assessment of intention to continue to reside (naturalisation applications)

[gasiorek]

It's a condition of naturalisation that you must have an intention to continue to reside in the State following a successful application. However, in terms of demonstrating evidence for this intention, the application form for naturalisation simply asks a binary Yes/No question with the option to say No, providing a single alternative country of intended future residence.

The only way that I can think of to decide on somebody's intention to remain living in a country is their address history. For example, someone who previously resided in one or more EU countries, but is a non-EU citizen when they apply for naturalisation, might have a different incentive for naturalisation compared to an EU citizen.

i am wondering if anyone knows of cases where naturalisation was refused and the reason ultimately was revealed to be a judgement that the person's intention to continue to reside in the State was questionable, thanks.

[littlerr]

The requirement says you must have an intention to reside in Ireland. So if you answer no, your application will not be accepted. It’s a simple tick of the box. There is no legal route for the government to actually evaluate whether you will live in the state after granting naturalisation.

There is a big difference between intending to live and actually living in Ireland after being naturalised.

There is no legal ground to revoke a person’s certificate once the person is naturalised, as long as the person files an annual intention to keep their Irish citizenship.