Naturalisation Query - Residence & Work holiday visa

[keved]

Hi all,

1) Is a work holiday visa period reckonable for the purposes of 5 years in application for naturalisation? (Nothing anywhere about this, only mentions student visa?)

2) If apply for naturalisation, but go travelling/relocated with partner to another country for work but intention is to return, how does this affect application - should I write and tell them this?

thanks

[esharknz]

I found this link here that said that time spent on a working holiday visa was excluded - http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categ ... ralisation.

It's hard to find. I only came across it when I was doing some research as to what i had to do to convert from a working holiday visa to a green card. Incidentally, I found more information about this on an Australian government website than I did from the irish government websites.

[joesoap101]

Hi all,

1) Is a work holiday visa period reckonable for the purposes of 5 years in application for naturalisation? (Nothing anywhere about this, only mentions student visa?)

2) If apply for naturalisation, but go travelling/relocated with partner to another country for work but intention is to return, how does this affect application - should I write and tell them this?

thanks

You have to essentially make a declaration that you intend to live in Ireland after being naturalised so relocating to another country will create problems.