What documents do I need when applying for Foreign Birth Registration? Are there alternatives to what is asked for?

what documents do i need when applying for foreign birth registration?

To apply for entry on the Foreign Births Register and claim Irish citizenship, applicants are requested by the Department to provide a comprehensive set of original and certified documents. These include: Applicant Documents: Documents for Irish Ancestor (Parent or Grandparent): What if I can’t provide these documents? The FBR Unit in the Department of Foreign … Read more

How to Apply for an Employment Permit in Ireland: A Guide for Employers

how to apply for an employment permit in ireland a guide for employers

With a tight labour market, it is more and more common for employers to have to look beyond Ireland indeed the European labour market for talent to keep their businesses going. The Irish government facilitates this through its employment permit system, designed to address skill shortages while protecting the domestic labour market. However, the process … Read more

Employment Permits – Change of Employer Applications

employment permits change of employer applications

The Employment Permits Act 2024 introduced a significant change to Ireland’s employment permit system with the launch of the “Change of Employer” process. What Is the “Change of Employer” Employment Permit? Previously, if an employment permit holder wanted to change employers, a whole new employment permit application would need to be made in order to … Read more

Disability Allowance & Visa Sponsorship

Disability Allowance Payments and the Financial Criteria for Sponsorship of Non-EEA Family Member Visas We have recently been contacted by a number of disabled people who are unsure about their right to sponsor their spouse or children for a visa to join them in Ireland.As of September 2024, there are no published guidelines available which … Read more

Three useful tips for your application for Irish Naturalisation

three useful tips for your application for irish naturalisation

Applying for Irish Naturalisation is a significant step towards becoming an Irish citizen. To ensure a smooth application process, it is crucial to prepare your documents meticulously. Here are three useful tips to help you get started: The Irish Naturalisation process requires applicants to prove their residency in Ireland by reaching a score of 150 … Read more

Costs Order Against Marc Godart

In a significant judgement last week, McGrath Mullan secured an order in the High Court that Mr. Marc Godart should pay the costs of the High Court applications seeking to bring him to court to explain why the company he ran, Green Label Short Term Lets Limited, could not pay an RTB award in favour … Read more

Registering to vote – Local Elections

In the rush to ensure that a visa goes through for a loved one, or an IRP card gets issued when it needs to, we in McGrath Mullan often forget to advise our clients that regardless of their stamp or employment status, that if they are ordinarily resident in Ireland they are entitled to vote.Irish … Read more

Illegal Evictions – Tenants

The rules around residential leases and the termination of tenancies is complicated. Sometimes, an illegal eviction can occur due to a technical breach by a landlord. Other times, it is quite clear that the landlord in question has no regard for the law or their tenants’ rights. No one should be subject to an illegal … Read more