I think after Second Stage comes the final stage I.e submission to the minister. So you should stay hopeful for the next ceremony.
Plus if a letter says that the application has been moved to the second stage, it means it s on second stage I.e character checks etc.

Have been waiting for almost 2 years Applied in March 2017 No letters received to ask for any documents or additional information. Simply very time I ring no news They sent my second stage letter in September, Not sure if I should even try to understand the process, but it’s about time that someone...

mufc69 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:33 pm

The response we had was via email. We are not banking on a result happening anytime soon, probably a result of some sort within this year, the whole process is a joke..

An email can be used as a proof in the court.. Just an FYI.

Hi,
When I submitted my application, I also submitted 3 proofs of my current address, just to be on the safe side, even though I had enclosed 3 proofs for the same year, but for a different address. I think being careful is the only way to ensure that you get yours second stage letter ASAP.

kf2018 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:05 am

Got approval on 2nd Nov, sent draft on 5th Nov on express post which was received on 7th Nov. Got my invitation today!!!

I applied on 15th Sept 2017, got 2nd stage letter on 31 Aug.

Did you get your 2nd stage after 1 year in Aug 2018?

Hi please urgently need advise have being waiting for visa for my non eu wife for 5 months and now have received email requesting 3 year p60s. I have only been working for 2 years , as I was traveling and working in Asia and Australia for a few years with out any wage slips to show for that time an...

Well then you csn simply wait and send them the residency calculator with a cover note, I d say. Looks like they have given you s chance to reapply.

Yeah, I think they haven't started sending out approval letters yet, as people would have started giving updates on the forum re same. So don't worry.

BabyJane wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:03 pm

2018

Hopefully, you ll be able to attend this ceremony. So keep praying. They have clearly said that they will send the invites 4 to 5 weeks before the ceremony and the ceremony is on the 26th of next month. So you can hear from them hopefully soon.

Some more analysis on processing times, based on ~60 timeline posts to this site. Horizontal axis is the date the application was sent in. Left hand axis is days to acknowledge. Right hand axis is days to 2nd letter and days to approval. What I get from it is: processing times were high for applica...

I think you should do as they have suggested.
Also, did you not have any letters from Inis to cover the gap?

P.S. I think there is a reason why they ask for your email address on Form 8. Maybe not everyone gets the email confirmation, but some people definitely do.

Anyone else who has had a personal experience re above, would be more than welcome to share their thoughts with me. Thanks,

As far as I know, a lot of my friends have got confirmation of approval by email. So they definitely send emails. But all I want to know is do they send email as well as letter? The reason why I asked this is because I'd someone filled in the form incorrectly and put his wrong email address, will t...

As far as I know, a lot of my friends have got confirmation of approval by email. So they definitely send emails. But all I want to know is do they send email as well as letter? The reason why I asked this is because I'd someone filled in the form incorrectly and put his wrong email address, will th...

Do Inis send an email re approval as well as send the same in the post?

What way does it work? Any ideas?

saleamcrown wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:27 am

Today I called them she told me you are in the final stages of national and wait for the decision of ministers

Did you get further update re approval?

P.S. Never judge anything such as remaining time based upon copied and pasted replies you get from INIS.

Still stage 2, which can take ages or just a couple of months. Second stage letter has the same wordings. 1st stage is simply the initial processing of the application and issuing an application number etc.

Zohaibmustafa wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 03, 2018 6:40 pm

can they let us know in private msg?

Yes. ☺

Hello, wonder if someone can shed some light. I have the following timeline: 1)Applied in mid March 2018 2)Acknowledgement received : in 2 days, passport returned, no reference number 'Due to high volumes of applications, your application has not yet been fully assessed. This being the case you mig...

Application sent: 21/9/2018
Application received: 24/9/2018
Acknowledgement: Awaiting
Second Letter: Awaiting
Approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: N/A

Looks like Stage 2 - Some times Garda doesn't provide information regarding offences etc and that's why there is a delay (what a nightmare).

Mal111 wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:08 am

alixlboy

on your divorce cert (decree) the address of your ex was of her home country? and if that's the case did INIS made any objection about it?

Yes, it was her home country address. And
No, they didn't have any objection.

They only reviewed her case, because her news was published by the press. I think they got afraid of the press in her case.