If they lived in the EU 3 years prior to enrollment in college, and you paid taxes in Ireland for the previous 3 years they are entitled to the EU fees, which is about half the international student fees, however not as good as 'free' fees which require payment of registration fees only. Generally t...

This must be one of the more ridiculous threads I've read in a long time. 1. Why should your need for assistance determine your eligibility for citizenship? At this stage you have paid your fair share into the system. For example, you can naturalized in the U.S. while claiming benefits. 2. There sho...

That is what I thought as well, but if you read the Immigration Act it states that Irish Association means related by blood , affinity or adoption. So related by blood covers this I think , but I am not a lawyer so I might be interpreting it wrong. Naturalization by Irish Association seems to only ...

Please tell me, which country/ies on this planet do allow a non-citizen to take up a position in goverment? Er... The UK. In the UK Irish citizens are able to stand for parliament. Not only Irish citizens. ALL Commonwealth citizens are eligible to hold public office in the UK. These non-citizens ca...

I found living in the Netherlands to be boring. People follow the rules, which isnt a bad thing, just boring. Stagnant culture I guess. The Dutch are generally friendly, but they are definately not as tolerant as their reputation would suggest. Having said that, its still a pretty good place to live.

nicepecsigot wrote:got my certificate of naturalisation after two months of waiting...yipeeeee.now where do i apply for passport

http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=253

You are selectively quoting a section of the law which is not relevant in your case- In order for you to have become a U.S. citizen you had to live in the U.S. I assume you are still living in the U.S. One of the conditions of naturalisation is that you continue in good faith to reside in Ireland. Y...

Technically they can revoke your citizenship but it is highly unlikely that they will do this. It is very difficult to revoke someones citizenship, don't worry about it.

We posted the application back on Tuesday together with the information requested. Today we received confirmation that the application had been placed in the queue and been given a 68/*** number. This seems to be confirmation that time spent in Ireland as a student is indeeed counted as qualifying ...

We posted the application back on Tuesday together with the information requested. Today we received confirmation that the application had been placed in the queue and been given a 68/*** number. This seems to be confirmation that time spent in Ireland as a student is indeeed counted as qualifying ...

Hello joesoap101, Because your mother is an Irish citizen, claim it through her. Obtaining a birth certificate for your grandmother would probably not be that difficult. Thanks for the prompt reply. I've looked at that page many times. So your interpretation is that it's sufficient to prove that my...

Hello all, I've read through a lot of the threads on the forum and haven't been able to find a topic that answers my query, so I feel compelled to post and I really hope someone can help. I've already contacted my local embassy about this but keep getting referred to www.dfa.ie - I haven't been abl...

Thanks again for all the helpful replies. We sent the application in on Tuesday and today received a reply, very quick three day turnaround. They asked for a letter from my daughter's college to confirm her attendance and copies of my passport from the time of her arrival in Ireland to my naturalis...

Hi, I got my GC last year through a lottery and I went there for an activation trip which lasted couple weeks. I'm back in my home country in order to finish last year of university. And then I am going to study master degree in the U.S. My problem is that I don't have a reentry permit and I'm curr...

your daughter should apply for citizenship on basis of parent being irish. maybe wait for a few months (how long have you being a citizen) jesus irish soccer teams under jack charlton had lads, who in no way one could believe were really irish, clinton morriss anyone? (the auld cockney only fools a...

The minister has discretion to waive the requirements for people who are of 'Irish Associations'. 'Irish Associations' is generally defined as someone who is related by blood or affinity to a person who is an Irish citizen. Based on this your daughter can apply, how they view these cases in reality ...

This summer, I was planning on moving to Ireland. I'm 31 years old, was looking forward to a career change and returning back to college once I get there. My father is from Ireland, I'm in the application process for my passport, and I'm an Irish Citizen. I come to find out that I won't get free tu...

72,000 Irish passports issued around the world Of the 4,041 passports issued to South Africans last year, many did not involve the descendants of Irish emigrants. One senior garda said: "These would be people who might have applied for asylum, had married an Irish citizen or otherwise sought natura...

"I (...) ,hereby solemnly declare my fidelity to the Irish nation and my Loyalty to the State" :!: Hi flabb2, I'm new here. Would appreciate if you could confirm if there are any conditions imposed on newly naturalised citizen on minimum stay within the state after receiving the certificate &/or pa...

It doesn't really go by birthplace. It goes by citizenship. I think I read somewhere that they consider residency, so if you are a citizen of a country not eligible, but you can prove you've been resident in another country for a significant period of time, you can actually apply from that country....

Oh that's great gesture by DoJ. I take my suggestion back of moving to diff county. I wonder if it is a good idea to write to DoJ(Tiperrary) a sort of appreciation letter acknowledging that they are doing a good job by speeding up the naturalisation application and also for arranging extra sitting ...

You can apply directly for citizenship. For info visit: http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Contact%20Details%20for%20Citizenship%20Section Hi just a very quick question. Can i go back to my country after applying citizenship and wait there ? Regards M No. In theory it is possible but I wouldnt ch...

Hi, I got my naturalisation application approved recently and soon going to get an Irish passport. Will it be possible for my wife who is also staying here in Ireland since 5 years to apply for naturalisation as a spouse of and Irish citizen (naturalised)? Thanks g You should have applied at the sa...

You dont have to have a job to be eligible for citizenship e.g. the non-EU wife joining her non-EU husband who has an employment permit. In this case both are eligible to be naturalised after 5 years of residence. The obvious exceptions are permission to remain as a student or not having any permis...

A friend of mine got his citizenship on 04/09/2008, and believe me all, he applied on 16 April 2007. We applied at the same time. So, don't believe what INIS post on the website or whatever they tell us on the phone. Another friend of mine was granted citizenship even if he doesn't fulfill the 60 m...