How do I get dc Irish citizenship?

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DH has been registered on the register of foreign births. He was born in Britain but his family are Irish. I am British. We have since had two dc.

Can anyone help me understand what I might need to do to get dc Irish citizenship?

You need proof one grandparent was born in Ireland I think

The child needs to have been born before your partner got Irish citizenship I believe

We’ve done this.

I don’t think you’ll need proof of a grandparent if your DH is on their register.

my father in law was Irish, born there and lived there until he was ten.

DH is born in the uk. He needed to prove that his dad was born in Ireland in order to get his own Irish passport. Once that was done, he had our kids put on their register of foreign births. Once THAT was done, they both got passports.

im the only one now without an Irish passport!

@Maltester71 Thank you. Does DH need to get the passport (he has citizenship), before we register the children on the register of foreign births?

www.dfa.ie/citizenship/...

Does DH need to get the passport (he has citizenship), before we register the children on the register of foreign births?

No you don't need an Irish passport - I registered my children before I had an Irish passport.

@Maltester71 Was that quite recent?
I'm just waiting for my Irish passport to arrive & then intend to register them. How long does it take?

I have an Irish passport as my parents were born and raised in Ireland. I didn’t need to register on the foreign births register. If I want my children to have Irish citizenship, do I need to provide my details or their grandparents to go on the foreign birth register?

Thanks @ChateauMargaux . That’s exactly the link I needed. I am now bracing myself to find whatever the document is that says that DH is actually registered on the register of foreign births.

were your dh parents or grandparents born in Ireland? This effects your dc claim to Irish citizenship as your dh has only joined the foreign birth register after their birth.
As far as I’m aware, if his parents born in Ireland you should be fine but not if it’s grandparents as you have to claim your citizenship prior to children being born to pass it on.

My understanding is that your dh must be on the fbr before your kids were born. If after they are not eligible to apply. If before they are.
when did your dh join the fbr?

Kids can also claim via grandparent born on island of Ireland if not via dh

According to the DFA, you can become an Irish citizen if:

One of your grandparents was born on the island of Ireland, or;
One of your parents was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth, even though they were not born on the island of Ireland.

So your children should be able to become citizens one of your DH’s parents was born in Ireland even if he wasn’t a citizen at the time of their births.

Can't your husband just apply for an extract from that register?

I still find it confusing. I'm getting my passport as my mother is Irish although I was born in UK. So I think my DC can then apply. But I going to contact them and ask next week. The passport office live chat has been helpful in the past

@Feetache

You are automatically an Irish citizen as your parent was born there.

Your DC can apply for citizenship by virtue of a grandparent being born there. My understanding is that you don’t need an Irish passport for them to do that.

Read the link that is given above, esp the section about getting citizenship.

Does anyone know how long passports are taking? I sent my docs to Ireland 3 wks ago.

My great gran was born in Ireland. I don't have her BC though- I think they were all lost in a fire?

Could I claim?

I applied for an Irish passport last year and it took two months. I think the post-Brexit, end of transition rush has passed.

@BertiesShoes my adult sons online renewal took 4 weeks door to door back in April. My teen daughters (online first time applying for an Irish passport) they have had all documents for 8 weeks now and still processing it. Both kids UK born but I was born in the Republic.

No. It only goes as far back as grandparents, not great grandparents.

It took about three months

the person who signed to verify their identity got a phone call to check as well

Thank you, everyone. This is so helpful. Can you do both dc together or do you have to do it one at a time?

Thank you for suggesting this … it may save the day!

Do you definitely need an extract from the register?

If one of DC’s grandparents (ie one of your inlaws) was born in Ireland, you just need their birth certificate, maybe also death certificate, then apply based on an Irish grandparent.

Did your DH get a copy of a parents BC as part of him being registered?