Hello, I sent it all off in August but I just learned I am supposed to be registered adopted first...I didn't do that. Will they send it all back and charge me the fee all over again? The good news is that if you are registered as adopted, then you do not need to apply for foreign birth registration.

My daughter is now an Irish citizen! Timeline: March 26th, 2017: Made online application and sent documents off. July 2017: Received email from Dublin requesting verification of witness bona fides. September 30th, 2017: Letter confirming citizenship received. Many thanks to everyone who has posted h...

If your grandfather had an Irish passport (and was born in Ireland) then your adoptive parent was born with Irish citizenship. Adopted or not, you may claim Irish citizenship too. First though you have to get an Intercountry Adoption Certificate. It cost about £60, and this is the website you need: ...

[quote="Emanuel-Skies"]Hi All, I need some help . " my biological father qualifies through his grandfather route despite been born abroad and registered in the Foreign Birth Register after my birth to acquire citizenship " I am sorry to tell you that, because your father's foreig...

I found out that my application was sent from London to Dublin. Did this happen to anyone else? Could this result in it coming through quicker? Thanks My application (for my daughter) was posted to London on 26/03/2017. We got an email from Dublin, two weeks or so ago, asking for some further verif...

Congratulations Judgefredd.

[quote="judgefredd"][quote="selkie"]I Love Babies!!!<3 You however, are an idiot. You are not special for overpopulating the planet. Irish people are special and Ireland is underpopulated. There is plenty of room for everyone---even individuals, such as your "uncle" and...

selkie wrote:So everyone else who has waited sicx to seven months has to wait longer because someone is having a kid? Doesn't make sense.

You appear to lack the moral sense and love of babies for which we Irish are justly famous. Are you sure you are Irish?

Hey guys, I handed my Foreign births application in to the Cork office last week. I also asked the application time once handed in. The lady told me 2 - 5 weeks at most depending if all the requested are handed in. I had to ask twice becuase i had been reading huge delays on applications from peopl...

I was a first time applicant, last year; and applied via the Liverpool office. They do not send off your UK passport---instead they take a photocopy of it and certify that it was indeed you who presented it. Another thing (which caught me out) is that the photos required for an Irish passport differ...