2019 Citizenship Applications Timelines Only

[SmileH]

Applied in April 2019
Second stage letter: May 2019
Few days ago got an email in reply that my application is at advanced stage of processing

[NRB007]

Application-based on: Stamp 4 Spouse of Irish Citizen
Application sent: 28/05/2019
Application received: 29/05/2019
Acknowledgment: 17/07/2019 ( letter of acknowledgment and returned passport)
Asked Additional documents Address proofs submitted: 06/10/2019
Second stage letter: Pending
Awaiting approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

[meli87]

My Husband's Application

Application Based On: Spouse of an Irish Citizen
Applied On: 28/05/2019
Application received On: 29/05/2019 (An post tracking)
Acknowledgement : Pending
Second Letter: Pending
Awaiting On Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Current and previous passport returned on 24/06/19 with a letter from processing team 2:
"Dear..... I am directed by the minister for Justice and Equality to refer to your application for naturalisation.
Please find enclosed your current passport etc...
If for any reason we require your passport again in the future we will contact you in writing.
Please note that your application has not yet been fully processed. Applications are being processed in date order and your application number and receipt will issue in due course."

Affidavit email received: 20/1/21
Affidavit sent: 21/1/21
Citizenship certificate received: 9/2/21

[Wow90]

Did your husband received an acceptance letter before receiving the email?

[Wow90]

My Husband's Application

Application Based On: Spouse of an Irish Citizen
Applied On: 28/05/2019
Application received On: 29/05/2019 (An post tracking)
Acknowledgement : Pending
Second Letter: Pending
Awaiting On Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Current and previous passport returned on 24/06/19 with a letter from processing team 2:
"Dear..... I am directed by the minister for Justice and Equality to refer to your application for naturalisation.
Please find enclosed your current passport etc...
If for any reason we require your passport again in the future we will contact you in writing.
Please note that your application has not yet been fully processed. Applications are being processed in date order and your application number and receipt will issue in due course."

Affidavit email received: 20/1/21
Affidavit sent: 21/1/21
Citizenship certificate received: 9/2/21

Did your husband received an acceptance letter before receiving the email?

[CR001]

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[anongirl]

Application Based On: Non EU ( Stamp 4)
Applied On: 22/07/2019
Application received On: 24/07/2019
Acknowledgement : 26/07/2019 - passport returned
Second Letter: 30/10/2019
Awaiting On Approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

Application Based On: Non EU ( Stamp 4)
Applied On: 22/07/2019
Application received On: 24/07/2019
Acknowledgement : 26/07/2019 - passport returned
Second Letter: 30/10/2019
Approval letter: Received 07/02/2020 (letter was dated 06/02/2020)
Date of Ceremony: pending

Affidavit email: received 9/2/21, signed and posted back same day

[CR001]

@Rude555 - Can you please respect that this is a timeline only topic and do not ask questions here, they will be removed!

[Gigetto]

Application Based On: Residence, EU citizen
Applied On: 29/07/2019
Application received On: 31/07/2019
Acknowledgement : 26/08/2019 received passport and receipt of payment. 15/11/2019 request for further evidence of residence for 2014-2019 and certificate of character which I sent back on 28/01/2020, received by them on 30/01/2020
Second Letter: 15/07/2020
Awaiting On Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[shn525]

Application Based On: marriage to native Irish citizen
Applied On: 06/08/2019
Application received On: 07/08/2019
Acknowledgement: 13/08/2019 passports returned
Second Letter: 14/11/2019 Receipt for application fee, Request for 1. mortgage/tenancy agreement from 2016-2019 (already previously sent with application), 2. copies of bank statements for at least three months for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 specifically mentioned to be day-to-day transactions excluding online and direct debits. Odd. (already sent with application) 3. a letter from GP/dentist stating applicant's name and address, the date registered with them, and dates of every appointment attended since registered with them. This one took a while as I have a chronic illness that required monthly bloods for a few years. My GP was very good about it, but I felt a little surprised and uncomfortable by the explicit request. Collected all requested documents and sent them together on 03/12/19
Awaiting On Approval: still...
Date of Certificate of Naturalisation: an unknown. Zeno's paradox, essentially.

