oohhh.... btw, did u not get reference numbers even? Indeed i have received the Ref No. My self and my wife both applied for naturalisation based on 5 years residency! my point is, do not expect approval for your minor son yet if neither you nor wife is not naturalised yet. But he born in Ireland a...

my thai wife is living with me in belfast, we have a baby girl of 3 years old who has a uk passport and was born in belfast. i myself have both uk and irish passports, dual citizenship. my wife is here in belfast under EEA rules and has a valid 5 year residence stamp which is due to expire in march...

i applied ltr based on stamp4 five years , i got acknoledgement letter from department ,my visa expiry soon. My qustion is , will i able to get extention on my vias on the basis of LTR acknowldgement letterfrom department? joyirish - not sure what your query is but I assume you got an acknowledgeme...

hi all my wife's (EU citizen) application for naturalization was approved last week. They asked her for GINB card. AS an Eu citizen she has no such card,can she send her ID card or driving license instead. secondly, we are passing through hard financial time,in case we couldnt afford to pay the 950...

i ring them today.i am 2011 applicant lady on phone told me they are dealing with 2010 applicants at the moment.they are very busy busy tto clearing the backload ?? I think there are too many people calling INIS unnecessarily. There are folks on this site who call almost every week; that is unneces...

All the new approvals that has come through congrats to all of you. Just want to ask some information i.e. In the days leading upto receiving the approval if at all if anyone enquired with Inis regarding their status & if you were informed that your application was almost through or did u get the s...

Does anyone know? There has to be an category for non-eu parents or other family members I think? There is none specifically for non-eu parents. They will have to apply as visitors. Your invite/ reference letter will state that they are EU family members but that also raises another questions "Are ...

Hi, Im not usre if this is the correct board for posting but i thought i would give it a try. I have read that after 3 years of marriage to an irish citizen, the spouse can apply for irish citizenship. My husband was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland and holds an irish passport. He has never declare...

Hi I need an advice... I'm a non-eu mother of an Irish baby born in the UK... I've been to Ireland several times before, I had a multiple entry tourist visa... I'm a student in the UK but my studies ended last year so I can't renew my tourist visa as a student... will I be eligible for other visas ...

HI , I have been naturalised couple of years ago based on 5 yrs working visa , Luckily I am still employed , as well as my wife . Now I want to bring my parents (non-EU , both over 65 years old) to live permanently in Ireland , Both my parents have visisted me couple of times in the past. Financial...

i have a friend who wants to apply for citizenship,could she apply even though she has a work visa and been living in Ireland for 6 years? The requirement is legal residency in Ireland for 60months which is 5years. She could log on to the INIS.IE website and run through the residency calculator. I ...

I have been in a relationship with an Irishman for ten months. I was in Ireland up until Feb on a working holiday visa and we met while I was there. Someone informed me that to reach the two year relationship status we should not be apart more than 30 days, is this true? Also, I know Canadians can ...

Hi, I hope someone can advise me. I have a Stamp 4 EUFam GNIB card issued by Garda,Ireland as my husband is an EU national. This card is valid till December 2013 but me and my husband has been out of Ireland for 2 years now. We are going back to Ireland in May due to my husband's job. My question i...

Hi Irishheddy: Thanks for the comment. Believe it or not, we got the provisional Stamp4 during the application of EU1. We wrote to the repatriation unit again requesting my husband's passport so we could avail of his rights to look for a job...during this period, but they never replied. Maybe not a...

Hi everyone just a quick question.i am Irish citizen and i want to apply for my wife (who is non EU)for a visa to visit the UK with me. what should i do? do i apply for a normal UK visa or do i apply for EU family permit? i am confused thanks For your spouse, you need to make an application as a vi...

Ohai. I'm a Singaporean national and I've been in Ireland since 1st year, and right now, I'm in 6th year (technically). Recently (around September-ish) my mom lost her job, which in effect, doesn't entitle me to go to a non fee-paying school anymore (according to an immigration officer in Bandon). ...

hi all...javascript:emoticon('8)') I've been working and residing in Ireland since 2003, was on a work permit for 6 years.. and after on a stamp 4.. can anyone tell me what are the procedures to follow .. to apply for citizenship.. and will it be a problem if the date of each stamps dont follow con...

My stamp 4 EU fam runs out on April 2013 and is it possible to change my 4 EU fam to Zambrano stamp 4? because Im divorcing my wife and i take 3 months for the process to be completed (mediation). And dont want to rely on my wife anymore. Guys your help will be helpful. Thank you. Hello Tdianecamar...

Irish / Non-EU. Married 5 years, applied to Irish Embassy to bring spouse to Ireland for first time. "Spouse visa will take 3 months but can give you a 3 month holiday single entry in 2 weeks" Took holiday visa - at DUB airport, Imm told me to apply to INIS for Spouse visa so we didn't have to leav...

Is naturalised citizen eligible for EU fees in TCD and UCD? Thanks Well, you need to properly define what you understand by EU fees :) 1. If you are an Irish citizen (It doesn't matter if naturalised or not), you only pay registration fees for Degree program (mostly). 2. If you are an EU citizen fr...

@adlexy: my thoughts were in your lines as well. However, the fact that they have specifically mentioned "(Traffic Offenses)" in the application - and give the history of INIS about being unclear, i am kinda confused even now. To be honest, I think the ambiguity is useful to you most - The answer t...

Hi, Was caught for over-speeding on M7 and was given 2 points and a fine. Didnt go to court or there wasn't any official conviction or judgement. Should that be mentioned as an answer to the Citizenship application question: Do you have any convictions in the state (including traffic offences) or a...

hi , Could anyone help my dependants visa application has been refused for reasons ID, OC. Under explaination of reasons of refusal thid is the explanation but have n clue how go show proof against them any ideas what eveidence I can show? ( dont think is cost of the trip as other refusals state th...

Hi everyone, My partner was granted his residency in January this year. He needs to go collect a certificate for a course he completed last year so we applied for a re-entry visa by post as we live outside of Dublin. We sent the application form, 2 passport photos, postal order of the fee, passport...

The birth Certificate only says born in dublin etc - not much on this one and i have checked on inis website and dfa website also but nothing about this on the website. See that website http://brophysolicitorsimmigration.blogspot.com/2011/08/stamp-1-reckonable-or-not.html - there is a confusion goi...