r/IrishCitizenship

More of a rant and warning, but I mailed my Irish passport application with supporting documentation on July 31 and the tracker has been stuck on International transit out of Jamaica NY since August 3… 😡

THANK GOD I didn’t seme my original passport and FBD documents. I was very on the fence about sending the original documents since there has been so much mixed information on whether certified copies get approved.

I’m trying to submit a lost mail form but of course the form is buggy and won’t allow me to submit it properly.

Unfortunately FedEx nor UPS would send my documents to a PO Box so I ended up using USPS. From previous posts it sounds like DHL may be able to deliver to PO Boxes so I may try them once I go about getting all the documents together again.

I’m just thankful I have my original documents still otherwise I’d be even more frustrated.

Hi, I have submitted documents on 31st july, dispatched to delhi embassy on 5th august, got my fee receipt after submission and submitted that as additional documents (without the embassy requesting for it) on 17th august. Does this delay my visa? My course starts sept 7th DCU, and they have agreed for extenstion for couple weeks post that date as my classes only start on 15th. the registration deadline on their website is 25th sept, i have not contacted them further about the extension, should i ? my_qualifications are 12th graduate, applied for Bsc Psychology and Mathematics DCU

Seeing all the ‘success stories’ here, all still holding around the 12-month mark since document receipt, give or take up to a few weeks either side, and it has me wondering. How much of this ~12 months is something actively happening with your application? Is the first 10 or 11 months just it moving up to the top of the pile, and then all the vetting and confirming happening in that last month or so, so really only about a month long process, delayed by the number of people ahead of you?

Docs received date: 13/08/2025

Congrats email: 19/08/2026

Total elapsed days: 371

Application from the UK for Irish born grandparent, mostly straightforward case apart from a first name discrepancy (birth certificate stated Catherine, marriage and death certificates stated Kathleen). Included a cover letter in the application explaining that we understand it's a common name change but have no other proof - it seems like it wasn't a problem because they never contacted us for additional info.

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Very happy to be an EU citizen again!

Good luck everyone else ☘️

Has anyone got an invitation to the upcoming ceremony on September the 17th to 18th? I haven’t heard anything. To be fair I know it’s a month away and they just put out the dates yesterday. But kinda annoying how they do things

Hi All,

Thanks and appreciate for reading in advance!

I have a question in relation to my naturalisation (for citizenship) application submitted on Feb 2026 and how may i move forward with it considering one strict ineligible scenario for continuous residency < 70 days outside Ireland?

I have just noticed that I have miscalculated 70 days continuous rule, in my last year, and it is a total 90 days & I have no reasons of explanation as I had made those trips to the UK.

What way is the best considering already applied?

1. Withdraw current application and Apply fresh application?

2. Wait as they are processing November end applications? In couple of months, I would be requested additional info/may process my application & take any chances which will eventually take me ages, as they will put me in queue again?

Thanks a mil!

Hi,
I have a citizenship that requires a tourist visa (90day visa) to enter ireland. I have a job offer and the company is currently working on my setting up my general employment permit, could take around 2-3 months. I would like to know if there is a risk of me applying for a tourist visa and visiting ireland (ill probably visit for 7 days one month from now) while that other visa is being processed.
I have ongoing employment at the country im traveling from from a reputable tech company and have a form mentioning that i will be back to continue working after that.

Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I got my Irish citizenship 4 years ago but due to some circumstances, I’ve had to move to the UK 2 years ago. Do I need to submit Form 5 every year or only if I’ve been outside Ireland for 7 consecutive years?

I submitted a form 5 last year as well but now I just re-read it and it looks like I only need to submit it if I’ve been outside Ireland for 7 consecutive years, but would be great if someone could confirm if I still need to submit the form or not.

I'm desperately trying to find a way to move out of the US as soon as possible after my recent visit to London and Ireland. I've been miserable here and with the current state of.. everything, I don't really want to be in the US anymore.

