Apologies I didn’t read the entire thread in detail. Thought you were doing IRP renewal or filling in the initial naturalisation application, which you don’t need a Person ID.
Yes for Garda vetting you need a Person ID. Glad they were able to respond promptly.

If you don’t have it, just leave it blank or put n/a in it. It’s not a mandatory field and people who have never needed to interact with INIS by post will not have one.

You can’t apply for Irish passports directly. You need to apply for a naturalisation certificate. Approved asylum seekers need 3 years of residence, backtracked from the day of arrival into Ireland. Your wife can apply right now. You should go through the standard 5 year route from the date when you...

You can apply now.

The day you entered Ireland.
If you want to use RTB record as part of your 150 points for each of the five years, you should provide five years of proofs.

Yes my partner usually just gets a 5-year Schengen visa while her IRP is valid for less time.

Hi Hope you are doing well. Just a question, the website of most Schengen country says, GNIB has to be valid 3 months after retuen date to Ireland….. may I ask you if you card is going to expire soon how come you have a valid Schengen visa for your trip now? We are planning now in the coming weeks ...

There is no such thing as changing category. You can simply withdraw the current application and start a new one.

There won’t be any issue whatsoever, but if you can show that you have made a renewal application, it may make it easier for you to pass through the border.

You don’t need to submit copies of the permit. They are issued by DETE so they have access to them anyway when they process your support letter request.

Solicitors should not fill in W2. In fact as things stand at the moment, no one should fill in W2. Where in the instructions did you see that solicitors need to fill in that part? Application form page 13: "You should complete boxes A1, A2 and A3 and your authorised witness should complete W1, W2, ...

Solicitors should not fill in W2. In fact as things stand at the moment, no one should fill in W2. Where in the instructions did you see that solicitors need to fill in that part?

To get a Stamp 4 support letter, you need to have been on Stamp 1 for 21 months AND having worked under Stamp 1 for 21 months. So the period you were made redundant needs to be excluded.

What type of employment permit do you have with your new employer? Or are you using your old permit while working for your new employer? Have you received a permission to continue working using your old permit? INIS do allow people whose companies are acquired by a different company to continue work...

You don’t need to inform INIS but it would be good to. Just send EU treaty department an email explaining the situation. They will mark the record in their file and it will help your wife when she passes through the border in future.

I think I used to reply to everyone that asks about the estimated date - it almost always goes past the estimated date. One or two weeks are a norm. Don’t worry about it.

Well you can’t say your sponsor will just come to Ireland without any job or money, right? That would suggest to the visa officer that you may have to rely on social benefits, which will raise a red flag in your visa application. The requirement is that the sponsor needs to earn 40K euro in the last...

What advice do you want to obtain? What online can you not find? If you are referring to long-stay visas, surely your case is one of the most common scenarios and there should be advice everywhere, or are you looking for something else?

Thanks for the reply. Were you able to go to your bank and ask for statements back as far as five years? All banks are legally required to hold your data for at least 7 years. You are free to request for any data that the bank holds against you. They may charge you a reasonable amount of money for ...

I remembered that I got 3 penalty notices for 3 different journeys in different dates from eFlow that I did pass on M50 motorway and didn't pay the toll fees,each of which was paid the next day . would these considered offences according to citizenship application question 11.1 Have you ever commit...

samach is right. You should inform them that you should have said yes to question 11.1. A brief letter of remorse also helps. We barely see anyone getting rejected due to a traffic offence (other than those serious ones like excessive speeding and DUI). You can reach out to them once you get an appl...

DFA does not have any saying in visa outcomes. DFA does not handle your visa applications at all. A typical short-term visitor visa is usually approved within a few days and no more than 3 weeks. However, it can vary significantly depending on the specifics of the application. How much savings do yo...

Gardai does not have any saying in how PPS works. That’s for Revenue. And you are not required to change nationality with Revenue in the first place.

HI All I am looking for a bit of advice, having completed the online application I will posting my documents on Tuesday. I am sending my UK passport (is this wise - I don't need it until I get my Irish passport). Also who is recommended to post it with from the UK? I have heard there are issues wit...

Oh wow thats great thank you! Answers most of my questions :) Would you by any chance know who we can use in NI to witness the documents etc? Would a head master suffice? I know down south yes but need to make sure for up north too Thanks very much Not gonna work in the south either. Only solicitor...