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Thought about that but it breaks by the fact people got that email far from Dublin, in west side for examplemeself2 wrote: Might be confined to Dublin-based applicants only as it's in RDS, but that's just a theory.
someone got in contact with them but bcs it was friday, we won't know their answer till next week. meanwhile let's see if they will keep sending those emails to more approved candidates or not.Nala2021 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:20 amI think that the situation is straightforward.
If anybody, regardless of whether s/he received this email invitation for the 10th March 2023 ceremony, believes that this email / invitation is not valid then s/he has the choice to contact directly the Department of Justice and ask.
I do not believe that speculating about how often and why INIS updates its websites, or which procedures they decide to try or follow each time is helpful.
Just got confirmation it's legitprofessor_007 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:40 amI sent an email to the department on Friday to confirm if the invitations are legit - no response yet.
But then I thought I'm not giving any new info other than what they already know as the form was prepopulated with my name and email id, except for the Nationality, I thought it'd be a low risk even if I submit the form with the details.
So I went ahead and submitted the form. The only thing I got is an email confirmation. Didn't ask for payment or anything.
One sad thing is they are asking not to bring children to the event. I have a 3 month old baby, I can't even take my spouse with me. I'll have to attend alone if it's really happening
Dear *******,
Thank you for registering to attend the Citizenship Ceremony 2023 in the RDS, Ballsbridge on Friday, 10 March 2023 at 12:00pm.
Please attend for registration at 11:00am at the RDS Anglesea Road entrance, Hall 2.
You must bring your invitation and your current passport/travel doc/IRP card (even if it is out of date) with you for registration purposes.
To complete your naturalisation process you must print the declaration of fidelity which can be found here. Please fill in the declaration prior to attending the event, and bring it with you to sign in the presence of a Departmental Official.
If you are a holder of an Irish Residence Permit you will need to produce your IRP card on the day of the ceremony to provide evidence of your in-date permission.
Following your participation in the Ceremony and your swearing of the oath of fidelity you will be an Irish Citizen. Your certificate of naturalisation will be sent to you via registered post within a couple of weeks.
You may bring one adult guest with you on the day. Only one adult guest will be permitted to enter the venue with you. With regret, we ask you do not bring children to this event.
In order to minimise queues and queuing time, you are asked not to arrive before your scheduled time. You can only attend the ceremony that you have been assigned. Transfers between ceremonies are not possible.
Note: Non-attendance on the date and time offered to you will result in a significant delay in scheduling you for a future ceremony.
Yours sincerely,
Citizenship Ceremony Team
I had a last bits of hope left for this country but after this event that is also gone. What kind of government organization makes a secret unannounced citizenship ceremony without inviting some of the approved candidates? I can't imagine.jesonnn wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:36 pmI think for now everyone who has not received any invite email should consider to wait next one, due to answer from Citizenship Help desk I got:
"Thank you for your email. Attending a citizenship ceremony is the final step to complete the naturalisation process. All invitations have now been issued for the upcoming ceremony. Please monitor our website for any updates in relation to any future ceremonies [and link to general irishimmigration.ie] "
Nothing more. That's very unclear at the same time nothing has said about which ceremony exactly they are referring to, nothing why some people who applied after have been invited and who applied earlier not.... Any thoughts? Will freedom information request make them more clear and keep in good fit next time to process it? Curious...
Fully understand you my friend, and agree, paying so much for that... I had to pay for myself and wife taking the loan (she can't normally find a job with short 1g stamp and citizenship is important here as well), all of that making me fully frustrated from the process I have been involved with no chance to affect or change it until fully pass. Hidden invites..., no official statements, like some spy games around that quite simple subject...mentalmind wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:47 pmI had a last bits of hope left for this country but after this event that is also gone. What kind of government organization makes a secret unannounced citizenship ceremony without inviting some of the approved candidates? I can't imagine.jesonnn wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:36 pmI think for now everyone who has not received any invite email should consider to wait next one, due to answer from Citizenship Help desk I got:
"Thank you for your email. Attending a citizenship ceremony is the final step to complete the naturalisation process. All invitations have now been issued for the upcoming ceremony. Please monitor our website for any updates in relation to any future ceremonies [and link to general irishimmigration.ie] "
Nothing more. That's very unclear at the same time nothing has said about which ceremony exactly they are referring to, nothing why some people who applied after have been invited and who applied earlier not.... Any thoughts? Will freedom information request make them more clear and keep in good fit next time to process it? Curious...
