No I have been in Ireland since 1998. So thats how 12 years. It took me almost 4 years to get citizenship approval.

Gandhai and Nana, I am sorry I use this website on my idiot-phone and the tiny screen hampers typing :) I meant I applied for a passport on the 10th of may and received it today on the 27th. @ Nanette. Yes I checked it atleast 10 times :). I have been waiting for it for 12 years :). I am going to pu...

Got my passport today. I had applied on the 17th so received it within 17 days of applying.

Good lord 9gerian my mate. That's awfully long time. How long did they take before telling you that your photo was not right. Hi Mad, i applied for passport 0n 07/05/2010 and still my application has not progressed beyond registration.Is this usual?. That would appear to be the norm these days. Min...

Hi! Gandhai,

Any movement on the passport front? Any news? What is the status of your application? Has your status moved beyond the registration phase?

Kind regards,

Mad

Good lord 9gerian my mate. That's awfully long time. How long did they take before telling you that your photo was not right.

[quote="Hi there! I applied 13/11/2006.Got approval 23/03/2010.So my waiting time was 40 months and 10 days.Im not sure,but I think "all time" record was 53 months so far.Best of luck to all those,who are still waiting. Hi there just fell upone this great forum today while i was look...

9jeirean, did you get your passport ?....you need to travel and relax a bit....kidding. Ahahahahaahahaha. I was in Bordeaux for a weekend, it feels nice to have an EU passport, especially the Irish one. Nana (the girl to bitch) Hello there! What you suggested about expediting applications of spouse...

Congratulations Heinrich. Well done. Bravo!

What do people think about contacting this Immigrant council of ireland. can they do anything to improve this naturalisation storey. also what do people think about this Q that we are told. are there many Qs or just one thanks I contacted immigration council on a couple of occasions and they told m...

It's taking about 2 weeks to get the cert. I wonder how long is it taking to get the passport these days? 9gerian my mate did you get your passport yet?

I'll say check scrudu's sheet. I applied sept 2006 got approved march 23 2010. Plenty of people from 2005/ 2006 are still waiting.

Hi smalltime, Nope. The cert. is in Irish. aha you are a doctor..are you? I didnt know its in Irish, why do you need it in English? Thanks smalltime. I really appreciate what you did :) Yupp I am. I guess I am gonna write to the INIS and see what they say. I am in no mood to pay another 950 euros f...

Hi smalltime,

Nope. The cert. is in Irish.

Hi Guys,

Just want to know how can one get the citizenship certificate in English? Would one have to pay a fee? If one has to pay a fee how much would that be?

Kind regards,

Mad

@@Mad, while you wait for your Cert, ask your dad to get you for original birth cert. Also write to INIS to send you your original birth cert. They'll make a copy of themselves and give you the original. If your birth cert is Not in English, it must be translated in English (it cost 45 euros to do ...

Thanks mad. I was just worried if INIS decides to reject my application based on access to SW payments. You are welcome. I would like to rephrase that somewhat. I think that if you claimed social benefits for only a small period of time such as two weeks because of a genuine reason then you may be ...

Folks, I am looking for a advice, i have recieved SW payment in May 2003 for two weeks since then i haven't claimed from SW, will this have any impact on the citizenship decision (Applied in August '2008) Thanks I do not think so. I think its OK to claim social welfare for a very brief period of ti...

@ Gandhai. Please do not worry. You do not need GNIB card now. Nobody gets the GNIB card after they become a national. That's the whole point my friend. Enjoy. Just get a passport and travel someplace. Mad Nobody is answering my question. Did you get your GNIB card back? My point is that they have ...

@ Gandhai. Please do not worry. You do not need GNIB card now. Nobody gets the GNIB card after they become a national. That's the whole point my friend. Enjoy. Just get a passport and travel someplace. Mad Nobody is answering my question. Did you get your GNIB card back? My point is that they have ...

@ Gandhai. Please do not worry. You do not need GNIB card now. Nobody gets the GNIB card after they become a national. That's the whole point my friend. Enjoy. Just get a passport and travel someplace.

Thanks ye all. I don't need the passport for travel because my previous passport has a tier1 visa on it for uk but I need to register with my professional registration authority. They won't give me full status unless I am an Irish national. They only accept passport or identity cards. Therefore, i a...

Guys it took two weeks to arrive exactly. Can someone tell me if I need the original long form birth cert? Or a copy would do? What sort of information to they need on that?

My next question is that I urgently need to have my qualifications recognised by a regulatory body in The UK. They would only grant me registration if my qualifications are Irish and I am an Irish citizen. Therefore there is great urgency for me to get a passport. How can I get a passport the quicke...

My solicitor got my naturalisation certificate today. I am due to receive it in due course. I just wanted to know what things would I require to get a passport? Can you guys who have done it before me explain the process to me stepwise kindly? Kind regards and good luck to ye all. Congratulations a...