Anyone applied for an Irish passport as a descedent recently?

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My passport has expired and I was thinking of getting an Irish one as my dad is from Ireland. I have looked on line and it looks really complicated and I just wanted to know if anyone has actually done it and is it that bad? I also want to get my daughter one and was hoping she could just get one if I do or do I have to go down the whole FBR route?

DH has done it recently - Irish grandmother. It took well over a year and a lot (LOT) of faff. Still, he’s delighted.

DC can’t get one because DH had the kids before he had the passport, but you might be okay as you’re a generation closer.

FIL did it recently. Took about 2 years, his grandmother was Irish.

watching with interest, as I'm thinking about doing it - Irish GP

I did it just as Covid struck, and the Irish government Foreign Births section just closed! It took me about 2 1/2 years because of that, but it wasn’t difficult. The process will be quicker if your father was born in Ireland as well as being an Irish citizen. (Fir me it was slightly longer as my father was Irish but born in England)

I applied recently, as my mother is Irish and it took two weeks.

I've done it recently but I did have an Irish passport as a child (both parents Irish) so technically it was a renewal. However it meant my DD could apply (she wants to work in Germany). Was fairly straightforward and took a few months. I had all the documents though (parents birth certificates etc).

Delighted to hear that! What did you have to send off? My dad has an uninterrupted history going back hundreds of years just in the house my uncle still lives in......

It's straightforward I did it a couple of years ago took a couple of weeks. My mother is irish. Your daughter will need to go onto the fbr to get an Irish passport though.

I think you need to call them and check. As far as I'm aware, if none of you have been born in Ireland, the child has to be on the Foreign births register before they have their own children to be able to pass down citizenship.

They required my full birth certificate, my mother's full birth certificate, a copy of my passport signed by a professional, also a copy of my marriage certificate ( some form of identification if ones forename has been changed since birth). That's what I can remember. Good luck with your application 👍🏻

I did back in 2016 (funny, that). Yes, lots of certificates needed and it took longer to arrive than I did from conception to birth but it was absolutely worth it.

(Adopted, birth grandmother from Waterford.)

You have to apply for citizenship first, then the passport. It is a 2 stage process. Not difficult but you must complete each step carefully. Make sure you obtain all the documents, follow the instructions and photocopy everything. I am not sure if they accept an expired existing passport. You would need to check.
The Irish embassy website has all the instructions.
You must prove your dad was born on the island of Ireland.

I have been looking into this this weekend. (My Dad was Irish.)

As I understand it, it’s easier and quicker if the relative concerned was a parent who was an Irish Citizen when you were born, as then you are also automatically an Irish Citizen and just need to prove it for entry on the Foreign Births Register. If it’s your grandparent/s, you are not automatically an Irish Citizen and have to apply for a passport via descent, which takes longer and is more complicated.

This website has a lot of useful info. https://ie.iasservices.org.uk/how-to-get-an-irish-passport-by-descent/#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20one%20or,registered%20as%20an%20Irish%20citizen.

I have stalled at the first hurdle, as I don’t have a copy of my Dad’s birth certificate and all my online searches have failed to find him. I have all the relevant names, dates and locations, going back to my great grandparents, but as I understand it, the only way to find them if not online, is either to physically go to the records office in Dublin or pay a genealogist to find it for me.

Unfortunately Dad had a very common first and last name, plus when he was born, first names weren’t always registered at birth.

A relative is from NI and he applied for an Irish passport a few years ago. It wasn't a faff and he only had to send in some documents, e.g. birthday certificate. When he became a father his DC were eligible and also applied for Irish passports which was straightforward and took a few weeks as well. I definitely think you should go ahead and get it done.

I think I am automotically a citizen though as my dad was born there?

Have you got documentary evidence?

My birth certificate with my dads name? Also my dads which show his parents name and residence?

I misunderstood this. You are correct. I have just looked up the Irish Embassy advices, as mentioned by a pp. If your parent was an Irish Citizen before 2005, you are automatically an Irish Citizen and can skip straight to applying for an Irish Passport.

https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/citizenship/

What I can’t work out is if my dc can then apply straight for a passport, as I am automatically an Irish Citizen, via my father who was born there. My best guess is that they will need to go on the Foreign Births Register first?

Took me 4 months, main hold up was getting a copy of my parents official marriage certificate. Apart from that very straightforward.

It's easier if your parents are irish as you are then classed as a citizen.

You are a citizen due to your father being Irish. Therefore you can apply for your Irish passport straightway - they'll tell you what documents you need. From memory something like your birth cert and your dad's birth cert.

Your children being the next generation down aren't citizens automatically so you need to apply for that. They'll specify the documents you need on the Irish Government website but after you've sent that off with the applicaiton form, your child, when the application is processed, will go on the foreign birth register (you'll get a certificate). You can then apply for their passport. The timings are going to really vary - just depending on demand.

My dad is Irish and I have very Irish maiden name. Family go back hundreds of years in Ireland...I just want to get a passport for me and then hopefully my daughter will be able to enjoy Europe as I could. Not a political statement - a practical one.

My gm was Irish, but why would it benefit me to get an Irish passport? I'm living in UK, no plans to move to EU. Travel frequently to EU though. Am I missing something?

Have you seen the queues in EU airports (Spain, Greee) for non EU passport holders in the news? If you have an EU passport you just walk through......

Following with interest as my Dad (now deceased) was born in Ireland. Want to apply for the same reasons.