Posted by Scott on May 7, 2009, 7:23 am, in reply to "Re: Awaiting dual citizenship to move."
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I believe you're right. Still, I'd call and check before appearing with your bright smile and tooth brush.
Scott
--Previous Message--
: Thanks so much for you help, Scott and Lisa.
: I'll post back with an update as soon as I
: hear from them. I certainly don't want to
: wait for another gov. document to come in
: (the Irish passport) so I'll probably just
: try and go once I get my citizenship. What's
: the worst that would happen? I will be a
: citizen, after all.
:
: --Previous Message--
: 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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