Irish spouse naturalization application - passport requirement

Hello,

For the naturalization application of a spouse of an Irish national the following document requirement is listed in Form 8:

Documentary proof of Irish spouse’s/civil partner’s entitlement to Irish citizenship
(certified copy of Irish spouse’s/civil partner’s birth certificate if born in Ireland / certified
copy of foreign birth register entry / spouse’s or civil partner’s parent’s birth certificate if
latter was born in Ireland / certified copy of naturalisation certificate / certified copy of
passport page with photograph).

I was wondering if anyone knows does the passport page need to be of an Irish passport or can it be a foreign passport if the spouse has dual nationalities?

Irish passport.

Patka248 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:50 am

can it be a foreign passport if the spouse has dual nationalities?

How would passport page of a non-Irish passport prove that the holder is entitled to Irish citizenship?

Same way as a certified copy of foreign birth register entry? I mean I'd assume the certified copy of naturalisation certificate would be enough, not sure why the other documents are needed...

Thanks for the reply in any case

Patka248 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:39 pm

Same way as a certified copy of foreign birth register entry?

Foreign Birth Register (FBR) entry certificate is the same as a naturalization certificate specific to Ireland, so no. If you're on the register, you're entitled to Irish citizenship.
Foreign passport, on the other hand, just shows you're a national of that country.

I mean I'd assume the certified copy of naturalisation certificate would be enough, not sure why the other documents are needed...

Are they needed? I'm not completely familiar, but would expect just a naturalization certificate certified copy would suffice. Other members can give a hand with that, hopefully.

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