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Citizenship / Naturalization

Naturalisation is a very simple and straightforward application. Let us break it down for you to make you understand.
You are eligible to apply for naturalisation after you fulfill the following conditions:

3 years Residency in the state;

Being a spouse of an Irish National
A Refugee or declared stateless
Minor child of an Irish parent

5 years Residency in the state;

Being a family member of an EU citizen
Being an EU citizen
Being here for work purposes
Spouse of a worker
Minor child of an EU citizen

Your Baby born in Ireland is a baby born Irish if as follow:

You or the other biological parent is a British national
You or the other biological parent is an Irish national
You or the other biological parent is on stamp 4 for 3 years or more
You or the other biological parent is an EU citizen and has been residing in the State for over a 3 years period.

While applying for a naturalisation application you must bare in mind the following points There are some conditions which should be met in order to qualify

- it’s not a right but you have to be right to apply for it
- The Minister has absolute discretion as to whether or not to grant naturalisation.
- eligibility varies person to person

You must be of full age (i.e. eighteen years or older);
You must be of good character;
You must have had a period of one (1) year’s continuous reckonable residence in the State immediately before the date of the application and,
during the eight (8) years preceding that, have had a total reckonable residence in the State amounting to four (4) years. (Total amounting to five (5) years reckonable residence);
You must intend in good faith to continue to reside in the State after naturalisation;
You must make a declaration of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State and undertake to faithfully observe the laws of the State and to respect its democratic values.

Once you ticked all the boxes than let’s bring to us your following documents:

Original passports old and present
2 x passport size photographs
Bank Draft of €175 in the name of Secretary General Department of Justice
Completed Form 8
Your Revenue Documents from myrevenue account
Your payment statement from my GovID account for each year e.g 01/01/2017 to 01/012018, 01/01/2018 to 01/01/018, 01/01/2018 to 01/01/2019, 01/01/2020 to 01/01/2021, 01/01/2021 ro 01/01/2022 so on
Your latest bank statement for the past 6 months
And at least 1 from each year from the second scoring list

Citizenship through descent means a person can acquire Irish citizenship through his/her parents/grandparents/great grandparents.Which is summarised on the INIS website as follows;

-“If either of your parents was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth, you are an Irish citizen, irrespective of your place of birth (unless one of the special conditions relating to birth outside Ireland applies; these are described below).

-If you were born outside Ireland to an Irish citizen who was himself or herself born in Ireland, then you are an Irish citizen.

-If you were born outside Ireland to an Irish citizen who was himself or herself born outside Ireland, and any of your grandparents were born in Ireland, then you are entitled to become an Irish citizen, and can do so by having your birth registered in the Foreign Births Register maintained by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.

Family Reunification

Application for family reunification are made for those living outside Ireland such as family member of the following:

Refugees
Workers
Irish and European / EU citizens
Stamp 4 holders (sometimes not applicable) And so on.

If you are not one of the above and I still want to bring your family over, you may contact us to get your circumstances assessed.

First of all, many congratulations. However, before you are even granted any permission to either stay or join your Irish spouse residing in Ireland you must go thru the following checklist:

you and your spouse/partner must be 18 years or over & entered a valid and recognised marriage
have met each other before the marriage
have a subsisting relationship with each other
your Irish spouse gave enough earnings or savings
you have a valid marriage certificate recognised and registered by the National authorities
must have an income of not less then €40k for over a period of 3 year
must have not mainly relied on benefits for at least 2 years
Policy States that “A sponsor who is joined by a spouse/partner in Ireland will, in the event of the termination of the marriage or civil partnership (by divorce or dissolution), be ineligible to be joined by a further spouse or partner until a minimum 7 years have elapsed from the date of the first spousal permission. This 7 year waiting period will also be applied where the sponsor was him/herself granted permission to reside in Ireland as the non-EEA spouse/partner of an EU national exercising their rights of free movement. Where there are reasonable grounds to suggest that the earlier marriage or partnership was one of convenience further permissions may be refused even where the periods set out above have been exceeded.”

In order to apply for a permission to enter or remain in the state, you must be able to prove the following:

mutual commitment
Genuine and continuing relationship
living together

This type of immigration permission is for people who have an Irish citizen life partner (the Sponsor) and would like to live with them in Ireland. The permission is conditional on the relationship and if the relationship ends, the permission ends.
Such permission may be granted to both opposite and same sex partners, one of whom is an Irish citizen, and who have been together in a relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership, have been living together for at least two years and have a mutual commitment to a shared life together to the exclusion of all others.

