Calculating Reckonable Residence-First IRP Delay

[scobydoo]

Context: I am about to submit my citizenship application (non-EU 5 year). I landed in Ireland in late Feb'21 and started my job via CSEP from 01-Mar-2021. However, I received my first IRP (Stamp 1) in 31-Jun-2021 i.e. ~4 months after I started my job.

Query: Am I eligible from 31-Jun-2026 i.e. 5 years from first IRP issued, or 01-Mar-2026 i.e. 5 years from when I started my job? Technically, first IRP will always have some gap from when you start your job and my logical brain says that it should be considered as Reckonable Residence.

I am unable to find any authoritative sources which says one way or the other and, thus, also not sure how to fill up the residency calculator [0] which needs to be submitted with application.

Any experience with similar issue and would like to suggest how to approach this?

[0] https://www.irishimmigration.ie/natural ... alculator/

[nisi]

I can't answer your main question, but I don't think the residency calculator needs to be submitted with the application anymore, hasn't been for a few years, you're just expected to have used it to check you'll be okay bestie submitting your application.

[brktpn]

Hello there, and I hope you are well. As far as I know, reckonable residency day starts the moment you receive your IRP Card.

For example, in July 2020 my Stamp 1 application was granted with a letter from the Justice Department. But I received my IRP Card after two months, in September 2020.

So my reckonable residency day started in September 2020 not July. (That's why I've applied for citizenship this year in October.)

I hope that was helpful.