{"id":32,"date":"2016-10-04T12:17:16","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T11:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2016-10-11T21:44:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T20:44:10","slug":"the-immigration-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/the-immigration-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"THE IMMIGRATION BLOG"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='desktop-only'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-av_layout_row-0f5d8d5c150ea8189026acd1a3095968 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_cell_one_third-1005968db0b37bbe8bcec1a6ffbc18cc\">\n.flex_cell.av-av_cell_one_third-1005968db0b37bbe8bcec1a6ffbc18cc{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#f9f9f9;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all 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href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/updates-to-the-appplication-process-for-irish-travel-documents\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='UPDATES TO THE APPPLICATION PROCESS FOR IRISH TRAVEL DOCUMENTS'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LIFTING-OF-TEMPORARY-ENTRY-AND-TRANSIT-VISA-RESTRICTIONS-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2344 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2344 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/updates-to-the-appplication-process-for-irish-travel-documents\/' title='UPDATES TO THE APPPLICATION PROCESS FOR IRISH TRAVEL DOCUMENTS'>UPDATES TO THE APPPLICATION PROCESS FOR IRISH TRAVEL DOCUMENTS<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-11T13:18:13+01:00\" >11th April 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The Department of Justice have recently updated the application process for Irish Travel Documents. To make the process more seamless, applications for Irish travel documents have been moved online. Applicants can access the form through the ISD portal.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LIFTING-OF-TEMPORARY-ENTRY-AND-TRANSIT-VISA-RESTRICTIONS.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>405<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>640<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-04-11 13:18:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-11 13:20:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>UPDATES TO THE APPPLICATION PROCESS FOR IRISH TRAVEL DOCUMENTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2828 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-2 slide-parity-even  av_one_half  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/update-to-eligibilty-requirements-for-stamp-4\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/INIS-RELEASES-ITS-2018-ANNUAL-REPORT-IMMIGRATION-IN-IRELAND-STATISTICS--495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1701 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1701 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/update-to-eligibilty-requirements-for-stamp-4\/' title='UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4'>UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-05T10:48:37+01:00\" >5th April 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The Department of Justice have recently changed the eligibility requirements for a Stamp 4 upgrade for employment permit holders. Please note that Stamp 4 support letters are no longer required for this upgrade, and your Stamp 4 permission can be registered at your registration office. <\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/INIS-RELEASES-ITS-2018-ANNUAL-REPORT-IMMIGRATION-IN-IRELAND-STATISTICS-.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>532<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>800<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-04-05 10:48:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-05 10:48:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2823 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-3 slide-parity-odd  av_one_half first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/minister-for-justice-announces-new-visa-requirements-for-nationals-of-dominica-honduras-and-vanuatu-and-visa-waivers-for-certain-diplomatic-passport-holders\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='MINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/PROCESSING-OF-LONG-STAY-JOIN-FAMILY-AND-EUTR-VISAS-TO-RESUME-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2328 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2328 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"RMINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/minister-for-justice-announces-new-visa-requirements-for-nationals-of-dominica-honduras-and-vanuatu-and-visa-waivers-for-certain-diplomatic-passport-holders\/' title='MINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS'>MINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-03-07T15:59:30+00:00\" >7th March 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >On the 4th of March 2024, the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee announced that, effective from 7th March 2024, nationals of Dominica, Honduras and Vanuatu will now be required to obtain a visa before travelling to Ireland. A transit visa will also be required for nationals of these countries if they are travelling through Ireland on the way to another destination. The Minister stated that this decision was made to bring Ireland into closer alignment with the visa regime in the UK and Schengen area.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/PROCESSING-OF-LONG-STAY-JOIN-FAMILY-AND-EUTR-VISAS-TO-RESUME.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>640<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>960<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-03-07 15:59:30<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-03-07 15:59:30<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>MINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2817 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-4 slide-parity-even  av_one_half  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/recent-high-court-judgment-upholds-decision-to-refuse-irish-passport-to-child-of-subsidiary-protection-holder\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COURT-OF-APPEAL-DECISION-ON-REFUSAL-OF-NATURALISATION-BASED-ON-GOOD-CHARACTER-ARISING-FROM-ROAD-TRAFFIC-OFFENCES-495x330.