Foreign Birth Registration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 October 2023

Thursday, 26 October 2023

Questions (116)

Michael Lowry

Question:

116. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will review a foreign birth register application by a person (details supplied); if, given the extensive additional supporting documents that needed to be provided with this application, he can confirm that his Department has now received everything required to have this application processed at the earliest convenience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47066/23]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 9 months from receipt of supporting documents. Applications which require further supporting documents will take longer to process.

Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, is a detailed and complex process, often involving official documentation relating to three generations and issued by several jurisdictions. Such documents take considerable time to validate.

With regard to the specific FBR application about which the Deputy has enquired, further supporting documents for the application were requested from the applicant's parents on 27 May 2023. The FBR team have been in regular contact with the applicant's parents and have advised them of all outstanding documents required, including a new application form and photographs. The application cannot proceed until the required supporting documents have been received by the Passport Service.