I have spent years here trying to find some sense of acceptance and a feeling of being welcomed, all of which have fallen short. I felt much more comfortable in my own skin when it came to Ireland and London. Maybe it's because I've always dreamed of going there—but ultimately, I just want to be able to feel that feeling every day, and I can't seem to find that here.

The problem is that I am a 22 year old US citizen with no known family in Ireland or any other place in the EU. I am also fairly certain that nobody in my direct family is a citizen in anywhere other than the US, so I know that already dwindles my luck.

I don't have a college history and I'm pretty sure that I don't even have any critical skills that would land me a working visa anywhere. I work as a logistics administrator for a company that doesn't have any branches there to my knowledge.

So, I'm kind of running out of hope.

Ireland would be my first pick since it sparked a huge amount of motivation for a book I am writing, but I'm not opposed to other places if I might have better luck. I just don't think I really have any hope.

My only other thought is to just travel Europe entirely, bouncing from country to country, just before I'd have to get a visa, if that's even possible. The only problem there is that I have an almost two-year-old golden retriever that I'm training to become an assistance dog, with hopes of getting her ADI certified to help have her recognized in the EU. I've no idea how I'd even travel with her. I'm autistic and generally rely on a lot of outward support from other people to plan these things, which is one of the reasons I'm posting here.

It's probably a hopeless cause, but would anyone have any advice?

Hi everyone,

I submitted my documents for Irish citizenship by naturalisation in January 2026. It has now been around 8 months, but I have not received any update since then.

I have my application/reference number, but there has been no request for extra documents, no update on e-vetting, and no decision so far.

Is anyone else who submitted around January still waiting? Has anyone from a similar timeline received an update, e-vetting email, or an approval recently?

I know every case is different, but I would really appreciate hearing recent timelines from others.

Thanks!

Application sent 06/08/2025
Application received 15/08/2025
Approved via chat 18/08/2026

Today, 18 August, 2026 also marks the 96th anniversary of my grandmother’s arrival to the United States from Ireland.

To the people of this subreddit-

Go maith agat
Thank you

Good luck to everyone else applying. Now on to the passport!

Hi all!

I am just trying to get some help here and to see if anyone else is in the same position.

My grandfather was born in Northern Ireland and holds a British/Northern Ireland passport. My father was born in New Zealand and also holds a British/Northern Irish passport, although I am unsure whether he is registered on the Foreign Births Register.

Would I be eligible to apply for an Irish passport rather than a British/Northern Ireland passport, given that my grandfather was born in Northern Ireland, despite holding a British passport?

If anyone else has been through this process, I would also really appreciate any guidance on the steps you took and how you navigated the process.

Hi folks,

I want to know more about the following point:

All occupations with a minimum annual remuneration of over €68,911, other than those on the Ineligible List of Occupations for Employment Permits or which are contrary to the public interest. A non-EEA national who does not have a degree qualification or higher, must have the necessary level of experience.

The prospective employee concerned must have secured a 2-year job offer in respect of the eligible occupation from the prospective employer.

Source: https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits/permit-types/critical-skills-employment-permit/

If anyone is going to apply or already applied and is successful in this pathway, it would be highly appreciated if they share their experience.

Hi. Does anyone know if I can apply for citizenship if I am 18. My mum has applied for hers in April in 2025 (based on residency), and she is still waiting. However, my friend told me that her mum had applied and her sister (who was over 18) also applied at the same time. Basically, if you are 18+ you do not need to wait for your parent to get citizenship first, you can also apply. Is this true? I turned 18 in Decemebr 2025, but I haven't applied. Should I do it now? And if I wait till my mum's citizenship is approved, will it cause any problems that I didn't apply earlier? Also, if I do apply now, will I use my mum's bank statements, since I am still dependant on her. Any information would be appreciated.

Helping my mom with her FBR. I have been waiting since January for NYC to send my grandmother's birth certificate. I did find a typo in the Birth Record Index - she is listed as Quonn instead of Quinn. I pointed that out to NYC and gave them the document number in June, it's still in their "search" phase two months later.

I did have a gut instinct that maybe my grandmother was baptized in the same church my great-grandparents were married in. I wrote to the Archdiocese and within a month they sent me back an official certified baptism records (showing parents's names!) and as well the church record of her marriage to my grandfather, even though it was at a different church.

I also have a copy of the 1920 US Census showing my grandmother as a 9 month old within her family's home. And my chain of emails with NYC Dept of Health showing that they're "still looking."

I have everything to draw a very clear line from my great-grandmother down to my mother. Is it worth sending now, or will they insist on the actual birth certificate?

TLDR: Will an official baptismal record work instead of a birth certificate since we've been trying to get the bc for 8 months?

I am closing in on 365 days since my documents were received (22/08/25). Just wondering those that had to add more documents did you ever pass the 1year mark before they told you or were you contacted before?

Also does the email come first thing in the morning or could it be throughout the day? The anticipation is killing me.

Thanks in advance dudes!

Hello! I am applying for the FBR. My mum was adopted by two Irish parents. Do I need to include information of her adoption in the application?

The website mentions that if an Irish-born born person was adopted, they need adoption certificate but my mum was not born in Ireland (England). So am I applying based on my, I guess, "Adoptive grandparents"?

I have all the other documents together but don't want to make a mistake and send it off.

Thanks for any help.

Hello all. Hope you are all well wherever you are in the world.

Finally approved after a gruelling 18 months since submitting. So, my grandfather moved to England during WW2 as a child and during this time, decided to use a different middle name and remove the E from his surname.

I had evidence to prove that this was the same person as the DOBs aligned and thankfully he was well known to the police so we had lots of records of this name being used but also interchangeable with birth name and some other random ones (fair enough if you wanna avoid the police like).

Anyway, application was submitted March 2025 and in December 2025 I had the email for more documents as they could not prove that the two persons were the same, just on the records provided and a covering statement of the name uses. Since December, I’ve had to find more evidence of the names and even had to go through the coroners office to get the official post mortem report, burial records etc. I then had to submit for certificate changes for my mother’s birth and marriage to have his name registered as a formerly known as ‘birth name’.

These were initially rejected by the GRO because they also stated that they could not prove that it was the same person. After I’d gathered all the additional documents listed above and badgered them to see the pattern based on the DOB (also found newspaper articles of the crimes which said other names, again not helpful but proof of changes throughout lifetime), they accepted and these were processed in July 2026.

During this I’ve fallen pregnant so to add further pressure to myself, I’ve had that weighing over me.
I submitted the new corrected documents and these were received 05/08/26 and sent to urgent email for expected parents with my MATB1.
Approved 11/08/26!

Thank you all who have contributed on this group and supported me with this. It’s been hard graft not gonna lie!

I’m just letting others know that this may have been a one off as some people have been authorised with name discrepancies and a covering letter on many occasions, however I am thinking they becoming more stricter (rightly so) of ensuring that official documents are correct, rather than just a letter or an affidavit saying so.

Just to be mindful and if you have evidence and can apply for a correction, to do so to save yourself time, effort and tears!

GRMA, sláinte agus slán go deo!
Onto the passport!

My wife is going for naturalisation via Irish Spouse and we’re getting our documents certified tomorrow and I looking for clarity on the birth cert.

I know we need the passports, marriage cert and declaration all certified with their forms but I’m confused on the birth cert. It says on the immigration website a certified birth cert but I don’t see any form for it like the others.

Do I just bring the original and a copy of it and get the solicitor to certify onto the copy?

My wife’s also Brazilian, so we’ve already got the birth cert translated via a certified company. Is that enough or does this also have to be certified by the solicitor?

Any advice would be great.