Hi. Could anybody help me with this please? I would love to hear from anybody who is in a similar situation.
I am English, working fulltime just north of the border between Southern and Northern Ireland and hoping to gain Irish citizenship through naturalisation, i.e. living in Ireland for 5 years then applying for citizenship, having accrued enough points on the way. I have the new scorecard that allows you to work out whether you have the right number of points but some of it is not clear to me.
1. "Having a rent agreement" scores 50 points (of the required 150).
Does this agreement have to be in southern Ireland or can it be in Northern Ireland? In other words, can I live north of the border and still qualify for the points?
2. Current a/c bank Statements: For each of the required number of years - annually Six consecutive months" "Must record a minimum of three POS transactions (with ROI or NI addresses) per month"
I understand that the transactions may be carried out either north or south of the border but does the bank account need to be held in southern Ireland?
3. Credit card statements: For each of the required number of years - annually Six consecutive months" "Must record a minimum of three POS transactions (with ROI or NI addresses) per month"
I understand that the transactions may be carried out either north or south of the border but does the credit card need to be held in southern Ireland?
I have emailed justice.ie to ask these questions but I have to wait for an answer and I want to know now!! I would be extremely grateful if one of you could answer me!
I am English, working fulltime just north of the border between Southern and Northern Ireland and hoping to gain Irish citizenship through naturalisation, i.e. living in Ireland for 5 years then applying for citizenship, having accrued enough points on the way. I have the new scorecard that allows you to work out whether you have the right number of points but some of it is not clear to me.
1. "Having a rent agreement" scores 50 points (of the required 150).
Does this agreement have to be in southern Ireland or can it be in Northern Ireland? In other words, can I live north of the border and still qualify for the points?
2. Current a/c bank Statements: For each of the required number of years - annually Six consecutive months" "Must record a minimum of three POS transactions (with ROI or NI addresses) per month"
I understand that the transactions may be carried out either north or south of the border but does the bank account need to be held in southern Ireland?
3. Credit card statements: For each of the required number of years - annually Six consecutive months" "Must record a minimum of three POS transactions (with ROI or NI addresses) per month"
I understand that the transactions may be carried out either north or south of the border but does the credit card need to be held in southern Ireland?
I have emailed justice.ie to ask these questions but I have to wait for an answer and I want to know now!! I would be extremely grateful if one of you could answer me!
