mendo: alica: when you got your approval letter, did you get information about the courts? Did they give you an appointment already in December or in January? I am not in Dublin. I've got appointment in local court on the end of January only. I called to Dublin's courts, there are 2 sittings for De...

some more info: friend of mine: applied - APR 2007 (irish spouse) request for update - MAY 2007 approval-AUG 2008 :D another friend of mine ( 5 years residency-work permits) applied-NOV 2006 NO request for update approval - OCT 2008 :D another friend: applied MAY 2005 present-NO requests for update...

all-from Belarus, one-Russia ( not the one, who is waiting from 2005 )

This is what I think as well......

some more info: friend of mine: applied - APR 2007 (irish spouse) request for update - MAY 2007 approval-AUG 2008 :D another friend of mine ( 5 years residency-work permits) applied-NOV 2006 NO request for update approval - OCT 2008 :D another friend: applied MAY 2005 present-NO requests for update...

ICan someone confirm that granting LTR is postpone if one already apply citizenship? one friend of mine applied for LTR and citizenship in NOV 2006 ( 5 years work permit) received LTR in Sep 2008 - 3 weeks later he've got approval of citizenship! lucky one!!!! :D he did not get any requests for add...

Hi!
Can you please add some more options?
like - applied jul-dec 2006, in 2007 ?

Hi I'm really getting worried now. People who applied in August 2006 are getting letters asking for additional information. I applied in June 2006 and never heard a word. Phoned and told that my application is "with the minister". Deeply distressing! In most cases, people will be asked fo...

Can anyone think why they would need this affidavit? I don't think you have to worry so much-they just have letter template and send it automatikally. I doubt, they even read your application before sending this letter. computer just produce letters at programmed time. friend of mine received the s...

10.000 Application @ EUR 950,- That's nearly 10 Million that the dep of justice are going to try to make asap. we will see a huge improvement in the next few months, cus there's a huge gap that the government want to fill.. does not make any sence from my point of view: they will loose money for IN...

I stopped to look for logic in MOJ actions long time ago....
I know person, who applied in jun 2005 and still haven't got anything...
(the same nationality as me)

no,I did not apply for LTR....
only for citizenship......

No need to get confused. The normal processing is still done for June 06. There is a separate queue (faster) for people with irish grandfathers. Applied in October 06, received letter asking for additional documents in early October 08, sent P21, payslips, bank statements and afidavits. And I defin...

good luck!
i believe, everything should be ok!

I would sujest to go to MRCI (migrants rights centre ireland) and ask them for advise-they are usually very helpfull

http://www.mrci.ie/
or
Human Rights centre

http://www.ihrc.ie/home/default.asp

bloody foreigner wrote:Hi vassa,
Take your cheque book in case you owe them money.

INIS is asking for last P21 eg. 2007 I guess if there is tax due is shown for that (2007)year they won't change anything in it - even if you already paid all your taxes in 2008 ...

do you think it could be problem if P21 shows tax due?

if you are applying for Work Permit job shoulb be advertised in FAS for 3 months and if there is no EU members, who want to take a job-Employer can sigh Application for Work Permit. Usually Employer just writing advert suitable for you only- eg. "specialist in ... with knoledge of ... and fluen...

you can alwats check processing site on: http://www.entemp.ie/labour/workpermits/ "Current Processing Times: Applications are processed strictly in date of receipt order. Today we are processing applications received on the following dates for the specific types of permits. Green Cards 08th Oct...

friend of mine applied in Sep 05 - received approval in August 08.
Another one applied in May 05- no reply...
both applied after 5 years residency...
can not see logic in DOJ work...

see topic "citizenship timeline tracker" 2 lines below....

i have applied in march 2007 on the basis of 5-years residency and i have got a request for birth and marriage affidavits in june of this year.... i would love to believe in miracle, but i am afraid, that this request does not mean that my papers already in process ... it could be just new requireme...

ashimashi wrote:probably still preferable to middle-eastern

i doubt it very much....
ex-ussr, neigbour of russia......

no-eastern europe-belarus.....
don't think there is better relationships between ireland and belarus, than with iran....

tnks esharkh for the link,
this document proved , that there are 2 queues as min....
does not answer thought why ashimashi is waiting for so long.......

at least 1 laughable moment in this doc- "waiting time for LTR 12 months"..... blablabla.......it is at least 24 months now.........

she applied after 5 years living and working in ireland and she being married exactly 3 years at this time.....stamp 1 for 2 years and stamp 4 for 3 years.....
so i suppose you can apply both criteria's to this situation