Written answers

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Citizenship Applications

9:00 pm

Photo of Seymour CrawfordSeymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the length of time it normally takes for a person from another European state to have his or her application for Irish citizenship dealt with, providing everything is in order; if there is any danger of having to pay more towards the cost of same at the time the citizenship is actually granted as against the time citizenship is applied for; if there is any way he or she can be guaranteed that it will be for the amount originally advised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2842/11]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The average processing time from application to decision for the generality of valid applications for a certificate of naturalisation is currently 26 months. The fee payable, where an application for a certificate of naturalisation is successful, is a certification fee that is prescribed in legislation and it is the date of issue of the certificate rather than the date of application that must be taken into account. The certification fee is reviewed periodically and no guarantee can be given in any case that the fee payable will remain at a particular amount.

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