S.I. No. 216/1956 - Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1956.

S.I. No. 216 of 1956.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP REGULATIONS, 1956.

I, JAMES EVERETT, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 (No. 26 of 1956), hereby, with the consent, in so far as these Regulations relate to fees, of the Minister for Finance, make the following regulations :

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1956.

2. In these Regulations " the Act " means the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 (No. 26 of 1956).

3. Every declaration of Irish citizenship under subsection (1) of section 7 of the act shall—

(a) if made by a person of full age, be in the Form 1 in the Schedule hereto,

(b) If made by the parent or guardian of a person who is not of full age, be in the Form 2 in the Schedule hereto,

and shall be sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin.

4. Every declaration under subsection (1) of section 8 of the act, by an alien woman accepting Irish citizenship shall be in the Form 3 in the Schedule hereto and shall be sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin, or the head of an Irish diplomatic mission or consular office.

5. Every declaration of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State under paragraph (f) of section 15 of the act shall be in the Form 4 in the Schedule hereto.

6. Every application under subsection (1) of section 17 of the act for a certificate of naturalisation shall—

(a) if made by a person of full age, be in the Form 5 in the Schedule hereto,

(b) if made by a naturalised Irish citizen acting on behalf of his minor child, be in the Form 6 in the Schedule hereto,

(c) if made by a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor of Irish descent or Irish associations, be in the Form 7 in the Schedule hereto,

7. Every certificate of naturalisation granted to a person of full age under section 15 or section 16 of the act shall be in the Form 8 in the Schedule hereto.

8. Every certificate of naturalisation granted under section 16 of the act for a minor shall be in the Form 9 in the Schedule hereto.

9. Every notice under subsection (2) of section 18 of the Act of the issue of a certificate of naturalisation to be published in Iris Oifigiúil shall be in the Form 10 in the Schedule hereto.

10. Every annual registration under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 19 of the act shall be in the Form 11 in the Schedule hereto and shall be sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin, or the head of an Irish diplomatic mission or consular office.

11. The notice which the Minister for Justice is required under subsection (2) of section 19 of the act to give shall be three months' written notice served personally on the person concerned or sent to him by registered post.

12. Every application for an enquiry under subsection (2) of section 19 of the act shall be made by letter sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin.

13. Every declaration of alienage under subsection (1) of section 21 of the act shall be in the Form 12 in the Schedule hereto and shall be sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin.

14. The following fees shall be paid by the declarant or the applicant, as the case may be :

(a) on the making of a declaration by an alien woman accepting Irish citizenship, a fee of five pounds ;

(b) on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation—

(i) where the application is made on behalf of a minor, a fee of two pounds ;

(ii) where the application is made by a married woman whose husband is or is about to become an Irish citizen by naturalisation, a fee of five pounds ;

(iii) where the application is made by a widow whose husband was, immediately before his death, an Irish citizen and who has not, subsequent to her husband's death, become a naturalised citizen of any other country, a fee of five pounds ;

(iv) where the application is made by a person born in Ireland who renounced his Irish citizenship in accordance with section 21 of the act, a fee of five pounds ;

(v) in the case of any other application, a fee of twenty pounds.

SCHEDULE.

FORM 1

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of citizenship by a person of full age, born in Northern Ireland on or after 6th December, 1922, who is not otherwise an Irish citizen.

I............................................................ ............of............................................................ .............................................

(Name in full)

born at............................................................ .......................on............................................................ ...........................

and being of full age, hereby declare myself to be an Irish citizen.

Signature..........................................................

(Mr. Mrs. Miss)

Date............................................................ .......

Declared and subscribed before me a............................................................ ............................................*

(insert qualification)

by the person named above who is personally known to me (or, who is identified

to me by............................................................ ........................................................who is personally known to me).

Signature..........................................................

Address...................................................

...................................................

Date....................................................

*The declaration should be made before a notary public, commissioner for oaths, clergyman, public representative, member of the legal profession, medical practitioner or teacher.

Form 2

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of citizenship on behalf of a person not of full age, born in Northern Ireland on or after 6th December, 1922, who is not otherwise an Irish citizen.

I............................................................ ..............................of............................................................ ..........................

(name of parent or guardian in full)

being the parent or guardian of............................................................ ............................................................ ...........

(name of child in full)

of............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..

(address)

who was born at............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

(place of birth of child)

on............................................................ .............................................hereby declare him/her to be an Irish citizen.

Signature..........................................................

