Paddy_Leprechaun wrote: ↑Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:38 pm
I wonder if there are any stats on how many people applied for naturalisation every year during the last few years?
A little old now (20 June 2017), but yes there is:
https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id ... 31#g1834.r
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (to date)
Applications received 12,546 18,330 19,990 19,053 15,474 12,712 13,011 ? ?
Applications granted 5,018 12,832 23,329 29,290 18,405 11,483 10,393 ? ?
Applications refused 1,238 613 407 723 879 492 484 ? ?
Attended ceremonies 18,000 10,920 13,500 10,044 8,199 3,980
Applications peaked in 2012, decreased to 2015. The 2012/13 backlog and clearance is obvious. With the 26 November ceremony coming up, the total ceremony number for 2018 may be similar to 2017.