How Do You Apply For An Irish Passport?
An Irish passport is one of the most valued passports in the world and is considered a safe passport to travel with because of Ireland’s neutrality policy. Below are the steps you will need to take to obtain your Irish passport. Contact your local Irish embassy (for those of you living abroad). There are at least 10 Irish consulates in the United States. To find the one nearest you, visit Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs web site at www.dfa.ie. For a comprehensive list of embassies in other countries around the world, go to www.irelandnow.com/consulates.html. Ask for the appropriate forms needed to apply for an Irish passport. Read the application form carefully. Several things are required, including the long form of your Irish birth certificate (for those of you who were born in Ireland on or before December 2004); a birth certificate showing your parents’ names and the long form of their Irish State birth certificates (for those of you who were born outside of Ireland, but ar
