Quick update. I tried my bank, but they refused to do it as well. So after that I decided to look for a public notary on google. That was the easy part. The hard part was getting round to emailing him, which I've just done. Meanwhile the DFA have since updated their website. If you look under 'What ...

Hi Lee. Well that was a complete waste of time. I stopped by my GP practice today and the receptionist told me GPs don't sign passports anymore. Not even for a fee, which I was willing to pay. I have to say, I wouldn't recognise my GP practice if it was actually helpful, but that's another story. So...

Hi Lee. I do have a GP surgery, but I don't know if they have stamps or business cards. And if they don't, then I run into the same problem of what do I do. I suppose I ought to find out first, but I would like to know just how necessary the actual stamp/business card bit is. Thanks for the heads up...

Does it matter that I wouldn't know my bank manager if I fell over him/her in the street? I'm not sure how seriously they take the "personally known to you" bit, but on the other hand I don't see how they could tell. Anyway, thanks. I will go into my local bank and see if I can make an app...

Hi. Thanks to the mod who deleted my duplicate messages - I don't know what happened there. Anyway, I want to apply to join the Foreign Births Register. I'm English with an Irish grandfather and have nearly all the certificates I need (I'm just waiting on my grandfather's death certificate), but sti...