2020 Citizenship Applications Timelines Only

[Amol25]

Application Based On: 5+ Years residency, Non-EU

Applied Date: 24/09/2020
Acknowledge Date: 21/01/21.
Second Letter: none
Approval: 07/04/22
Declaration sent/fees paid: 08/04/22
Payment processed: 28/04/22
Certificate received: 30/05/22
Date of Ceremony: N/A.

Certificate received: 30/05/22
This forum helped a lot, thanks. Best of luck everyone!

[Gocho77]

Application Based On: 5 Years residence Stamp 1 and 4

Applied Date: 06/07/2020
Application received Date: 07/07/2020
Acknowledgement Date: On 18/08/20 received by express post, with my passport, letter with application number and receipt of payment.
Second Letter: 18/12/2020 received by normal post. This seems to be the second letter although does not explicitly says that has been move to second stage.
e-vetting: never received.
Approval arrived: 07/04/2022
Fee Paid: 09/04/2022
Declaration sent: 11/04/2022
Citizenship Certificate Fee Processed (email): 28/04/2022
Certificate (received by express post): 30/05/2022

Time from the Acknowledgement letter to the Approval Letter was about 1 year and 8 months.
Now from the application sent to arrive of certificate the time was about 1 year and 11 months

[Patience22]

Application Based On: 5 year (NON-EU) Stamp 4
Applied by registered post on 27/10/2020
Application received On: 29/10/2020
Acknowledgement: received call to confirm address 23/02/2021
Received passport and invoice of payment on 26/02/2021
Second Letter: 31/03/2021 (exact same letter of 26/02/2021)
E-vetting permission letter: 07/02/2022
E-vetting application e-mail: 10/02/2022
E-vetting application completed & disclosure viewed by INIS: 23/02/2021
Approval: 15/04/2022 (letter dated 31/03/2022)
Paid fee: 15/04/2022
Declaration received by Citizenship Division: 20/04/2022
Fee processed: 05/05/2022
Naturalisation certificate received: 03/06/2022 (dated 27/05/2022)

End of this journey, onto the passport application now

Thanks everyone, this forum was super useful. Wish you all the very best of luck

[dhruv88esh]

Application Based On: 5+ years residency, non-EU

Applied Date: 16/11/2020
Application received Date: 18/11/2020
Acknowledgement & Return passport date: 8 April 2021
e-Vetting request: 15 Feb 2022
e-Vetting closed: 1st March 2022
Second Letter: Never Arrived.
Approval Letter: 16th April 2022 (Dated 31st March 2022)
Fee Paid and Declaration Sent: 19th April 2022
Fee processed: 16th May 2022
Certificate of Naturalization: 3rd June 2022

This forum has helped a lot in terms of tracking. Good luck to everyone.

[shannonlee]

Applied Date: 21/09/2020
Application received Date: 23/09/2020 (Anpost tracking)
Acknowledgment Date: 20/01/2021 (didn't get a phone call or email checking my address. Just had the registered envelope in my post box this morning with passport, receipt and letter with application number.)
E-vetting application track received - 28/01/2022
E-vetting complete: 09/02/2022
Second Letter: never received
Approval: 13/05/2022 - received letter yesterday, paid fee and uploaded passport photos/passport scan this morning.
Certificate fee processed: 26/05/2022. You will receive a letter from this office in due course regarding the final stage of your Citizenship application.
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting official invitation but scheduled for 20th June in Killarney. NO OPTION for certificate via post.

[CR001]

Can members please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. ANY questions, chit chat, comments or discussions will continue to be removed.

[Ruth87]

(Stamp 4 Non-eu) 5+ years residency

Application date -1/12/20
E-vetting Letter by post: 18/02/2022
E-vetting disclosure viewed: 22/03/2022
Second letter- Requesting for Tax clearance 13/4/22
Approval letter / Payment of €950: 16/05/2022
Email received after payment "You will receive a letter from this office in due course regarding the final stage of your Citizenship application".

