Posted by Scott on May 1, 2009, 10:07 am, in reply to "Re: Awaiting dual citizenship to move."
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As I recall, you probably can enter once you have the paperwork in hand. You end up going to an immigration office to register, if I recall correctly.
I called the Citizenship Office to confirm, but they only answer their phones on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Contact details below.
Sorry for the delay, I had NOT-SWINE-FLU but it may as well have been. You can try calling and getting the inside skinny yourself. Just remember the time differences.
The recorded message said they're now processing applications from July 2006!!! I assume the speaker was dozy and meant 2009. Otherwise, you'll get your forms in 2012. I can assure you no one has reported such a lengthy turn-around time. 6-8 months is fairly usual, but it can take as long as a year. 13 months has happened, but that's an outlier and unusual.
Citizenship Office Contact Details
All correspondence should be sent by post only to the following address;
Citizenship,
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform,
Dundrum Road,
Tipperary Town.
Co. Tipperary.
Telephone (within Ireland)
062 - 32500
Lo-call 1890 252 854
(helpline available 10:00am - 12:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays only)
Telephone (from outside Ireland) +353 62 32500
(helpline available 10:00 am - 12:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays only)
Hope this helps,
Scott
--Previous Message--
: My only words of comfort,John..this is how
: just about everything in Ireland
: works..Think of it as gaining valuable
: experience and knowledge!
:
: I wouldn't recommend moving over though yet,
: until you have the passport. Good luck!
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi there. I've been working for about a year
: now to track down all the necessary
: documents to apply for Irish citizenship by
: decent (I'm a U.S.-born citizen). I first
: submitted my application to the Irish
: consulate in Chicago back in September 2008,
: but it was returned to me in November
: because my dad's birth certificate wasn't
: properly certified. I tracked down the
: proper certificate and mailed it off in
: early December. Since then, I've been
: eagerly awaiting my citizenship so I can
: move abroad. A few concerns I have:
:
: -The Irish consulate in Chicago won't
: confirm receipt of my application and said
: when I asked them on the phone "if you
: don't hear anything from us that's a good
: thing." They said it should take 6-8
: months to process. So now I'm waiting to
: receive it between May and July, but I'm
: worried because I haven't heard a word from
: them. Can someone tell me this is normal and
: I'll hear from them soon?
:
: -I want to move to Ireland as soon as I get
: my citizenship. Is there anything keeping me
: from doing this? I have an American
: passport, but no Irish passport (obviously,
: since I'm not yet a citizen). Can I move to
: Ireland with my citizenship but no passport?
:
: -What other things can I be doing right now
: to prepare for my move?
:
:
: Honestly, I feel quite stressed out about
: this since my life is essentially at a
: stand-still waiting for these papers. I'm
: not renewing my lease for my apartment here
: in the states, I've stopped looking for
: long-term jobs (currently surviving on a
: temp. job), I'm putting it all on the line
: for a move to Ireland, but I haven't heard a
: word from them yet. Does anyone have some
: words of advice or comfort?
:
: Thank you,
:
: John
:
:
:
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