Can my wife apply for citizenship?
Hi all,
Im Swedish and my wife is a non-EU citizen. My wife came to Ireland for the first time on the 7th December 2006 on a type D visa as spouse of EU citizen.
She has lived in Ireland since this date with no trip outside Ireland longer than three months (tons of short ones though).
On the 17th August 2007, she received Stamp 4 (EU Fam).
Im wondering if my wife can apply for citizenship now or if she has to wait until August 2012 to get five years of reckonable residence.
Further information, in her old passport she has the following:
Immigration officer Dublin Airport 7 Dec 2006, Permission to remain in Ireland until 31 Jan 2007, for the purpose of Visit Husband EU Nat
Immigration officer Dublin Airport 11 May 2007, Permission to remain in Ireland until 11 Jun 2007, for the purpose of Registration [Upon coming back from a short trip abroad]
Visa type D from 15 Oct 2006 to 14 Jan 2007
Visa type D from 8 Dec 2006 to 8 Jun 2007
Thanks!
