Just to update everyone. I successfully used the English translation from the Form 11 link above, and added my personal details from my original Irish Naturalisation Certificate, and then had this notarised by a solicitor. Had to show the solicitor all the relevant web links, and original docs etc.....

Thanks Malika, I called INIS and was told that its up to the individual to get it translated themselves. INIS does not stamp or certify the English translation. Alternatively, the translation is provided as Form 11 on this link: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2011/en/si/0284.html ''You are an Irish ...

Thanks... Wonder what is the actual request procedure. Any email address or tel. number to contact? My Embassy requires details of any other citizenship I hold. And ofcourse it must be in a language recognised by them. In this case English. Surprising that since Irish & English are the official lang...

Hi,

Does anyone know the procedure to request an officially stamped Irish Certificate of Naturalization / Citizenship Certificate in English (instead of the default Irish language version) ?


regards,

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/pilot-project-to-see-civilians-take-over-immigration-officer-roles-534424.html Gardaí working as immigration officers are to be replaced by civilians in a new pilot project to be launched at Dublin Airport this month. New figures from the Department ...

Simply Astonishing! In the past 2½ months, the Department of Justice has dealt with 5,578 citizenship applications, which exceeds the full-year total of applications dealt with in 2010, it said. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0617/1224299071574.html?via=mr Would be interesting wha...

One things for sure, the tourists that they're targeting would have to be seriously rich. I can only imagine the costs of such a holiday including flights, accommodation, tours, expenses visiting both the UK & Ireland in an extended trip. Additionally, the maximum stay is 180 days. Thats a long time...

UNTIL IT was struck down by Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, section 12 of the Immigration Act 2004 could be used to detain non-nationals living in Ireland who had committed no offence.

The section stipulated that “non-nationalsâ€

http://www.examiner.ie/breakingnews/ireland/shatter-announces-temporary-visa-waiver-programme-504674.html Shatter announces temporary visa waiver programme Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 04:46 PM The Justice and Defence Minister Alan Shatter has announced Ireland's first visa waiver programme on a pilot ...

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/jobs-plan-ii-visas-for-india-and-china-tourists-2643457.html This is to allow tourists from China & India to visit Ireland visa-free to boost the tourist sector. Greece recently did this to allow all non-EU to visit visa free http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/ma...

The refusal figures are higher than I expected. Thought the Gov't would be glad to get 950.00 euro from as many foreigners as possible :) Obviously the 950.00 isn't re-invested into quality of service. It would be interesting to see an itemized justification for charging the highest cost in the worl...

http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 07517.html

And if parents of Irish-born children were deported, the State could face the cost of bringing them back under a new European law.

This equated with a rejection rate of 98 per cent, more than any other EU country and well in excess of the average 75 per cent rate of dismissal in the 27 EU states. The second highest rejection rate was in Greece (97 per cent) and it was 92 per cent in Lithuania, 88 per cent in Poland and 86 per c...

Immigration Act 2004 wrote: ''(4) This section does not apply to— (a) a non-national who is under the age of 16 years, or (b) a non-national who was born in Ireland.'' Whats about 'non-nationals' who have been naturalised? ;) So will the Irish Gov't try as the UK tried (& failed)...to implement Na...

Did INIS actually give a specific reason for refusal?
I thought INIS never specifies a reason for the decision to refuse.
Perhaps there was some other reason?

Perhaps a relief that queue jumping is not allowed


''She said, however, that in the process the Minister for Justice “would still have to offer me citizenship but queue jumping is not allowedâ€

Originally from Germany but living in Ireland since she was 10, Ms Dubsky said: “I always understood I was a citizen and have voted in every election.

“I have always held a German passport because you can only have one, but I assumed I was an Irish citizen.â€

Mothers seek return of deported spouses after court ruling

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ire ... 85591.html

Indeed, EU gov'ts may make it more difficult to gain citizenship... ''Yet, the judgment may have unintended consequences on national migration and nationality law. By extending the scope of rights to be relied upon by Union citizens, the ECJ may have provided member states with an incentive to rende...

With effect from 17 January 2011 , adult applicants in these categories will be required to submit the following additional evidence in support of their passport application: -additional form of photo-identification; e.g. drivers licence, work ID; student card; social club membership; passport from...

Hmm, not sure whether its really an improvement. Will have to wait & see. The main bottleneck and delays are with the processing of applications by INIS (which is a section of the Dept. of Justice.) In contrast the Passport Service (which is currently part of the Dept. of Foreign Affairs) is a very ...

Unless they try to appease Labour in a coalition, by appointing Pat Rabitte (labour justice spokesman) as Minister of Justice