Citizenship Timeline Tracker 2014

annemarie wrote:Hi all,

I have a question. I've received approval yesterday but my GNIB card and re-entry visa will expire in August.
I have a trip booked for September.
Should I wait until August and then get a new GNIB and re-entry visa and then send GNIB to INIS to be able to travel? Or can I get a re-entry visa based on my approval letter?

Many thanks!

I think you better renew your GNIB and apply for a visa before you submit the documents or ask the citizenship devision for your GNIB to renew it and obtain a visa. I don't think the letter on its own can give you a re-entry visa. you can ask the immigration at Burgh Quay, if they tell you you can apply for a visa with the letter only. please let us know

Pls I need to ask from you guys that have been through the ceremony. How's the procedure,does one have to produce one's original passport from home country b4 receiving the CON or any ID would do?

Made application since Dec 2009 and till date still waiting my approval. In Feb 2014, got a letter that I should provide an explanation/submission of 3 criminal offences committed in Ireland in 2002/2006/2013. I wrote back to them giving documentary evidence that I was cleared by the courts for 2 of the offences and paid a fine for the 3rd offence. On 01 May 2014, I got an acknowledgment from the Further Processing LSR Team. PLEASE COULD ANYONE HERE ADVICE ON MY LONG PENDING SITUATION AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING I COULD DO TO FURTHER FAVORABLY HELP THE PROCESS OF MY APPLICATION CULMINATING IN THE FINAL APPROVAL. THANKS IN ADVANCE!

Application Basis: 5yrs Residency (stamp 4)
Application Date: 15 Nov 2009
1st Acknowledgment Date: 19 Dec 2009 (Letter indicated process takes 5yrs)
2nd Acknowledgment Date: None
Letter of approval Date: None
Documents submitted Date: None
Invitation letter Date: Waiting for ages
Ceremony Date: Can't wait!

janet0001 wrote:Pls I need to ask from you guys that have been through the ceremony. How's the procedure,does one have to produce one's original passport from home country b4 receiving the CON or any ID would do?

just an ID will do the job. i produced them national id from my home country and i was ok, also produced the passport but she didn't even look at that. bring all you can bring, in case they ask!

Oh,I see. I've got my driving licence,hope that would do.

Hello EveryOne !!
I Got my Citizenship Approval Letter Today Thanks to Almighty !!!

Applied ( STAMP 4 EUFAM ) ------- 5th March 2014
1st Acknowledgement--- ----------- 10th March 2014
2nd Acknowledgement---------------09th April 2014 ----------
Approval Letter ----------------------15th July 2014 But Recieved Letter in Post Today - 17th July 2014

I have a Question my GNIB Is Expiring on 22nd July on TUESDAY .... But im gonna Post the 950 Bank draft TOMOROW Morning ASAP!!!! and etc etc ..But do i need to Renew my GNIB Card or i just need to Forget that and should not worry about it ?

Congrats who already Receievd dere Approvals and EveryOne waiting hope for the Best ...

years ago, my passport was about to expire same month as my visa, went to officer and explained my situation, he put stamp in my passport for 30 days, did not give me gnib card, charge me nothing and asked me to come back to him with fresh passport. then after one month, I got rest of visa on new passport and gnib card after paying fee.
So if I was in your situation, I ll take photo of gnib card, send it to CGP-714 today, then on 22nd go to gnib, take all relevant docs and asked them to give you grace period of one month. dnt see any problem with that. either they ll say oh u r grand no more stamps or ll give you stamp for another month. dont see, they ll issue you another GNIB card when their dept asked you to submit the same!!
so no card no fee!

A friend of mine just phoned me that she too got approved,she Lithuanian,an EU national. She sent photo and draft,does she need to have included copy of her passport? She couldn't find anything to clarify that. On the letter it doesn't say. Any input from an eu national who has gone thru these?

Is there a ceremony in August like last year ???

UPDATE
my wife's applicaiton
Application Basis: 5 year residency (stamp 3)
Application Date: 17 March 2014
1st Acknowledgment Date: 19 March 2014
2nd Acknowledgment Date: 7 May 2014 (moved to stage 2)
Letter of approval Date: 16/07/2014
Documents submitted Date: 21/07/2014
Invitation letter Date:
Ceremony Date:

annemarie wrote:Hi all,

I have a question. I've received approval yesterday but my GNIB card and re-entry visa will expire in August.
I have a trip booked for September.
Should I wait until August and then get a new GNIB and re-entry visa and then send GNIB to INIS to be able to travel? Or can I get a re-entry visa based on my approval letter?

Many thanks!

I have the same situation.

One option is to get stamp 6 on the non Irish passport and travel with it. I'm looking for people who did the same thing as they don't give re entry visa with stamp 6 as it should be enough to travel with.

Big Silence ... why the Approval Letters Stopped ?

Hi all, just to let you know guys i got mine approval letter today Friday 25 July but it was sent out on 23rd Thanks to Allah and of course thanks to Minister Frances Fitzgerald and her team it took almost 5 months in my case i applied on the 5 years residence base, so congratulations to all who have already got it and lots of good luck who are still waiting for theirs, pray to god they get their approval soon Insha Allah.

ireland.own wrote:Hi all, just to let you know guys i got mine approval letter today Friday 25 July but it was sent out on 23rd Thanks to Allah and of course thanks to Minister Frances Fitzgerald and her team it took almost 5 months in my case i applied on the 5 years residence base, so congratulations to all who have already got it and lots of good luck who are still waiting for theirs, pray to god they get their approval soon Insha Allah.

Bro u got the Gift of Jummat ul widaa (Holy Month ) ... i got mine on 17th july , so hopefull will meet u in coming oath ceremony

Application Basis: Spouse of Irish citizen (stamp 4)
Sent by Registered Post: 17th June 2014
Received by INIS: 19th June 2014
1st Acknowledgment Date: 24th June 2014
2nd Acknowledgment Date: 23rd July 2014
Letter of approval Date:
Documents submitted Date:
Invitation letter Date:
Ceremony Date:

Got my approval took 2 months from when I applied

laspo24 wrote:Got my approval took 2 months from when I applied

Congrats .... See u in coming ceremony .... can u tell us on what basis u applied and the dates + stages .. so we can overview how fast they were ?

UPDATE:

Application Basis: 5 year residency (stamp 4 E.U Fam)
Application Date: 28 March 2014
1st Acknowledgment Date: 10 April 2014
2nd Acknowledgment Date: May 7 2014
Letter of approval Date: 15 July 2014 (RECEIVED LETTER 16 JULY 2014)
Documents submitted Date: 28 July 2014 by standard post.
Invitation letter Date:
Ceremony Date:

shaz112211 wrote:

laspo24 wrote:Got my approval took 2 months from when I applied

Congrats .... See u in coming ceremony .... can u tell us on what basis u applied and the dates + stages .. so we can overview how fast they were ?

Application based on spouse of Irish National. Cant give specific stages atm as at work and dont know the dates of hand but submitted my application middle of May.

It seems like , they are processing irish spouses application quite fast.

Any new approvals please?

I applied in during 2nd half of Feb, 2nd Stage in early April,
They asked for copy of new GNIB early July.

No approval yet.

Any one else in the same situation?

The way things are looking I think the new minister is trying to change citizenship requirement or the processing. Same I think they are doing in uk, they are giving more preference to spouses of british national. To me it is prejudice if they will be doing that. For the past 2yrs in ireland approval was rolling out to many but now how come few.

I am actually a spouse of an Irish citizen. My husband was naturalised earlier this year.

Any approvals this week??

i rang citizenship office this morning, they said its in process and will contact me in due course. whats that mean?