Hi all, so I have contacted my local immigration office and they said:

“ Dear Eva,



Yes you can travel you your IRP card if it’s still in date.



Kind Regards,



Immigration Unit

Anglesea Street”


Thanks everyone for your replys

Yes I know, but my question is after getting my citizenship certificate can I still use my IRP card to re-enter Ireland? No, IRP card is a property of Department of Justice and must be returned when it's expired/renewed or when you are no longer entitled to have it. Irish citizens are not entitled ...

Thanks Vorona.

Yes I know, but my question is after getting my citizenship certificate can I still use my IRP card to re-enter Ireland?

Hi I finally got a letter from Citizenship department asking for the payment, copy of residency permit card and etc.. after waiting for 3 years 😃 My question is: since they asked for only a copy of the residency permit card and not the original card can I still use the residency permit card to trave...

Hi Johnnah, just want to let you know there is a free legal advice near you please see this link https://www.flac.ie/help/centres/roscommon/ they may able to help you you can try and see.

Hi all, For the applicants in 2019 and 2018 do you know if the citizenship department have contacted you referees or not? do they usually contact them? I have my friend who applied on the same day that I have had applied (11/1/2019) and they had contacted 2 of her referees, but for me they didn't co...

Application Based On: Non EU ( Stamp 4)
Applied On: 10/01/2019
Application received On: 11/01/2019
Acknowledgement : 06/02/2019
Second Letter: 07/02/2019
Awaiting On Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

Thank you for your reply guys. I was hoping the finishing date of last stamp is the starting date of the new stamps, or the day that we apply for the GNIB card. I this case I have to wait 2 months until I can apply for citizenship as I was applying for GNIB card on the day that will expire and recei...

No I don't have a copy of previous GNIB card

Hi In the Residency Calculator I must enter start date and end date for each year, but in the passport I can find only the end date and there is no starting date, there is only a stamp with date of the day that we get each GNIB card so does that consider the starting date? could you help me please? ...