[anongirl]

Application Based On: Non EU ( Stamp 4)
Applied On: 22/07/2019
Application received On: 24/07/2019
Acknowledgement : 26/07/2019 - passport returned
Second Letter: 30/10/2019
Awaiting On Approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

Application Based On: Non EU ( Stamp 4)
Applied On: 22/07/2019
Application received On: 24/07/2019
Acknowledgement : 26/07/2019 - passport returned
Second Letter: 30/10/2019
Approval letter: Received 07/02/2020 (letter was dated 06/02/2020)
Date of Ceremony: pending

Affidavit email: received 9/2/21, signed and posted back same day

Certificate received 23/2/21

[Burzum91]

Application Based On: 5+ years residency, EU citizen

Applied Date: 13/12/19
Application received Date: 16/12/19
Acknowledgement Date: 20/12/19
Second Letter: 15/02/20
Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[DorothyZbornak]

Application Based On: 5 years residency, Stamp 1 & 4 (Non-EU)
Applied Date: 20/6/2019
Acknowledgement Date: 30/7/2019
Second Letter: 6/1/2020
Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[shn525]

Application Based On: marriage to native Irish citizen
Applied On: 06/08/2019
Application received On: 07/08/2019
Acknowledgement: 13/08/2019 passports returned
Second Letter: 14/11/2019 Receipt for application fee, Request for 1. mortgage/tenancy agreement from 2016-2019 (already previously sent with application), 2. copies of bank statements for at least three months for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 specifically mentioned to be day-to-day transactions excluding online and direct debits. Odd. (already sent with application) 3. a letter from GP/dentist stating applicant's name and address, the date registered with them, and dates of every appointment attended since registered with them. This one took a while as I have a chronic illness that required monthly bloods for a few years. My GP was very good about it, but I felt a little surprised and uncomfortable by the explicit request. Collected all requested documents and sent them together on 03/12/19
Awaiting On Approval: still...
Date of Certificate of Naturalisation: an unknown. Zeno's paradox, essentially.

Approval: 03 March! Getting my Oath of Fidelity witnessed tomorrow and posting it back.

[chai]

Application Based On: Non-EU (Stamp 1 & 4) - 5 years residence
Application received on: 7/6/2019
Acknowledgement & Passport Returned On: 12/07/2019
Application Number & Receipt & Second Letter: 2/11/2019
Awaiting On Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

I still don't have any updates on my application since then, like many of you.
Last update was November 2019 informing me of being at the second stage of processing.
Please post if anyone receives any updates, this will be helpful for those waiting to adjust expectations.

I have received a letter by post today with the approval, request for payment and for sending the declaration. FYI - I haven't received any emails. I hope my long wait is coming to an end and that this gives hope for more people getting approvals soon!

[Kerrymatt]

Application Based On: Marriage to Irish Citizen
Applied On: 3/4/2019
Application received On: 4/4/2019
Acknowledgement : Pending
Second Letter: Pending
Awaiting On Approval: 3/3/2021
Date of Ceremony: N/A: can remit funds online, and can mail in notarized declaration

Acknowledgement: 13/6/2019, Passport received 20/6/2019

Approval letter received!

[shn525]

Application Based On: marriage to native Irish citizen
Applied On: 06/08/2019
Application received On: 07/08/2019
Acknowledgement: 13/08/2019 passports returned
Second Letter: 14/11/2019 Receipt for application fee, Request for 1. mortgage/tenancy agreement from 2016-2019 (already previously sent with application), 2. copies of bank statements for at least three months for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 specifically mentioned to be day-to-day transactions excluding online and direct debits. Odd. (already sent with application) 3. a letter from GP/dentist stating applicant's name and address, the date registered with them, and dates of every appointment attended since registered with them. This one took a while as I have a chronic illness that required monthly bloods for a few years. My GP was very good about it, but I felt a little surprised and uncomfortable by the explicit request. Collected all requested documents and sent them together on 03/12/19
Awaiting On Approval: still...
Date of Certificate of Naturalisation: an unknown. Zeno's paradox, essentially.

