Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a paper form citizenship application can still be obtained; and if not, if all applications are required to go through the online portal. [6135/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications for naturalisation through my Departments Immigration Service Delivery online digital form, which can be accessed at

Upon request, Citizenship Division can provide a paper application form. To submit such a request, applicants should contact Citizenship division through my Departments Digital Contact Centre (DCC), which can be accessed here:

Once an application is submitted, applicants can also use the DCC to check the status of their immigration applications and raise any further related queries.

I wish to advise the Deputy that due to the administrative nature of paper-based applications, it will take longer to process than an online digital application.

Citizenship Division have taken a significant number of steps to speed up the process for applicants. These included introducing the online digital application, online payments, and the introduction of eVetting. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that these changes are dramatically reducing processing times.

The length of time taken to process an application has dropped from 15 months in 2023, to 8 months in 2024.

Detailed information on how to apply for naturalisation and other resources is also available on the Immigration Service website here:

My officials are happy to engage in relation to a specific case if you can send further details to IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie.