Claridgr wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:49 am
Hi Aidanc
I'm interested to know the outcome of your appeal. I and my daughter are in exactly the same situation. I was adopted in the UK by an Irish citizen but only registered my adoption last year. I thought that the adoption would count from the time of the actual adoption (1971) as it's clear I was deemed to be an Irish Citizen by that point. I'm currently awaiting the outcome of my application which was submitted in June 2018 (!) and they are just now starting to look into it! Many thanks!
Hi Claridgr,
When did you submit your application, exactly? Also, what are you applying for?
Because if you were adopted by an Irish Citizen and you have already registered the adoption through the Intercountry Adoption process and you have your certificate, then I am sure you can apply for your passport.
In this scenario, myself and my brother are the equivalent of your daughter. That is, our mother, like yourself, was adopted in the UK.
So, your daughter should apply for Irish Citizenship through the Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) process.
We (re) submitted out application at the end of 2018 and we received word in May that we had been entered into the foreign birth register and therefore we became Irish citizens from this date.
We have since received our FBR certificates and have submitted our passport applications. So we are obviously over the moon!
The other thing that I would mention is the following:
When I was originally dealing with the official at the DFA office, I was asking after clarification of our eligibility. We exchanged a few E-mails and also some telephone calls. In summary, I was advised that there had been a change in how the law was being interpreted. The law had to be interpreted in such a way that the parents adopting the child in the foreign country intended to stay in the country (Domicilium Law) indefinitely. Irrespective, the request that was made to me by the official was that I produce documentation that proves my grandparents domicilium / proof of address at the time of adoption.
Of course, that was a real tall order as that occured over 50 years ago. Well, I was up to the challenge and I pulled records from Her Majesty's Land Office (Lease Agreement for property) as well as BT Telephone Records confirming my grandparent's address.
During this process, I also connected with several people around the world who were in the same situation as myself. And we communicated constantly and supported each other along the journey. I believe we have since all been successful.
If I can assist you in any way, I will surely do so, as it was quite a long road for us.
