 11 if anyone knows. As mentioned in form 11 "The original of your current passport and any previous passports that were in date while you resided in the State, together with a certified colour photocopy of each passport." Do we need certified colou...

Has any of you applied on form 11 and how much time it take.

Hi My child is not eligible for citizenship by birth. Now my child is 5 year old and I m planning to apply on either form 11 or form 9. As my citizenship application is in progress so I have to wait until sept cermony to apply on form 9. As child has already completed 5 years so I can apply on form ...

I think you applied on form-9. It is not mentioned in form-9. So no worries

Its in the form 11 where child is born in Ireland and have 5 year residency.

littlerr cheers Thanks

I have some queries about the Form 11 for Child Citizenship Application. 1. "A letter from your doctor stating that your child is registered with the practice, the date your child was first registered and the dates your child attended the surgery, including your child’s Patient Immunisation Rec...

Telephone helpline Opened[nfo] Note: Citizenship phone lines will be closed on the following Tuesdays and Thursdays: April 2, 4, 9. During those dates, you can continue to send in queries by email to citizenshipinfo@justice.ie Phone lines re-open on Thursday 11 April. http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS...

Hi P Its happens with me. Last month I call on Tuesday they told me my application is already submitted and I will get approval soon and on Thursday same week they told me your application is not submitted yet.So don't trust until you get the written proof. Hi everyone,, I applied in feb 2017 I didn...

I am also in the same boat. I applied on Dec 2017 and waiting waiting and still waiting.... Hello Folks, Is there anyone who still waiting from applications on 2017? I have seen 2018 applications which are already done and they got invitation to the ceremoney!!! I have my application since Nov 2017 ...

Hi All My child is born in Ireland and now have 5 year residency.I want to apply for Child Citizenship Do I need to wait for my approval (My application is prepared but not submitted to minister yet) or I can apply on 5 year basis. Which one is fast form-9 or form 11. I will submit form-9 When I wil...

I have no idea about the critical skills permit.But for the hosting agreement I know the details as follows. First thing they will not issue stamp 4 until you complete 21 months. If you are short of 21 months they will renew it for 1 year and you have to show that you still have the job and pay the ...

Hi Usman and Rahim when did u Apply .I got the same answer from helpdesk 4. I applied in october 2017 Hi Malik I applied on December 2017 and from last two months they told me that my application is already submitted to minister. Lady told last week that I will get approval this week but get email ...

Last week lady told me on the phone your aprovl wil be next week nothing till now . Today i send email got this Reply . Dear xxxxxxx Your application continues to be processed. While it is not possible to give an exact timeframe, this office will be in touch as soon as a decision has been reached. ...