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thank you so much for your reply, I believe we will do it with the CASS.littlerr wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 2:45 pmYou can start to gather all documents early, but the application MUST be signed by the applicant and the witness (usually a solicitor) when the 5-year requirement has been met. The application date will be filled in by the witness on that day.
I’ve seen certain immigration solicitors saying that they can help you submit applications a few months in advance. That’s simply not true. They will just keep your application under their desk until 5 years have passed.
I got all of my documents ready a few months in advance, and booked an appointment with a solicitor to have a cup of coffee on my 5 years’ mark. On that day, he signed the application (and certified my birth certificate etc), and I put everything in the envelope and posted it right away.
Can you expand on this based on own merits idea.littlerr wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:30 pmShe can apply for citizenship based on Irish Associations. This would reduce the requirement to 3 years. However, it will be up to the minister to decide whether the 'association' is strong enough.
Since it's just 3 more months till April, I would strongly recommend that she applies based on her own merit. This makes things a lot more easier. She could still mention her Irish association to her parents in the application.
I won't comment on any paid services. It is against the forum policy.
However, I must say that the application is very easy to organise if you do it early enough. I don't see any specific reason to engage a paid service to do those preparations for you (and they will still ask you to gather all the documents anyway).
It took me a few hours to dig out my old bills, bank statements, write a few emails to ask for some letters from my employer/landlord etc, do a photocopy of all the required documents, and finally sort them in a proper order. That's everything I need. The application form itself is rather straightforward to complete if you spend a few minutes reading through all guideline pages.
Thanks very much again for your reply,littlerr wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:30 pmShe can apply for citizenship based on Irish Associations. This would reduce the requirement to 3 years. However, it will be up to the minister to decide whether the 'association' is strong enough.
Since it's just 3 more months till April, I would strongly recommend that she applies based on her own merit. This makes things a lot more easier. She could still mention her Irish association to her parents in the application.
I won't comment on any paid services. It is against the forum policy.
However, I must say that the application is very easy to organise if you do it early enough. I don't see any specific reason to engage a paid service to do those preparations for you (and they will still ask you to gather all the documents anyway).
It took me a few hours to dig out my old bills, bank statements, write a few emails to ask for some letters from my employer/landlord etc, do a photocopy of all the required documents, and finally sort them in a proper order. That's everything I need. The application form itself is rather straightforward to complete if you spend a few minutes reading through all guideline pages.
Thank you very much, you ve been very kindlittlerr wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 8:07 pmYes the last few pages of the application are required to be signed by a witness. A few copies such as the birth certificate also need to be certified by the witness.
The witness can be a solicitor, a peace commissioner or a commissioner for Oaths. Most people just go for a solicitor because there are a lot of them in the country. The cheapest one I found charged me 20 euro but require 2 weeks notice, and the most expensive one charged me 65 euro but allowed me to walk in on a Saturday night.