I can't see how you would be approved without proof of Irish lineage which is what that birth certificate shows. Is the difficulty with replacing your mother's birth certificate that she doesn't know where in Belgium she was born? A quick search on google mentioned needing to show up in person with ...

Hi all, I stumbled upon this thread while searching for information regarding foreign birth registration. Due to COVID it appears that the FBR team isn't answering any questions so I was hoping to make sure I have everything correct before submitting the FBR application for my son. Some quick backg...

Hi, I have just joined and wonder if anyone can help. My parents are sadly now deceased and I wished I had asked more about my family tree. My mum passed away a couple of months ago and i started to look into her history as I was shocked after her death to find she was adopted and it broke my heart...

And actually, I'm still worried because this page says: Other documents that may be needed: If your parent became an Irish citizen through: The Foreign Births Register Document Needed: Original Foreign Birth Registration Certificate Which seems to imply that he needed to be registered and I need to...

My situation is similar to Dana Maria. I received an e-mail on December 22, 2020 that my certificate was being printed and mailed. No tracking number was provided and I have not received the cert or my documents and am starting to get concerned as to whether they are lost in transit. Does anyone ha...

I received this email to confirm my physical address on December 21, 2020: "I am pleased to inform you that your applications for entry into the Foreign Births Register will be approved shortly. A Foreign Birth Registration Certificate and your original documents will be returned to you by register...

What normally happens if your address has changed since you initially applied. When you receive the address confirmation email, and you provide a new address do they ask you to send proof? Is there anything you can do to change your address now or better waiting on the email? I contacted the FBR se...

That day finally arrived. I received the confirm return mail address e-mail yesterday Dec 15 2020. I'm a June 27th 2019 application .Will update when " added to the FBR\ docs mailed back" e-mail arrives. Good luck to all still waiting. A p8nt was drunk 😀 A grateful jgclancy Huge congrats!! Welcome ...

Hello all! Glad to see the FBR is running again - it's certainly been a hard year for the world, that's for sure. I have kind of a strange situation and would like some feedback. Here is my timeline... Application submitted online: 4th June 2019 Email acknowledging receipt of documents (Balbriggan)...

Hi dose any1 know if there taking any call atm. So I could find how long to go.. it been 14 months already Yes, the phone lines and webchat are up and running, there are just long delays and I believe they close for the lunch hour. Waiting 14 months is very common unfortunately, as you can see from...

You have already posted about this twice. Perhaps take the suggestions to review the posts in the large FBR thread for similar stories and their outcomes, or post to that thread directly. Repeated posts are against forum rules and can get you removed.

Hi again. So....I have now managed to obtain all relevant documents from various kinds of research etc, except my grandparents' marriage certificate. There is simply no record of their marriage. I have searched beyond the obvious Irish country (Waterford); I have searched a ridiculously wide period...

Hi, My father is eligible for Irish citizenship by descent because of his paternal Irish grandmother. He has not yet registered on the Foreign Birth Registry. I believe that because my father did not register before my birth, I am not eligible for citizenship myself. However, I did have a few quest...

There is a thread on this subject already, two lines down from your post, where you can see processing times.

Email received on 19 October: ‘Your application for entry into the Foreign Births Register will be approved shortly and a Foreign Birth Registration Certificate and your original documents will be returned to you by registered post, which will require a signature on delivery.‘ Two things; I assume ...

I wonder if anyone else is in this situation. I got notified of my citizenship via descent through the foreign births register on October 20th, 2020. I was told my documents and my certificate of citizenship (which I need to apply for my passport) would be coming to me via registered An post. I nev...

Yes you need their marriage certificates as well, they want full lineage. You don't need to send your own marriage certificate unless you've had a name change yourself.

Has anyone had any luck with writing to the DFA? If so, what address did you use? The address given in the DFA's email is different to the one that you send your FBR application to. I'm getting absolutely nowhere with my parents' marriage certificate. Nobody from the DFA is replying to my emails an...

Short answer - no. A bit longer answer - yes if you officially adopt the child. Longer explanation - the Family Reunification Policy provides reunification for the immediate family for eligible sponsors. You are an eligible sponsor for your nuclear family, i.e. your wife, but not her child as you h...

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Anyone has any idea as to what are the processing times for Irish born children's passport?

Passport issuing is currently on hold due to Level 5.

https://www.dfa.ie/passports/turnaround-times/

Registration Office, Immigration Service Delivery, Burgh Quay – temporary closure 21 October Further to the Government announcement on updated measures to respond to COVID-19, Registration Office, Immigration Service Delivery, at Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 will temporarily close to the public for "first t...

I see, thanks. Does anyone here have experience of applying through having a parent who has citizenship but after your birth? I'm just wondering if it is a strong enough connection to warrant a waive. Just a thought....were you born after 1986 then? If so you're out of luck but if you were born bef...

Foreign Birth Registrations The processing of Foreign Birth Registrations will now pause until Dublin returns to Level 3 on the National Framework for Living with COVID-19. Applications that have been sent to the FBR team have been securely held and will now be processed in strict date order. At pr...

A bit concerned myself now about something, obviously feel grateful to have got the congratulations e-mail, but got in contact via webchat with the FBR today to ask for a tracking number for my certificate. They gave me a number in return which I put into AnPost - AnPost said they had no record of ...

Hello all. Well, I appear to be up s*** creek with my FBR application. Applied August 2019. Didn't hear anything until two days ago, when I got an email rejecting my parents' marriage certificate. Apparently it has to be a civil certificate, not a church one - I didn't even know there was a differe...