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by easypeasy » Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:39 am
"Surely you mean birth certificate? Not every "Irish grandparent" will have had a passport in the first place, still less one that's available, but the Irish Embassy are entitled to expect to see a birth certificate. .. quote]
I have a similar tale.
Mrs. Irishlady, applied for Irish citizenship as her father was born in the N.Ireland, she got the citizenship and passport after producing the three certificates requested. 1) Father's birth certificate 2) his marriage certificate and 3) her (Irishlady's) birth certificate.
Her two daughters applied for Irish citizenship. I was given after producing two more certificates : 1) Irishlady's birth certificate and 2) her marriage certificate and of course, the two daughters' birth certificates, passports etc.
Irishlady was at one time refused her right of abode in UK but the Immigration Tribunal shot down the ECO's nonsense about the ages and names etc. So the UK Courts therefore, accept the Irish origins.
After the daughters got their Irish passports, the sons applied..... and the fun started....
Mr. Busybody of the Dy. High Com. asserted that he did not like the Immigration Tribunal's decision, he was reminded it was the law of the land. Still said he did not like it !! And informed the Irish about his opinions.
Then the Irish began asking for a death certificate of the Ireland born grandfather. The same answer given to the UK Tribunal has been given to them : No idea where he died.
After all, the "raj" and the soldiers were not expected to be stationed in one place. And could be born, married and die in three different places.
Like in the Church chorus "We shall not be moved" the Irish Foreign office, and the Irish Embassy chant the same refrain when told about the impossibility of producing the death certificate. For six years now they have been insisting on the certificate which cannot be produced.
I have been visiting web sites etc. and have seen maybe hundreds of pages. Nowhere, has it been mentioned that DEATH CERTIFICATES will be insisted upon.
Funnily, the Irish Foreign Ofice and the Embassy refuse to close the case with a rejection of the application. Several Irish MP's have taken up the matter too and all have been told that the "case was under process".. EVEN AFTER SIX YEARS ?
I shall be very happy to hear a different tale. Anyone been treated more favourably in the past six years ? Anyone NOT ASKED FOR THE DEATH CERTIFICATE ?