2017 Citizenship Approvals - TIMELINES ONLY

ireland82 · Post by **ireland82** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 1:11 pm

Application Based On: 5 Years Residency
Applied On: Mid March 2017
Application received On:
Acknowledgement : Mid April 2017
Second Letter: End April 2017
Approval: 10 Aug 2017

Desert_Hawk · Post by **Desert_Hawk** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 2:25 am

Application Based On: Stamp 4 EUFAM
Applied On: 6th Feb 2016
Application received On: 8th Feb 2016
Acknowledgement: 22nd Feb 2016
Second Letter: 22nd Feb 2016
Updated visa requested: 20th Jan 2017
Requested original passport: 26th Jul 2017
Approval: 25th Sep 2017

brento · Post by **brento** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:13 pm

Application Based On: 5 Years Residency
Applied On: 2nd September 2015
Application received On: 4th September 2015
Acknowledgement : 15th September 2015
P60's needed: 21st October 2015
Second stage of processing: 2nd November 2015
'Your application continues to be processed.' 22nd April 2016 (email)
'Your application is being prepared for submission to the Minister, it has
not yet been submitted.' 21st March 2017 (email)
Approval: pending

btdnd · Post by **btdnd** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:54 pm

Application Based On: 5 years residency (Non-EU, Stamp-1 and Stamp 4)
Applied On: 18th Jul 2017
Application received On: 19th Jul 2017
Acknowledgement : Dated 19th Jul 2017. Received on 24th Jul 2017 (says application have been initially
assessed and has proceeded to the second stage of processing.)
Approval: 29th Sept 2017 (letter asking to send Euro 950, photograph and GNIB card in next 10 days)
bank draft, GNIB and Photo Sent: 29th Sept 2017
Invitation for ceremony - waiting

amiamorgan · Post by **amiamorgan** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:03 pm

btdnd wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:54 pm
Application Based On: 5 years residency (Non-EU, Stamp-1 and Stamp 4)
Applied On: 18th Jul 2017
Application received On: 19th Jul 2017
Acknowledgement : Dated 19th Jul 2017. Received on 24th Jul 2017 (says application have been initially
assessed and has proceeded to the second stage of processing.)
Approval: 29th Sept 2017 (letter asking to send Euro 950, photograph and GNIB card in next 10 days)
bank draft, GNIB and Photo Sent: 29th Sept 2017
Invitation for ceremony - waiting

wooo congrats that's the fastest application have seen. best of luck.

dbaby · Post by **dbaby** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:39 pm

God is good. All the time. I owe this to God. I can hardly believe it myself.
Thanks to all who have taken the time to post. Truly grateful.

Below are my timelines

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

Applied On: 29th June 2017

Application received On: 30th June 2017

Acknowledgement & second stage letter : Dated 5th July 2017.

Approval: Dated 28th Sept 2017 ( at the back of the letter and postage). Received 29th Sept 2017 - saw it late evening (letter asking to send Euro 950, photograph and GNIB card in 10 days for next ceremony) - will send 2nd Oct 2017.

Invitation for ceremony - pending

God's favor and good luck to all.

Ehis · Post by **Ehis** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 9:09 am

Ehis wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 13, 2017 3:16 am
Application Based On 5 Years Residence Stamp 4 Non EU.

Applied On 08 Sep 2017.

Application Received 11 Sep 2017. (New Form)

Acknowledgment and second stage letter received 29/09/2017 Dated 11/09/2017.

Second stage letter received 29/09/2017 Dated 11/09/2017.

Approval Letter Waiting.

Peacecanty · Post by **Peacecanty** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 11:46 pm

I have my approval letter waiting for invite for the ceremony

broli · Post by **broli** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:14 am

Peacecanty wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 03, 2017 11:46 pm
I have my approval letter waiting for invite for the ceremony

Can you share you full time line like everyone else .

Application date + stamp at the time of application

Thanks

felei · Post by **felei** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 10:00 pm

Application Based On: British Citizen Civil Partner of Irish Citizen, 3 years residency
Applied On: 13th Jan, 2017
Application Received On: 16th Jan, 2017
Acknowledgement: (Dated) 29st Jan, 2016 (Received)
Original Passport Returned On: 14rd Feb, 2017
Email sent requesting any update: 13rd Set, 2017

It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship would wish to have a
decision on their application without delay. Your application for
naturalisation continues to be processed in the normal way with a view to
establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the
granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to the Minister for
decision when processing is complete.

Please Note each application is assessed on an individual basis and the
amount of time gathering all the the necessary information varies from
application to application While it is not possible to give an exact
timeframe, this office will be in touch as soon as a decision has been
reached.

Second Letter: Pending
Approval Letter: Pending

CzapCzap · Post by **CzapCzap** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 12:17 am

Application Based On: 5 Years Residency
Applied On: Nov 2016
Application received On: Nov 2016
Acknowledgement : 21 Nov 2016
Second Letter: 08 Jul 2017
Approval: 11 Sep 2017

Castell · Post by **Castell** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 11:17 pm

Final Update: received invitation to citizenship ceremony today on Friday 6 October 2017.

Ceremony to take place 16 October 2017.

Good luck to all still waiting

Castell wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:08 pm

Castell wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:42 pm

Castell wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:40 pm

Application Based On: EU Fam stamp 4 (6.5 years residency)
Applied On: 3 June 2017
Application received On: 6 June 2017
Acknowledgement & Passports returned: 9 June 2017 (dated 7 June 2017) letter stated application progressed to 2nd stage
Approval: received approval letter 7 September 2017.