You must have heard of Ruiz Zambrano v Office National De L’Emploi, Case C-34/09, it’s a very interesting case which brought justice to the 100s of Irish children and their parent to enjoy a normal healthy life in the state by enable to them to reside together.
You may be eligible if:

You are the biological parent of an Irish citizen child
Your Irish citizen child is residing full time in Ireland
You are involved in the upbringing of your Irish citizen child (emotionally or financially)
Your Irish citizen child is under the age of 18
You are named as the biological parent on your child’s birth certificate.

For us to help you get the permission bring us the following documents

A completed ICCA form
Child’s birth certificate
Child’s passport
Child’s immunisation passport if under 3 years old and if over then letters from the school and GP proving your involvement in Irish citizen child’s life
Proof of address
Proof of financial, emotional and physical support towards your child:

The Non EEA National Sponsors are divided into 3 different categories (A, B and C) as specified by the Policy Document on Family Reunification. (FIS test is not applicable)

Category A

Critical Skills Employment Permit Holders
Investors
Entrepreneurs
Business Permission Holders
Researchers
INIS Approved Scholarship programme students (e.g. KASP)
Intra Corporate Transferees
PhD Students (subject to conditions including no recourse to social welfare payments)
Full time non-locum doctors in employment

Category B (Eligible to sponsor applications for family reunification after 12 months)

Non Critical Skills Employment Permit Holders
All Stamp 4 holders not covered by other more favourable arrangements
Ministers of Religion (there is a case for putting these in cat A provided they are maintained by the church)

Category C (not eligible to sponsor)

All other non-EEA national

Please note the above information is also available on policy document on non-EEA family member reunification of December 2016.
(If the information stated above is matching some other website than they and must have taken the information from the policy document)

Rights of UK Nationals Living in Ireland

The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. The British government negotiated a withdrawal agreement with the EU which maintained the rights of UK citizens in other EU countries (and of EU citizens in the UK) until the end of 2020. This was known as the transition period and it ended on 31 December 2020. In Ireland, British citizens have the protection of the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK. The British and Irish governments have agreed that the provisions of this agreement continue now that the UK has left the EU. Rights of UK citizens in Ireland after 31 Dec 2020

What about my non-EEA family?

Non-EEA Family Members who lived in Ireland before 31 Dec 2020
Non-EEA Family Members who come to Ireland from 01 January 2021

If you are a family member of a UK national and you lived in Ireland legally before 31 December 2020, you retain your residence rights in Ireland. This means that you can continue to live, work or study in Ireland. However, you must exchange your current valid Irish Resident Permit (IRP) Card for a new one stating that these residence rights derive from EU Free Movement under the Withdrawal Agreement. You no longer qualify for free movement in the EU and if you are travelling to another EEA country, you should check if you need a visa. You have until 30 June 2022 to apply.

Separate arrangements have been put in place for UK nationals who come to Ireland after 31 December 2020 and wish to bring their non-EEA family members. You have to apply for a visa or for preclearance (if you are from a country whose citizens do not need a visa to enter Ireland). Sponsors You must have a sponsor for your application. A sponsor must be: A UK citizen Living in Ireland, or intending to live in Ireland Able to support you financially The sponsor must not have been mainly relying on social welfare payments in the 2 year period before your application. Also, they must have gross earnings (before tax and deductions) above the Working Family Payment rates for your family size in each of the last 3 years.

The rules for non-EEA family members of UK nationals who want to join them or live in Ireland are different depending on whether they were living in Ireland before the transition period or not. Just get in touch to find out more on this.

Residence Permissions

As per Deparment of Justice website "if you are not a citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you need permission to enter Ireland. If you wish to stay for more than 3 months you must have permission to remain and register your presence in Ireland with Immigration Service Delivery (ISD).
Each permission type is illustrated by a stamp number, for example, stamp 1, stamp 2, stamp 3. The type of stamp you receive in your passport and stated on your Irish Resident Permit (IRP) card informs you what you can do and how long you can stay in Ireland." Following are the different types of stamp issued to non-EEA nationals

The immigration permission stamp 0 is granted to people who are coming to Ireland for a limited and specific stay. They must be self-sufficient and may not get State benefits if they have stamp 0 permission.
They include:

Visiting academics
Retire to or live in Ireland as a person of independent means
Live in Ireland as the elderly, dependent relative of an Irish National, or a non-EU/EEA or Swiss citizen.