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1953 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1953 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/recent-high-court-judgment-upholds-decision-to-refuse-irish-passport-to-child-of-subsidiary-protection-holder\/' title='RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER'>RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-03-05T11:31:20+00:00\" >5th March 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The High Court has recently delivered a judgement in T.R.I. (A Minor Suing by his Mother and Next Friend L.B.) v The Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Justice [2024] IEHC 96. The case concerned a minor child born in Ireland in September of 2019, whose mother holds a declaration of subsidiary protection status. Subsidiary protection is granted to individuals facing a real risk of suffering serious harm if returned to their country of origin, or their country of former habitual residence.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COURT-OF-APPEAL-DECISION-ON-REFUSAL-OF-NATURALISATION-BASED-ON-GOOD-CHARACTER-ARISING-FROM-ROAD-TRAFFIC-OFFENCES.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>330<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>620<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-03-05 11:31:20<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-03-05 11:31:20<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2812 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-5 slide-parity-odd  av_one_half first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/processing-times-for-foreign-birth-registration\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='PROCESSING TIMES FOR FOREIGN BIRTH REGISTRATION'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PENDING-APPLICATIONS-FOR-NATURALISATION-REACHES-24000-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2185 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2185 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"PROCESSING TIMES FOR FOREIGN BIRTH REGISTRATION\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/processing-times-for-foreign-birth-registration\/' title='PROCESSING TIMES FOR FOREIGN BIRTH REGISTRATION'>PROCESSING TIMES FOR FOREIGN BIRTH REGISTRATION<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-02-21T09:05:19+00:00\" >21st February 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The Department of Foreign Affairs have stated on their website that the current estimated processing time for Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) application is over two years .Otherwise known as Citizenship by descent, FBR applications are a complex process, requiring applicants to submit official documentation relating to three generations, which may have been issued by several jurisdictions. The DFA\u2019s guidance for FBR applications on their website states that there has been an increase in the number of these applications being submitted, and notably they have seen an increase in the number of incomplete applications.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PENDING-APPLICATIONS-FOR-NATURALISATION-REACHES-24000.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>460<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>940<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope 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class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/stamp-0-permission-accepted-as-reckonable-residence-for-naturalisation\/' title='STAMP 0 PERMISSION ACCEPTED AS RECKONABLE RESIDENCE FOR NATURALISATION'>STAMP 0 PERMISSION ACCEPTED AS RECKONABLE RESIDENCE FOR NATURALISATION<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-01-19T10:08:10+00:00\" >19th January 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Berkeley Solicitors have recently received a number of successful naturalisation decisions for clients resident on Stamp 0 permission. \r\nIn approving the applications for our clients, the Department of Justice have accepted that Stamp 0 is reckonable residence for the purposes of naturalisation. \r\n<\/div><\/div><footer 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data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='NOTICE ON NON-EEA NATIONALS AWAITING AN EU NATIONAL PASSPORT'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Berkeley-Solicitors.png\" class=\"wp-image-2227 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2227 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"STAMP 0 PERMISSION ACCEPTED AS RECKONABLE RESIDENCE FOR NATURALISATION\" srcset=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Berkeley-Solicitors.png 358w, https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Berkeley-Solicitors-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/notice-on-non-eea-nationals-awaiting-an-eu-national-passport\/' title='NOTICE ON NON-EEA NATIONALS AWAITING AN EU NATIONAL PASSPORT'>NOTICE ON NON-EEA NATIONALS AWAITING AN EU NATIONAL PASSPORT<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-01-11T16:33:45+00:00\" >11th January 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The Immigration Service Delivery have published a notice in response queries of Non-EEA nationals who await the issuance of an EU Passport, of their status and obligations in the State. The notice has clarified that Non-EEA nationals, who are in receipt of court documents stating that they are citizens of an EU country, must hold a valid immigration permission to remain legally resident in the State.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Berkeley-Solicitors.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>324<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>358<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-01-11 16:33:45<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-01-11 16:33:45<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>NOTICE ON NON-EEA NATIONALS AWAITING AN EU NATIONAL PASSPORT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2791 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-8 slide-parity-even  post-entry-last  av_one_half  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/minister-richmond-announces-largest-ever-expansion-to-the-employment-permits-system\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='MINISTER RICHMOND ANNOUNCES LARGEST EVER EXPANSION TO THE EMPLOYMENT PERMITS SYSTEM'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2792 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2792 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland.jpg 300w, https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/minister-richmond-announces-largest-ever-expansion-to-the-employment-permits-system\/' title='MINISTER RICHMOND ANNOUNCES LARGEST EVER EXPANSION TO THE EMPLOYMENT PERMITS SYSTEM'>MINISTER RICHMOND ANNOUNCES LARGEST EVER EXPANSION TO THE EMPLOYMENT PERMITS SYSTEM<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-01-05T10:27:38+00:00\" >5th January 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >On the 20th of December 2023, the Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retails announced significant changes to Ireland\u2019s employment permits system. These changes include an increase in salary thresholds for permit holders and an additional 43 occupations becoming eligible for employment permits.