Ceremony invitation letter: 7/6/22 (dated 2/6/22)
Date of ceremony: 20-Jun-22 (10am)

[denisaric]

update
NONEU 5+years
applied on october 1st 2020
no letters/emails received until today
got my delcaration of fidely today by post 13.4.22 (issues od 31.3.22)
have 4 weeks to pay and submit otherwise need to attend in person ceremony

UPDATE

Received my naturalization cert today by reg post. Finally

[Rusty_Soul]

Application Based On: 5 year (NON-EU) Stamp 4
Applied On: Registered post sent on 28/10/2020
Application received On: 29/10/2020
Acknowledgement : received e-mail confirming address on 09/02/2021
Received passport and invoice of payment on 06/04/2021, also letter requesting additional documents.
Initial letter dated 05/02/2021 then scratched and modified to 25/03/2021
Second Letter: None
E-vetting permission letter: 07/02/2022
E-vetting application e-mail: 08/02/2022
E-vetting application completed(e-vetting website): 21/02/2022
Approval: 14/04/2022
Fee paid and sent declaration of fidelity: 15/04/2022
Fee processed: 06/05/2022
Naturalisation certificate received: 07/06/2022 dated 27/05/2022
Thank you all for your updates, it has helped a lot. All the best with your application.

[etubr]

Application Based On: 5 Years residence Stamp 1 and 4(non-EU)

Application Date: 12/10/2020
Received date : 14/10/2020
Acknowledgement and passport return : 15/02/2021(didn't get a phone call or email checking my address. Just had the registered envelope in my post box this morning with passport, receipt and letter with application number.) - letter dated 10/02/2021
Second letter: 30/03/2021
E-vetting Letter by post: 03/02/2022
E-vetting permission request: 07/02/2022 - Sent signed permission form on 08/02/2022
E-vetting application email: 09/02/2022 - e-vetting application completed 09/02/2022
E-vetting completed and viewed by citizenship team: 23/02/2022
Declaration of fidelity notarised and sent/money paid: 14/04/2022 (letter dated 31st March)
Fee processed: 04/05/2022
Received Certificate: 08/06/2022 (cert dated 30th May)

Total time since start aprox. 20 months!

It has a long journey and wanted to say thanks to everyone in the forum!
Onto passport application now!

[midrpv]

Application Based On: 5 Years residence Stamp 1 and 4 (non-EU)

Applied Date: 18/12/2020
Application received Date: 21/12/2020
Acknowledgement Date: 11/03/2021
E-vetting Letter by post: 18/02/2022 returned on 21/02/2022
E-vetting online request: 04/03/2022 submitted on the same day
E-vetting completed and disclosure viewed: 22/03/2022
Approval for and for Payment of EUR 950: 16/05/2022
Date of Ceremony: 20th June 10 AM, Received an invitation to attend the ceremony

[shannonlee]

Applied Date: 21/09/2020
Application received Date: 23/09/2020 (Anpost tracking)
Acknowledgment Date: 20/01/2021 (didn't get a phone call or email checking my address. Just had the registered envelope in my post box this morning with passport, receipt and letter with application number.)
E-vetting application track received - 28/01/2022
E-vetting complete: 09/02/2022
Second Letter: never received
Approval: 13/05/2022 - received letter yesterday, paid fee and uploaded passport photos/passport scan this morning.
Certificate fee processed: 26/05/2022. You will receive a letter from this office in due course regarding the final stage of your Citizenship application.
Date of Ceremony: received letter 08/06 (letter dated 02/06) to attend Killarney ceremony June 20th at 10am.

[manny24]

Application Based On 5 years (Non-EU), stamp 4

Application Date: 06/10/2020
Received Date : 08/10/2020
Acknowledgement and Passport Return : 10/02/2021 (no phone call or email checking address. Just had registered envelope delivered by anpost with passport, receipt and letter with application number.) - letter dated 06/02/2021
Second letter: Pending
Approval : Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Updates

Second letter: 30/4/2021
E-Vetting Invitation: 4th February 2022
E-Vetting Email Link : 23rd February2022.
E-Vetting Viewed: 8th March 2022
Approval: 14th April 2022 (letter issued date 31st March 2022)
Payment: 14th April 2022
Declaration sent: 15/04/2022

Certificate arrived: Pending

Updates

Certificate arrived: 08/06/2022

[cleire8]

Application Based On: British Citizen, Resident in Ireland for 5 years.

