Irish passport

[chml]

Not quite sure where to post this to be honest so apologies in advance if this ends up being moved.

I'm in the process of applying for an Irish passport as I am eligible via my paternal grandfather. As part of the process, I need to apply to join the Foreign Births Register in RoI. I'm assuming that this would not alter anything in terms of eligibility for state pension in time in the UK (no plans to move from UK)? Has anybody gone through this and would be able to confirm either way, or am I best ringing HMRC directly?

Thanks

[joestifff]

No it is all OK. Does not change anything, just adds you onto their register that you have been born in a foreign land!

My wife looked at this, but it costs 270 Euros I believe, and that is on top of the passport price!

[MYOB]

You need to apply for Irish citizenship. There's a form on the Irish Embassy website based in London. Obviously you will need to provide birth certificates for your grandparents.

There's a fee but it's reasonable, around 100 quids or a bit more.

You should still get State pensions but if brexit goes ahead, you may lose out on the inflationary increases. But I suspect this will form part of the brexit negotiations? Check with DWP but don't be surprised if they don't know the answer yet.

Edited by MYOB on Tuesday 20th March 14:42

[sc0tt]

You mean I can get Irish citizenship if my grandparents are Irish?

[MYOB]

sc0tt said:

You mean I can get Irish citizenship if my grandparents are Irish?

Yes.

[chml]

Thanks for the responses

It's not the cheapest process in the world but it could be a lot worse I suppose. I'm ordering all the certified certs online as I type so that I can collate everything that I need.

[chml]

sc0tt said:

You mean I can get Irish citizenship if my grandparents are Irish?

Yup, you need their birth certificates as well as your parent(s) birth certificates.

[greygoose]

MYOB said:

sc0tt said:

You mean I can get Irish citizenship if my grandparents are Irish?

Yes.

Super, I can claim the six nations was a great success rather than a dismal failure then!

[chml]

sc0tt said:

You mean I can get Irish citizenship if my grandparents are Irish?

Yup, you need their birth certificates as well as your parent(s) birth certificates.

[RDMcG]

Not an onerous process; I am Irish and sorted it out for why Canadian -born son.

Just make sure if you have two passports that you use the same passport when entering and exiting a country. the US in particular takes a dim view of that.

[MYOB]

greygoose said:

Super, I can claim the six nations was a great success rather than a dismal failure then!

Attaboy, now you're truly Irish and can enjoy the craic.

[sc0tt]

greygoose said:

MYOB said:

sc0tt said:

You mean I can get Irish citizenship if my grandparents are Irish?

Yes.

Super, I can claim the six nations was a great success rather than a dismal failure then!

That's what I am thinking