Naturalisation (spouse of Irish national) - Previous immigration history

Monife

Hi all,

The time has come that my husband can apply for citizenship but there are a number of things that I am apprehensive about. Background info as follows:

We are together since 2008, married since 2011. He was arrested in 2010 for not producing a passport (he was an illegal immigrant and a failed asylum seeker). He was in remand for 3 weeks, when he was convicted he was given a 3 month sentence which he appealed and was released a few days later. A precedent was set about asking non-nationals to produce their passport (can't remember the case) and we applied to the court for his conviction to be struck out which was successful. He has 2 penalty points for speeding (in 2013).

My questions are:

1. Does the conviction and short prison time need to be included on the application form seeing as his conviction was struck out?
2. Do penalty points need to be included on the form once they are paid on time and there was no court appearance?
3. Would the Minister deem him to be of bad character due to his previous immigration history and refuse the application? Even if we get plenty of character references?
4. What are the chances of being approved?

Please no lectures about his past etc. we've been through that already. Bad decisions do not a bad person make, he is the most kind hearted, wonderful man I know.

Advice much appreciated (not legal advice, I know).

Thanks

Monife

*Bump*

Monife

Anyone?

Dandelion6

Everything should be disclosed, explained and apologised for.