What did you mean, peace23, by your comment that if I was in Dublin,I would do it online? Which website are you referring to, which might facilitate a renewal of an IRP, in time for the ceremony? Thanks

Given the long, tortuous and frustrating process to obtain Irish citizenship, I can see the initial attraction of going for a UK passport given that it seems to take just a matter of months. I will try to wait it out in my case, for the moment, since it seems to me at the end of the day that Irish c...

The advice re a solicitor's letter was really helpful. But should the time of processing, eg, 26 months, be measured from the date they received the application by recorded post, or the date of the acknowledgement letter, which can be as much as 4 months later? In my case they received the applicati...

PS Perhaps you could keep us informed Chris as to when your wife finally gets a ceremony date?

Hi Chris Many thanks for the informative comments. It all makes a lot more sense now, especially your explanation of the stop/start aspect of the process. I had no idea that one can wait for months even after approval, just to get a ceremony invite. I hope your wife manages to finish with this total...

I applied in July 22 and was advised inelegible for evetting in Aug 23, due to never having lived in the south. Despite the generic email in Nov 23 stating that most 2022 applicants would be finalised by the end of the year, I have heard nothing more since August and it is now nearly March. I sent a...