What is the logic of making people wait for ceremony for months I can't understand either. My payment is processed in January 2023, what on earth will it change if I get the ceremony in March or June or even November 2023. Apparently it doesn't make any difference when people sign piece of paper or oath to fidelity verbally, then why make all those people wait because they removed signing the paper practice as covid is no longer.
Even the idea of this invites being sent quietly (as in no announcements anywhere) makes me sick. This country doesn't value their citizens nor their future citizens. I have more words to say but don't want to get banned from the board.
Well I will share this with some news website and local TD and when I get voting rights I will for sure not vote for current government.littlerr wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 6:11 pmFor what it’s worth, this has been the same every year. I think COVID significantly disrupted their normal workflow, but everything is (slowly) getting back the old ways now.
Before COVID, there would always be 1-3 smaller ceremonies every year and they would never be announced on INIS’s website.
I used to release such information earlier than someone would publicly come forward and confirm their invitation letter from INIS (e.g. ireland/next-ceremony-after-29-april-t279434.html), and I would usually receive the same types of doubts and questions. I was later asked not to release such information.
It is understandably frustrating for someone to have pay the fees and not receiving the invitation. INIS is not giving away too much on how such invitations are issued for smaller ceremonies. All I can say is that smaller ceremonies are intended to relieve pressure on specific units - it can be pressure from local TD’s, applicants who have sent numerous chase letters, people with special needs, plus a few lucky ones who happen to be in the area.
INIS still wants the vast majority of applicants to attend the main ceremony in Kerry, as that one is much more ‘formal’ than the rest. I know most of you just want to get the ordeal done and don’t care about the ceremony itself (and I know the overwhelming majority would hate to travel to Kerry for that, me included), but that’s what INIS has planned for most of you and you were advised at the very beginning that this is the likely outcome, so you would have to just accept it. The old way of being sworn in at your local court along with other criminals and suspects were quite negative and that process is long gone.
Not at all, I was communicating with my local TDs, with different of them, asking via emails etc, but I know (well, really wish them all the best) people are not bothering them at all and applied after got invited. Some people are waiting from 21 even with no eVetting, this is completely unfair, I am ready to wait in a queue, no problem, but until first input first output, why do they change the order?
If she’s nearby, yes.YleDub wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:01 pmI have received the same email from cvent and I did click yes.
I'd just like to know if I should book mum to come over or not?!
At this stage, I don't even know if it is worth it, like if it is not an 'official' fussy ceremony, maybe there is no point in her coming over?!
Mah, anyhow I will send an email as well to the department of justice, but I guess I will receive the same automated email that someone here has received...
Thanks a mill guys and best of luck to everyone!
What I read (instructions in the email) that you will sign fidelity to nation paper (which you should bring with you to the event) in front of witnesses. And they will send the naturalization certificates by post few weeks later.YleDub wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:01 pmI have received the same email from cvent and I did click yes.
I'd just like to know if I should book mum to come over or not?!
At this stage, I don't even know if it is worth it, like if it is not an 'official' fussy ceremony, maybe there is no point in her coming over?!
Mah, anyhow I will send an email as well to the department of justice, but I guess I will receive the same automated email that someone here has received...
Thanks a mill guys and best of luck to everyone!
I think average 23 months is till the time you get an official approval, so they can still approve your application in a week and make you wait till next ceremony. The 23 month (average duration) doesn't include the ceremony time apparently. Someone correct me if I am wrong.griffith2 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:46 amGuys my evetting was recently viewed. After reading your comments i am also loosing hope.
I am not even travelling just for the sake of an approval letter. It took 22 months for an evetting and the department gave me a correspondence letter in jan 23 that within 12 weeks of background checks the file will be forwarded to the minister to sign. I can only hope they walk the talk but after looking at you guys i think i can forget about it.
