Information Hub Information Hub Rights and Entitlements after receiving status What are my rights and entitlements after I receive status? If you are granted a positive decision through the asylum process, you will be granted one of the following: refugee status subsidiary protection permission to remain With all three options, you will have Stamp 4 status, and similar rights to an Irish citizen in terms of housing, social welfare, employment and education. However there are some key differences in terms of family reunification, travel documents and naturalisation as an Irish citizen. The written information and video below (available in Arabic here) explains these differences: Family Reunification If you are granted Refugee Status or Subsidiary Protection, you can apply for family reunification, for eligible family members. If you are granted Permission to Remain, you will have to investigate a join family visa (also known D visa). Citizenship Refugees can apply for Irish naturalisation 3 years after the date they applied for asylum. Beneficiaries of Subsidiary Protection and Permission to Remain can apply 5 years after receiving the Ministerial letter granting them status. The Irish Refugee Council does not support people to apply for naturalisation. Travel Documents Refugees are entitled to a travel document. Beneficiaries of Permission to Remain are not entitled. Beneficiaries of Subsidiary Protection can apply, but will be asked to show that they are unable to obtain a national passport. You must apply online via the ISD website. If you do not already have one, you will have to create an ISD account first. The fee is 55 euro. Current processing time is 26 weeks, however please keep an eye on this link but the times are likely to change. To follow up on an application already made, you can apply via your customer service account. Or you can try sending an email to [email protected] Manage Cookie Preferences