Stamp 5
- Stamp 5 indicates permission to stay in Ireland without limits on the time you can remain here, subject to other conditions. Stamp 5 is reckonable as a residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation.
- The stamp will be valid up to the expiry date on your passport.
You may be given Stamp 5 if you have permission to:
- Remain in Ireland ‘Without condition as to time’ (WCATT)
Endorsement.
- Without Condition As To Time (WCATT) Stamp, 5 is placed in the passport of an individual who has completed 8 years (96 months) of legal residency in Ireland.
- Stamp 5 states: “THE HOLDER OF THIS PASSPORT IS PERMITTED TO REMAIN IN IRELAND WITHOUT CONDITION AS TO TIME.”
- This stamp is valid to the expiry of the passport in which it is placed.
- Only immigration stamps in a passport can be counted towards a Without Conditions As To Time application.
The following stamps do not qualify for Without Conditions As To Timestamp (Stamp 5).
- Stamp 0
- Student – Stamp 2 or Stamp 2A
- Temporary Registered Doctors – Stamp 4
- Trainee Accountants – Stamp 1A
- Intra Company Transfer – Stamp 4
- Spouse or dependent of an Intra Company Transfer – Stamp 3
- Temporary visitors permission granted at the port of entry
If you have any of these type of stamps in your passport they will not be counted towards the 96 months legal residence required.
