The Department of Justice Ukraine Response Team has a contracted service in place since March 2022 to support the Government of Ireland with the administration of the application procedures for Ukrainian nationals and their families in Ireland who are fleeing the war in Ukraine. The current contract is due for renewal in November 2023. The [...]
The Department has received 528 applications to the Afghan Admission Programme. The programme enabled current or former Afghan nationals living legally in Ireland to apply to have their close family members, who are living in Afghanistan or who have fled since 1 August 2021 to certain neighbouring countries, to apply for temporary residence in Ireland. The [...]
From 1 January 2022, new applicants for citizenship will not be required to submit their original passport with the initial application. Instead, they can provide a full colour copy of their entire passport and all previous passports containing stamps that contribute to an applicant’s period of reckonable residency claimed, including the front and back covers. The [...]
Significant changes are being introduced for customers regarding the number of proofs required to establish their identity and residency as part of the Citizenship application process. From January, Citizenship will be moving to a scorecard approach, which will bring added clarity regarding what information applicants are required to provide to establish their identity and residence. Applicants [...]
Following the commencement of the UK EU Withdrawal Agreement on 30th January 2020, during the transition period to 31/12/2020 the UK will to continue to participate in EU related measures including the Freedom of Movement Directive. This will mean that there is no change for UK nationals arriving at immigration control at Dublin Airport. The [...]