Apologies in advance if this is not the right place to post my question .
Well , I am a non-national Telecommunication engineer working for American multinational crowd in Ireland , was originally hired in this company in my home country .
I was asked , back in 2001 , to do an international assignment in the same company Irish branch for 3 months . Those 3 months were extended to 10 months and at the end of the 10 months the Irish director offered me a local Irish contract . As I wasn't earning from Ireland , The Irish embassy at my home country advised me to get a D-Training type visa to come to Ireland for the 3 months ( extended later to 2 more D-Training visas to cover the 10 months ) , during this period my salary was transfered automoatically to my bank account back home , I wasn't earning any penny from Ireland .
After getting the local contract I am resident in Ireland based on renewable work permit/authorisation since 2002 uptill now and earning and paying tax of course in Ireland .
Now after 5.5 years , I applied for naturalisation and my application didn't go through for the reason that 4 months out of the 10 months I spent under the D-Training visa were NOT reckonable residency in the state and they were considered for the purpose of "study" , bear in mind that my residency in the first 10 months were identical in terms of visa type ( 3 D-training visas covering the full period ) .
Now I am very reluctant on what to do next , by September my 4 unreckonable months will be over , should I try and re-apply based on the last reply I got from citizenship section or another officer will see that I have to wait another 6 months before the full 5 reckonable years will be covered next year or this 10 months should be reckonable period since I wasn't in the state for the purpose of Study and I should appeal for that .
A friend of mine managed to get away with 3 years of D-training visa in his naturalisation application while he was studying his PHD and his application never rejected like mine , the only difference that he was earning some money here and paying tax of course .
It is very clear for me that granting Irish citizenship is up to the minister of justice descrition but I don't really undrestand how the 10 months were split , just want to undrestand to avoid any further conflict .
Thanks in advance
Well , I am a non-national Telecommunication engineer working for American multinational crowd in Ireland , was originally hired in this company in my home country .
I was asked , back in 2001 , to do an international assignment in the same company Irish branch for 3 months . Those 3 months were extended to 10 months and at the end of the 10 months the Irish director offered me a local Irish contract . As I wasn't earning from Ireland , The Irish embassy at my home country advised me to get a D-Training type visa to come to Ireland for the 3 months ( extended later to 2 more D-Training visas to cover the 10 months ) , during this period my salary was transfered automoatically to my bank account back home , I wasn't earning any penny from Ireland .
After getting the local contract I am resident in Ireland based on renewable work permit/authorisation since 2002 uptill now and earning and paying tax of course in Ireland .
Now after 5.5 years , I applied for naturalisation and my application didn't go through for the reason that 4 months out of the 10 months I spent under the D-Training visa were NOT reckonable residency in the state and they were considered for the purpose of "study" , bear in mind that my residency in the first 10 months were identical in terms of visa type ( 3 D-training visas covering the full period ) .
Now I am very reluctant on what to do next , by September my 4 unreckonable months will be over , should I try and re-apply based on the last reply I got from citizenship section or another officer will see that I have to wait another 6 months before the full 5 reckonable years will be covered next year or this 10 months should be reckonable period since I wasn't in the state for the purpose of Study and I should appeal for that .
A friend of mine managed to get away with 3 years of D-training visa in his naturalisation application while he was studying his PHD and his application never rejected like mine , the only difference that he was earning some money here and paying tax of course .
It is very clear for me that granting Irish citizenship is up to the minister of justice descrition but I don't really undrestand how the 10 months were split , just want to undrestand to avoid any further conflict .
Thanks in advance