If your elderly dependent parents wish to reside with you in the State, you may apply for a stamp 0. You must be able to fulfill the following requirements:

Income / earnings of €60K
after tax deductions (1 parent ) and €75K for both parents.
You must have arranged for their health insurance covering VHI plan D or equivalent.
Sponsor must be able to sign a legal understanding “that they will bear personal complete financial responsibility for the elderly dependent relative and that any State funds availed of by the relative will be reimbursed by them.”
Sponsor will be required to make detailed provision for the accommodation of the elderly dependent relative.

You may note that this sort of a permission is renewable every 12 months and does not count towards residential calculations for naturalisation.

Stamp 1 indicates permission to work or operate a business in Ireland, subject to conditions. In order to obtain a stamp 1 permission, you must hold a valid employment permit, or a letter from ISD stating that you can work without an employment permit.This letter will also state if you are allowed to set up a business or be self-employed in the State.
Stamp 1 is reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation. With Stamp 1 permission, you:

You must not start a job or enter employment unless you or your employer has obtained an employment permit for you, or if your letter of permission clearly states you do not require an employment permit.
If you do not have an employment permit you must not engage in any business, trade or profession unless specified in a letter of permission from ISD.

Stamp 1G indicates you have finished your studies in Ireland and have permission to look for employment here under the Third Level Graduate Programme, subject to conditions.

You can work full time in accordance with employment law requirements, but you are not permitted to operate a business or be self-employed. If you wish to continue working after Stamp 1G expires, you must find a job that requires an employment permit and then follow the usual application process with Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment.

The revised Immigration Rules for non-EEA Stamp 1A Trainee Accountants of 1st July 2019 have been published. Stamp 1A indicates permission to participate in full time, paid accountancy training (in compliance with the immigration rules or regulated by the IAASA and with a training contract with a company based in Ireland) for a specified period, subject to conditions.

The eligibility conditions attaching to the granting of a Stamp 1A for Trainee Accountants have been updated due to demand led requirements to allow non-EEA nationals who have already obtained a Third Level Degree Qualification in any discipline, either in Ireland or internationally to acquire a recognised accountancy qualification.

Stamp 2 indicates permission to study a full time course on the official Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP) for a specified period, subject to conditions. Stamp 2 is not reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation. This stamp indicates that:

You cannot receive any benefits or use publicly funded services (for example, public hospitals) unless you have an entitlement via other means.
You can work in casual employment for a maximum of 20 hours per week during school term and 40 hours per week during holidays. You must not engage in any other business or trade.

Stamp 2A indicates permission for full time study in Ireland for a course that is not on the official Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP), for a specified period. Stamp 2A is not reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation. Stamp 2A may also be granted to spouses of certain financially independent students in limited circumstances.

You cannot receive any benefits or use publicly funded services (for example, public hospitals)
You must not work or engage in any business, trade or profession.

Stamp 3 indicates permission to stay in Ireland for a specified period, subject to conditions. Stamp 3 is reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation. You cannot work or engage in any business, trade or profession, unless you are granted a work permit by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (DETE).
You may be given Stamp 3 if you have permission to:

Volunteer, for example with a charity or non-profit organisation
Be a minister of religion
Join your non-EEA/EU/Swiss spouse/civil partner or family member who is here based on a work permit.

Stamp 4 indicates permission to stay in Ireland for a specified period, subject to conditions. Stamp 4 is reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation. this permission is given to those who:

To join and reside with your Irish spouse, civil partner or de-facto partner
To remain with your child who is an Irish citizen
To join your family member who is a recognised refugee or has been granted subsidiary protection
Under the Investor and Entrepreneur Programme (including spouse/partner & eligible family member)
Have been granted permission for long-term residence

A significant element of Stamp 4 is that You can take up employment and are not required to hold an Employment Permit. You can work in a profession, subject to conditions of the relevant professional or other bodies.You can establish and operate a business. You may access state funds and services as determined by Government departments or agencies.

Stamp 4D is For eligible non-EEA family of UK citizens who are seeking to reside here after 01/01/2021. For further information please read Brexit policy doc here.

Stamp 4EUFAM is Issued to the non-EEA spouse or dependants of EU workers in Ireland. Stamp 4 EUFam holders can work or set up their own business. They do not need an employment permit.

Stamp 5 indicates permission to stay in Ireland without change to conditions on the time you can remain here, subject to other conditions. Stamp 5 is reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation. The stamp will be valid up to the expiry date on your passport.

Stamp 6 indicates you are an Irish citizen with dual-citizenship. You may be given Stamp 6 in your non-Irish passport if you have applied for permission to:
Remain in Ireland ‘Without condition.’

EU Treaty Rights

Ireland is a Member State of the European Union (EU) and, as such, it offers freedom of movement to nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA) and certain family members. The relevant EU legislation in this regard is the ‘Directive on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States’ (Directive 2004/38/EC), which was published in 2004. The Irish legislation which gives effect to this Directive is the ‘European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015’ (S.I. No. 548 of 2015).

Freedom of movement

The Directive and the Regulations apply to citizens of the European Union, citizens of EEA member states and citizens of Switzerland who move to or reside in a Member State other than that of which they are a national, and to their family members who accompany or join them. If you are an EEA national living in Ireland, then you may have the right to bring family members to live with you here, even if they themselves are not EEA nationals. To apply for a residence card as a family member of an EEA national, you must be either a qualifying family member of an EEA national or deemed a permitted family member of an EEA national.

Qualifying family members of an EEA national
Permitted family members of an EEA national

Qualifying family members of an EEA national residing in the State are:

Spouse or civil partner of the EEA national; or
Direct descendants of the EEA national or of the spouse or civil partner of the EEA national, such as children (up to 21 years of age) and grandchildren; or
Dependent direct relatives in the ascending line of the EEA national, such as parents or grandparents.

To apply for a residence card as a qualifying family member, both you and your EEA national family member must be living in Ireland. Your EEA national family member must be exercising their free movement rights in Ireland. They must be either employed, self-employed, pursuing a course of study or living in the State with sufficient resources.

Permitted family members of an EEA national residing in the State are:

The de-facto partner of the EEA national; or
Members of the family of an EEA national who are not qualifying family members and who, in the country from which they have come, were Dependent on the EEA national; or Members of the household of the EEA national; or Persons who need the personal care of the EEA national on the basis of serious health grounds.

Visa Applications

You may have to get a visa before you can travel to Ireland. A visa is a type of preclearance that allows you to travel to Ireland. You still have to get permission to enter Ireland at your port of entry to the State even if you have a valid visa.

If you do not need a visa to enter Ireland, you have to get pre-clearance before you travel to Ireland if you are moving to Ireland.

There are two types of visa applications:

Short Stay Visa
Long Stay Visa

If you wish to come to Ireland for 90 days or less and if you are from a visa required country you will need to apply for a short stay ‘C’ visa.A short stay ‘C’ visit visa allows you to travel to Ireland for up to 90 days for:

Tourism
To visit family/friend
Study. For example, a short term English language course
To get married
Medical treatment.

If you want to come to Ireland for more than 3 months, for example to study, for work or to settle permanently in Ireland with family members who live in Ireland, then you can apply for a long stay ‘D’ visa. If you are granted a long stay ‘D’ visa and wish to remain in the State for longer than 3 months you must register and get an Irish Residence Permit (IRP).

Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP)

The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) is a pathway for non-EEA nationals to secure immigration permission to Ireland on the basis of long-term investment of a sum of money in a project that has been approved for that purpose by the Department of Justice and other Government stakeholders. The IIP was introduced by the Irish Government in 2012 to encourage inward investment for the creation of business and employment opportunities in the State. The programme is designed to encourage investors and business professionals from outside the European Economic Area to avail of opportunities of investing and locating their business interests in Ireland and acquire a secure residency status in Ireland.

The IIP offers four investment options for potential investors.

Enterprise Investment: A minimum of €1 million invested in an Irish enterprise for a period of at least three years
Investment Fund: A minimum of €1 million invested in an approved investment fund for a period of at least three years. Such funds must be approved and regulated by the Central Bank
Real Estate Investment Trusts: A minimum investment of €2 million in any Irish REIT that is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, for a period of at least three years
Endowment: A minimum €500,000 (or €400,000 where 5 or more applications are received) philanthropic donation to a project which is of public benefit to the arts, sports, health, culture or education in Ireland.

Eligibility

You may apply to become an investor in the IIP if:

You are a person of good character
You have not been convicted of a criminal offence in any jurisdiction
You have a minimum net worth of €2 million
You have an interest in investing in one of the four eligible investment options mentioned above.

The Minister for Justice reserves the right to introduce revised guidelines, in any manner deemed necessary to ensure the most effective, accountable and transparent operation of the IIP. Applicants and sponsors should also be aware that the Department of Justice is enhancing the due diligence processes including:

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
Know Your Client (KYC)
Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)
Sanction checks.

Applicants to the IIP should read the Guidelines from the Central Bank which deal with the regulation of anti-money laundering and the countering of terrorism financing.

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