Naturalisation for Irish Citizenship

GT_TDI_150

Guys,

My parents moved over to Ireland from Belgium with my brothers and I in 1996, I was 17 at the time.

I've lived in Ireland ever-since, have a full-time job, I'm married since 2006 and we have a son since 2010.

I'm strongly considering trying to get naturalised for irish citizenship but not sure how to go about it, all the forms I find on the gov. sites seem to be for non-EU applicant. Or the forms look for detail of which I have no knowledge ( i.e. personal identity number, this isnt your PPS by the way).
The helpline is only open for 1 hr a week or questions have to be submitted by post(not email, .... by post?! talk about keeping another public body in business)

Does anyone know where I start?

Not sure if this is the area to post this in, but it seemed the closest match.

Thanks

Ian Whelan

Perhaps you should arrange to see someone here: http://www.immigrantcouncil.ie/

They should advise you full I would think.

ResearchWill

GT_TDI_150 wrote: »

Guys,

My parents moved over to Ireland from Belgium with my brothers and I in 1996, I was 17 at the time.

I've lived in Ireland ever-since, have a full-time job, I'm married since 2006 and we have a son since 2010.

I'm strongly considering trying to get naturalised for irish citizenship but not sure how to go about it, all the forms I find on the gov. sites seem to be for non-EU applicant. Or the forms look for detail of which I have no knowledge ( i.e. personal identity number, this isnt your PPS by the way).
The helpline is only open for 1 hr a week or questions have to be submitted by post(not email, .... by post?! talk about keeping another public body in business)

Does anyone know where I start?

Not sure if this is the area to post this in, but it seemed the closest match.

Thanks

I believe you need to use form 8 the standard form, at the top of page 2 of that form it says,

If your application is based on having 5 years residence (cont.):
• If you are an E.U. citizen for more than five years please submit proof of residence in the State amounting to for a total of five years in the last nine years, to include the year prior to application. Please submit three different proofs of residence for each year showing name and address for this period i.e. household bills (gas, electricity, phone or cable/satellite TV), bank statements, revenue letters, mortgage agreement, social welfare, letter from employment, doctors letter etc.


Form here
http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Form%208%20-%20Ver%204.0%20Nov%202011.pdf/Files/Form%208%20-%20Ver%204.0%20Nov%202011.pdf

As you will not have a 69 number I would think you either leave blank or insert EU national.

Cloudwolfe

The Form 8 is for a person of full age whether they are an EU national or not.

Assuming you hold Belgian nationality you wouldn't be having to register with GNIB and thus wouldn't have PTR (Permission to remain) stamps so as ResearchWill pointed out you would have to use proofs for each year.


To further go into detail on the subject of proofs:

For each year, 6 in total: The current year which is 2012 and 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007. Even though the years 11, 10, 09, 08 and 07 make up 5 you need to count the current year to have last year continuous.

The proofs must be different in each year e.g 1 AIB bill, 1 ESB bill and 1 Eircom bill. You cannot use the same type of proof for the same year i.e you cannot use 2 ESB bills and 1 Eircom bill or 2 Eircom bills and 1 ESB bill.

You can however use the same type of proof if they aren't in the same year i.e. you have an ESB, Eircom and AIB bill for the year 2011 and you also have an ESB, Eircom and AIB bill for the year 2010, this is acceptable.

The proofs must also be in your name or both you and your partners name, if applicable, and must contain your address for that period.


If you have any questions regarding anything else concerning applying for naturalisation as an Irish citizen just throw it up here, I'l keep this thread bookmarked and try to answer them.

MadsL

Be aware of the cost of this - it is not a cheap process. The application fee is only €175 but the full fee is €950.

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Citizenship%20fees

Cloudwolfe

MadsL wrote: »

Be aware of the cost of this - it is not a cheap process. The application fee is only €175 but the full fee is €950.

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Citizenship%20fees

It is also non-refundable, meaning if an application is not successful you do not get your money back.