I got my invitation letter today:

Application date: March 26th
Approval letter: November 19th (letter from November 15th)
Fee/GNIB sent: November 26th
Invitation for Jan 20 Ceremony: January 8th (letter from January 6th)

Ceremony time: 11:45am

justme2 wrote:guy i got my invite for 20th at 9.10am

Did you receive the letter today morning or yesterday?

Hi Quick question. Does anyone know if approvals for people who live in Northern Ireland (with an Irish spouse) are quicker than those for an ROI applicant? I've heard that this might be the case because Police Service NI criminal record checks are faster than Garda checks... Any thoughts? CC That ...

I may not guaranteed that, everyone waiting will be granted Iraland Naturalization but atleast, 5,000 out of the 6,000 waiting now will be granted and that's all and the rest of the 1,000 should now now re-apply if need be. And Finally, was that not the reasons why the minister for justice Alan Sha...

Thanks to all member in the forum for keeping hope alive. I applied on: 02/05/13 Received first letter on: 13/05/13 Received second letter on: 05/06/13 Approval on: 19/11/13 Some people are really lucky..I applied in March 2013, nothing so far. Though I did not check my post yet today. Let's see.. ...

Thanks to all member in the forum for keeping hope alive. I applied on: 02/05/13 Received first letter on: 13/05/13 Received second letter on: 05/06/13 Approval on: 19/11/13 Some people are really lucky..I applied in March 2013, nothing so far. Though I did not check my post yet today. Let's see..

I was called by a friend that got granted, so i went to check my post and nothing. I phoned them straight away and a lovely lady picked up the phone. She said my file has been prepared and sent to the minister & they are awaiting a decision. When they get it, they will send me my result. So i a...

Ill just give a few insights from what I have seen. 1. The last letters of approval seemed to go up to the second week of March (it looks like March 11 on the timeline tracker). As a footnote the application changed on the 15th of March. All applicants from this date had to send in their passport p...

mred1 wrote:LOL...@ that post. thanks AHM for noticing.....LOL

Oh, I apologize for that confusion

I suggest call INIS on tuesday and ask them Where did u get the information that there is a ceremony on December 2013? :shock: Nothing confirmed yet, but it usually happens every 2 months. It looks like there will be ceremony early December: On October 9th: "For example, next week will see the...

Application Basis: 3 yrs. spouse of Irish citizen Application Date: 20th June 2013 1st Acknowledgment Date: 1st July 2013 (said application not full examined yet. so not progressed to second stage.) 2nd Acknowledgment Date: 08/10/2013 Letter of approval Date: Documents submitted Date: Invitation le...

Application Basis: 3 yrs. spouse of Irish citizen Application Date: 20th June 2013 1st Acknowledgment Date: 1st July 2013 (said application not full examined yet. so not progressed to second stage.) 2nd Acknowledgment Date: 08/10/2013 Letter of approval Date: Documents submitted Date: Invitation le...

Hope for the best things will be moving quicker soon because there is no backlog after this ceremony only few cases from 2011 and 2012. Good Luck. I received my second acknowledgement in May 2013 and I'm not holding my breath to be honest. I'd be surprised if I got an approval before December. It t...

The next Citizenship Ceremony will be held on the 27th August 2013 . Best of luck to those attending. just wondering if they'll also schedule ceremonies for October and November like last year. Last year ceremonies were on August 30, October 15 and December 12. This year it's even on August 27th. I...

they are hoping t have it by the end of august. if not then 1st week in September. Source: INIS contact. The person concerned will be invited in due course to attend the next citizenship ceremony on 27th August 2013, at which she will make a declaration of fidelity to the Irish Nation and loyalty t...

IntegratedMigrant wrote:

eternitate1903 wrote:good work man, thanks a lot! appreciate that! but how do you get these numbers? I know you might not want to talk about your secret or your connections but I assume you know some people working at INIS?

I'll defer to answer your question for 18 months

why 18 months?

There were 22,000 applications awaiting decision when Alan Shatter came into Office. To date. more than 55,000 decisions on naturalisation applications have been made since Alan Shatter came into office. The number of applications RECEIVED by year 2009: 15,700 2010: 12,500 2011: 18,300 2012: 19,900...

There were 22,000 applications awaiting decision when Alan Shatter came into Office. To date. more than 55,000 decisions on naturalisation applications have been made since Alan Shatter came into office. The number of applications RECEIVED by year 2009: 15,700 2010: 12,500 2011: 18,300 2012: 19,900...

euspouse07 wrote:Friend of mine got approval ,time line as below

Application sent : 25 aug2012
Acknowledgement : 10 sep 2012( only acknowledged documents received)
Confirmation: 30n Nov 2012
Approval 29 May 2012

within six months!!

on what basis did he apply? and what does "Confirmation" mean?

I too think Alan Shatter is a brilliant Justice Minister. He's made more positive and significant changes during his time than ALL of the previous Justice Minister's put together. I think the gossip and speculation him is petty nonsense, driven by political motivation just to cast a bad light on th...

Hey afrocommonwealth, How come did it take 7 weeks for you? On what basis did you apply? It's really surprising that those background checks are completed so fast I couldn't believe it as until l received my approval. I applied on the basis of marriage to an Irish citizen and l live in Northern Ire...

next ceremony is on 4th july,what documents required for first time passport application Sorry, how did you know this? Is it a fact? If it is a fact l hope l would be invited to it then because l was not invited to the last one. Just wondering because my application only took 7 weeks to be approved...

next ceremony is on 4th july,what documents required for first time passport application Sorry, how did you know this? Is it a fact? If it is a fact l hope l would be invited to it then because l was not invited to the last one. Just wondering because my application only took 7 weeks to be approved...

How can you tell which stage your application is at? I applied like 18 months ago and it still seems like it's in the first stage to me! seriously getting frustrated now :( That's interesting, some people just get acknowledgement and some people get both acknowledgement and information that applica...

Im glad finally people arent complaining about the backlogs anymore. There is hardly a backlog now and citizenship applications are been prosessed faster than normal nowadays. Per prediction if Alan Shatter is still in office, in 2014 there will be no backlog at all and applications will be decided...