HOTSPURS wrote:I know of a friend of mine who got approval yesterday. He applied in May 2007 ! How about that?!

Outrageous, simply outrageous!!!
(I've been waiting since mid '06)

mbxmbx wrote:Hi,
I got the Irish citizenship by Naturalisation.

Hi mbxmbx,
Congratulations.
For the information of those still waiting, do you mind telling us:
When did you apply?
When did they ask for more documents?
When did you get approval?
When did you get the certificate?

Wrong country I think.
Try the UK forum.

jhbmike wrote:Tom I thought they told you last that your file had been sent already to the minister for approval

Ah, you spotted that too!
I thought I was going crazy for a minute.
They did in fact say that - not correct, it seems.

tiggs wrote:Thursday callers any luck today... i started dialing sharply at 10:00am but no luck just busy ring tone.
Regards
tiggs

Got through, still waiting for a report.

aswadref wrote: I dont think that can be done coz the minister wants all applications to be cleared in so called chronological ordered ha ha

chronological? or chronic illogical?

Hi NearlyIrish, If you've got a day or two and not much else to do, you could read all of this thread. It's probably the best source of information available on the subject and it will give you a better idea of what the "system" is really like. A lot of people are in a similar situation (m...

You might try reading this... http://www.inis.gov.ie/Website/inis-en.nsf/0/0CF9A1EEFBBCA2468025731A002EB446/$File/consolidationINCA.pdf?OpenElement especially Sections 6, 6A & 6B. It is a consolidation of all the laws, whereas what you read was just the act to amend the law. I don't know much ab...

Yesterday's PQs... 272. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when naturalisation will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14. [9787/09] Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern): An application for a certifi...

Hi guys Can someone tell me if the letter confirming successful application (the one before you arrange the court proceedings) is sent by registered mail? I'm travelling on business trips and hope that an post won't send it back if I don't pick it up within x days. If it's registered, do you know h...

Thanks to all for your replies. I guess it would all have been obvious if INIS had written "Stamp 5" and "Stamp 6" as appropriate on this page: http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Without_Condition_As_To_Time_Endorsements and this one: http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Withou...

oh, I give up! Southern Sky, I have seen the list you posted before, and perhaps it's right, but... tiggs has "without condition as to time" yet his card clearly says stamp "5". He is certainly not naturalised as he is still waiting for an answer. Maybe there are just some things...

Has anyone considered emailing the minister (minister@justice.ie) and asking about the pile of applications sitting in his office awaiting approval?

I'm too scared myself, due to the whole "absolute discretion" thing!!

Hmmm....

Yours seems to make sense, maybe they made a mistake with LP's.

Hi tiggs, Thanks for that. Does your card say stamp 5 or 6? Is there a "5" or a "6" anywhere on the stamp? (Just trying to get to the bottom of this, contradictory websites, etc.) I still have a while to run on my old stamp so no point in upgrading until I see what the minister s...

If any of you have stamp 5 or 6 in your passport could you scan or photograph the stamp and post it so we can see what it looks like? (blank out any personal details)

It might help with the confusion that seems to exist.

I'm not at all surprised by this. That's why I got LTR as soon as possible. It's kind of understandable though, I guess a lot of countries would do the same. It's VERY unfair on those who came here in good faith and may now have to leave because they no longer qualify. A similar thing happened in th...

It also means he hasn't said "No"

There seems to be a huge backlog in his own office now. I wonder who he will blame for that???

Mine application details are same as that of yours. I am told this morning that my application is with minister. Same status since mid Jan-09. Does anyone know how many weeks minister takes (I read somewhere its 3 weeks). Any one know if any application got rejected by minister ? Is dole check afte...

INIS website: "There are currently 16,771 applications for naturalisation with the Citizenship Division of the Department that are still awaiting a decision. The number of applications which were made more than 18 months ago is 7,065 and of these 41% (2923) are on hold awaiting a response from ...

FAQ wrote:... ball is in their hands...you know what I mean...

I know exactly what you mean.
And if the ball spent a little less time in their hands they might be able to get some work done!

nicepecsigot wrote:can anyone give me link to the english version of the certicate of naturalisation

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2002/en/si/0567.html

Form 11, near the end.

The guy who is updating the website was there too, and I asked him to change and put newer news, rahter than the one wich is there since xthmas :) Wouldn't it be a great idea if there was the facility to enter your 68 number and some other identifying info and see online what is happening with your...

Thanks for the PQ info, just the usual "...blah, blah, blah...", from the minister I'm afraid, standard replies, doesn't say anything, pretends not to know there are a number of problems. 18 months reasonable?? What planet is he on? With the AVERAGE now at 22 months, there's just a little ...

jhbmike wrote:...all applications up to the end of 2006 are in Dublin office ...

Sorry to be contradictory, but that is not necessarily so, mine was mid '06 and the letter asking for further documents was on Tipperary letterhead in an envelope postmarked Tipperary.