Written answers

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Citizenship Applications

9:00 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 488: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the necessary conditions that a person (details supplied) would need to fulfil to obtain Irish citizenship. [28648/07]

Photo of Brian Lenihan JnrBrian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. In the case of a non-national applicant who is the spouse of an Irish citizen those conditions are that the applicant must — be of full age, be of good character, be married to the Irish citizen for at least 3 years, be in a marriage recognised under the laws of the State as subsisting, be living together as husband and wife with the Irish spouse, have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the island of Ireland immediately before the date of the application, and during the four years immediately preceding that period, have had a total residence in the island of Ireland amounting to two years, intend in good faith to continue to reside in the island of Ireland after naturalisation, and have made, either before a judge of the District Court in open Court or in such a manner as the Minister, for special reasons allows, a declaration in the prescribed manner, of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State. It is open to the person in question to lodge an application for a certificate of naturalisation if and when she is in a position to meet the statutory requirements.

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