Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020
760. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an applicant for Irish citizenship who is a Swedish national living here for more than 40 years needs an in-date Swedish passport for their application (details supplied); if the out-of-date passport will be accepted with their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17983/20]
View answerAll persons making an application for a certificate of naturalisation are required to provide satisfactory evidence of their identity and nationality. This is usually in the form of a current valid passport along with other original supporting documents, such as a previously held or out of date passport. As such the person concerned will be required to submit a current passport with any prospective application for naturalisation.
The onus rests with the person concerned to ensure that their travel documents are kept up-to-date. The conditions under which a national passport is issued or renewed is essentially a matter for the person concerned as a citizen of Sweden to address with their own national authorities. It does not fall to the Irish authorities to intercede in such matters.
If the person concerned is required to be present outside the State, they must contact their Consular authorities requesting an Emergency Travel Document (Laissez-Passer) to facilitate travelling to obtain their national passport. The person concerned should contact their nearest Swedish Embassy.
