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

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

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

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

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

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

6. Names of parents

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father............................................................ ........................................................

mother............................................................ ......................................................

7. Places of birth of parents

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father............................................................ ..........................................

mother............................................................ .......................................

8. Present place of residence of parents

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father............................................................ ..........................................

mother............................................................ ........................................

9. Nationality of parents

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father............................................................ ..........................................

mother............................................................ ........................................

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

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

Form 8

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956

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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

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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

Name of person naturalised

Address

Date of certificate

Whether person was of full age or a minor

Department of Justice.

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Form 11

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956

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

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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

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

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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.

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

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18. Places of residence during the past nine years

Place of residence

Duration of residence

Beginning on

Ending on

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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

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

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

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

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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

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† 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

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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.

Name of Child

Sex

Date of Birth

Place of Birth

Present Nationality

Form 7

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956

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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.

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