Ireland
Irish Passport After Foreign Birth Registration: Documents, Fees and Timeline
Once you're entered on the Foreign Births Register, you're an Irish citizen and can apply for an Irish passport. You can't apply for the passport at the same time as FBR. Source: ireland.ie, Registering a foreign birth
Documents for a first-time passport with an FBR certificate
- identity verification form
- original FBR certificate, or a colour copy certified by a solicitor or notary public
- full original civil birth certificate showing your parents' names
- original civil marriage or civil partnership certificate, if applying in your married name
- one proof of name and one separate proof of address, each dated within 12 months
- photo identification, such as a passport or national ID card from another country
Originals are returned to you. Source: ireland.ie, Documentary requirements
As a first-time adult applicant, your identity has to be verified by an appropriate witness outside Ireland; the online application prints a form telling you who qualifies. Source: ireland.ie, First-time adult passport
Fees
Through Passport Online, a standard 10-year adult passport is €75, plus a €15 postal fee if you live outside Ireland. A 5-year child passport is €20. Source: ireland.ie, Passport fees
How long it takes
The current average turnaround for a first-time online application (adult or child) is 20 working days, counted from when the Passport Service receives your supporting documents. Postage time isn't included. Source: ireland.ie, Current turnaround times
Ireland says first-time applications can't be expedited and you shouldn't book travel until you have the passport. Source: ireland.ie
The FBR step itself currently takes about 12 months. Source: ireland.ie