A British citizens cannot just arrive in Ireland and apply for citizenship if they have no claim to Irish ancestry or claim benefits unreservedly etc. NHS is UK not Republic of Ireland! Please, if you are not sure, please rather do not post incorrect information. Yes. And, only an Irish citizen is ...
My time time seems very fast, I had all the normal issues of misspelt names and non matching dates but was not asked for any further info. Little Spud Congratulations! And thank you for your timeline. A few weeks ago, someone reported that they emailed DFA, and they were told it was now taking 4-5 ...
The law seems pretty clear in the case when a child is born before the parent obtains entry in FBR (the same restriction also applies to my son and daughter). According to the DFA website, it is possible that the Minister for Justice and Equality can waive conditions of naturalisation. That would se...
Hi all, I am gathering documents for a forthcoming FBR application. Please can you advise how you obtained copies of your Irish parents/grandparents' birth/death certificates? I have tried to find this online but to no avail, what is the most common method? I am trying to trace my Irish grandmother...
I think the consulate sent me the application within 2 weeks of requesting it The good news : I received a passport application from the San Francisco consulate. They mailed it right away. The bad news : The information I received with the application indicates it will take 12-16 weeks to process a...
I submitted my question Thursday evening, but after two business days, I have not received a response. I don't know if that means something positive, something negative, or nothing at all. What email address are you emailing? Did you include your application number? I am pretty sure I submitted my ...
...t it can take up to 6 months. Standard from what I can gather... Standard, though Sotyrockz04 recently posted that s/he was told that " Applications are currently taking 4-5 months at present" Does the receipt email mean that it has been transferred to Dublin or simply that it is with ...
Thanks Lynn11! I just requested a passport application from the consulate in San Francisco. It would be a shame to have to wait a couple of weeks for a form, after already waiting months to receive citizenship documents. Perhaps the cases I read about where people said a passport application was in...
They did not include any forms for passport but rather indicated to go to www.dfa.ie. The website then tells you to contact your local consulate in the US which happens to be in New York for me. [/quote] I've read elsewhere that passport applications were sent with the FBR documents. Does anyone kn...
Posting Timeline: April 6th-Dublin received application April 9th-Received confirmation of Dublin receiving application. I shipped my application from New York. I will update when I receive all of my documents and approval letter. I received a confirmation of receipt of my application and supportin...
I meant to include this from the instructions: No original documents should be sent with your application form, however you may be requested to submit original documents during the course of your application. Any original documents which are requested will be returned to you by Registered Post at th...
The EU1 Instructions document states that When submitting documents please note the following: 1. All documents submitted must be photocopies . ... 3. Marriage certificates and birth certificates should be photocopied in colour and should include any Apostilles or legalisation ... So I think this me...
I'd suggest you start here. http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/immigration-permission-finder The ideal situation would be if you or your husband had an Irish-born parent or grandparent, which would allow the one with such heritage to claim citizenship. Barring that (and I am no expert) it would se...
I submit my application from the US (New York) and did not make copies - I just received my FRB a few weeks ago with no requests for additional information
I just submitted all the paperwork for me and my sister. I was wondering, I forgot to make a photocopy of the original documents. Will this delay the process? or will they just make the copies? lol Their website says If you haven’t included all the requested documents, your application may be retur...
Have you successfully done a RFB? Not yet. I am about two months past the time when receipt of my documents was acknowledged. If (as the acknowledgement said) it does take up to six months, I still have 3-4 months to wait. So I wait and watch this forum to see what others have experienced, hoping t...
Maybe they will notice. But if you met the criteria of a witness who personally knows you and is a member of certain professions, the only question they might have is whether you actually signed the application in that person's presence. If so, they might contact your witness to confirm. Someone els...
I am not an expert on this by any measure. But if I read this article correctly https://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1218/667638-eu-court-visa/ , they should not be doing this. It says: "The EU's supreme court said the UK government can no longer require entry visas in advance for non-EU citizens who a...
I think most (if not all) of the discussions in the "Ireland" section of this board relate to the Republic of Ireland. If you are applying for citizenship in Northern Ireland, you are essentially applying for citizenship in the United Kingdom. There may be people here who can help you. But...
Has anyone had this sort of correspondence and received their completed registration soon after? I suspect that once someone who participates on this forum has received their registration, they probably don't come back to answer questions. I do think most of us will return to complete our timelines...
IT FINALLY HAPPENED! I GOT MY CERTIFICATE! I'M OFFICIALLY IRISH! Congratulations! And thanks for the status update. As I am sure you will agree, it helps those of us who are still in the long period of waiting. Nice to know that (at least for now) the approval processing time is not getting longer.
This board recommends starting a new post for your own question. That said, your grandmother is an Irish citizen because her parents were born in Ireland. Your parent is entitled to claim Irish citizenship by obtaining entry in the Foreign Births Registry. If your parent has not already done that, y...
Quick PP PHoto Question, what needs to be on the photo...and what happens if the witness stamp is too big for the photo?...any help appreciated...all solicitors in Liverpool , via the phone, say cannot witness as haven't known for 2 years, I explained that its an Irish PP, not UK...but they all sti...
Hi Tom From Pasadena (California?) The kinds of things that cause hiccups and delays are when the documents are not straightforward. When a birth certificate or other official document name does not match another document's name. In my case, my mother's name is entirely different than it was on her...