Applied Date: 17/08/20
Application received Date: 19/08/20
Acknowledgement Date: 09/09/20 + and Passports returned (Letter date 04/09/20)
Second Letter: Pending
Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

1st FOI Requested: 11/09/21
Second Letter?: 21/09/21 - (assuming this came after the FOI request opened my file again) Letter asking for "wet ink" signatories of my references, even though they had been contacted twice in 6 months to ask if all my paperwork was complete, to which I received no reply from them. New reference sigs mailed to CMU 29/9/21.
1st FOI Received: 11/10/21 - Showed Garda checking completed and return to CMU in Feb 2021 and then no processing since that time, and no mention of my email correspondence or attached files! Appeal filed.

2nd FOI Requested: 15/04/22
2nd FOI Response: 12/05/22 - Citizenship department email response saying they have approved my application and do I want to go ahead with FoI.
Approval: 13/05/22 (Letter via post)
Payment: 14/05/22 (online link with passport and photo submitted)
Date of Ceremony: Monday 20th June, Killarney (no option of taking certificate, had to take ceremony in June or next date was December.)

Payment confirmation email: 22/5/22
Invitation: 8/6/22 (dated 2/6/22).
Ceremony: 20/6/22 at 10am.

So very close to the end of what can only be described as an immensely frustrating process....

[raja.brit]

Application Based On: UK Citizen - Resident in Ireland for over 5 years.

Applied Date: 14th December 2020
Application received Date: 16th December 2020 (Delivered to Tipperary DSU)
Acknowledgement Date: - 11th March, 2021 (received passport, acknowledgement dated 3rd March and receipt)
Second Letter: 18th May. Requesting for my Passport again
Passport Recived: 25th May, 2021(letter dated 19th May)
E-Vetting Invitation: By post on 25th, January, 2022
E-Vetting Email Link : Received 31st, January, 2022 and submitted online same day.
E-Vetting Disclosure Viewed: 9th Feb, 2022
Approval: - 13th May, 2022 (dated yesterday)
Payment Processed: 18th May, 2022 (paid 16th May)
Invitation Received: 9th June, 2022 (letter dated 7th June)
Date of Ceremony: 20th June, 2022

Thank you all and all the best!!

[siseñor]

Application Based On 5+ years residency, Non-EU (Stamp 4)

Applied Date: 05/June/2020
Application received Date: 08/June/2020
Acknowledgement Date: 05/August/2020
Mail requesting further documentation: 16/October/2020
Second Letter: 11/June/2020 (dated 31st of May) - I assume it's the second letter as it's not requesting anything. It says "Your application is being processed with a view to establishing whether you meet the statutory conditions..."
Approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

20/05/2022: warning letter sent by solicitor
26/05/2022: response to letter received (dated 23rd, the next working day). The letter said that I should fill in the enclosed E-Vetting form and once that's done I should get a decision within 12 weeks.

[albanx]

My dates are as following:

Fist Application: 10/09/2020
Acknowledge and return of passport: 19/01/2021
E-Vetting Invitation: 09/02/2022
E-Vetting: 22/02/2022
Grant letter: 14/04/2022 (dating 31/03/2022)
Payment 950, and solicitor auth: 19/04/2022
Payment process: 16/05/2022
Certificate of citizenship received: 09/06/2022

I had the option to do the fidelity declaration at a Solicitor. Applying for the passport in the next days.

