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Naturalisation Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2012

Thursday, 12 July 2012

Questions (195)

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

198 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in the determination of naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34274/12]

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Written answers

I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question.

It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended. The on-line Naturalisation Residency Calculator available on the INIS web-site at www.inis.gov.ie can be used as a guide to whether an individual satisfies the naturalisation residency conditions and, if not, give an indication of how long they should wait before making an application.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility 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 Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

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