truevelvet wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:35 am
Unfortunately I don't have that many close acquaintances that are residing in Ireland (I work for a multinational where most of the staff in Ireland is immigrants) but I do have some pretty strong work connections with Irish citizens that are living in the US.
Would their references count differently for naturalization or not at all?
It didn’t say clearly in the form. So I assume as long as the referees are Irish that’s fine. However, it would be hard to convince the reviewer of your application that you have strong connection with the country because even multinational company in this country should employ at least 50% of Irish and EEA citizens. Moreover, if the referee is not a resident in Ireland, it is hard for the reviewer to contact the referee in case they want to call. So it is advisable to have the Irish referee who is the residence of this country.