Hi Emanuel I can't provide any legal advice unfortunately but it may be worth checking if you can claim Irish citizenship irrespective of that. When I was doing some research before submitting my application I came across some legislation that foreign birth registrations makes your father an Irish c...

Hi! :) I'm one of these lurkers who's been reading for a while so I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring. I finally got everything together to apply for FBR on 10th December 2016 and as they'd changed the online system by then, my credit card was charged straight away (no checking bankers drafts ...

Hi I'd be surprised if you had to send your dad's passport; when I applied (6 months ago) I was only required to send a certified copy of the passport. Death certificate is fine if the family member is deceased. When I applied you needed to send a pre-paid return envelope, it makes sense as you'll h...

Hi My understanding from when I applied is that marriage certificates would be required as they're used to track name changes as you move down the family tree, have you enquired at the GRO? I used this to find some certificates that my family had lost through the years, ano as they're official copie...

Received my FBR certificate yesterday(dated 28th April) application was sent on the 9th November so pretty much bang on 6 months, my application appears to have processed in Dublin as opposed to the London embassy. i didn't receive any correspondence during the entire 6 months so don't be concerned ...