Aloha wrote:Thanks all.
Regarding Garda check duration, for me, it was 6m on April. Don't know when it actually completed from then.
Been otherwise wondering whether the no. of addresses in the country is a factor. I've had 3 addr during that period and have lived abroad in between for one year (though i was in Ireland on a near-weekly basis and they know that.... Garda had a note in their syst when i permanently returned).
In a previous post I was saying a Garda told me he believes they key in the names in a system and get the reports. I however would like to think there is more into it:
a) their environments are not all it is not all electronic, though in places to some extend
b) With the no. of applications/backlog we understand and if the Garda stations don't always have enough resources on this, you could understand it taking that easy 6 months in avg.
Those here who live outside Dublin have perhaps experienced Garda stations where only a small section, or no. of Gardai, is dedicated --and perhaps only on given days-hours-- time for immigration matters such as GNIB renewal etc. And think about any of your [even partially] paper based working places where things are pilled up.... you get the picture! And when the report get back to Tip it perhaps queues again in buckets. Yet, people are indeed working on the files but can't go faster --if doing it fast is a requirement.
Not to speculate here but perhaps the 6m they take are just with things how they are. I also understand your question is "how long it takes" not "why it takes so long". Wanted to however leave these thoughts.
Take care
Thanks for your time
ALOHA.
I have as many as 8 addresses mentioned on my naturalization application and I guess thats the primary reason for the delay.
But practically it shoudn't take that long, if anybody wanted to know any tickets or summons raised on any person in ireland would take just one phone call, and I dont understand how this system is working for Naturalization. In my case, they applied for Garda report in Oct-2008 and after one year, ie in Oct-2009, they sent the reminder. I'm sure it would take another 6 months (Minumum) to get this report if I'm lucky otherwise, it might take another one year.
There is nothing in our hands and I dont any reason by calling them to find out the status, coz they cant quicken the process and all they say is what is mentioned on their desktops.
Thanks once again Aloha - Good lucks guys