E vetting and citizenship application

siseñor wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 29, 2022 12:17 pm

_pikachu wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:24 am

For the question about turn around time....
Applied Feb 2020 and I got the letter for e-vetting in September 2021.
Sept 20th, 2021.... I received the vetting request by email. September 29, 2021....Vetting was disclosed to the citizenship department
No further correspondence until February 2022, when I received the approval letter.

For the question about choosing the ceremony instead
I had the choice of declaring fidelity, submitting the money, and getting the naturalisation certificate by post or to wait for the next citizenship ceremony, no dates were set. I chose to receive the certificate by post because
1. I waited long enough and wanted to start the passport application before covid cases surge again
2. There is no guarantee the ceremonies will, indeed, commence
3. If the ceremony doesn't commence before my visa expires, I would have to pay €300 in stamp 4 renewal.

Congrats and good call for not waiting for a ceremony! I don't see any pros for choosing to wait for a ceremony to be honest. Especially since the Passport office will probably be under extra pressure after a ceremony (if it happened) and will make the passport process take even longer than it's taking now.

I emailed a few solicitors last week asking about the JR route. One of them said he is happy to help for 1K. And another advised me to wait until waiting at least 2 years (it will be 2 years in June), but she said she doesn't mind doing it for 250 euros if I insist. Given the news about the upcoming ceremony dates, I'd be really devastated if I don't get approval by June, as that might mean having to wait for the next ceremony in December, so not really sure whether to go for JR now or wait and hope for the best.

Anyone knows what's the worst thing that could happen if I go for JR before waiting two years (I applied in June 2020, so 1 year and 10 months waiting now)? I'm not really familiar with the legal details.

Saroo wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:23 pm

Hii has anyone received approval recently after evetting disclosure

Saroo wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:23 pm

Hii has anyone received approval recently after evetting disclosure

scottishsteveo wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:27 am

Saroo wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:23 pm

Hii has anyone received approval recently after evetting disclosure

My e-vetting was done on the 21st March. Application process completed on the 31st March and my discloure viewed on the 1st April.

Nothing from the Justice Department since then.

chou2020 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:04 am

scottishsteveo wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:27 am

Saroo wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:23 pm

Hii has anyone received approval recently after evetting disclosure

My e-vetting was done on the 21st March. Application process completed on the 31st March and my discloure viewed on the 1st April.

Nothing from the Justice Department since then.

I have a feeling people who have been requested to do e-vetting take longer to receive approvals than those without. Just my observation based on the timeline thread. Interesting because e-vetting is meant to 'speed up' the process not slow down!

james2005 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:48 am

chou2020 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:04 am

scottishsteveo wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:27 am

Saroo wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:23 pm

Hii has anyone received approval recently after evetting disclosure

My e-vetting was done on the 21st March. Application process completed on the 31st March and my discloure viewed on the 1st April.

Nothing from the Justice Department since then.

I have a feeling people who have been requested to do e-vetting take longer to receive approvals than those without. Just my observation based on the timeline thread. Interesting because e-vetting is meant to 'speed up' the process not slow down!

So how come some people do the e-vetting and got approval within a month?

Saroo wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:56 am

Complete silence since evetting disclosure over 1 and half week's sent letter last week after the disclosure was made to the department to make the decision as my application is being processed since may 2018.got reply from the department today the application continues to be processed due to covid large number of backlog is being dealt with i have lost all my hopes i just don't know what to do i mean 4 years its absolute ridiculous they got all what they wanted yet they are applying the delaying tactics.

Morning 81 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:15 am

Hi there
I applied citizenship sep 2020
Received e vetting form to sign on 10th of February, I send back to them same day. I received email to complete my e vetting online after 2 days. Received my e vetting online with National Vetting Bureau on 14 February .

Evetting closed : 10th March 2022

Approval received : 14th April 2022

Good luck everyone

professor_007 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:28 pm

If E-Vetting letter is received, is that an indication that all documents are okay and have been accepted and the person is eligible for naturalization (given that E-Vetting is successful & the person completes the rest of the process)?

johnpromise01 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:42 pm

professor_007 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:28 pm

If E-Vetting letter is received, is that an indication that all documents are okay and have been accepted and the person is eligible for naturalization (given that E-Vetting is successful & the person completes the rest of the process)?

I don't think so. I think any applicant can still be refuse certificate of naturalisation even after vetting and no criminal record. The decision to approve application is up to the minister.

professor_007 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:47 pm

johnpromise01 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:42 pm

professor_007 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:28 pm

If E-Vetting letter is received, is that an indication that all documents are okay and have been accepted and the person is eligible for naturalization (given that E-Vetting is successful & the person completes the rest of the process)?

I don't think so. I think any applicant can still be refuse certificate of naturalisation even after vetting and no criminal record. The decision to approve application is up to the minister.

Oh, I see!! But I guess the application wouldn't come to the E-Vetting stage if the documents submitted with the application initially are not satisfactory or the application as a whole needs more clarification or more proofs, right?

mentalmind wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:55 pm

For 2021 applicants that didn't get their acknowledgement letter yet (nowadays sent after 5 months after they sent their applications) do get their payment receipt + acknowledgement letter + evetting form all together. So they are asking for eVetting request at the beginning of processing of the application.

So for 2021 applicants, it doesn't mean anything. The quickest decision was made for January 2021 applicants recently, so nowadays it takes around 15 months.

mentalmind wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:55 pm

For 2021 applicants that didn't get their acknowledgement letter yet (nowadays sent after 5 months after they sent their applications) do get their payment receipt + acknowledgement letter + evetting form all together. So they are asking for eVetting request at the beginning of processing of the application.

So for 2021 applicants, it doesn't mean anything. The quickest decision was made for January 2021 applicants recently, so nowadays it takes around 15 months.

james2005 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:10 pm

mentalmind wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:55 pm

For 2021 applicants that didn't get their acknowledgement letter yet (nowadays sent after 5 months after they sent their applications) do get their payment receipt + acknowledgement letter + evetting form all together. So they are asking for eVetting request at the beginning of processing of the application.

So for 2021 applicants, it doesn't mean anything. The quickest decision was made for January 2021 applicants recently, so nowadays it takes around 15 months.

I applied in January 2021, got my receipt, original passport, reference number and acknowledgement within 3 weeks or so. I did e-vetting in February 2022 and, my E-vetting was completed in April 2022. Have no idea when i will receive a decision. I put my mind in next year 2023 to receive decision.

professor_007 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:47 pm

johnpromise01 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:42 pm

professor_007 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:28 pm

If E-Vetting letter is received, is that an indication that all documents are okay and have been accepted and the person is eligible for naturalization (given that E-Vetting is successful & the person completes the rest of the process)?

I don't think so. I think any applicant can still be refuse certificate of naturalisation even after vetting and no criminal record. The decision to approve application is up to the minister.

Oh, I see!! But I guess the application wouldn't come to the E-Vetting stage if the documents submitted with the application initially are not satisfactory or the application as a whole needs more clarification or more proofs, right?

Moh25ah wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:05 pm

Did anyone apply in 2020 and didn`t receive the E-Vetting request ??

I am so confused seeing a lot of people applying after me and getting approval while I was thinking my application is straight forwarded.
I am also wondering why I didn't receive the E-vetting request yet?

I applied in Oct 2020 (Non-EU)