Hi Strongbow, that still pose the same question: Is the child automatically entitled to "child's certificate of entry in the Foreign Births Register" even if none of the parents nor grandparent were born in Ireland?

I sent the same question to the embassy but did not get a reply yet.

Hi Strongbow, unfort I could not find any official document to support the entitlement! the only document I found was the opposite as per page 10 on the link: http://www.immigrantcouncil.ie/pdf/8600_longtermresidenceenglish.pdf "Anyone born outside Ireland, whose parents or grandparents are Iri...

Hi Strongbow, a friend of mine just applied last month and she got only one letter after few weeks with the application reference number.

D15 wrote:I read some comments about the need for an Irish-born descend before being allowed the Foreign Births Register

As stated in page 10 of the following document:
http://www.immigrantcouncil.ie/pdf/8600 ... nglish.pdf

Hi Strongbow, I read some comments about the need for an Irish-born descend before being allowed the Foreign Births Register and having Naturalized parent is not enough!!! Is it true? I am worried about it and searching for some official document to state "Irish-born descend is not required&quo...

Hi, As I recall: the cert was not exactly "signed": it had the ministerial seal...they took 6 weeks to issue it in my case.

Hi vkapoor, I am in a very similar situation to yours and was hoping if you can advice me about the result of your application: was it accepted & you got an Irish passport for your child? how long did it take for the Irish Embassy to proceed with the application? what was the required papers? Th...