No there is no need to submit a photo on the day of ceremony, but they will need to bring their passport (and IRP if relevant) to the ceremony.

It is normal. It can take up to a week. It depends on your caseworker on either the citizenship team or the Garda vetting team. Your caseworker may be on leave for a few days or assigned to work on something else temporarily.

You are in an uncharted territory unfortunately. I don’t think there is a known ‘correct’ way. If I were you I would put the middle name in it and follow it up with a portal request plus a registered letter.

As far as I understand, middle name should be included in the approval letter and certificate, as the name in the cert is the only acceptable name when applying for an Irish passport. I think it may be a human error, especially if you use the same name in your home passport / IRP. Maybe they copied ...

androidlad wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 23, 2025 12:09 pm

Congrats, may I ask what addtional supporting documents did they request from you on 08/04?

Thanks! That was us requesting the supporting documents to be sent back to us (rather than waiting for them to send them back at the end of the process)

Timeline: 23/04/2025 - ‘Your Passport Book has been dispatched, your Track and Trace number is xxx. Your Passport Card has been dispatched, your Track and Trace number is xxx.’ 19/04/2025 - ‘Your Passport Book was posted on 19/04/2025’ 19/04/2025 - ‘Your Passport Card is being printed’ 18/04/2025 - ‘ ...

Yeah some visa centres and staff can be really cocky. Their only purpose is to scan your documents, take photos and fingerprints, and liaise with the embassy. They shouldn't arbitrarily decide what is needed and what is not. Having said that, you can always combine cover letter and itinerary ...

Usually, you do not need a transit visa if you have a valid IRP card and you are transitting via the UK to a third country, even if you 'enter' the UK (more practically speaking, your flight will arrive at a domestic arrival entry point anyway). You will, however, usually need a standard UK visitor ...

Just remember to submit a cover letter explaining the situation. It’s not too uncommon these days to submit an application with an IRP with less than 3 months of validity.

Visa application centres cannot arbitrarily reject an application. However, they do advise applicants when there is a big possibility that an application may be refused due to certain conditions not being met or certain documents being missing. For all Schengen countries, the general consensus is ...

There is no right or wrong questions to visa applications. Visa officers assess these applications on a case-by-case basis. For someone who’s planning to stay for 2 months, you would want to prove that you have sufficient money to cover the stay; your employer knows about the leave (and confirms w ...

Same here I got a bit worried when I saw that yours were in printing but ours were still in progress. 2 hours later it’s changed to printing!

Mckay_S wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 14, 2025 7:02 pm

Hi, I received my passport on 1st March 2025 am am still waiting for my sent documents to be returned (including my original FBR cert). Anyone else experiencing such a long delay? Thanks

Contact passport customer service and quote your application reference. They will give you a tracking number.

Regarding evidence of residence, there isn't any set rule. You should use whatever is available to prove they are physically residing in Ireland - GP letters are one of the most commonly used ones. So if they have lived for more than 5 years in Ireland (and you can provide proofs for each year of ...

The new guidelines provided a clear set of rules for the citizenship team to determine whether an application should be granted. Unfortunately, even before the guidelines were published, your children’s case has very little chance of being approved given the fact that they were only in the country f ...

Out of curiosity, what is your estimated issue date? I'm a recently naturalised irish citizen residing in NI I submitted my application 27/03/25 Documents received 31/03/25 Currently 'Processing' with an estimated issue date of 30/04/25 - although I am expecting it to take a week or two beyond that ...

Yeah you are right. Auto correction at its best
Yes that one pager is sufficient.

Self assessment statements are it accepted as any person could claim to be self-employed in Ireland. You should be able to request for a contribution statement in a few seconds on https://services.mywelfare.ie/en/topics/statements-refunds-and-repayments/contribution-statement/ Or just submit your ...

A quick update for a recently submitted first-time application.
25/03 - Application submitted. Supporting documents sent on the same day.
27/03 - We have received your supporting documents. We are now verifying these documents.
08/04 - Your application is being processed.

Yes it is.

Yes dentist visits would be good as well. Some mobile phone providers will still have a list of phone call history and top-up history that can be exported as an account statement. If she has years where she couldn’t find any Type B documents, try to submit multiple Type A documents along with an a ...

Eg, will they accept it based on our Sufficient funds and my medical insurance? No. Unlike IRP registrations where the purpose is to prove you have the rights to reside in the country (there's no formal check on how many days she is living in the country), a naturalisation application requires the ...

Certified copies of birth certificates and naturalisation certificates used to be fine, but this is no longer the case. If you look at the last few pages of this thread, multiple people have tried and failed. If you live in the Republic of Ireland, any reason why you don’t have a Public Services C ...

Because newer naturalisation certs have no photo, so two photo IDs are required, so passport and PPS card/Driving license. Good clarification - I was referring to the question that whether the Pakistani ID/passport needs to be submitted, in addition to the British passport. The British passport ...

Hi all, I am just gathering the documents they asked for my first adult Irish passport. I am unwilling to send my original Naturalization Certificate so am sending a notarized copy certified by an Irish notary I am unwilling to send my original birth certificate (hard enough to get it from my ...