On Friday 10th July, 2020, the Minister for Justice & Equality, Helen McEntee TD, hosted one of the world’s first virtual citizenship ceremonies. This pilot event was attended by 21 applicants who had opted not to attend the ceremonies that took place on the 2nd and 3rd of March in the INEC in Killarney Co. [...]
The Department of Justice and Equality wishes to advise that due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic the citizenship ceremonies scheduled for Friday 3rd July 2020 at the Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Co. Kerry are postponed. ISD officials are currently exploring alternative options that protect public health, comply with current restrictions and guidelines and ensure [...]
The next citizenship ceremonies will take place on Friday 3rd July 2020 at the Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Co. Kerry. Please do not contact us in this regard as we are not in a position to confirm invitation at this stage. Applicants to be invited will be notified in good time. These events are [...]
The Department of Justice and Equality wishes to advise that the Citizenship ceremonies scheduled for the 2nd and 3rd of March will proceed as planned. Candidates will be notified by email or telephone today of the following: Candidates and their guests who have returned from a COVID-19 affected region in the last 14 days or who have been [...]
Following the Court of Appeal judgement regarding reasonable periods of time to be absent from the State in the final year before application, a high priority of the Citizenship Division of the Immigration Service Delivery Function of the Department is to hold citizenship ceremonies for as many qualifying applicants as possible. Accordingly, work on preparations for [...]