Letter requested €950 (bank draft) and photographs be supplied in order to be invited for next ceremony

Good luck to everyone who has applied

September · Post by **September** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 11:21 am

Everything in 2017

Application based on: 5 years as EU citizen
Applied on: 15th May
Second stage letter & passports: 19th May
Approval: 12th Sept
Invitation: 6 Oct
Ceremony: 16th Oct

Ir13 · Post by **Ir13** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:54 am

Application Based On: married to Irish citizen N.I.
Applied On: 11 August 2016 (old form)
Application received On: 12 August 2016
Acknowledgement : 29 September 2016
Second Letter: 21 July 2017
Approval Letter : 25 August 2017
Invitation letter: 30 September 2017

iamok · Post by **iamok** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:00 am

Final timeline:
Application Based On: 5 years residence
Applied: October 2016
Acknowledgement: November 2016
Second stage letter: March 2017
Approval received on: 14 September 2017
Citizenship ceremony invitation: 6 October 2017
Ceremony on: 16 October 2017

Ganvir · Post by **Ganvir** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:54 am

Application Based On: 5 year residency(non eu)
Applied On: 18th September 2017
Application received On: 19th September 2017
Acknowledgement : 9th October 2017
Second Letter: N/a
Awaiting On Approval:N/a
P.S - Only latest passport returned, older ones retained. Acknowledgement says, application not examined in full, so unable confirm if you meet other statutory conditions for naturalization until further examination.

dupalsky · Post by **dupalsky** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:25 pm

Re: 2017 Citizenship Approvals - TIMELINES ONLY
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Post by dupalsky » Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:43 pm

Hey Guys,

Received my approval today!

My last time line.

App based on non eu with eufarm card 5 years:

App date: 24/11/2016

Ack: 12/12/16

Second letter: 11/07/2016

Approval: 21/09/2016

Invitation date: 09/10/2017

wishing you all the best of luck. Can't wait for the day!

Dupalsky

dbaby · Post by **dbaby** » Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:13 pm

Received invitation letter today below is my final timeline.

God's favor and good luck to all still waiting.

Application Based On: 5 years residency (Non-EU, Stamp 4)
Applied On: 29th June 2017
Application received On: 30th June 2017
Acknowledgement & second stage letter : Dated 5th July 2017.
Approval: Dated 28th Sept 2017 ( at the back of the letter and postage). Received 29th Sept 2017 - saw it late evening (letter asking to send Euro 950, photograph and GNIB card in 10 days for next ceremony) - will send 2nd Oct 2017.
Invitation for ceremony - 11/10/2017

whoamiEUfam · Post by **whoamiEUfam** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:20 pm

Updated...

Application Based On: 5+ Years Residency / Stamp 4 / EU FAM (Married to EU Citizen)
Applied On: 4 May 2017
Application Received: 5 May 2017 (Registered Post)
Acknowledgement: Passports returned with Acknowledgment Letter on 30 June 2017 via registered post.
Second Letter: Second stage letter dated 8 September 2017 received 9 October 2017 via regular post.
Awaiting On Approval:

ashaheen · Post by **ashaheen** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:23 am

Application based on: Spousal visa/stamp 4
Applied on: 14 December 16
App received on: 16 December 16
Second Letter: Stage 2 letter sent on 1 August 17
Approval: Sent on 12 September 17
Ceremony: Scheduled for 16 October 17 (postponed due to severe weather)*

*For those of us whose ceremony was postponed, any idea what to do about international travel booked before the new ceremony date?

Mirza89 · Post by **Mirza89** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:16 pm

Application Based On:Marriage basis iRISH spouse
Applied On: 8th of AUGUST 2017
Application received On: 9th of AUG 2017
Acknowledgement : 10th of AUG 2017
Second Letter: N/A
Awaiting On Approval: N/A

Babayaga · Post by **Babayaga** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:44 am

Application based on : stamp 4 eu fam
Applied on: 10 August 2016
Application received 18 August 2016
Second stage letter : 20 feb 2017
Awaiting approval :
Rang them last week told me my application is at advanced stage and is ready to submit to minister for decision ....can someone please tell me how long will it take for the submission and decision

Post by **CR001** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:25 pm

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felei · Post by **felei** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 7:31 pm

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Application Based On: British Citizen Civil Partner of Irish Citizen, 3 years residency
Applied On: 13th Jan, 2017
Application Received On: 16th Jan, 2017
Acknowledgement: (Dated) 29st Jan, 2016 (Received)
Original Passport Returned On: 14rd Feb, 2017
Email sent requesting any update: 13rd Set, 2017

Today I received a letter requesting 3 address proof for both of us from the last 3 month considering the applied application. Initially, I sent from the 3 years as requested in the form, but now I need to provide monthly documents under our names again. Here we go!

Second Letter: Pending
Approval Letter: Pending

gorgeous · Post by **gorgeous** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 5:48 pm

Application Based On: EU citizen (5 years residing in the State)
Applied On: January 23, 2017
Application Received On: January 24, 2017
Acknowledgement: February 1, 2017
Original Passports Returned On: February 1, 2017
Second Letter: August 17, 2017
Approval Letter: September 7, 2017.
Invitation: October 24, 2017 (To attend the ceremony on the 27th of November).

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