tiroileain
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- I live abroad (Switzerland)
- Am Irish, but born outside country (to Irish parents)
- Have 5 month old daughter, born in Switzerland
- have applied for Irish citizenship for her through Irish embassy, told that process takes months to complete
We have also been delayed by having to wait for Swiss birth registration, birth certificate, permit etc. before being able to start the Irish process.
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/c...tizenship_through_birth_or_descent#howtoapply
The embassy here have advised that my daughter cannot leave Switzerland without a passport or "travel document" (is there another type of travel document apart from a passport? - their answer "No")
I was planning to go to Ireland (& the other countries that border Switzerland) soon with my daughter, but I don't see how I can. It's a very frustrating situation. My wife is not Irish nor Swiss, and it would probably take just as long to get a passport from her country, although we will be investigating.
Is anyone aware of another option in our situation, that would enable us to travel?
- Am Irish, but born outside country (to Irish parents)
- Have 5 month old daughter, born in Switzerland
- have applied for Irish citizenship for her through Irish embassy, told that process takes months to complete
We have also been delayed by having to wait for Swiss birth registration, birth certificate, permit etc. before being able to start the Irish process.
If you live outside of Ireland and wish to apply to be included on the Foreign Births Register, you must contact the Irish embassy or consulate for the country in which you live (see "Where to apply"). Between 10,000 and 15,000 applications for Irish citizenship through the Foreign Births Register are processed by Irish embassies/consulates throughout the world each year. Waiting times to process applications for inclusion on the Register vary and can be as long as 12-15 months, depending on the number of applications at your embassy.
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/c...tizenship_through_birth_or_descent#howtoapply
The embassy here have advised that my daughter cannot leave Switzerland without a passport or "travel document" (is there another type of travel document apart from a passport? - their answer "No")
I was planning to go to Ireland (& the other countries that border Switzerland) soon with my daughter, but I don't see how I can. It's a very frustrating situation. My wife is not Irish nor Swiss, and it would probably take just as long to get a passport from her country, although we will be investigating.
Is anyone aware of another option in our situation, that would enable us to travel?
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