In this link you just posted:Nala2021 wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 9:44 pmMads32 where did you read/see this?mads32 wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 12:06 pmShe's now also saying the Ukranians coming to Ireland are also impacting on the speed of the citizenship processingNala2021 wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 7:13 amFrom a response from the Minister of Justice (dated 4 May 2022 in parliamentary questions):luxurylemon wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 8:07 pmHas anyone who applied in September/October 2021 received an acknowledgement letter and application number? We applied 29th September and still no letter. I really thought by the end of April we would have one as its 7 months now.
"Applications for naturalisation and general queries in respect of same are dealt with in chronological order by date received. When applications for a certificate of naturalisation are received by the Citizenship Division of my Department, they are subject to an initial check/examination. Citizenship Division is currently completing initial checks on applications received in September 2021."
Link: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/qu ... itizenship
However, the combined impact of the 2019 High Court judgment in the Jones case, the necessary health restrictions arising from the pandemic, and my Department's response to the Ukraine crisis has resulted in the processing time for standard applications increasing.