Approval: 03 March! Getting my Oath of Fidelity witnessed tomorrow and posting it back.

Posted Oath of FIdelity and IRP card on 04 March, submitted all digital documentation, photo, payment on 06 March. As far as I know, this is the end of my required steps to obtain citizenship. Hopefully I entered everything correctly and will get a certificate soon! (I also never got any emails. I think that must have been early days when they were still trying to sort out the logistics of non-ceremony approvals).

Excited, but still somehow nervous...

[Rude555]

Applied in March 2019 and 21 days legal notice send by solicitor for final decision.

[CR001]

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[macdre55]

Application Based On: Non-EU ( Stamp 4= 5yrs +)
Applied On: 14 March 2019
Application received On: 15 March 2019
Acknowledgement : 22 May 2019 (received original passport back after i requested ,No Reference # still waiting)
Reference Sent: 23 August,2019 - Old Passport Sent Back,Receipt and Reference number is issued
second Letter: Pending
Awaiting On Approval: 15/03/21
Date of Ceremony: pending

Update:

I just got approval today on 15/03/21.
I will pay tonight and get the declaration filled with the solicitor present.

[Kerrymatt]

Application Based On: Marriage to Irish Citizen
Applied On: 3/4/2019
Application received On: 4/4/2019
Acknowledgement : Pending
Second Letter: Pending
Awaiting On Approval: 3/3/2021
Date of Ceremony: N/A: can remit funds online, and can mail in notarized declaration

Acknowledgement: 13/6/2019, Passport received 20/6/2019

Approval letter received!

Used online system to pay for certificate on 5 March. Posted notarized Declaration and IRP on 8 March, delivered 9 March.

Received confirmation of online payment on 15 March. Confirmation of payment e-mail included 'you will receive a letter in due course regarding the final stage of your Citizenship application'

[ssireland]

Application Based On: 5 years of Residence non-EU
Applied On: 12/04/2019
Application received On: 15/04/2019
Acknowledgement :28/10/2019
Approval Letter: 15/10/2020
Signed affidavit returned: 17/02/2021
Naturalization certificate received: 26/03/2021

[CR001]

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[___iva___]

Both, my partner and I have applied this week

My Application:
Application Based On: 5 years residency (EU Citizen)
Applied On: 03 April 2019
Application received On: 04 April 2019
Passport received On: 30 May 2019 after e-mailing and asking if documentation was received
Acknowledgement : -13 September 2019 Received acknowledgement and request for additional information with 28 days to reply. I am required to provide police clearance record from all countries I lived in. Requested extension. Given that we both lived in multiple countries it might take a while.
Additional Documents: 03 December 2019 We sent over completed documentation after this -> ireland/additional-documents-sent-to-th ... 93020.html. Applications were still active.

Second Letter: No second letter.
Awaiting On Approval: 31/03/2021 Finally received a letter requesting payment + witness to our Declaration + photos
Date of Ceremony/Cert Received: -

His Application:
Application Based On: 5 years residency (EU Citizen)
Applied On: 03 April 2019
Application received On: 04 April 2019
Passport received On: 30 May 2019 after e-mailing and asking if documentation was received
Acknowledgement : 13 September 2019 Received acknowledgement and request for additional information with 28 days to reply. He was required to provide police clearance record from all countries he lived in. Requested extension.
Additional Documents: 03 December 2019 We sent over completed documentation after this -> ireland/additional-documents-sent-to-th ... 93020.html . Applications were still active.

Second Letter: No second letter.
Awaiting On Approval: 31/03/2021 Finally received a letter requesting payment + witness to our Declaration + photos
Date of Ceremony/Cert Received -

[kaffyk]

Application Based On: Stamp 4
Applied On: 21/11/2019
Application received On: 22/11/2019
Passport returned: 22/11/2019
Acknowledgement with payment receipt and reference : 17/12/2019
Second Letter: 08/03/2020
Letter Re Minister: 10/09/2020
Awaiting On Approval: 28/03/2021
Certificate: Pending