(Mr. Mrs. Miss)

State whether parent or guardian.....................

Date...........................................................

Declared and subscribed before me a............................................................ ............................................*

(insert qualification)

by the person named above who is personally known to me (or who is identified

to me by............................................................ ........................................................who is personally known to me).

Signature..........................................................

Address......................................................

......................................................

Date....................................................

* The declaration should be made before a notary public, commissioner for oaths, clergyman, public representative, member of the legal profession, medical practitioner or teacher.

Form 3

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of acceptance of Irish citizenship as post-nuptial citizenship by alien woman who has married, or is to marry, a man who is an Irish citizen otherwise than by naturalisation.

I............................................................ .....................of............................................................ ...................................

(name in full)

a.......................................................national, was/am to be/married at ............................................................ .............

..................................................on.......................................to............................................................ ................................

(place of marriage) (date of marriage)

of............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................who was born at.....................................................on..................................................... and is an Irish citizen otherwise than by naturalisation.

I hereby declare that I accept Irish citizenship as my post-nuptial citizenship.

Signature...........................................................

Date.....................................................

Declared and subscribed before me a............................................................ .............................................*

(insert qualification)

by the person named above who is personal known to me (or, who is identified to me by...............................................who is personally known to me).

Signature............................................................ 

Address........................................................

.....................................................

Date.....................................................

*Declaration should be made :—

if made in Ireland before a notary public or a commissioner for oaths or a peace commissioner ; and

if made elsewhere, before a diplomatic or consular officer of Ireland, a notary public, or any person who is, by the law of the country in which the declaration is made, a commissioner for oaths or other person authorised to take affidavits and for that purpose to administer oaths.

Form 4

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State.

I............................................................ ....................of............................................................ ......................................

(name in full)

having applied to the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation, hereby solemnly declare my fidelity to the Irish nation and my loyalty to the State.

Signature...........................................................

Date.....................................................

*Declared and subscribed before me in open court by the above-named person.

Signature............................................................ 

Justice of the District Court.

Date.....................................................

*Endorsement if declaration made in open court.

Form 5

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

APPLICATION BY PERSON OF FULL AGE FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION

I, the undersigned, to whom the following particulars relate, hereby apply to the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation under the above-mentioned Act.

Signature of Applicant........................................

Date...............................................

Particulars Relating to the Applicant.

(If there are no particulars to be furnished under any of the following Headings the word "None" should be written.)

*1. Name in full............................................................ ............................................................ .................................

2. Address............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................

3. Occupation............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................

4. Place of business or employment............................................................ ..........................................................

5. Place of birth............................................................ ............................................................ .................................

6. Date of birth............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................

†7. Nationality............................................................ ............................................................ .................................

10. Whether single, married, widow or widower............................................................ .....................................

*11. Name of wife or husband............................................................ ............................................................ .......

12. Place of birth of wife or husband............................................................ ........................................................

13. Date of birth of wife or husband............................................................ ........................................................

14. Date and place of marriage............................................................ ............................................................ ......

†15. Nationality of wife or husband before marriage............................................................ ............................

†16. Present nationality of wife or husband............................................................ .........................................

*17. Names of children, together with dates and places of their births :

18. Places of residence during the past nine years :

19. If application is based on the applicant's Irish descent or Irish associations, give particulars............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................

20. Does the applicant intend to have his/her usual or principal place of residence in the State after naturalisation?............................................................ ............................................................ .........................

*21. Original name of applicant............................................................ ............................................................ ....

*22. Particulars (including dates) of any changes of the applicant's name............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................................

*23. Particulars of any name or names (other than the name in which the application is made) under which the applicant carries on business............................................................ ..........................................

†24. Nationalility of applicant at birth............................................................ ......................................................

†25. Particulars (including dates) of any changes of the applicant's nationality............................................................ ............................................................ .................................

26. Date on which notice of intention to make this application was given to the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin. (A person applying after 16th July, 1957, must have given such notice by letter at least one year previously)............................................................ ............................................................ .

27. Particulars of any previous applications for naturalisation made by the applicant. (The date of the application, the country in which it was made, and the result of the application should be stated)............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................

28. Particulars of any proceedings (civil or criminal) which have been taken against the applicant in courts of law in the State or elsewhere. (The date, place and nature of the proceedings and the result should be stated)............................................................ ............................................................ ...........

29. Particulars (including dates) of any compositions which the applicant has made with his creditors............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

30. Particulars of any proceedings in which the applicant was adjudicated bankrupt. (The date and place of the proceedings should be furnished and the applicant should state whether he has been granted a discharge)............................................................ ............................................................ ...............

