Citizenship calculator and reckonable residence

[CatBrom]

Hi everyone,

I have been residing in Ireland for 10 years now, although most of that was for studies and that is not reckonable for residence for me (non-EU).

I had a Stamp 1G for two years, and now I have a TEU 50 (I think they're called Stamp 4D now?) that I received in 2023 after I married my husband who is a British citizen but lives in Ireland.

When applying for citizenship, can I count my Stamp 1G towards it or can I only use my TEU 50 residence?

[nisi]

https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registe ... on-stamps/

Note: Periods spent on Stamp 1G either as a Graduate Student or a Spouse/de facto partner of a Critical Skills Employment Permit holder or a Spouse/de facto partner of Researchers in the State on Hosting Agreements are considered as reckonable residence for the purpose of making an application for Citizenship/Naturalisation.

[CatBrom]

https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registe ... on-stamps/

Note: Periods spent on Stamp 1G either as a Graduate Student or a Spouse/de facto partner of a Critical Skills Employment Permit holder or a Spouse/de facto partner of Researchers in the State on Hosting Agreements are considered as reckonable residence for the purpose of making an application for Citizenship/Naturalisation.

I know they count as reckonable residence. My question is about how reckonable residence is calculated when you've spent time on different permissions. If I am on a Stamp 4D now (which I received in 2023), does the time previously spent on the 1G count towards my 5 years? Because naturalizing under the 1G stamp is a different length of time than on a 4D stamp.

[nisi]

There are no differences in total residency require to naturalise as an Irish citizen based upon stamp type. The only requirement is that you've been resident for 5 years (ie 1820 days) in the last 8 years on the day you apply, with only 70 days absent in the final year. This can be made up of a mix of different stamps so long as they are eligible for reckonable residence.


The only thing that can reduce that duration (down to 3 years) is being married to an Irish Citizen, which you aren't unless your British spouse is a dual national.

[CatBrom]

Ah okay, thank you! For some reason I had thought it was longer for people on employment permits? Not sure where I got that from.

Thanks!

[nisi]

Nah, it's always just 5 years in the last 8 years.

The only way to shorten this is by marriage to an Irish Citizen (or by Association, but that's almost certainly not worth the hassle)