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OneWorld2122 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 8:46 pmIs it the first time or second time you applied for FOI?
I hope you’ll get your approval/certificate soon or the certificate in June ceremony!!
Is a ceremony going through for June? I applied Feb 2020, got approved citizenship via naturalisation March 2022. I didn't do FOI, just waited because 1. Citizenship applications were halted in 2019 while a citizenship case was being heard. 2. Covid19I hope you’ll get your approval/certificate soon or the certificate in June ceremony!!
_pikachu wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:14 pmIs a ceremony going through for June? I applied Feb 2020, got approved citizenship via naturalisation March 2022. I didn't do FOI, just waited because 1. Citizenship applications were halted in 2019 while a citizenship case was being heard. 2. Covid19
When I did get the letter, it stated I can either send the €950 within a certain time frame and get my naturalisation certificate via post or else I'll be put on a waiting list for the ceremony. As fun as the ceremony would be and though I often daydreamed of that big day, I opted for the naturalisation certificate to be given by post.
Anybody else have the same experience like Shelter? All this time I keep getting awaiting to submit it to the minister and now i got reply saying submitted to the minister. I hope I dont have to wait long. I am exhausted.
I applied in Oct 2020 - Non-EU & I did not receive the E-vetting or heard anything from them yet since the acknowledgement and Ref number.
You might be one of the lucky few who'll receive approval without e-vetting. Keep the faith! Or else you can always write to them but it's useless imo
Thanks for the positive thought. I hope we all will hear something soon.chou2020 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:32 pmYou might be one of the lucky few who'll receive approval without e-vetting. Keep the faith! Or else you can always write to them but it's useless imo
Moh25ah wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:08 pmThanks for the positive thought. I hope we all will hear something soon.chou2020 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:32 pmYou might be one of the lucky few who'll receive approval without e-vetting. Keep the faith! Or else you can always write to them but it's useless imo
Because we are the only ones who know what means to wait for every day to go back home and see if there is any new post, and we all know how disappointing is to find that there is no post about the application.
Magnan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:20 pmTo be honest, knowing that I am a step away from becoming Irish is more important to me than applying for the passport. So I made sure to pay the €950 and and got my declaration of fidelity filled and stamped. Haven't received the certificate of naturalisation yet but when I do, I will take it easy. If I have waited 16 months for a letter from the Minister proposing to grant citizenship, 3 months wait for a passport is defo nothing. Probably won't be even a month wait as they are getting extra staffs to help speed things up. Keep the faith. This forum has been extremely useful to me.
I feel your pain...I just want a decision on this. Even if that decision turns out to be a rejection, at least I'd have some closure - it's better than waiting for years and years and putting life & future planning on hold.OneWorld2122 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:48 pmMan, you spoke the heart out , it’s a everyday feeling. Since I work from home I wait every morning for the post man and when see no post , disappointed and wait for the next day - it’s a loop.
Moh25ah wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:08 pmThanks for the positive thought. I hope we all will hear something soon.chou2020 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:32 pmYou might be one of the lucky few who'll receive approval without e-vetting. Keep the faith! Or else you can always write to them but it's useless imo
Because we are the only ones who know what means to wait for every day to go back home and see if there is any new post, and we all know how disappointing is to find that there is no post about the application.
chou2020 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 1:39 pmI feel your pain...I just want a decision on this. Even if that decision turns out to be a rejection, at least I'd have some closure - it's better than waiting for years and years and putting life & future planning on hold.OneWorld2122 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:48 pmMan, you spoke the heart out , it’s a everyday feeling. Since I work from home I wait every morning for the post man and when see no post , disappointed and wait for the next day - it’s a loop.
Moh25ah wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:08 pmThanks for the positive thought. I hope we all will hear something soon.chou2020 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:32 pmYou might be one of the lucky few who'll receive approval without e-vetting. Keep the faith! Or else you can always write to them but it's useless imo
Because we are the only ones who know what means to wait for every day to go back home and see if there is any new post, and we all know how disappointing is to find that there is no post about the application.
Magnan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:17 amchou2020 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 1:39 pmI feel your pain...I just want a decision on this. Even if that decision turns out to be a rejection, at least I'd have some closure - it's better than waiting for years and years and putting life & future planning on hold.OneWorld2122 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:48 pmMan, you spoke the heart out , it’s a everyday feeling. Since I work from home I wait every morning for the post man and when see no post , disappointed and wait for the next day - it’s a loop.
Moh25ah wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:08 pmThanks for the positive thought. I hope we all will hear something soon.
Because we are the only ones who know what means to wait for every day to go back home and see if there is any new post, and we all know how disappointing is to find that there is no post about the application.
Your joy will be complete when you see a long brown envelope with a harp on it and citizenship written on it. It's hard to find a pattern for approval as some people who applied in January or February got approval in March 2022 while some who applied in June or July also got approval in March 2022. But at the end of the day we will all get it. Never lose hope
I am non-EU, applied Feb 2020. It took 5 months after my e-vetting to get approved though the e-vetting results were disclosed to the citizenship department quickly. Got approved Feb 2022, got the naturalisation cert in March. It's expected to be a two year wait.
Congrats! Not that long now.
I just emailed them again - probably going to a black hole but better than not doing anything. Nowhere in any of my communication with them does it state its going to be a 2-year wait. The first letter says 12 months. In the timeline thread somebody who applied in Nov 2020 already got approved (most likely an EU citizen but why would EU and non-EU be any different in the eye of the law?) The entire time they have not asked for any extra document from me - no extra proofs of address, no police checks from my country - so what's the reason for the hold-up? We can always say 'sure look it's Ireland' but like somebody pointed out, some people do not have the luxury of waiting years of their life in the dark for this, especially when they have been tax-paying law-abiding resident for years._pikachu wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:37 pmI am non-EU, applied Feb 2020. It took 5 months after my e-vetting to get approved though the e-vetting results were disclosed to the citizenship department quickly. Got approved Feb 2022, got the naturalisation cert in March. It's expected to be a two year wait.
