Either that (if someone is pregnant) or in case the child is not entitled to any other citizenship by birth and is born abroad (ie both parents are naturalised Irish citizens), so child won't be stateless. It would save a lot of travel and visa bureaucracy if we could get them an Irish passport str...

Hello! Wondering if anybody has experience with an expedited application for FBR entry AND first passport for a child born abroad . I am an Irish citizen through entry to the FBR. As I understand that means my children will also have to register on the FBR *before* they can then apply for an Irish p...

Hello my names Kietan, I applied for the fbr in October 2021. I heard back from a lady about two months ago saying I need a different death certificate for my grandmother. We emailed back and forth and I got the death certificate and mailed it to her. She said she would let me know when she receive...

Update on timing & request for extra documents I submitted my application in Feb 2021. I have now received an email from the team processing my application saying I did not submit the right birth certificate for my grandparent. I sent the short version, apparently, and they needed the long version. ...

Update on processing status from an enquiry I sent: "In terms of regular processing times, an application registered in April 2020 is likely to be processed in October 2022. Processing times remain indicative only, and it may be processed sooner or later than this depending on available processing r...

Long-time reader of the thread - excellent info thanks all. Documents submitted during covid, no acknowledgement email Wanted to see if anybody else was in the same situation. I submitted my physical documents in Feb. 21, sent directly to Dublin. I was moving around a lot at the time and it was the ...