previously_jms_ wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 6:36 pm
I managed to somehow lock myself out of my account and cant seem to get a password reset. No idea how to fix this.
1) Does anyone know if people living in Dublin ever receive invites to the ceremonies held outside of Dublin?
2) I was approved for citizenship early in the summer but haven't received a ceremony invite yet. If I don't have my citizenship ceremony before my card/visa is set to expire does that mean I need to pay for it to be renewed again while I wait?
3) I realise the immigration offices have limited resources etc. For those of you that have been acting as mods on this board how did you get into it? I think I speak not just for myself but for others when I say you have helped keep the anxiety down during a process which at times can seem a bit vague or confusing. If someone would like to similarly help others going through this process in the future is there a direction you'd suggestion they go in?
1. Yes there will be people from Dublin invited. There is no consistent pattern (available to people outside the department - eg address, date of approval, country of origin etc etc) to who gets invited to which ceremony. (If there is only one venue: sometimes when there is a Dublin and Killarney ceremony in same month those living in the north half seem to get invited to Dublin and those in south half to Killarney, but not when there is only one ceremony location in a month). This may change as they get their act together, but right now, anyone could be invited. The thing with Killarney ceremonies is that they are smaller than Dublin, and there is only 2 days in December. And there has been a huge number of approvals made since June, and that is on top of many June approvals missing out on both July and September ceremonies (and of course that's without considering there are even approvals from 2023 that still have not received an invitation.) So I think it is fair to say more people will
not get a December invitation, than will get one, due to sheer backlog rather than where they live.
2. You need to have continuous valid permission until at least the day of your ceremony. If you need to pay for renewal, then yes, you'd need to pay again.
3. Not a mod, so can't speak to modding. But
link to Citizens Information page lists most of the groups volunteering to help migrants in Ireland. They often look for informed and engaged volunteers to support people who come to them.
