Migrants ‘in limbo’ over citizenship

MIGRANTS who have worked hard to establish a life for themselves and their families here are increasingly concerned about the security of their immigration status, a report has found.

Living in Limbo, which was carried out by the Immigrant Council of Ireland and Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, Cork, documents the need for reform of Ireland’s process for granting citizenship. It says our rate of refusing applications is “exceptionally high” and the amount of time taken to make a decision about those applications is “truly extraordinary”.

More than 300 migrants took part in the research, which includes 22 case studies of migrants who have applied for, or intend to apply for, citizenship.