S.I. No. 261/1986 - Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1986.

S.I. No. 261 of 1986.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP REGULATIONS, 1986.

I, ALAN DUKES, 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 make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1986.

2. In these Regulations "the Regulations of 1956" means the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1956 ( S.I. No. 216 of 1956 ).

3. Regulation 4 of the Regulations of 1956 is hereby amended by the deletion of "woman".

4. The form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations is hereby substituted for Form 3 in the Schedule to the Regulations of 1956.

5. The form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations is hereby substituted for Form 5 in the Schedule to the Regulations of 1956.

6. Forms 6 and 7 in the Schedule to the Regulations of 1956 are hereby amended by the substitution of "18 years" for "twenty-one years".

7. Form 12 in the Schedule to the Regulations of 1956 is hereby amended by the substitution of "Declaration of alienage by a person who is of full age." for "Declaration of alienage by a person who is either of full age or a married woman under that age".

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 4

Form 3

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of acceptance of Irish citizenship as post-nuptial citizenship by alien why has married a person who is an Irish citizen otherwise than by naturalisation or under section 8 or 12 of the above Act (inserted by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1986 ).

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I ............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................................
(Name in full)
of ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................................
a ............................................................ ............................................................ ............national, was married at
............................................................ .............................. on ............................................................ .................
	(place of marriage)			(date of marriage)
to ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................................
of (address) ............................................................ ............................................................ .................................
who was born at ............................................................ ............................................................ .........................
............................................................ .............................. on ............................................................ .................
and is an Irish citizen otherwise than by naturalisation.
I hereby declare that the marriage is subsisting and 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 personally known to me (or, who is identified to me by...........................
............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................................
............................................................ ...........................................................who is personally known to me).
		Signature ............................................................ ........................................................
		Address ............................................................ ..........................................................
		............................................................ ............................................................ ............
		Date ............................................................ ............................................................ ...

Except in the case of a woman who is an alien and is making a declaration prior to the 1st day of January, 1987, this declaration must be supported by an affidavit by the spouse who is an Irish citizen to the effect that the couple are living together as husband and wife. The declaration and the affidavit 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 an 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.

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 5

Form 5

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956

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APPLICATION BY PERSON OF FULL AGE FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION

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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 ............................................................ ............................................................ ....................
8. Names of Parents: Father ............................................................ .........................................................
	Mother............................................................ ..........................................................
9. Places of birth of parents: Father............................................................ ................................................
		Mother............................................................ ...............................................
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:

Name of child	Date of birth of child	Place of birth of child

18. Places of residence during the past nine years:

Place of residence	Duration of residence
Beginning on	Ending on

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. Nationality of applicant at birth ............................................................ .......................................

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

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

26. 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)

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

27. 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)

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

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

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

29. 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)

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

30. 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 solemly 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 in 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 naturalisation I am prepared to support from personal knowledge of, and intimate acquaintance with the application

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 7 and he should slate under Heading 25 how and when he lost his nationality.

Headings 8 to 30 need not be answered and no reference need be furnished by an applicant who is a refugee within the meaning of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of the 28th day of July, 1951, and the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees of the 31st day of January, 1967, or is a Stateless person within the meaning of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of the 28th day of September, 1954.

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 application, when completed, should be sent to the Secretary, Department of Justice. Dublin 2.

WARNING

A false statement on this Form is an offence punishable by a fine of up to £500 and/or imprisonment for up to six months.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 18th day of July, 1986.

ALAN M. DUKES,

Minister for Justice,

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these Regulations is to make amendments to the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1956 ( S.I. No. 216 of 1956 ).