Latan wrote:...i've read that MACDowell is making a "come-back"...for the FG-party- more of the same !!

Michael McDowell was with the PD party previously not FG.

Just a request to people to update/add their citizenship application dates to http://www.editgrid.com/user/scrudu/citizenship_apps It's easier to see progress there than trawling through 175 pages of posts. Thanks! Our dates: hubbie applied for citizenship in Nov 2009 as spouse of Irish citizen, so ...

Training allowance is only granted if the person is already in receipt of Social Welfare (JobSeekers Allowance/Benefit). If the person is not already in receipt of such, then they will get no allowance but may qualify for travel allowance. Fulltime courses are free. Part-time/evening courses cost va...

to answer your questions 1) You can repeat this question on the UK Boards, but my understanding is no, they will not pay, as your in-laws are not ordinarily resident in the UK. NHS cover is for UK residents. 2) I think you'll find it easier to find the opposite information, i.e. when the NHS pays fo...

Pierre: What do you mean mean by "cap of the bottle". I think it's disgraceful that those women brought their children and babies along to this protest. By the way they were sitting, they obviously expected to be physically removed. Why were they willing to subject their children to this upset? The ...

From 2009, yes. But is it true to say that, according to the data you have, seven applications were lodged in 2010 - two of which were decided (approved) in five months - the other five are not yet decided and have been pending for, on average, two months? I don't know. They obviously don't process...

haha ... I don't think so :) From the above figures we can definitely see the processing times are dropping, but it wouldn't be true to say processing times are so short. From the large numbers of unprocessed applications, you can see that many (most) applications are taking WAY longer than that (av...

Both given citizenship. So far only 1 application has been refused in the whole number of applications. Basis for 2 applications for 2010:
Spouse of Irish Citizen
Based on Parents Naturalization

I thought I'd post some statistics based on the information that people have kindly provided at http://www.editgrid.com/user/scrudu/citizenship_apps . Please keep contributing so we can see what's happening to applications at the DoJ in Tipperary? Average Processing Times of "Decided" Applications (...

They've been dropping registration forms in letterboxes recently. Check details here on how to register: http://www.checktheregister.ie/

Why would a non-EU citizen be allowed vote in a EU elections or referendum? As Ben says, only EU citizens are allowed vote in EU elections. The same would be true in any country, e.g. a non-US spouse of a US citizen would not be allowed vote in US elections even if they were legally resident there o...

When you go to the GNIB to convert your temporary Stamp D to a "Stamp 4" Residency stamp, your passport should be stamped with a 5 year Stamp 4. It is incorrect for you to be issued a 1 year visa. Your Irish husband must be present with you and you will need to provide a copy of your marriage certif...

Walrusgrumble : I think you're completely off the mark there. When comparing the waiting times to other countries for processing, you should compare the processing times, and not the residency requirement. If Ireland wants to raise the residency requirement from 3-5 yrs (marriage to Irish citizen v...

We paid €65 to get a police cert translated by these guys: Declan <production@ctc4.com>. Very handy as it was all handled by email and we got a PDF copy and they posted out a paper copy as we required a translator Stamp. We needed translation done by NAATI registered translator (AU registered tran...

Just wondering, if a non-EU spouse of an Irish citizen doesn't want to go the Citizenship route (e.g. when country of citizenship doesn't allow dual citizenship), what options are available to them for more longer term residency stamps than Stamp 4? From what I've read the options for holders of St...

I'd encourage you to enter your details on the "Residency Stamps" Tab of http://www.editgrid.com/user/scrudu/citizenship_apps so you can keep track of your and others progress

btw: you should have a read of this excellent document which answers some of your questions: http://www.migrantproject.ie/documents/ ... 09_006.pdf

instead of the LTR spouses of irish nationals can also renew their stamp 4 every 5 years. therefore, they get an equivalent of LTR - stamp 4 for 5 years, which is done at GNIB, without the need to apply through LTR section. So you're saying that LTR is nothing more than the temporary Stamp 4 visa w...

Just wondering, if a non-EU spouse of an Irish citizen doesn't want to go the Citizenship route (e.g. when country of citizenship doesn't allow dual citizenship), what options are available to them for more longer term residency stamps than Stamp 4? From what I've read the options for holders of Sta...

Nope, Irish rules allow for dual citizenship. Him/Her acquiring a second citizenship will only be of interest to the Chinese.

It is not the woman's fault, it is the solicitor's fault. Why not advice the woman to go back to her country. I am sure the woman dont really know much about the law. It is the advices that her lawyer is giving her. She was already dropped by her original solicitor after she was found out to have l...

I would love to move to be with my husband but I have responsibilities here in Ireland eg: mortgages, loans, etc,, I don't really know what to do at this stage... I don't really see how the DoJ can give any other response other than to reject. They've viewed the application 2 times already and from...

craicindublin wrote:Hey guys, thanks to you all who replied, I do have a reference number for DOJ every single time i contacted them got a reply back but its been years which is not normal at all,

Yes it is normal. Check out other applicants from 2007here. Applications take between 18 mths -4 years to process.

southdubliner wrote:hi to all...
Applied in March 2007 and still waiting...
any one else from that time period still waiting??

There are lots of people from 2007 and even 2006 waiting for their applications to be processed. See data here

I think you are right here. I will contact the equality authority and see what they think. even if they say no, data does not lie. It's pointless really as they can always hide behind their usual quote "certain cases may be more complex and require further checks and balances". How do you argue wit...