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You may want to post in the FBR thread to get other people's perspectives.MeganSA wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:26 amHi all,
I'm finding myself in a tricky position regarding my Irish Foreign Birth Registration and I can't seem to find relevant information anywhere. I am applying through my grandmother who was born in the Republic of Ireland, she did the FBR process for my mother when she was young but my mother never actually went to Ireland or kept her passport up to date. I have spent about 6 months gathering all the required documents for my grandmother, my mom and myself (getting these documents in South Africa is extremely difficult as our systems are slow and sometimes applications are simply lost), I am about to make my FBR application now, but my mother has now informed me that she cannot find her original FBR certificate, which is listed as one of the required supporting documents on the DFA website. We can apply for a duplicate certificate from Ireland but this will delay my application even further and cost more. I am under quite bit of time pressure to get my citizenship, and so I am wondering if this document is essential given I am applying through my grandmother and not my mother?? Does anyone have any experience with this? Is my application likely to be rejected if I simply leave this document out?
Thanks!
I thought you were certain that your mother had been registered through FBR by your grandmother? As Rbs3 correctly says under the current legislative framework there is no necessity for your mother to have an FBR certificate. However, she could still have one. Under the conditions of the 1935 Irish Nationality ac,t Irish born parents had the ability register their foreign children. If your mother was born prior to 1956, then it is possible that she would have an FBR certificate. However, if you are not sure now that she had one then it is almost certain that she does not and you can just apply as normal with the documents you have.
Yes. However, in this case we did not get any information regarding the grandfather, so it was at least possible. The father did not have to be the one who registered the birth - the mother could. There merely had to be an Irish born father prior to 1956. Anyway, as the birth of the applicant's mother occurred in 1966 in this case, I think it is safe to say that there is no FBR certificate.