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?

I did. Applied same as you would a British one. Send off your documents, get passport.

my dad (long deceased) was born in Dublin

if you have children and you weren’t born in Ireland they will need to register on the foreign birth register first. Then they can apply for a passport.

Also just realised I need to put my glasses on as I cannot type properly without! I am going to go through the Irish Passport Office website tomorrow and see if my dad can send me his BC tomorrow. Thanks all for the help.

If your father was born on the Island of Ireland you are citizen even if you were born else where. He doesn't need to ever have had an Irish passport, just to have been born in the republic of Ireland or northern Ireland. My mother was born in belfast and never held an Irish passport. I was born in London. But i was automatically an Irish citizen. I needed her birth certificate and for some reason her marriage certificate. My children however would have to claim through my mother (their grandmother) as I had them before I got my passport. I would have to register them as foreign births. I haven't bothered as it's quite a bit more faff and they have EU citizenship anyway through my husband and we live in the EU.

Maybe I've been lucky but I haven't had problematic queues in Greece, France, Hungary, Poland, Spain, Czechia or Italy in last 2 yrs.
Do you just get the Irish passport to queue separately?

It's in all the paperwork. I'd be automatic because my mother is Irish. My sons want one now. Unfortunately my mother has lost her birth certificate. Her memory is very poor can't remember where she was born, which hospital. So I've put it on the back burner

People are referring to father but what about if it’s your mother? My father was English, though born in India, my mother was born in Ireland.

It may not benefit you, but if you haven’t had children yet it could benefit them.

Makes no difference which parent. As long as one parent was born on Ireland.

IIRC you only need name, date of birth, and city of birth for online records.

it can help if you have parents names.

I applied, waited a year, heard absolutely nothing and then it arrived.

you were a citizen before you got your passport. So that makes no difference to your children. They would still claim through you.

they have to go on the FBR because they don’t have a parent born in Ireland.

they are eligible because you were an Irish citizen when they were born.

if they register on the FBR, then their kids born after that can also register via FBR, and so on.

It stops with a grandparent.

It's not tricky at all really - I have friends who have applied in the last 5 years or so - and everything was fine. The paperwork isn't actually that tricky - you just need to get all your documents together and go through the motions. It's absolutely worth doing - if not for yourself then for your kids. The value of having an EU passport is immense since Brexit screwed everything up for everyone in the UK. Especially for kids (and grandkids) who may wish to study or live in Europe one day. A lot of EU countries offer free tuition for university students - that alone is a darned good reason to get that citizenship.

You've got an easier route because your dad is a citizen - you're not even having to go down the route of getting the citizenship via a grandparent etc etc - just do the paperwork - it's not difficult at all. Heck, I am speaking as someone who did the paperwork to get US citizenship - and that's considered immensely difficult. The paperwork itself actually isn't - it's just the waiting that's a pain in the ass.

Makes absolutely no difference which parent has the citizenship - we don't live in the dark ages anymore (well, not in terms of lines of citizenship).

There is a group on Facebook that helps and gives really accurate timelines of FBR vs passport applications

Please do NOT put it on the back burner! Having EU citizenship may not matter to you, but it could be a big deal to your kids and grandkids - please get the documents squared away for their sakes. If you're already an Irish citizen then get yourself your passport/documents and they can apply for citizenship using your details. An EU passport is one of the most valuable things your kids/grandkids can own - please don't put it on the back burner.

its called foreign births registration Ireland and passports or something
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If one (or both) of your parents are Irish, it’s straightforward. It’s a bit of a faff, but not difficult at all. They need the Irish parent’s birth certificate and yours. Also any document pertaining to any change of name you may have done yourself. It’s only a drama, if the Irish relative is more distant.

The queue length wouldn't be the reason to get the passport - the reason is the immense value of being able to go live and study in any of the EU countries you wish - or you kids or future grandkids etc etc - may wish to live in. The value of that and the choices and options it gives people is absolutely priceless.
And it's one of the reasons I'm so angry that all the old farts in the UK voted for Brexit: They denied generations of young people the chance and choice to easily go live and study in a huge number of other countries. And what did they get for giving away that freedom?? Absolutely nothing - except a massive bill for having to write a whole load more laws to put in place the framework we already had with the EU anyway. It's unconscionable.

I’m literally going through the process myself at the moment. My grandad is Irish, so I have to apply to the FBR - even though my mam has an Irish passport- so you will need to do this for your daughter too. The passport process will be quick for you. The process for your daughter can take over a year.

Google it and it’ll take you through. Your application should be very straightforward.

Kicking myself that I didn’t sort this before my babies were born as I don’t think I can claim citizenship for them now, and I wanted them to have freedom in Europe.

apply online here:

https://passportonline.dfa.ie/Apply/Passport

you will be asked to submit the following original documents. These will be returned to you.

• Identity verification form.
• Full original civil birth certificate (version that includes the name(s) of the parent(s)).
• Original Civil marriage or Civil Partnership certificate (if applying for a passport in your married name).
• Proof of address such as original government correspondence such as letter from the local government health services, local social welfare services or other local government services. These must be accompanied by a translation into English or Irish. Where you do not have government correspondence, original utility bills, or bank statements may be considered.
• Proof of name such as original government correspondence such as letter from the local government health services, local social welfare services or other local government services. These must be accompanied by a translation into English or Irish. Where you do not have government correspondence, original utility bills, or bank statements may be considered.
• You must submit one document as proof of name and one document as proof of address. It cannot be the same document.
• Photographic identification
• You must submit an original government issued photographic identification. This could be an original passport from another country or a certified copy of your driver’s licence (certified by a Garda, solicitor, notary or the issuing authority).

you will need these documents for your Irish-born parent:

• Your Irish-born parent’s full original civil birth certificate. The version that includes the name(s) of their parent(s). We do not accept baptismal certificates or birth certificates that do not show the name(s) of the parent(s). We do not accept laminated certificates.
• If your Irish born parent’s name on your birth certificate is different to their name on their Irish birth certificate, you will need to link your parent’s identity to your birth certificate. For example, they could have changed their name through marriage or divorce. We will require the original documents such as a original civil marriage certificate or the separation agreement, your judicial separation court order, or your divorce decree. This must be certified by a solicitor or by the court.

My husband got Irish citizenship last year & his first passport application took about 2 months.

I am currently in the process of applying for Irish citizenship for my daughter. We’re well over a year and still ongoing! Lot of faff!
My Dad was Irish. Born in Ireland so I was automatically an Irish citizen. I applied for my Irish passport few years ago very easily and straightforward. Hopefully will get my daughter’s Irish passport once she receives citizenship!

The only issue is that you will need an additional doc if its your DM ie her marriage cert as need to show name change and how she is related to you asumming she has changed her name on marriage and you have this same name. We are in a bit of a situation as unable to locate mothers marriage cert (married abroad) both parents now dead .... if anyone has any idea how we locate a cert from a 'destination wedding' would be really grateful.

Not only that, you can work in the EU which opens up so many opportunities. If you work in the EU you can access excellent health care. When your dc get their passports their life chances will be increased.

I hope you don’t mind me asking - aside from the extra documentation, have you had to do anything else for the FBR or is it just a waiting game? I’m about to send my application and supporting documents away. I’m wondering how quickly they’ll return them as my brother also wants to apply.