e: Foreign Birth RegistrationReport this post Quote Post by duffy1867 » Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:30 am BigVern wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:36 pm I wonder if anyone has advice - I am I believe entitled to Irish Citizenship through my Irish born Grandfather. However my father ( his son) died in 1983 and his...

I wonder if anyone has advice - I am I believe entitled to Irish Citizenship through my Irish born Grandfather. However my father ( his son) died in 1983 and his death certificate ( British citizen died in South Africa) was lost long ago and the South African authorities have no records ( 1983 Johan...

Thanks but there is nothing there- to put this in context, my father moved to South Africa in 1982 and we ( me, my mum and two siblings) and he died very suddenly about 3 months after we arrived. The family then immediately moved back to the UK ( within a week of his death) and so no administration ...

That would be very kind

... and my father was British born as Irish rights are from grandfather so still not sure why his death certificate is necessary

I have made an application through the South African Embassy but simply nothing and no idea and no record of any id number. I was 16 at the time.

Hi I’m looking for a bit of help- I believe I have the right to Irish Citizenship through my Irish born grandfather. However the documentation requires my fathers death certificate which is simply non-existent. My father died very young in South Africa in 1983 and my then devastated mother did not k...