Woohoo! Just got the congratulations email so I am excited to update the spreadsheet and the forum! My application is through my irish born grandfather who adopted my mother. I originally did a joint application with my sister and there was a bit of a delay getting someone to witness everything (hon...

By family archives, I mean boxes in the loft. As for document package - do you mean what you sent over to FBR? Thanks Corky, I have enquired with the family oracle (my grandmother) and they do not have any additional documents that I havent already submitted a copy of in the document package (aka -...

Related to adoption of parent: Court Order for Adoption (Adoption Order) I hope someone can help as I have had a look through the search function but I am looking for a more direct answer in relation to requesting Court Order for Adoption. I am applying through my Irish Born Grandfather who adopted ...

Sorry double posted and not too sure how to delete my duplicate so I am editing it.

I have paid and was about to send off mine and my sisters applications and when going over everything I have had another overthink - so figured I'd turn to the forum to see if any of you had any advice. I am trying to complete my FBR for me and my sister as my grandfather was born in Ireland, wherea...

Okay so I am going to update where i have gotten to just in case other people find themselves in the same situation. I hope thats okay. I spoke with the Adoption Authority, the Foreign Birth Register and Passports. These are the conversations that I had with each one - sorry some of these will relat...

Reading some posts on here - could someone clarify whether the registering of her adoption is needed and whether she needs to register as a foreign birth? Her adoption was before 1991 as some people have mentioned in other threads.

Hi all, I've done a lot of scouring through this forum but I couldn't find anything too recent so I was wondering if anyone could help. Apologies if I have missed some important posts as I think my brain has turned to mush after going through this all. My UK born mother was adopted in the UK in 1960...