I applied back in July 2008. Have letter of acknowledgement but as of today, no news yet of ILD. So it will be 10 months soon.

Sadly I am still waiting. It is now going to be 10 months in 2 weeks time. I am currently resigned to the fact that it will take around 12 months (and possibly up to 15months or more?). Sigh

Thanks Heidi. I may do that. I am just wondering since my application has now been submitted for over 6 months if they can do anything about it. Maybe I should just be patient and wait another few more months

Thanks Heidi, reply much appreciated. In our favour, we do not have children and hope this makes the application easier (if not quicker!)

Anyone have experience with VISAOFFICE? Can they help in this matter and especially after application has already been submitted? thanks

I am married for over 8 years to my Irish wife. I was in Ireland from 1992 till 2002 and we were married in 2000 and have both now moved to UK for work reasons since 2002. My question is: Can I initiate application for Irish citizenship by marriage even though we are not currently (or planning to in...

Heidi, your story is reassuring. I applied for EEA4 form in mid-July 2008. My wife is an Irish national and we have been in UK since 2003 where she exercised her 'right to travel'. We had permits stamped in passport and upon 1 month of expiry at end of July 2008, we submitted the EEA4 form in mid-Ju...