Irish citizenship

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Just some information for anybody that's wondering. Estimates seen to vary but it looks like the following applies to 5 or 6 million people.

If you were born outside the island of Ireland and if either of your parents was an Irish citizen who was born in the island of Ireland, then you are entitled to Irish citizenship, and entitled to apply for an Irish passport under Irish law, irrespective of where you reside. You can also apply for Irish citizenship if one of your parents, while not born in the island of Ireland, was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth. In most cases applications of this type are made through a grandparent who was born in Ireland.

www.dfa.ie/irelanduk-citizenshipandpassports/

Ughhhh can someone please help! Sorry if this has already been answered. I know someone at work who is a qualified lawyer who I no longer practicing in the traditional sense who said they will witness my pics etc but what do I do about the stamp?!
Also what do you send for 'currently photo ID' - I need my passport as I'm travelling and surely need my license as ID in general. I read something about have a scan certified but is this true?

It's a long shot but here goes. My late maternal grandfather was Irish. My mum and all but one of her sisters are dead. Could I get an Irish passport?

I did! Everything identical, except that except my Mum had a brother rather than sister.

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I know someone at work who is a qualified lawyer who I no longer practicing in the traditional sense who said they will witness my pics etc but what do I do about the stamp?!

Why would you not just pay the few quid to have it witnessed and stamped by a Commnr for Oaths? 😮

@Juells why would I pay when I can...not pay? A local notary charges £275 an hour.

£275???? 😮 A commissioner for oaths charges about £10 😕

Ah, just looked it up and see that it has to be someone who's known you for several years, so it looks like the lawyer you know would be ideal.

Remember, turnaround time is now 8 to 9 months. because of an upsurge in UK applications.

Interesting it’s now 8-9 months Swedish.

My foreign births registration application has been 5 months now, not heard a thing.

Anyone else got recent timings?

Just checked website, officially still saying about 6 months.

I read this thread for updates.

www.immigrationboards.com/ireland/foreign-birth-registration-t214839-1360.html

Lots of discussions on timelines here. There as been a significant pause/slowdown in FBR success stories due to a combination of factors. The office moved, new staff needed to be trained, passport applications take priority (as they should for Irish citizens) and a big upsurge in applications for FBR because of the unfolding Brexit fiasco.

I think there must have been many (like me) who thought that, despite the bluster, this govt won't really take away its own citizens FOM. But, no, UK citizens seem to be clapping it along. Plus, for some, finding the right documents and/or money has taken a while.

All in all, the delay is due to a perfect storm of events.

Thanks for the link Swedish

Just checked the link Swedish posted and people seem to have had an email confirming receipt of the documents. I have had nothing at all!

The only thing I have is the email confirming payment on 29th October, I submitted it all on 2 November and have the post office receipt but have had nothing from the Irish embassy at all. Aghhhhh!

Some had confirmation of receipt emails, some not. Try the webchat function on the DFA site www.dfa.ie/about-us/contact-us/contact-foreign-birth-registration-citizenship/

That link just shows the tel no but there is (or was!) a webchat option during the week.

Thanks, will call next week.

I did call last week and was told I should get an email soon.

Today I have the email saying my application has been received and can take up to six months to process. That is some backlog in acknowledging receipt, I know it got there on November 6th!

I am relieved they have it though due to the amount of original documentation in there.

Just to update that after submitting the application to go on Foreign Births Register in early November 2018, I received an email acknowledgement in March. Nothing since until...

I had a phone call yesterday to say they were ready to approve my application and I should get it within 2-3 weeks! Once I get all that I can go on and apply for the passport which is another few months I think.

So that will be just under a year for the FBR.

I applied for dd in October last year. I got it at the end of last month.

The Irish passport office in Dublin is going to take on more staff to try to speed up processing applications from the UK.

If anyone is applying from being an Irish citizen from NI this may be of interest. British Government ignoring the GFA and Brexit hasn't even happened yet.

www.thejournal.ie/emma-desouza-loses-citizenship-case-appeal-4850391-Oct2019/

That's pretty sick.

Parent Irish so I can get an Irish passport.

Does that mean I could get a EHIC card. Or the Irish equivalent.

I would say no because EHIC links to the health service of your country of residence. It would be issued by that country.

yellowhammer, you can apply for an Irish-issued EHIC if not living in Ireland but in another EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. info

UK resident Irish citizens will not normally get an EHIC post brexit.

From that link:
If you live in the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you will be entitled to an Irish-issued EHIC if one of the following applies to you:
you receive a state pension from Ireland and have an Irish-issued E Form/S1 form (certificate of entitlement) registered in your country of residence
you are a worker posted to work in another EEA country or Switzerland by your Irish employer, or a frontier worker living in the EEA and working in Ireland
you are a family member of a posted worker or of someone working in Ireland and you are not covered in your own right by the EEA country you reside in

If you are not eligible for a Irish-issued EHIC, you should see if you are eligible for an EHIC in the country you are currently living in.*