31. Whether the applicant is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, financially solvent............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................

STATUTORY DECLARATION.

(To be made by the applicant in support of the application.)

I............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...

do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing particulars stated in this application are true ; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1938 .

Signed (a)...........................................................

Declared before me (b)...........................................................by the said applicant who is personally known to me (or who is identified to me by............................................................ ...........................who is personally known to me) at.....................................

Signed............................................................ ..

This...........day of..................................19......

(a) The applicant should sign here.

(b) This declaration should be made before a notary public, or a commissioner for oaths or a peace commissioner.

REFERENCES.

(References from three citizens should be furnished.)

I, the undersigned, hereby state that I am an Irish citizen, and that I am not the Solicitor or Agent of..........................................................whose application for a certificate of naturalisation I am prepared to support from personal knowledge of, and intimate acquaintance with the applicant for..................years. I can vouch for his (her) good character.

Signature...................................................

Address.........................................

................................................

Date............................................

I, the undersigned, hereby state that I am an Irish citizen, and that I am not the Solicitor or Agent of.........................................................whose application for a certificate of naturalsation I am prepared to support from personal knowledge of, and intimate acquaintance with the applicant for..................years. I can vouch for his (her) good character.

Signature......................................................

Address............................................

.................................................

Date.......................................

I, the undersigned, hereby state that I am an Irish citizen, and that I am not the Solicitor or Agent of.................................................whose application for a certificate of naturalisation I am prepared to support from personal knowledge of, and intimate acquaintance with the applicant for..................years. I can vouch for his (her) good character.

Signature.........................................................

Address.............................................

....................................................

Date..........................................

NOTES.

*Names should be written in block capital letters. The application must not be made in a name the use of which is prohibited by section 8 of the Aliens Act, 1935 .

† Nationality should be stated by reference to a sovereign state. If the applicant has no nationality he should state so under Heading No. 7 and he should state under Heading 25 how and when he lost his nationality.

If there is not sufficient space on the application form for a statement of any particulars, those particulars should be furnished in a separate statement which should be attached to the form and should be signed by the applicant in the presence of the person before whom the statutory declaration is made.

The Minister for Justice requires that every applicant for a certificate of naturalisation shall publish in a daily newspaper circulating in the district in which the applicant resides an advertisement in the following form :—

"NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION."

"Notice is hereby given that...........................of.................... is applying to the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation, and that any person who knows of any reason why a certificate of naturalisation should not be issued to the applicant should send a written and signed statement of the facts to the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin."

The application, when completed, should be sent to the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin, together with a copy of the newspaper containing the notice of the application, with the notice clearly marked.

WARNING.

Sub-section (2) of section 17 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 , enacts that if any person for the purpose of or in relation to an application for a certificate of naturalisation gives or makes to the Minister for Justice any statement or information which is to his knowledge false or misleading in any material respect, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50 or at the discretion of the court to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 6 months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

Form 6

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Application by a naturalised Irish citizen for a certificate of naturalisation for one or more of his/her children under the age of twenty-one years.

I,............................................................ .........................of............................................................ .................................

(name in full of parent)

to whom a certificate of naturalisation dated............................................. has been granted, hereby apply to the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation for my child/children, particulars of whom are given below.

Signature of parent.....................................................

Date..........................................................

PARTICULARS OF CHILD/CHILDREN.

Form 7

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Application for a certificate of naturalisation on behalf of a person of Irish descent or Irish associations who has not attained the age of twenty-one years.

I............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......

(Name of parent or guardian in full))

of............................................................ ............................................being the parent or guardian of the person to whom the undermentioned particulars relate, hereby apply on his/her behalf of the Minister for Justice for the issue of a certificate of naturalisation.

Signature of parent or guardian...........................

(Mr. Mrs. Miss)

State whether parent or guardian.....................

Date............................................

PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE MINOR ON WHOSE BEHALF THE APPLICATION IS MADE.

1. Name in full............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................

2. Address............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................

3. Place of birth............................................

4. Date of birth.............................................

5. Nationality............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

10. Particulars of any changes of nationality of parents by naturalisation, marriage or otherwise............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................

11. Occupation of father............................................................ ............................................................ .................

12. Particulars of Irish descent or Irish associations of the minor............................................................ .......

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ 

Certification No..............

Form 8

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION OF PERSON OF FULL AGE.

