Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 November 2023
353. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice when the applications of persons (details supplied) who applied for citizenship in October 2021 and completed the e-vetting process in October 2022, can expect their application to move from the processing stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49981/23]
View answerBoth of the naturalisation applications from the people referred to by the Deputy were approved on 14 December 2022.
However, the approval letter that issued requested that a final payment in respect of the Certificate fee and that further documentation be supplied were made and these remain outstanding from the people concerned.
Once the Citizenship Division of my Department has received these documents and the required payment processing of the application can be completed and an invitation to attend a Citizenship Ceremony issued.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie , which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
