Next citizenship ceremonies will be in Spring 2020

[Coder2020]

I'm anxiously waiting for my invitation. I got the letter with the proposal to grant on Jan 8, sent the payment the following day and it was received by them on Jan 10th. Since then I've been checking the post everyday. You guys approved since November damn! I hope I don't have to wait months after getting so far

[masterboy123]

I am on same boat. Don't worry now. Will get some letter by mid February.

Is there anybody received the invitation. I have already got my approval 19/11 but they didn't invite me last December. It was fully booked. Is there anybody here in the same boat.

[Salixruns]

I'm anxiously waiting for my invitation. I got the letter with the proposal to grant on Jan 8, sent the payment the following day and it was received by them on Jan 10th. Since then I've been checking the post everyday. You guys approved since November damn! I hope I don't have to wait months after getting so far

It's really hard to know how many were approved and paid the €950 before November and didn't get a place in December's ceremony. Makes it really hard to guess if those of us who got a letter in January have any hope of March's ceremony or not. There's such a massive back log. And zero transparency as to where they are in clearing it up.
I wish they would post all the ceremony dates planned as it would help facilitate travel etc knowing not to be away those particular dates just in case.

[goodman85]

I'm anxiously waiting for my invitation. I got the letter with the proposal to grant on Jan 8, sent the payment the following day and it was received by them on Jan 10th. Since then I've been checking the post everyday. You guys approved since November damn! I hope I don't have to wait months after getting so far

It's really hard to know how many were approved and paid the €950 before November and didn't get a place in December's ceremony. Makes it really hard to guess if those of us who got a letter in January have any hope of March's ceremony or not. There's such a massive back log. And zero transparency as to where they are in clearing it up.
I wish they would post all the ceremony dates planned as it would help facilitate travel etc knowing not to be away those particular dates just in case.

Of course I may be wrong BUT I don't believe the backlog is massive to the point of people who got their approval early January not being invited, since there's 2 days scheduled for ceremonies.

[Salixruns]

I'm anxiously waiting for my invitation. I got the letter with the proposal to grant on Jan 8, sent the payment the following day and it was received by them on Jan 10th. Since then I've been checking the post everyday. You guys approved since November damn! I hope I don't have to wait months after getting so far

It's really hard to know how many were approved and paid the €950 before November and didn't get a place in December's ceremony. Makes it really hard to guess if those of us who got a letter in January have any hope of March's ceremony or not. There's such a massive back log. And zero transparency as to where they are in clearing it up.
I wish they would post all the ceremony dates planned as it would help facilitate travel etc knowing not to be away those particular dates just in case.

Of course I may be wrong BUT I don't believe the backlog is massive to the point of people who got their approval early January not being invited, since there's 2 days scheduled for ceremonies.

I hope you are right. At one point when everything was suspended the media were saying around 20000 people in the back log to get processed. At 2000 a ceremony that's going to take a while to queue. However it was unclear if that counted those that had only just submitted their applications or just the ones in the middle/final stages.

[goodman85]

I'm anxiously waiting for my invitation. I got the letter with the proposal to grant on Jan 8, sent the payment the following day and it was received by them on Jan 10th. Since then I've been checking the post everyday. You guys approved since November damn! I hope I don't have to wait months after getting so far

It's really hard to know how many were approved and paid the €950 before November and didn't get a place in December's ceremony. Makes it really hard to guess if those of us who got a letter in January have any hope of March's ceremony or not. There's such a massive back log. And zero transparency as to where they are in clearing it up.
I wish they would post all the ceremony dates planned as it would help facilitate travel etc knowing not to be away those particular dates just in case.

Of course I may be wrong BUT I don't believe the backlog is massive to the point of people who got their approval early January not being invited, since there's 2 days scheduled for ceremonies.

I hope you are right. At one point when everything was suspended the media were saying around 20000 people in the back log to get processed. At 2000 a ceremony that's going to take a while to queue. However it was unclear if that counted those that had only just submitted their applications or just the ones in the middle/final stages.

Yes, I understand where you're coming from - the thing is the media usually exaggerate on those numbers, I believe 20000 people back log to get processed, they probably mean 20000 applications to be processed, pending decisions, etc.

Do you think they've approved 20000 people in less then 4 months from the 17th of July until the 14th of November?

[Coder2020]

Yeah and I'd hope they wouldn't be approving more and more people if they already had such a huge backlog. (Me hoping obviously you never know haha)
Let's see
If I get anything I'll update here

[coder]

for me nothing in the post box except paying bills since 15 years in this country along with taxes
If anything will come across will post it here
thank you,
C

[Pharo]

Called this morning and i was able to go through and talked to a gentleman he said that in the first week of January was big amount of approvals was sent, and the invitations will be send in the first or the second week of the next month, for the people who got approved just relax and wait until the next month, and hopefully will all get invited to ceremony

[Dame123]

Called this morning and i was able to go through and talked to a gentleman he said that in the first week of January was big amount of approvals was sent, and the invitations will be send in the first or the second week of the next month, for the people who got approved just relax and wait until the next month, and hopefully will all get invited to ceremony

On what number did you ring. Because i ring almost 200 time but didnt get response

[Volodymyr]

Is there anybody received the invitation. I have already got my approval 19/11 but they didn't invite me last December. It was fully booked. Is there anybody here in the same boat.

