Community waiting times
Real timelines, shared anonymously by people applying for Irish citizenship. The numbers update as soon as someone logs their progress.
Based on 129 timelines
8 monthsOfficial processing time, 2024
2Approvals logged in the last 30 days
129Applicants sharing their timeline
Time between steps
- Application received → Acknowledgedsame day44 timelines
- Acknowledged → Invited to e-vetting10.1 months13 timelines
- Invited to e-vetting → E-vetting completed8 of 10 needed
- E-vetting completed → Referred for decision6 of 10 needed
- Referred for decision → Approved5 of 10 needed
- Approved → Ceremony invitation3 of 10 needed
- Ceremony invitation → Ceremony attended2 of 10 needed
- Ceremony attended → Certificate received2 of 10 needed
Where people are now
- Application received59
- Acknowledged34
- Application accepted4
- Further documents requested9
- Invited to e-vetting7
- E-vetting completed8
- Referred for decision1
- Approved3
- Ceremony invitation2
- Certificate received2
Months from applying to approval, by year applied
Each year appears once 10 people who applied that year have logged their approval.
Official processing times2023: 15 months2024: 8 monthsSource: Minister for Justice, Dáil written answer
Latest updates
- AcknowledgedApplied October 2026 · Spouse · United Statesyesterday
- Application receivedApplied October 2026 · Spouse · United Statesyesterday
- E-vetting completedApplied March 2023 · Descent · United States2 days ago
- Invited to e-vettingApplied August 2025 · EU / EEA / Swiss citizen3 days ago
- AcknowledgedApplied August 2025 · EU / EEA / Swiss citizen3 days ago
- Application acceptedApplied August 2025 · EU / EEA / Swiss citizen3 days ago
- AcknowledgedApplied May 2026 · Stamp 4 · India3 days ago
- Application acceptedApplied March 2026 · EU / EEA / Swiss citizen4 days ago
- Application acceptedApplied February 2026 · Stamp 4 · United States5 days ago
- Application receivedApplied September 2026 · Spouse6 days ago
- AcknowledgedApplied October 2026 · Stamp 48 days ago
- Application receivedApplied October 2026 · Stamp 48 days ago
- Application acceptedApplied August 2025 · Spouse9 days ago
- Ceremony invitationApplied April 2026 · Stamp 4 · India9 days ago
- ApprovedApplied July 2025 · Stamp 4 · India9 days ago
- Application receivedApplied October 2026 · Stamp 49 days ago
- Invited to e-vettingApplied August 2025 · Spouse9 days ago
- E-vetting completedApplied December 2025 · Stamp 4 · India10 days ago
- AcknowledgedApplied March 2026 · Spouse10 days ago
- E-vetting completedApplied November 2025 · Stamp 411 days ago
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