Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 May 2005
187 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15858/05]
View answerAn application for a certificate of naturalisation by the person referred to by the Deputy was originally received in the citizenship section of my Department in December 2004. The application was returned at that stage as the statutory declaration was not completed properly.
The form was resubmitted in March 2005 through the Deputy's office but, unfortunately, it was still incorrect. The form has been returned once more to the applicant for rectification. Every statutory declaration must be signed by the person making it in the presence of the person before whom it is made. In this case, the declaration was signed by the applicant four months prior to the date of its attestation by the person before whom it was made.
Processing of such applications takes an average of 24 months from the time a valid application is received.