[Rumple]

Applied: 1 Dec 2020
Acknowledgement: 15 Feb 2021
Passport returned: 20 March 2021
Received e-vetting invitation letter: 10 Jan 2022
e-vetting completed & viewed by INIS: 2 March 2022
Approval letter, and request for payment: 16 May 2022. Payment made same day.
Invitation to ceremony on 20th June received 9 June 2022 (dated 7 June 2022)

[sadboy]

Application Based On: Non-EU Stamp 1 and Stamp 4 for 5 years

Applied Date: 05/08/2020
Acknowledgement Date & Return of Passports: 27/08/2020
Second Letter: 11/12/2020
Approval Dated: 20/04/2022
Approval Letter Received: 25/04/2022
Fee submitted: 25/04/2022
Declaration sent: 26/04/2022
Declaration received: 27/04/2022
Certificate Fee processed: 08/06/2022

Certificate arrived: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[oakers]

***UPDATE***

Application Based On: UK Citizen - Resident in Ireland for over 5 years.

Applied Date: 7th December 2020
Application received Date: 8th December 2020 (Registered post)
Acknowledgement Date: - xx March 2021
Second Letter: None
E-Vetting Invitation: 25th January 2022
E-Vetting Email Link : 31st January 2022, completed same day.
Approval: - 12 April 2022
Payment: 12 April 2022
Cert Received: 15 June 2022

[Blizzie87]

Application Based On: Spouse of Irish Citizen, stamp 4

Applied Date: 2nd of October 2020
Application received Date: 6th October 2020
Acknowledgement Date: April 2021
Second Letter: May 2021 requesting more documents.
E-Vetting Invitation: February 2022
E-Vetting Email Link : February 2022
Approval: letter received 20th of June 2022
Payment: pending
Cert Received: pending

I've been looking at this website every day for the last two years, this is the first time I post.
I want to thank everyone here for posting all the information and guidance, it has been a long process but totally worth it, I'm so proud to be where I am today and congratulations to all my future fellow citizens!!!!

[maryann345]

Applied Date: 28 Feb 2020
Application received Date: 30th Feb 2020
Acknowledgement Date: 6th March 2020
Second Letter: 10 May 2021
E-Vetting Invitation: 5th May 2022
E-Vetting Email Link : 6th May 2022
Completed and Disclosed:30th May 2022
Approval: letter received 20th of June 2022
Payment: pending
Cert Received: pending
I don't have to attend the ceremonies I have to sign the deceleration form and send it back to them.
I wish everyone good luck

[Dbl353]

Application Based On: 5+ years residency No-EU
Applied On: 21/11/2020
Application received On: 24/11/2020
Acknowledgement : 19/03/2021, Passport received with application ref number and payment receipt.
Second Letter: none
E vetting:20/03/2022
E vetting disclosure: 05/04/2022
FOI request: 31/05/2022
Approval: 15/06/2022
Payment and declaration of fidelity: 17/06/2022
Cert: pending

[O'Ramires]

Application Based On: 5 Years residence [Stamp 4] NON-EEU

Applied Date: 22/12/2020
Application received Date: 23/12/2020
Acknowledgement Date: 24/03/2021
Second Letter: 25/05/2021*
E-Vetting requested: 28/03/2022**
E-vetting online application: 19/04/2022
E-Vetting application process: approved
Approval: 20/06/2022
Declaration sent: pending
Certificate arrived: pending

_______

* They requested copies of all passaport pages with visas
**They also requested P60/P21 for 2015, 2017, 2018; Employment Summary Detail for 2019/2020; Utility Bills for 2015, 2016, 2019; 6 months of bank statement for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.

UPDATE

Update. Got my letter asking to pay for the certificate today. Finally.

[Snowflake2050]

Application Based On: 5+ years residency, EU Member

Applied Date: 25/11/2020
Application received Date: 27/11/2020
Acknowledgement Date: 01/3/2021
Letter included passports, Application No, Person ID No and receipt for fee. Request for additional information to prove residency.
E-Vetting Request: Received today 31/03/2022 and will post tomorrow.
Approval: 20/06/2022 Letter dated 17/6/2022
Date of Ceremony: No ceremony to attend. Declaration of fidelity and loyalty to be complete and fee to be paid.
Payment:
Certificate