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Applying for citizenship early

laurey · 2019-05-27 23:35:00

Is there any circumstances where an applicant can apply for Irish citizen before their residency entitlement? For example, my husband has 3 years residency here but needs 5 years on the residency calculator to apply. However he needs an EU passport for his job. I read that the minister can waive some requirements... any…

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28-05-2019 12:35am

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laurey

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Is there any circumstances where an applicant can apply for Irish citizen before their residency entitlement? For example, my husband has 3 years residency here but needs 5 years on the residency calculator to apply. However he needs an EU passport for his job. I read that the minister can waive some requirements... any chance he could be granted citizenship or wasting our time applying early?

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#2 28-05-2019 8:16am
patsypantaloni

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How long have you been married? He may be able to apply after 3 years residency:

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP16000022#marriage

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