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/updates-to-the-appplication-process-for-irish-travel-documents\/' title='UPDATES TO THE APPPLICATION PROCESS FOR IRISH TRAVEL DOCUMENTS'>UPDATES TO THE APPPLICATION PROCESS FOR IRISH TRAVEL DOCUMENTS<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-11T13:18:13+01:00\" >11th April 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The Department of Justice have recently updated the application process for Irish Travel Documents. To make the process more seamless, applications for Irish travel documents have been moved online. Applicants can access the form through the ISD portal.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LIFTING-OF-TEMPORARY-ENTRY-AND-TRANSIT-VISA-RESTRICTIONS.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>405<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>640<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-04-11 13:18:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-11 13:20:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>UPDATES TO THE APPPLICATION PROCESS FOR IRISH TRAVEL DOCUMENTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2828 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-2 slide-parity-even  av_one_half  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/update-to-eligibilty-requirements-for-stamp-4\/' data-rel='slide-2' class='slide-image' title='UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/INIS-RELEASES-ITS-2018-ANNUAL-REPORT-IMMIGRATION-IN-IRELAND-STATISTICS--495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1701 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1701 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/update-to-eligibilty-requirements-for-stamp-4\/' title='UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4'>UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-05T10:48:37+01:00\" >5th April 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The Department of Justice have recently changed the eligibility requirements for a Stamp 4 upgrade for employment permit holders. Please note that Stamp 4 support letters are no longer required for this upgrade, and your Stamp 4 permission can be registered at your registration office. <\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/INIS-RELEASES-ITS-2018-ANNUAL-REPORT-IMMIGRATION-IN-IRELAND-STATISTICS-.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>532<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>800<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-04-05 10:48:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-05 10:48:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>UPDATE TO ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAMP 4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2823 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-3 slide-parity-odd  av_one_half first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/minister-for-justice-announces-new-visa-requirements-for-nationals-of-dominica-honduras-and-vanuatu-and-visa-waivers-for-certain-diplomatic-passport-holders\/' data-rel='slide-2' class='slide-image' title='MINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/PROCESSING-OF-LONG-STAY-JOIN-FAMILY-AND-EUTR-VISAS-TO-RESUME-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2328 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2328 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"RMINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/minister-for-justice-announces-new-visa-requirements-for-nationals-of-dominica-honduras-and-vanuatu-and-visa-waivers-for-certain-diplomatic-passport-holders\/' title='MINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS'>MINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-03-07T15:59:30+00:00\" >7th March 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >On the 4th of March 2024, the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee announced that, effective from 7th March 2024, nationals of Dominica, Honduras and Vanuatu will now be required to obtain a visa before travelling to Ireland. A transit visa will also be required for nationals of these countries if they are travelling through Ireland on the way to another destination. The Minister stated that this decision was made to bring Ireland into closer alignment with the visa regime in the UK and Schengen area.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/PROCESSING-OF-LONG-STAY-JOIN-FAMILY-AND-EUTR-VISAS-TO-RESUME.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>640<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>960<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-03-07 15:59:30<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-03-07 15:59:30<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>MINISTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONALS OF DOMINICA, HONDURAS AND VANUATU, AND VISA WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HOLDERS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2817 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-4 slide-parity-even  av_one_half  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/recent-high-court-judgment-upholds-decision-to-refuse-irish-passport-to-child-of-subsidiary-protection-holder\/' data-rel='slide-2' class='slide-image' title='RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COURT-OF-APPEAL-DECISION-ON-REFUSAL-OF-NATURALISATION-BASED-ON-GOOD-CHARACTER-ARISING-FROM-ROAD-TRAFFIC-OFFENCES-495x330.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1953 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1953 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/recent-high-court-judgment-upholds-decision-to-refuse-irish-passport-to-child-of-subsidiary-protection-holder\/' title='RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER'>RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-03-05T11:31:20+00:00\" >5th March 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The High Court has recently delivered a judgement in T.R.I. (A Minor Suing by his Mother and Next Friend L.B.) v The Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Justice [2024] IEHC 96. The case concerned a minor child born in Ireland in September of 2019, whose mother holds a declaration of subsidiary protection status. Subsidiary protection is granted to individuals facing a real risk of suffering serious harm if returned to their country of origin, or their country of former habitual residence.