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created by Junior_Indication681 on 03/02/2025 at 15:14 UTC
14 upvotes, 12 top-level comments (showing 12)
In confused as to where I come under if anyone can help. I was born in Belfast in 2005 to parents who were also born in Belfast.
Comment by e-streeter at 03/02/2025 at 15:18 UTC
29 upvotes, 1 direct replies
If you were born in Ireland after January 1st, 2005, your eligibility for an Irish passport depends on your parents’ citizenship status at the time of your birth; you may be eligible if at least one parent was an Irish citizen, a British citizen, or had the right to live in Northern Ireland without restriction on residency, meaning you would need to apply based on your parents’ residency history in Ireland before your birth. Key points about Irish citizenship for those born after 2005: No automatic entitlement: Unlike before 2005, being born on the island of Ireland does not automatically grant you Irish citizenship. Parental residency matters: Your eligibility is based on whether one of your parents was an Irish citizen, a British citizen, or had a significant residency period in Ireland or Northern Ireland before your birth. Check your parents’ status: To apply for an Irish passport, you will need to provide documentation proving your parents’ citizenship or residency status.
Comment by Army_International at 03/02/2025 at 15:46 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
2005 here too, always had an Irish passport with zero issue even though my father has a British one. Don’t bother with the paper. Just go onto the website and fill out from there.
Comment by Force-Grand at 03/02/2025 at 15:18 UTC
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Apply online. That piece of paper does not detail your circumstances, the online portal does.
Comment by Penguin335 at 03/02/2025 at 16:51 UTC
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It's a ballache. I can't renew mine online because it doesn't like my photo lol
Comment by pcor at 03/02/2025 at 18:08 UTC
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Nobody born in 2005 needs a passport anyway. The most exotic place you should be travelling to is Indianaland son.
fuck
Comment by Acceptable-List-4030 at 03/02/2025 at 15:31 UTC
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If your parents are from Belfast you will have citizenship through them. If either of them already has an Irish passport it will be easier.
Comment by NotReallyACatPerson at 03/02/2025 at 19:30 UTC
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Are you currently resident in NI? I notice there is a section just cut off from your photo that talks about how to apply if you are an NI resident.
Doesn't help if you are living outside NI but thought I'd throw it out there.
The other thing is that it might have something about your situation elsewhere. Forms can be a pain because they don't clump things together the way we expect them to.
Comment by Mechagodzilla4 at 03/02/2025 at 21:46 UTC
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What I don't get is do you have to send of your original british passport or can it be a signed photocopy?
Comment by Ambitious_Handle8123 at 03/02/2025 at 16:15 UTC
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You're cool. Do it online for ease. I was born in Tyrone and got my first passport pre GFA. The form at that time asked country of birth and county. I put Ireland and Tyrone and it came straight through.
Comment by Comprehensive_Two_80 at 03/02/2025 at 21:06 UTC
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My mum was born down south so was my cousins, my dad north, me born in north. My cousins have a thick irish accent, fox surname is an irish clan name. So im Irish
Comment by DraftPlayful2956 at 03/02/2025 at 16:24 UTC
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You have dual nationality. One of only a few places jn the world able to have 2 passports. If you’re born in a Belfast you have a right to claim your Irish identity (thank god). Anything therefore displaying ‘Irish’ applies to you…
Comment by O_Duill at 03/02/2025 at 15:19 UTC
-9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
First time adult applicant, the reference to being born before 2005 is probably just a now-outdated way of ensuring the person is an adult
