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by max307 » Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:48 am
@shahidmahmood12345 this has been shared before by other people here but it might be helpful for you as well, see below:
Simple time line that always work: (Following is for normal 5 years cases, spouses of Irish citizens get it quicker than rest but not ALWAYS)
First letter / acknowledgement = 3 days to 2 weeks maximum. (usually 1 week)
Second Stage Letter = 4 week to 8 weeks (usually 6 weeks), will increase by a few days if they asked for anything.
Now is the stress stage: Approval letter
Look at date of your Second Stage Letter and add 3 months 25 Days (give or take 5 days), you should have an approval letter. If not, you been naughty somewhere.
In the waiting time simply email them if you are not sure about how is your application progressing.
The above include
Garda checks = 4 weeks
Revenue / Benefit / Social checks = 1 to 2 days each (usually 1 day)
Advance Stage 3 to 6 weeks (usually 4)
Minister office = 3 to 4 weeks (usually 3)
Does Benefits/ Social of any kind delays you application ===== No
Do they give approval while you are on benefits / social welfare or were in last 3 years ===== Yes
Traffic and other offences delays = Not at all if you have not gone to court.
Court appeared and cleared or found guilty or you went guilty yourself or what ever the case: Delay 3 to 6 months in approval on top of normal time above (this applies even if cases was struck off or you were fined and paid it).
Not paid fines / unknown fines etc = Can be deferred for 1 year by minister (reapply after 1 year) 50% of cases.
Away for more than 6 weeks = No problem as far as you declare with a valid reason.