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COURT-OF-APPEAL-DECISION-ON-REFUSAL-OF-NATURALISATION-BASED-ON-GOOD-CHARACTER-ARISING-FROM-ROAD-TRAFFIC-OFFENCES.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>330<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>620<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-03-05 11:31:20<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-03-05 11:31:20<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>RECENT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT UPHOLDS DECISION TO REFUSE IRISH PASSPORT TO CHILD OF SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION HOLDER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2812 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-5 slide-parity-odd  av_one_half first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/processing-times-for-foreign-birth-registration\/' data-rel='slide-2' class='slide-image' title='PROCESSING TIMES FOR FOREIGN BIRTH REGISTRATION'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PENDING-APPLICATIONS-FOR-NATURALISATION-REACHES-24000-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2185 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2185 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"PROCESSING TIMES FOR FOREIGN BIRTH REGISTRATION\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/processing-times-for-foreign-birth-registration\/' title='PROCESSING TIMES FOR FOREIGN BIRTH REGISTRATION'>PROCESSING TIMES FOR FOREIGN BIRTH REGISTRATION<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-02-21T09:05:19+00:00\" >21st February 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The Department of Foreign Affairs have stated on their website that the current estimated processing time for Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) application is over two years .Otherwise known as Citizenship by descent, FBR applications are a complex process, requiring applicants to submit official documentation relating to three generations, which may have been issued by several jurisdictions. The DFA\u2019s guidance for FBR applications on their website states that there has been an increase in the number of these applications being submitted, and notably they have seen an increase in the number of incomplete applications.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PENDING-APPLICATIONS-FOR-NATURALISATION-REACHES-24000.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>460<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>940<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope 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class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/stamp-0-permission-accepted-as-reckonable-residence-for-naturalisation\/' title='STAMP 0 PERMISSION ACCEPTED AS RECKONABLE RESIDENCE FOR NATURALISATION'>STAMP 0 PERMISSION ACCEPTED AS RECKONABLE RESIDENCE FOR NATURALISATION<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-01-19T10:08:10+00:00\" >19th January 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Berkeley Solicitors have recently received a number of successful naturalisation decisions for clients resident on Stamp 0 permission. \r\nIn approving the applications for our clients, the Department of Justice have accepted that Stamp 0 is reckonable residence for the purposes of naturalisation. \r\n<\/div><\/div><footer 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PASSPORT'>NOTICE ON NON-EEA NATIONALS AWAITING AN EU NATIONAL PASSPORT<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-01-11T16:33:45+00:00\" >11th January 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The Immigration Service Delivery have published a notice in response queries of Non-EEA nationals who await the issuance of an EU Passport, of their status and obligations in the State. The notice has clarified that Non-EEA nationals, who are in receipt of court documents stating that they are citizens of an EU country, must hold a valid immigration permission to remain legally resident in the State.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Berkeley-Solicitors.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>324<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>358<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Berkeley-Solicitors-1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-04T12:17:16+01:00\" >2024-01-11 16:33:45<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-01-11 16:33:45<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>NOTICE ON NON-EEA NATIONALS AWAITING AN EU NATIONAL PASSPORT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2791 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-8 slide-parity-even  post-entry-last  av_one_half  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/minister-richmond-announces-largest-ever-expansion-to-the-employment-permits-system\/' data-rel='slide-2' class='slide-image' title='MINISTER RICHMOND ANNOUNCES LARGEST EVER EXPANSION TO THE EMPLOYMENT PERMITS SYSTEM'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2792 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2792 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland.jpg 300w, https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/minister-richmond-announces-largest-ever-expansion-to-the-employment-permits-system\/' title='MINISTER RICHMOND ANNOUNCES LARGEST EVER EXPANSION TO THE EMPLOYMENT PERMITS SYSTEM'>MINISTER RICHMOND ANNOUNCES LARGEST EVER EXPANSION TO THE EMPLOYMENT PERMITS SYSTEM<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-01-05T10:27:38+00:00\" >5th January 2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >On the 20th of December 2023, the Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retails announced significant changes to Ireland\u2019s employment permits system. These changes include an increase in salary thresholds for permit holders and an additional 43 occupations becoming eligible for employment permits.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/berkeleysolicitors.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-permit-ireland.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>berkeleysolicitors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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