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by zkzkz
Sat Dec 12, 2015 2:16 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Gap in residency and applying for citizenship
Replies: 12
Views: 4987

Re: Gap in residency and applying for citizenship

Your case sounds complicated. Calculating reckonable residency is fairly mechanical so it shouldn't be hard to see if you're eligible but you'll have to read the rules carefully and work it out. In any case keep in mind any advice here is worth what you paid for it -- nobody here is an expert. You ...
by zkzkz
Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:41 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Re-registering with GNIB if leaving Ireland a month later?
Replies: 3
Views: 516

Re: Re-registering with GNIB if leaving Ireland a month late

Are you on a work permit or equivalent? When does it expire? If your work permit expires then your employer should not allow you to come in to work until they at least apply to renew it and you get a stamp on that basis. I don't think an employer would be as worried about registration lapsing though ...
by zkzkz
Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:20 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: 2015- Citizenship Timeline Tracker
Replies: 155
Views: 18298

Re: 2015- Citizenship Timeline Tracker

Application sent: April 30th 2015 (4 years residency) Signed for: May 5th 2015 Acknowledgment received: May 27 2015 Second Stage: July 8 2015 Approval: October 27 2015 Money, GNIB card sent: November 4th Signed for: November 5th Invitation: November 27 2015 (13:20) (Please keep discussions to ...
by zkzkz
Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:37 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: missed post from INIS
Replies: 4
Views: 785

Re: missed post from INIS

If you send a letter to INIS you usually get back a letter very quickly saying your request was received and will be handled in due time. I've never received a registered letter from them ever though. It's always standard post in my experience.
by zkzkz
Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:20 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Dublin transit
Replies: 2
Views: 435

Re: Dublin transit

I can't give a conclusive answer but I can give you some information. Transit in Dublin doesn't save going through the immigration checkpoint. Depending on which terminal you land at you may have a separate lane for transit but it still leads to an immigration desk. Then from there you go straight ...
by zkzkz
Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:32 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: 2015 Citizenship Approvals
Replies: 1763
Views: 192648

Re: 2015 Citizenship Approvals

Look at the timeline thread for examples of other people's approvals. It seems you can rely on applications taking almost exactly 6 months from the original application date if there are no unusual attributes. So an application done in September will probably be approved in March or early April next ...
by zkzkz
Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:29 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Question on the 6 weeks absence in the citizenship form
Replies: 6
Views: 904

Re: Question on the 6 weeks absence in the citizenship form

It's very unclear what it means and it's not clear how they use this information. I counted the number of days in each calendar year spent out of the country. So your trip from Dec 16 to Jan 13 would be about 16 days towards the one year and 13 days towards the other year. I included a letter ...
by zkzkz
Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:40 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: 2015- Citizenship Timeline Tracker
Replies: 155
Views: 18298

Re: 2015- Citizenship Timeline Tracker

Application sent: April 30th 2015 (4 years residency)
Signed for: May 5th 2015
Acknowledgment received: May 27 2015
Second Stage: July 8 2015
Approval: October 27 2015

:)
by zkzkz
Thu May 28, 2015 5:17 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Timeline for your approval date for Naturalisation
Replies: 74
Views: 6261

Re: Timeline for your approval date for Naturalisation

zkzkz: did you email them asking about the acknowledgement? Maybe its lost in the post? Ok, I emailed citizenshipinfo@justice.ie and got a prompt answer by email. Then the next day I received a letter by regular post confirming everything and containing a receipt for the payment. Neither ...
by zkzkz
Wed May 27, 2015 1:09 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Help - Traveling a lot in Final Year
Replies: 9
Views: 647

Re: Help - Traveling a lot in Final Year

Nobody has a clear answer to this question. Your best bet is to get a letter from your employer when you apply saying that you were required to travel for work and listing the trips and maybe even their purpose. Allegedly they look positively on trips that are required for work or for medical ...
by zkzkz
Wed May 27, 2015 12:58 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Need help for citizenship application
Replies: 8
Views: 625

Re: Need help for citizenship application

by zkzkz
Mon May 25, 2015 4:29 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Timeline for your approval date for Naturalisation
Replies: 74
Views: 6261

Re: Timeline for your approval date for Naturalisation

First letter / acknowledgement = 3 days to 2 weeks maximum . ( usually 1 week ) Is this still true? I sent in my application on April 30th, it was signed for on May 5th. No acknowledgement yet and tomorrow will be three full weeks since it was signed for. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come ...
by zkzkz
Thu May 14, 2015 5:54 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: 2015- Citizenship Timeline Tracker
Replies: 155
Views: 18298

Re: 2015- Citizenship Timeline Tracker

Applied: 30/04/2015 (5 years) Application signed for: 05/05/2015 Acknowledgement: PENDING Second stage: PENDING Approval: PENDING It's been over a week since the registered letter was signed for with no acknowledgement. Based on the 2014 timeline tracker it seems that's a slowdown already. Hopefully ...
by zkzkz
Thu May 14, 2015 5:21 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Absence of More than 6 weeks- naturalisation application
Replies: 15
Views: 2001

Re: Absence of More than 6 weeks- naturalisation application

My understanding is that if you're absent for short trips for holidays or were employed in Ireland and required to travel for your employment then you're basically ok. I'm assuming your residence information was still continuous. They may ask for additional documents to verify this. If you were ...
by zkzkz
Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:31 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: What does a my work permit allow me to do in Europe?
Replies: 8
Views: 2237

Wanderer wrote:Why don't you just tell us which country you are from? We are none of us Dentists!
oh sorry i misread. I'm from Canada
by zkzkz
Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:30 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: What does a my work permit allow me to do in Europe?
Replies: 8
Views: 2237

Why don't you just tell us which country you are from? We are none of us Dentists! Sorry, I did mention France as an example in the original scenario. But I'll also have to travel to other European countries like Belgium or Italy. I'm more interested in knowing what to look for and where to look so ...
by zkzkz
Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:07 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: What does a my work permit allow me to do in Europe?
Replies: 8
Views: 2237

I think it would depend on the definition one gives to work/business. If the poster is, for instance, an American and he is going to France for a couple of days or so on business related to the company he works for in the UK then I am quite sure a French WP would not be necessary. That description ...
by zkzkz
Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: What does a my work permit allow me to do in Europe?
Replies: 8
Views: 2237

What does a my work permit allow me to do in Europe?

I have a work permit and 5yr leave to remain and an office job in the UK. What happens if my employer sends me to visit a client in France or anywhere else in Europe? Do I need any special visa or is regular non-immigration business travel not an issue? Does my visa to Britain include business ...