What is a certificate of naturalisation?

Question

it says i need to enclude one for applying for my irish passport

Answer 1

It is if you were born in another country and then became a citezan of where you are you get naturalised and that is the certificate

Answer 2

If you were not born in Ireland (or if you are not originally an Irish citizen) then you need to be naturalised before you can get an Irish passport...this can be if you have lived/worked here for a certain period of time, if you have Irish parents, if you are married to an Irish person...however, recently the number of people that get naturalised easily has fallen - the criteria are becoming stricter. Once you are successful, you get a certificate, entitling you to Irish citizenship, and an irish passport.

Answer 3

Naturalisation refers to an act whereby a person acquires a citizenship different from that person's citizenship at birth. Naturalisation is most commonly associated with economic migrants or refugees who have immigrated to a country and resided there as aliens, and who have voluntarily and actively chosen to become citizens of that country after meeting specific requirements. However, naturalisation that is at least passive, and often not voluntary, can take place upon annexation or border adjustments between countries. Unless resolved by denaturalisation or renunciation of citizenship, naturalisation can lead to multiple citizenship.

In Ireland, the naturalisation to a foreigner as an Irish citizen is a discretionary power held by the Irish Minister for Justice. Naturalisation is granted on a number of criteria including good character, residence in the state and intention to continue residing in the state.

In principle the residence requirement is three years if married to an Irish citizen, and five years otherwise. For those not married to Irish citizens, residence must be in the Republic, while for spouses of Irish citizens, residence in Northern Ireland can also count. However, not all time spent in the Republic or in Northern Ireland will count for the purposes of naturalisation. Time spent seeking asylum will not be counted. Nor will time spent as an illegal immigrant. Time spent studying in the state by a national of a non-EEA state (i.e. a state other than European Union Member States, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein) will not count.

It is also possible for the residency requirement to be waived by the Minister for Justice in respect to:

• the spouses and children of naturalised citizens,

• recognised refugees,

• stateless children,

• those resident abroad in the service of the Irish state,

• people of "Irish descent or Irish associations".