Naturalisation - 70 days final year

PillowMan wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:54 pm

Hi all,

I have read that a new law has been passed that allows applicants to be absent for up to 70 days in the last year before applying. I still see the citizens information page mentioning 6 weeks under the naturalisation page. Does that mean that the law has not yet been implemented? any news on when it would be implemented?

I am asking because i am planning on applying later this year, and I want to know if I can be out of the country for more than 6 weeks (less than 70 days) or is that too risky at this point?

Thanks.

PillowMan wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:54 pm

Hi all,

I have read that a new law has been passed that allows applicants to be absent for up to 70 days in the last year before applying. I still see the citizens information page mentioning 6 weeks under the naturalisation page. Does that mean that the law has not yet been implemented? any news on when it would be implemented?

I am asking because i am planning on applying later this year, and I want to know if I can be out of the country for more than 6 weeks (less than 70 days) or is that too risky at this point?

Thanks.

anjin_boduksan wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 06, 2023 11:35 am

Thanks for sharing this news!

I have a quick question: It seems to me that the law (Section 15C of the amendment) states that the absence day count "does not include part of a day" (e.g. the departure and arrival day).

In other words, if one leaves Ireland, say, on a Friday the 10th and arrives back on Monday the 13th, the total number of days to be deducted due to absence is 2 days.

Does that sound correct?

littlerr wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 05, 2023 7:52 pm

I was told earlier that INIS’s website will be updated in due course. It should be safe to assume that the new allowance is 70 days per year from now on.