WHEREAS the undermentioned applicant has duly applied to the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation and has supplied the particulars set out hereunder and has satisfied the Minister that the statutory conditions in relation to the grant of a certificate of naturalisation to him/her have been fulfilled :

NOW, the Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 , grants to the applicant this certificate of naturalisation whereby as from the date hereof the applicant becomes an Irish citizen.

PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE APPLICANT.

Name of full............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

Address............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................................

Place of birth............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................................

Date of birth............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................................

Previous nationality............................................................ ............................................................ ................................

Whether single, married, widow, or widower............................................................ .................................................

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice, this.........day of.............................................19....

(L.S.)

Certificate No...........                            Form 9

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION OF MINOR.

WHEREAS............................................................ ..........................................................being the of............................................................ ............, a minor to whom the under-mentioned particulars relate, has applied to the Minister for Justice for the issue of a certificate of naturalisation to the minor :

NOW, the Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 , grants to the minor this certificate of naturalisation whereby as from the date hereof the minor becomes an Irish citizen.

PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE MINOR.

Name in full............................................................ ............................................................ .............................................

Address............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................................

Place of birth............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................................

Date of birth............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................

Previous nationality............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................

GIVEN under the Official seal of the Minister for Justice this.........day of.............................................19....

(L.S.)

Form 10

FORM OF NOTICE IN IRIS OIFIGIÚIL OF ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION.

The Minister for Justice has granted the following certificate(s) of naturalisation :

Department of Justice.

..............................19...

Form 11

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of intention to retain Irish citizenship by a naturalised Irish citizen residing outside Ireland.

I............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ 

(Name in full)

to whom the undermentioned particulars relate, hereby declare may intention to retain my Irish citizenship.

Signature............................................................ ..

Address.....................................................

.....................................................

Date....................................................

Declared and subscribed before me a............................................................ ............................................*

(insert qualification)

by the person named above who is personally known to me (or, who is identified to me by.............................................who is personally known to me).

Signature..........................................................

Address.....................................................

.....................................................

Date....................................................

PARTICULARS RELATING TO DECLARANT.

Number of certificate of naturalisation..................

Date of issue of certificate of naturalisation............................................................ ..................................................

Date of commencement of residence outside Ireland............................................................ ...................................

Date and place of last declaration, if any............................................................ ......

*Declaration should be made :

if made in Ireland, before a notary public or a commissioner for oaths or a peace commissioner ; and

if made elsewhere, before a diplomatic or consular officer of Ireland, a notary public, or any person who is, by the law of the country in which the declaration is made, a commissioner for oaths or other person authorised to take affidavits and for that purpose to administer oaths.

FORM 12

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of alienage by a person who is either of full age or a married woman under that age.

I............................................................ ......................of............................................................ .....................................

(name in full)

I am/am the person to whom the under-mentioned particulars relate.

I am/am about to become/a citizen of...................................................... and for that reason desire to renounce my Irish citizenship.

Signature..........................................

Date.....................................

Declared and subscribed before me a............................................................ .............................................*

(insert qualification)

by the person named above who is personally known to me (or, who is identified to me by.......................who is personally known to me).

Signature..............................................

Address......................................

......................................

Date..........................................

PARTICULARS RELATING TO DECLARANT.

Date of birth............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................................

Place of birth............................................................ ............................................................ .............................................

Whether single/married/widow/widower............................................................ .........................................................

If naturalised citizen, date of issue of certificate of naturalisation............................................................ ...............

*Declaration should be made :

if made in Ireland, before a notary public or a commissioner for oaths or a peace commissioner ; and

if made elsewhere, before a diplomatic or consular officer of Ireland, a notary public, or any person who is, by the law of the country in which the declaration is made, a commissioner for oaths or other person authorised to take affidavits and for that purpose to administer oaths.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 25th day of July, 1956.

JAMES EVERETT,

Minister for Justice.

I hereby consent to the foregoing Regulations in so far as they relate to fees.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 27th day of July, 1956.

GERARD SWEETMAN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prescribe the procedure to be followed, the forms to be used and, in certain cases, the fees to be paid by persons who make declarations for the purpose of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 , or who apply for certificates of naturalisation. They also prescribe the form of certificates of naturalisation which the Minister for Justice may grant, and the form of notice in Iris Oifigiúil of the granting of these certificates. The Regulations provide that the notice which the Minister must give to a naturalised citizen before revocation of a certificate of naturalisation is to be three months' written notice.