Citizenship Ceremony on 21 May

Grendels

I just got my invitation to attend the citizenship ceremony on 21 May 2018 - yay! Is anyone else attending? And how long did your application take?

Here is my timeline:
Applied On: 24 Feb 2017
Acknowledgement letter: 7 Apr 2017 (requesting additional documents)
Second Stage Letter: 13 Apr 2017
Approval: 23 Mar 2018 (requesting fee & other docs)
Invitation to ceremony: 24 April 2018

splinter65

Grendels wrote: »

I just got my invitation to attend the citizenship ceremony on 21 May 2018 - yay! Is anyone else attending? And how long did your application take?

Here is my timeline:
Applied On: 24 Feb 2017
Acknowledgement letter: 7 Apr 2017 (requesting additional documents)
Second Stage Letter: 13 Apr 2017
Approval: 23 Mar 2018 (requesting fee & other docs)
Invitation to ceremony: 24 April 2018

Congrats!

TeaBagMania

Grendels wrote: »

Here is my timeline:
Applied On: 24 Feb 2017
Approval: 23 Mar 2018 (requesting fee & other docs)

Congrats

but damn, over a year

Fred Swanson

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GerardKeating

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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It must have gotten worse, the wife applied Jan 2016, took Oath Sept 2016, unless it is faster when the applicant is the wife of an Irish citizen?

ION08

Hi Guys,

My Wife applied November 2017.

She received a letter at the end of March which stated that the Minister proposes to grant her application.

It also stated that if she wishes to be included in the next citizenship ceremony, she will need to submit €950 fee and 2 recent photos within 10 days - which she did.

She has not heard anything back since then (almost 1 month), and the phone lines are constantly busy or no answer.

How long does it usually take to receive the invitation from when the €950 fee is paid?

Thanks

Dumitru

I got my invitation letter today (3rd May ) for Citizenship ceremony on 21st May. I sent the bank draft for €950 at the end of March. Anyone else traveling from waterford??

alienslug

My little guys just turned 3 and I need to bring him along (no baby-sitting options) ... will he be allowed?

ION08

ION08 wrote: »

Hi Guys,

My Wife applied November 2017.

She received a letter at the end of March which stated that the Minister proposes to grant her application.

It also stated that if she wishes to be included in the next citizenship ceremony, she will need to submit €950 fee and 2 recent photos within 10 days - which she did.

She has not heard anything back since then (almost 1 month), and the phone lines are constantly busy or no answer.

How long does it usually take to receive the invitation from when the €950 fee is paid?

Thanks

Update: Wife received approval letter and invitation to Ceremony yesterday.

She applied in November 2017 and was approved May 2018 - so processing time was only 6 months from start to finish!

Just goes to show you that all this talk about long delays due to "Brexit" is just hearsay.

I think that as long as your application and supporting documents are well organized, clear and there are no reasons for them to ask any further questions - the process is very smooth and efficient.

splinter65

ION08 wrote: »

Update: Wife received approval letter and invitation to Ceremony yesterday.

She applied in November 2017 and was approved May 2018 - so processing time was only 6 months from start to finish!

Just goes to show you that all this talk about long delays due to "Brexit" is just hearsay.

I think that as long as your application and supporting documents are well organized, clear and there are no reasons for them to ask any further questions - the process is very smooth and efficient.

If you’re a Syrian refugee with no Syrian passport for example then it’s a nightmare.
For some people having the supporting documents are simply not enough .

GerardKeating

alienslug wrote: »

My little guys just turned 3 and I need to bring him along (no baby-sitting options) ... will he be allowed?

They tend not to be too strick on numbers, uinless people start to take the piss.

Grab All Association

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For a holiday

Congrats

Fred Swanson

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Grendels

GerardKeating wrote: »

It must have gotten worse, the wife applied Jan 2016, took Oath Sept 2016, unless it is faster when the applicant is the wife of an Irish citizen?

That's what I was hoping for too, but it took 13 months. Certainly much better than the 2-4 years it took in years gone by.

ION08 wrote: »

so processing time was only 6 months from start to finish!

I think that as long as your application and supporting documents are well organized, clear and there are no reasons for them to ask any further questions - the process is very smooth and efficient.

She is really lucky to have that processing time! Mine took a bit longer, despite having all the docs there, and I thought it might be my country's government causing the delay, taking long to respond or something like that.

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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I believe so. According to my invitation, first everyone queues individually to sign the declaration of fealty to the state, and then we all go into one room and say the declaration together.

ma88

Next citizenship date?
Last year by this time 2 of them have been held!
This year, when i suppose to be in, takes so long...