Urgent Inquiries:
Hello everyone, I hope this message finds you well. I am currently in the process of submitting my application. I have completed five years of reckonable residence as of January 6th, 2026. During 2021 and 2022, I was on a Stamp 1G visa and was staying with a relative while completing my internships. I have most of the necessary documentation, except for some proof of type B residence. I did not hold a credit card or have bills in my name, or a lease contract. In 2021 I took a small loan which I repaid within the same year. Would that be acceptable as proof? I can also ask my relative to provide a statement, or have my employer or colleagues verify that I was present at the office daily as an intern. Additionally, I have receipts from some GP visits and minor surgery that I can submit. Could you please advise on what documentation is needed for these two years? If an affidavit is required, would a professionally drafted statement explaining my circumstances suffice? Should I include details of the affidavit with my cover letter?
Is it necessary to remain within the 70-day limit over the entire five-year period for all reckonable days, or does this restriction apply solely to the application year?
I have traveled frequently between Ireland and the United Kingdom, but I am uncertain whether I have ever exceeded the 70-day threshold in any given year. Although I possess entry stamps for Ireland, there are no corresponding stamps for the UK. Should I gather all relevant travel tickets and perform a detailed calculation?
Additionally, should the days on which I leave Ireland and subsequently re-enter be excluded from the total number of days spent outside the country?
P.S. Would it be advisable to seek assistance from a professional for this process?
I would greatly appreciate any guidance.
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Hello, let me answer at least one question you are asking because other ones I am not that sure.
70 days rule is solely for application year.
Otherwise no one would ever get any citizenship if it was applicable for 5 years…
“The "70-day rule" for Irish citizenship allows you to be absent from Ireland for up to 70 days in the year before your naturalisation application, replacing the old six-week rule, with an extra 30 days possible for exceptional circumstances (health, family, work, study), totaling 100 days in that critical final year, all part of the overall 5 years of residence requirement.”
It's not that simple....The form asks you if you've been absent for more than 70 days per annum in any of the last 5 years. Absences of greater than 70 days in earlier years don't completely exclude those years, but they do reduce the number of days of residency the contribute to the your need for 4 years of residence in the 8 years before the final year.
As far as the proofs go, I managed to meet all the requirements that were in place when I applied, so I can't directly comment on alternatives that may or may not work. Given that you can't meet the requirements I'd provide as much evidence extra evidence as you can. IMHO you can't give too much, only too little
All 4 of the ones you listed (Loan paperwork, Statement from people you were living with, letter from employer, and GP visit and surgery receipts) sound good to help.
You could also submit multiple Type A proofs if you can get any, can you get an Employment Detail Summary from the Revenue as well as Bank Statements?
I'd try to collect all 3/4 of those you suggest and any extra Type A you can find and anything else you can think of.
You don't meet the normal requirements so supply them with as much alternative evidence as you can think of.
Given you don't meet both type A and B you'll definitely need an affidavit explaining that you can't get them but have provided this other evidence. I've never had to produce an affidavit, but googling suggests it is a professionally drafted letter which you have signed in front of and had certified by a solicitor or commissioner of oaths. https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/witnesses/affidavit/ gives details on affidavits used in court cases, I assume the rules will be fairly similar in this case (without including court case details, obviously as there is no court case)
It applies in all the years, but the effect of breaching it are different for your final year before application and preceding years:
Final Year - You cannot be absent from the state for more than 70 days (or up to 100 days with extenuating circumstances) in the 12 months/365 days immediately before you apply. If you exceed this and apply you will be rejected.
Preceding Years - If you're absent for more than 70 days in any of the preceding years, then all the days you were absent from the state in that year will not count towards your total requirement of 365*5 days of reckonable residence to be entitled to naturalise:
Absent from the State for 69 days - you get 365 days of residence from that year
Absent from the State for 80 days - you get 285 days of residence from that year
To be able to naturalise you need:
If you are absent for 70 days in any year in the 5 years before you apply, you will have to answer "Yes" to the question "have you been absent from the State for more than 70 days per annum in the last 5 years?", which will mean you then have to itemise every absence from the state in all the years you're using to get you to the 365*5 days of reckonable residence (this could go back as far as 9 years in the past).
I'm afraid that in order to be able to answer that question truthfully you're probably going to have to dig through all your old tickets and work it out.
Travel days where you spend part of the day in Ireland do not count as days absent from the state. So if you flew from Dublin to London at 6am on a Monday, and flew back to Dublin at 10pm on Friday, then that would only count as 3 days absent from the state.
I didn't bother. Typically the worst that happens is they ask you for extra documentation if you failed to meet all the documents they need and your application is delayed a few more months while they process that documentation. Maybe you'll want one to assist you with your affidavit?