Hey Lifeisgood2020, u not alone, there is a bunch of people in the same situation (judging by timeline threads), and I'm one of them. I even got an approval letter on the same day as u.

[Pharo]

Called this morning and i was able to go through and talked to a gentleman he said that in the first week of January was big amount of approvals was sent, and the invitations will be send in the first or the second week of the next month, for the people who got approved just relax and wait until the next month, and hopefully will all get invited to ceremony

On what number did you ring. Because i ring almost 200 time but didnt get response

I rang the same number you rang , but just kept ringing until they answered, tbh i was lucky today to go through, sometimes i will be calling for the whole 2 hours and no one answering, but at least now we know that the invitations will be issued in 2 weeks time

[Pharo]

Called this morning and i was able to go through and talked to a gentleman he said that in the first week of January was big amount of approvals was sent, and the invitations will be send in the first or the second week of the next month, for the people who got approved just relax and wait until the next month, and hopefully will all get invited to ceremony

On what number did you ring. Because i ring almost 200 time but didnt get response

I rang the same number you rang , but just kept ringing until they answered, tbh i was lucky today to go through, sometimes i will be calling for the whole 2 hours and no one answering, but at least now we know that the invitations will be issued in 2 weeks time

[Nre123]

Is there anybody received the invitation. I have already got my approval 19/11 but they didn't invite me last December. It was fully booked. Is there anybody here in the same boat.

I think it is too early for invitations.I think the will be a couple of approvals beore they snd invitations.May be invitations start after first week of March.

No it's not too early. The next ceremony on 2nd and 3rd of March. I have got my approval last November. Is there anybody here in the same situation as me.

I got approval in nov but dis not send money until two days before ceremony as i could not attend..invites should come mid feb.

[Bugg]

Hi Guys,

I applied for my citizenship in April of 2018 and till this day I haven’t heard a thing. Just responses from different teams and no approval. The waiting is tough. I’m guessing l won’t be approved in time for this ceremony coming in March

[Emu1990]

Hi Guys,

I applied for my citizenship in April of 2018 and till this day I haven’t heard a thing. Just responses from different teams and no approval. The waiting is tough. I’m guessing l won’t be approved in time for this ceremony coming in March

@Bugg Have u got 2nd stage letter ?

[Mimi2016]

Hi
I applied for my citizenship on12 March 2019 and back my passport on 21st October,second letter 22 October and there is no approval letter who applied same date and got approval letter please?

[Dame123]

Hi
I applied for my citizenship on12 March 2019 and back my passport on 21st October,second letter 22 October and there is no approval letter who applied same date and got approval letter please?

I applied in 13 march got my second letter in mid of june and waiting for approval :

[zaza7625]

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Hi
I applied for my citizenship on12 March 2019 and back my passport on 21st October,second letter 22 October and there is no approval letter who applied same date and got approval letter please?

I applied in 13 march got my second letter in mid of june and waiting for approval :
[/quote]i applied in 8 march 2019. Waiting invitation to ceremony

[zaza7625]

I applied in 8 of March 2019 and got approval in 8 of january. Now waiting invitation to ceremony

[coder]

Hello All,
I got my approval letter today dated 21st January 2020. Asking for
1.950 euro fee
2.IRP Valid
3.Passport size picture
application applied on 2017 March.
All the best to people who are still waiting
Regards,
C

[alhakeem]

Hello All,
I got my approval letter today dated 21st January 2020. Asking for
1.950 euro fee
2.IRP Valid
3.Passport size picture
application applied on 2017 March.
All the best to people who are still waiting
Regards,
C

Congratulations, at last you a big relief, hppy for you, did you fasten it in any way? E.g solicitor, or FOI, calling?

[Kamione]

Hi Everybody ,


Need Urgent advise please,
Applied in Mid 2017
Got letter to submit
€950
GNIB Card

My GNIB expires on 16 Feb?
The earliest ceremony would be in March!

What should I do? should I send the card as per the letter and they will give me any letter of acknowledgement or what? Do I have to apply for renewal before sending the GNIB card, it would be 2,weeks before it expires which would be early Feb and by that time the 10 days mentioned in the letter will be over?

Any suggestion or previous experience please!

Thanks

[Shon2020]

Hi Everybody ,


Need Urgent advise please,
Applied in Mid 2017
Got letter to submit
€950
GNIB Card

My GNIB expires on 16 Feb?
The earliest ceremony would be in March!

What should I do? should I send the card as per the letter and they will give me any letter of acknowledgement or what? Do I have to apply for renewal before sending the GNIB card, it would be 2,weeks before it expires which would be early Feb and by that time the 10 days mentioned in the letter will be over?

Any suggestion or previous experience please!

Thanks

Hi Kamione ,show your approval letter to immigration officer.he/she will give a 3 month extended stamp on your passport for free but will not apply for new GNIB card . Send the photocopy of passport page with new stamp along with your current GNIB card .PLS.also write a cover letter . This would be enough . I did same . Best of luck.

[coder]

Hello All,
I got my approval letter today dated 21st January 2020. Asking for
1.950 euro fee
2.IRP Valid
3.Passport size picture
application applied on 2017 March.
All the best to people who are still waiting
Regards,
C

Congratulations, at last you a big relief, hppy for you, did you fasten it in any way? E.g solicitor, or FOI, calling?

Yes indeed solicitor intervene along with local TD
No F O I been approached regarding my application
Thanks,
C