I don't think you understand how petitions work. You have to use your name and contact details to create an account before starting a petition. If it gets enough support, it goes to the decision makers and If they have any questions they get in contact with the person who started the petition. Not r...

Hello,

I have just posted a petition to request more citizenship ceremonies every year.

Link is as follows:

https://chng.it/JZ9pbTsDsS

Please sign and forward it on to others to get it noticed by the department.

With all the due respect ThomasHoward, I find your opinion which is based on your ''PhD thesis'', a complete an utter non sense. I am not even going to waste my time by trying to present facts to someone who clearly holds an extraordinarily biased opinion. I can only hope that you aren't knowingly p...

is it 6 weeks per calendar year or does it start from the date of your application/acknowledgement letter?

Logically speaking, the calendar year theory just doesn't sit right with me for some reason ?

The Gleneagle INEC Arena Killarney can only accommodate around 5.5k people roughly. Two ceremonies a year means only 11k naturalizations per year. and with a backlog of 25k naturalization application pending with the department currently, it'll take over 2 years to fully process these applications. ...

Congrats mate. glad to see your journey ending here. I agree with you. Hoping to see surge in approvals in coming months. Minister for Justice mentioned couple of days ago that current processing time for successful naturalisation applications was 19 months. Slight improvement there Minister for Jus...

Well done. You probably have more information on the issue than most of them.

I don't know whether to laugh or bang my head against the wall, honestly.

There is literally no professionalism. I wonder if they get any training/education ?

Crikey, simply mind boggling to know that they don't have a clue about how to carry out their jobs.
i just don't understand how is this system functioning.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there is a limit on number of people that can attend the ceremony?
As much as I would love to see bulk approvals, I don't expect that to happen. Even though I really hope that I am totally wrong.

I was talking about a non EU national mate. Speaking from personal experience, I fail to see any kind of logical order being followed.

One of my mates applied in Aug 21, got his passport and acknowledgement letter in Dec 21. So much for chronological order eh

using influx of Ukrainian refugees to backup their already weak argument, aint nothing but lame excuses. i can totally see Helen McEntree working hard to improve the overall performance of the department but the real issue is the ancient style bureaucracy standing in her way. She's got a real job on...

They have no idea the amount of mental torture most people are going through, the whole system is an utter shambles.

Waiting for over 6 months to receive an acknowledgement letter is bang out of order. Total unprofessionalism by the department. I wonder if we start to see an improvement in processing times any time soon. At this rate, the turnaround time of 6-9 months that department is working towards to achieve ...

Brilliant stuff Nala2021, thanks for updating us. Great sigh of relief cause I would've lost 5 months as that how long it took to receive the acknowledgement letter from the date of application received by the department.

Just out of curiosity, when does the processing time start for your citizenship application ? The day they receive your application ?
the day you receive your passport back ?
Or the day your receive your acknowledgment letter ?

Applied by Post 18/05/2021
Received by INIS. 19/05/2021
Acknowledgement Received: 20/05/2021
Email to request a decision by email: 06/01/2022
Approval: 25/01/2022

Application Based On: 5+ years residency Applied On: 02/08/2021 Application received On: 03/08/2021 Received a phone call (number withheld) to confirm address on 09/11/2021, passport received 11/11/2021. Acknowledgement + payment receipt : 07/01/2022 Second Letter: Pending Approval: Pending Date of ...

Application Based On: 5+ years residency Applied On: 02/08/2021 Application received On: 03/08/2021 Received a phone call (number withheld) to confirm address on 09/11/2021, passport received 11/11/2021. Acknowledgement + payment receipt : Pending Second Letter: Pending Approval: Pending Date of Cer...

Congrats mate !

How long do you have left on ya current stamp ? We had about 6 months left at the time of submitting the application.

its just a standard letter i reckon, nowts mentioned about the about decision date or processing time.

Applied by Post 18/05/2021
Received by INIS. 19/05/2021
Acknowledgement Received: 20/05/2021
Approval. Pending
Current Stamp Valid till: 30/11/2021

Applied by Post 18/05/2021
Received by INIS. 19/05/2021
Acknowledgement Received: 20/05/2021
Approval. Pending
Current Stamp Valid till: 30/11/2021

Application Based On: 5+ years residency
Applied On: 02/08/2021
Application received On: Pending
Acknowledgement : Pending
Second Letter: Pending
Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending