Naturalisation Questions

[Afrocommonwealth]

next ceremony is on 4th july,what documents required for first time passport application

Sorry, how did you know this? Is it a fact?
If it is a fact l hope l would be invited to it then because l was not invited to the last one. Just wondering because my application only took 7 weeks to be approved that is why i was not invited to the last ceremony
I hope that is a confirmed date

this email i received today

Dear Dr,

The next ceremony is to be held on 4 July. You are to be invited and you
should in due course receive an invitation to that ceremony.

Kind regards

Thats great. Thanks for sharing the great news Dr.
Regards

And pls when did u receive approval letter and when did u submit requested documents?

[eternitate1903]

next ceremony is on 4th july,what documents required for first time passport application

Sorry, how did you know this? Is it a fact?
If it is a fact l hope l would be invited to it then because l was not invited to the last one. Just wondering because my application only took 7 weeks to be approved that is why i was not invited to the last ceremony
I hope that is a confirmed date

Hey afrocommonwealth,

How come did it take 7 weeks for you? On what basis did you apply? It's really surprising that those background checks are completed so fast

I couldn't believe it as until l received my approval. I applied on the basis of marriage to an Irish citizen and l live in Northern Ireland. My background checks were done within two weeks through PSNI by myself and l posted it to INIS as requested by them. Applied on the 04/02/2013 and approved on the 25/03/2013. Submitted certificate fee 4 days after

That's amazing, so they did not do any garda checks just PSNI checks?? Because you live in Northern Ireland right? Have you lived in Republic of Ireland? Because as far as I know, you have to live in Republic of Ireland if you're applying on basis of marriage.

If they did not do any garda checks and only PSNI checks, then this shows how efficient police service in UK is and how lazy garda is!!

[Afrocommonwealth]

Sorry, how did you know this? Is it a fact?
If it is a fact l hope l would be invited to it then because l was not invited to the last one. Just wondering because my application only took 7 weeks to be approved that is why i was not invited to the last ceremony
I hope that is a confirmed date

Hey afrocommonwealth,

How come did it take 7 weeks for you? On what basis did you apply? It's really surprising that those background checks are completed so fast

I couldn't believe it as until l received my approval. I applied on the basis of marriage to an Irish citizen and l live in Northern Ireland. My background checks were done within two weeks through PSNI by myself and l posted it to INIS as requested by them. Applied on the 04/02/2013 and approved on the 25/03/2013. Submitted certificate fee 4 days after

That's amazing, so they did not do any garda checks just PSNI checks?? Because you live in Northern Ireland right? Have you lived in Republic of Ireland? Because as far as I know, you have to live in Republic of Ireland if you're applying on basis of marriage.

If they did not do any garda checks and only PSNI checks, then this shows how efficient police service in UK is and how lazy garda is!!

I have never lived in republic before. Application on basis of marriage to Irish citizen is allowed from applicants living in island of Ireland which means north and south of Ireland. So if you in North checks will be done PSNI if you live in the south checks will be done gardai.
liv

[eternitate1903]

Hey afrocommonwealth,

How come did it take 7 weeks for you? On what basis did you apply? It's really surprising that those background checks are completed so fast

I couldn't believe it as until l received my approval. I applied on the basis of marriage to an Irish citizen and l live in Northern Ireland. My background checks were done within two weeks through PSNI by myself and l posted it to INIS as requested by them. Applied on the 04/02/2013 and approved on the 25/03/2013. Submitted certificate fee 4 days after

That's amazing, so they did not do any garda checks just PSNI checks?? Because you live in Northern Ireland right? Have you lived in Republic of Ireland? Because as far as I know, you have to live in Republic of Ireland if you're applying on basis of marriage.

If they did not do any garda checks and only PSNI checks, then this shows how efficient police service in UK is and how lazy garda is!!

I have never lived in republic before. Application on basis of marriage to Irish citizen is allowed from applicants living in island of Ireland which means north and south of Ireland. So if you in North checks will be done PSNI if you live in the south checks will be done gardai.
liv

Now it makes sense, and again it shows difference between UK and Irish efficiency!!!

[Afrocommonwealth]

I couldn't believe it as until l received my approval. I applied on the basis of marriage to an Irish citizen and l live in Northern Ireland. My background checks were done within two weeks through PSNI by myself and l posted it to INIS as requested by them. Applied on the 04/02/2013 and approved on the 25/03/2013. Submitted certificate fee 4 days after

That's amazing, so they did not do any garda checks just PSNI checks?? Because you live in Northern Ireland right? Have you lived in Republic of Ireland? Because as far as I know, you have to live in Republic of Ireland if you're applying on basis of marriage.

If they did not do any garda checks and only PSNI checks, then this shows how efficient police service in UK is and how lazy garda is!!

I have never lived in republic before. Application on basis of marriage to Irish citizen is allowed from applicants living in island of Ireland which means north and south of Ireland. So if you in North checks will be done PSNI if you live in the south checks will be done gardai.
liv

Now it makes sense, and again it shows difference between UK and Irish efficiency!!!

Dear 'Afrocommonwealth',

You should receive an invitation in the coming weeks to the next ceremony
to be held on the 4th July

Regards

xxxxxxxxx
Citizenship Section

[sun_in_rome]

If 4th July is the date when will they start sending Letters for that???

[bepositive89]

hi everyone...anybody who is waiting since may2011? i wondering about my application becaz whenevery i rang them they always send me same email that .....they r checking my character etc..............
i had a trafic offence in 2010 and i got fine by court 450 which i paid same day.i m wondering may thats y i m not getting approval..?
is that serious matter for my application..?
anybody can help me ...advise me?????????????????????

[mekus]

Hi everyone I also have the same issue. I applied in jan 2011 along with my wife. My wife received and attended the june 2012 ceremony. I have also called numerous times with the same response in e mail - stating awaiting response on if I have been of good character ...... can someone please advice what I can do, the waiting is endless!

[moro1]

Hi everyone I also have the same issue. I applied in jan 2011 along with my wife. My wife received and attended the june 2012 ceremony. I have also called numerous times with the same response in e mail - stating awaiting response on if I have been of good character ...... can someone please advice what I can do, the waiting is endless!

Do you have an issue with the guards or committed any offence?
I am waiting for 18 months now, and they are still waiting for guarda report I never had any issues with them and even if I did shouldn't take that amount of time for the report!

Today a lady on the phone told me she has no explanation why is it taking do long! But she will send a query to the section dealing with it..
I suppose we are just unlucky..

[IntegratedMigrant]

hi everyone...anybody who is waiting since may2011? i wondering about my application becaz whenevery i rang them they always send me same email that .....they r checking my character etc..............
i had a trafic offence in 2010 and i got fine by court 450 which i paid same day.i m wondering may thats y i m not getting approval..?
is that serious matter for my application..?
anybody can help me ...advise me?????????????????????

You were convicted of a traffic offence and that was the reason your application is taking too long to decide.

[minniepoe]

Hi everyone I also have the same issue. I applied in jan 2011 along with my wife. My wife received and attended the june 2012 ceremony. I have also called numerous times with the same response in e mail - stating awaiting response on if I have been of good character ...... can someone please advice what I can do, the waiting is endless!

Hi Mekus,

I suggest you call them again and request that your gardai report be re-quested again by the inis dept..

[mekus]

I dont have any convictions or traffic offence. When I spoke with the inis department they had said it had been moved to the next stage. I will call again tommorrow and follow up on your advice, but they never give much details when I ring.

[IntegratedMigrant]

I dont have any convictions or traffic offence. When I spoke with the inis department they had said it had been moved to the next stage. I will call again tommorrow and follow up on your advice, but they never give much details when I ring.

You dont have any any convictions or traffic offence, but have you been in the adverse attention of the Gardai? Have you ever been in trouble before?

You should have gone to the ceremony just like your wife, but something is delaying your application and you need to find out what that really is

[immigrant411]

I dont have any convictions or traffic offence. When I spoke with the inis department they had said it had been moved to the next stage. I will call again tommorrow and follow up on your advice, but they never give much details when I ring.

You dont have any any convictions or traffic offence, but have you been in the adverse attention of the Gardai? Have you ever been in trouble before?

You should have gone to the ceremony just like your wife, but something is delaying your application and you need to find out what that really is

what do you advise IntegratedMigrant? my wife in same situation, do we send a letter to INIS (calls and emails are always the same answer), or do we ask Garda Vet directly? please dont assume there is something wrong in our application or ask if we did any conviction or offense. Thanks

[bepositive89]

hi everyone...anybody who is waiting since may2011? i wondering about my application becaz whenevery i rang them they always send me same email that .....they r checking my character etc..............
i had a trafic offence in 2010 and i got fine by court 450 which i paid same day.i m wondering may thats y i m not getting approval..?
is that serious matter for my application..?
anybody can help me ...advise me?????????????????????

You were convicted of a traffic offence and that was the reason your application is taking too long to decide.

I was convicted in traffic offence and I paid off 450 euro same day.can they refuse my application for my this offence.?its over 25month for my application.my few frieds had serivous convictions but they all got there approval.
wat should I do....any suggestion.........please.........help me ....

[Dochtúir]

hi everyone...anybody who is waiting since may2011? i wondering about my application becaz whenevery i rang them they always send me same email that .....they r checking my character etc..............
i had a trafic offence in 2010 and i got fine by court 450 which i paid same day.i m wondering may thats y i m not getting approval..?
is that serious matter for my application..?
anybody can help me ...advise me?????????????????????

You were convicted of a traffic offence and that was the reason your application is taking too long to decide.

I was convicted in traffic offence and I paid off 450 euro same day.can they refuse my application for my this offence.?its over 25month for my application.my few frieds had serivous convictions but they all got there approval.
wat should I do....any suggestion.........please.........help me ....

Dear bpositive please email to patrick.j.burke@garda.ie with your licence scanned and ask abt delay in vetting he is chief garda vetting officer and call to 050427327 u can find about ur vetting report

[moro1]

hi everyone...anybody who is waiting since may2011? i wondering about my application becaz whenevery i rang them they always send me same email that .....they r checking my character etc..............
i had a trafic offence in 2010 and i got fine by court 450 which i paid same day.i m wondering may thats y i m not getting approval..?
is that serious matter for my application..?
anybody can help me ...advise me?????????????????????

You were convicted of a traffic offence and that was the reason your application is taking too long to decide.

I was convicted in traffic offence and I paid off 450 euro same day.can they refuse my application for my this offence.?its over 25month for my application.my few frieds had serivous convictions but they all got there approval.
wat should I do....any suggestion.........please.........help me ....

Dear bpositive please email to patrick.j.burke@garda.ie with your licence scanned and ask abt delay in vetting he is chief garda vetting officer and call to 050427327 u can find about ur vetting report

I am not sure how advisable this is, have you done it yourself or know someone who tried this ?

[moro1]

When the department says that they are just waiting for vetting report and admit to the fact it's taking longer then the usual but they don't know why?
Why this could be the case? A technical problem ? Just pure lack of luck ? Something happened to your file and ended up at bottom of work desk somewhere? Wrong information sent?

Assuming the applicant has a problem with justice, it's still not a reason for the delay as its just a report to be printed regardless of what it has on it and sent to the department.
If they are not happy with the outcome it's simple, tell the applicant, ask for explanation or even Reject the application.
I am just trying to understand the logic behind this..

[sun_in_rome]

Any one got Letter today in Post???

[CitationCj2]

I personally think there is no point in emailing Garda. This will certainly not speed up the process, nor will help you.

Rather then emailing you can use an Official form and get your own garda vetting report( all the info that gardai hold about you on the pulse will be disclosed to you under data protection act.) and you can then forward it in should you wish.


I also waited over 24months, had traffic offence, 500€ fine, and in the end still got trough. So panic not, and wait and see the outcome.

All the Best!

[bepositive89]

You were convicted of a traffic offence and that was the reason your application is taking too long to decide.

I was convicted in traffic offence and I paid off 450 euro same day.can they refuse my application for my this offence.?its over 25month for my application.my few frieds had serivous convictions but they all got there approval.
wat should I do....any suggestion.........please.........help me ....

Dear bpositive please email to patrick.j.burke@garda.ie with your licence scanned and ask abt delay in vetting he is chief garda vetting officer and call to 050427327 u can find about ur vetting report

I am not sure how advisable this is, have you done it yourself or know someone who tried this ?

Thx for advice ..I m working in security industry and I renew my psa licence few months back and for this licence I applied for guarda vetting form ..I was ok with that....it's strange if they r investigating something they should ask any detail regarding that investigation.

[Afrocommonwealth]

That's amazing, so they did not do any garda checks just PSNI checks?? Because you live in Northern Ireland right? Have you lived in Republic of Ireland? Because as far as I know, you have to live in Republic of Ireland if you're applying on basis of marriage.

If they did not do any garda checks and only PSNI checks, then this shows how efficient police service in UK is and how lazy garda is!!

I have never lived in republic before. Application on basis of marriage to Irish citizen is allowed from applicants living in island of Ireland which means north and south of Ireland. So if you in North checks will be done PSNI if you live in the south checks will be done gardai.
liv

Now it makes sense, and again it shows difference between UK and Irish efficiency!!!

Dear 'Afrocommonwealth',

You should receive an invitation in the coming weeks to the next ceremony
to be held on the 4th July

Regards

xxxxxxxxx
Citizenship Section

Just received my ceremony letter this morning for the 04/06/2013 @ 9:20 am. I am so happy now and thanks everyone for your contribution.
Story line once again;
Applied 04/02/2013 on basis of marriage to an irish citizen
Approved 25/03/2013
Ceremony 04/07/2013

Thank you all

[IntegratedMigrant]

Assuming the applicant has a problem with justice, it's still not a reason for the delay as its just a report to be printed regardless of what it has on it and sent to the department.
If they are not happy with the outcome it's simple, tell the applicant, ask for explanation or even Reject the application.
I am just trying to understand the logic behind this..

OK, to make it short, if nothing was found on your record, your application will be sent back to the the INIS ASAP.

if something is found on your record they will transfer your file to your local garda station. They happen to send an email to some guard which takes them like a month to read that email which again delays your application, the guard in-charge of your case will write some written report and send it back to the processing office in Tipperary, then your case will get looked after the second time before sending it to the INIS. All this process takes them time because the system is flawed in that regards!.

[moro1]

Assuming the applicant has a problem with justice, it's still not a reason for the delay as its just a report to be printed regardless of what it has on it and sent to the department.
If they are not happy with the outcome it's simple, tell the applicant, ask for explanation or even Reject the application.
I am just trying to understand the logic behind this..

OK, to make it short, if nothing was found on your record, your application will be sent back to the the INIS ASAP.

if something is found on your record they will transfer your file to your local garda station. They happen to send an email to some guard which takes them like a month to read that email which again delays your application, the guard in-charge of your case will write some written report and send it back to the processing office in Tipperary, then your case will get looked after the second time before sending it to the INIS. All this process takes them time because the system is flawed in that regards!.

Logically I shouldn't have a problem in that regard, I am going to ask them next time when did they send the request.
I just have to wait and see ...

[immigrant411]

Hi IntegratedMigrant, for the people who are still in backlog and waiting for 18 months and more, stuck in stage 2 waiting for Garda report, do you recommend to call Inis and ask to resend to Garda, OR send a letter to request that? OR call Garda Vet????
Thanks