Immigration Service Delivery has announced that, following government approval of proposed policy changes and legislative developments relating to international protection and citizenship, the following change will come into effect from December 8, 2025:
- People granted International Protection must generally have five years of reckonable residence in the State before they can apply for citizenship.
Applications received before December 8, 2025 will continue to be processed under the previous three-year rule, while applications submitted from December 8, 2025 onwards will be assessed in line with the new five-year residency requirement.
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