Munish 13 wrote:Hi . Please I need some advice regarding form c Irish nationality . We both parents are British and living in Northern Ireland from last many years . We had baby last week and baby is eligible for Irish nationality and passport . I am completing form c and please I nervous to what all suppprting documents I need to send with the application?
Thanks very much
So you are both British, living in Northern Ireland for many years. So I assume your child was born in Northern Ireland? If that is the case your child is Irish by birth and you can apply right away for an Irish passport. You will need to send you passport to show your British, birth certificate of child and photos etc with passport application.
See guidelines below.
A person born on the island of Ireland on or after 1 January 2005:
- is automatically an Irish citizen if he or she is not entitled to the citizenship of any other country; or
- is entitled to be an Irish citizen if at least one of his or her parents is:
an Irish citizen (or someone entitled to be an Irish citizen);
a British citizen;
a resident of the island of Ireland who is entitled to reside in either the Republic or in Northern Ireland without any time limit on that residence or
a legal resident of the island of Ireland for three out of the 4 years preceding the child's birth (although time spent as a student or as an asylum seeker does not count for this purpose).