Next Citizenship Ceremony June 30, 2014

Hi guys, I need some advice. I am due to travel to Spain a week (12-20 July) after the 4 July ceremony, meaning I will not be in possession of an Irish passport by then. By virtue of my wife being Spanish and having exercised her EU Treaty Rights in Ireland, I have not applied for a visa to Spain in the last five years (or so) when we travel together.

We will be travelling together as usual and I am of the opinion that I have to apply for a Schengen visa from the Spanish Embassy because I have had to return my Stamp 4 EU Fam. Does anyone think that I should also apply for a re-entry visa from the GNIB? I will not (exactly) be an alien after getting the Certificate of Naturalisation.

Of course, by the time I am due to travel, I would have submitted the Certificate of Naturalisation together with the other documents and photos required to apply for the Irish passport. According to the passport issuance website, a new passport takes, on average, 15 working days so the earliest I expect to have it is around 25 July. It is possible but expensive to postpone the trip as flights and accommodation have been booked and my wife can only take her holidays during that period.

Any suggestions are welcome.

I think you will also need to send your present travel document(passport) together with the irish passport application.

You need to send your current passport in order for the Irish Passport to be issued.

El shaddai wrote:I think you will also need to send your present travel document(passport) together with the irish passport application.

Thanks for that. I will submit the application in person at the Dublin office right after the ceremony to discuss this issue. It is possible that they could take a certified copy together with another form of photo ID.

Doubt it very very very muchthey they will accept copies. and it will be more expesive to apply in person plus you need an appointment.

It will be impossible to submit in person if this is your first Irish passport application. Only passport express is allow for the new applicant and if you dont send all document they will return everything back to you.

@mrcool

dont apply for passport aftr ceremony. keep ur current passport and the certificate of naturalisation, i thnk in tht situation u wud solve all ur doubts n problm. once ur bak from spain, apply for passport tht time.

amison79 wrote:@mrcool

dont apply for passport aftr ceremony. keep ur current passport and the certificate of naturalisation, i thnk in tht situation u wud solve all ur doubts n problm. once ur bak from spain, apply for passport tht time.

Thanks guys, I have taken the alternative of not going to Spain in July and count my loss. Might go for a long weekend in August. I also need to be in Greece during the last week of July so I will go ahead and apply for the passport immediately after the ceremony and allow for a three-week window. I travel a lot to mainland Europe for work and leisure so getting an Irish passport is the best thing to happen to me as it eases travel a lot.

So I finally got my invitation for the ceremony, it will be at 15.35 on the 4th of July 2014. Happy Days. It exactly a month to the day I have sent them the money.

Yana31 wrote:So I finally got my invitation for the ceremony, it will be at 15.35 on the 4th of July 2014. Happy Days. It exactly a month to the day I have sent them the money.

Congratulations

@yana31
congrats, wait has finally paid, n paid well.

Nearly there finally....

@amison79 & mrcool

thank God I finally got the invitation - you know yourself until you actually have the letter its hard to relax. Guess I shall see everyone next Friday the 4th of July. My appointment is for 15.35 though.

good luck to everyone.

Congrats. I am due for the ceremony at 8:40am so I guess I will be long gone by the time you have your ceremony.

Good luck to everyone tomorrow!!!

I got my certificate this morning, made a few copies and headed straight to the Garda station to witness my passport application after which I headed to the Post Office for submission through Passport Express. Good luck to everyone.

MrCool wrote:I got my certificate this morning, made a few copies and headed straight to the Garda station to witness my passport application after which I headed to the Post Office for submission through Passport Express. Good luck to everyone.

Can please tell what documents did you send with your passport application.

Thank you.

Buzz2014 wrote:

MrCool wrote:I got my certificate this morning, made a few copies and headed straight to the Garda station to witness my passport application after which I headed to the Post Office for submission through Passport Express. Good luck to everyone.

Can please tell what documents did you send with your passport application.

Thank you.

Copy of driver's licence certified by Garda
Birth certificate
Pay slip
Electricity bill
My Passport from country of origin
4 passport photos with two endorsed by Garda
Completed application form witnessed by Garda
Receipt of payment for passport express
Naturalisation Certificate

* I was informed through an email enquiry that the current waiting time is 13 working days).

MrCool wrote:

Buzz2014 wrote:

MrCool wrote:I got my certificate this morning, made a few copies and headed straight to the Garda station to witness my passport application after which I headed to the Post Office for submission through Passport Express. Good luck to everyone.

Can please tell what documents did you send with your passport application.

Thank you.

Copy of driver's licence certified by Garda
Birth certificate
Pay slip
Electricity bill
My Passport from country of origin
4 passport photos with two endorsed by Garda
Completed application form witnessed by Garda
Receipt of payment for passport express
Naturalisation Certificate

* I was informed through an email enquiry that the current waiting time is 13 working days).

Thank you Mr. Cool really appreciated!!

MrCool wrote:I got my certificate this morning, made a few copies and headed straight to the Garda station to witness my passport application after which I headed to the Post Office for submission through Passport Express. Good luck to everyone.

I received my Irish passport today via Passport Express. Good luck to all those who have applied or are intending to apply for citizenship.

I posted all the details on the 14th of July 2014. I am still waiting for mine. On their website it says it will be printed on the 28th of July 2014.

Do you mind me asking how long it took for you to receive it from the time you posted all your documents?

I F i dont have Elecriticity on Gas Bill ... what else can i provide pasport office as a Proof of address ?? Bank statement or Driving Licence or maybe Letter from Revenue can be enough for my proof of address ? any advice ?

Yana31 wrote:I posted all the details on the 14th of July 2014. I am still waiting for mine. On their website it says it will be printed on the 28th of July 2014.

Do you mind me asking how long it took for you to receive it from the time you posted all your documents?

4th July to 24th July. At the moment, it takes a minimum of 15 working days to process first-time applicants.

congrats mrcool, u got it fast.i applied for my passport on 7th july and am still witing for it

applied on 7th july
received by dept on 8th july
status showed- reply date 21st july
on 24th july status changed to ''is being checked''

3 weeks, and m still countng.

Ah cool, so I can relax a bit, as I wanted to make sure there is someone home when the post comes.