First point - S.11 Citizens are treated in a similar way to S.7 Citizens, but no, being adopted does not make you an s.7 Citizen.GoingBackBackToEire wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:17 am
Maybe you can help me understand how this applies to my sister, Corky.
My grandfather was born in Ireland.
My mother was born in the US.
I became an Irish citizen via the FBR. (Yay!)
My sister was born in a third country and adopted by my parents in 1980.
Does my (adopted) sister have any claim on Irish citizenship? If so, what does she need to do to get a passport?
If I understand what you wrote, my mother and sister are both section 7 citizens? So my sister can apply for an Irish passport today?
I tried deciphering the law link you posted, but it's beyond my comprehension.
In short the answer is yes, but this is where it gets murkey, as it depends on *when* you were adopted.
If your sister applies for a entry in the Register of Intercountry Adoptions (RICA), then she can apply for a passport. Your sister, like myself, was adopted pre-1991. Even according to the DFA website, a RICA is not needed for pre-2010 Passport applications, but the DFA required one before they would issue my passport. Theory vs Practice I'm afraid.
Issuance of a RICA depends on many things - it all depends on *when* (pre 91/pre 98 and pre-post 2010) and *what country*, parents being married etc. To many combinations to summarise in a forum post unfortunately.