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by marialear » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:45 am
Hi marcaobr,
I know when I went to the immigration lawyer for advice on LTR & citizenship, she counted all my GNIB passport stamps to figure out my total time of legal residency in Ireland. She noticed that when I first arrived in May 2000, I didn't register with the GNIB till September 2000 (ugh, long story but essentially I didn't know it was a requirement, I thought work permit and immigration stamp at Dublin airport was enough).
Anyway even though I had the work permit & was legally working/paying tax, the time between May 2000-Sept 2000 didn't count as I didn't have the stamp in my passport. Which led me to increasing my waiting time before I was able to apply for LTR by 6 months.
Unfortunately, this may be the case with you as I was told that the GNIB passport stamps are what count, not necessarily anything else related to your time in Ireland. Check it out to be sure though
Regards,
Maria