U.S. Mission Ireland

First time applicants – no prior registration as a U.S. Citizen

If you are aged 18 or over and have never been documented as a U.S. citizen by your parent(s), you must apply for your first U.S. passport in person. Each applicant must have their own appointment scheduled via our online appointment system.  You are required to make the appointment under the selection of “Report the birth abroad of a child of a U.S. citizen and/or apply for the child’s first passport, Report of Birth and Social Security Number.”

You must review the following link for the Transmission Requirements for U.S. Citizenship and Physical Presence. This link will explain the requirements for a parent to transmit citizenship to you. Please ensure your parent has the required physical presence before beginning this process.

Please carefully read the information below; this explains in detail all the documents you must bring to your appointment.

Required Documents

1. Birth certificate: Original or certified copy of your long-form birth certificate issued by the appropriate governmental authority, showing your full name, date and place of birth, parents’ information, filing and issue date.
2. Evidence of U.S. Citizenship of the Parent(s): their U.S. Passport or original U.S. Certificate of Naturalization/Certificate of Citizenship or their U.S. Birth certificate or their Consular Report of Birth Abroad.  Further evidence may be required to establish that your parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of your birth if his/her claim to U.S. citizenship has not been previously established.
3. Evidence of Parent’s Marriage: (if applicable) original or certified copy of your parents’ marriage certificate issued by the appropriate governmental authority. Religious records are not acceptable.
4. Evidence of Termination of your Parent’s Previous Marriages: (if applicable) original or certified copy of divorce decree/death certificate etc.
5. Evidence of Change of Name:  If you and/or your parents have changed names through marriage, court order, etc., submit an original or certified copy of the relevant documents.
6. Evidence of Physical Presence in the United States of U.S. Citizen Parent(s): documentary evidence of periods of physical presence in the United States of your U.S. citizen parent(s) prior to your birth, including periods of physical presence outside the United States when the parent served in the U.S. armed forces or employed by other U.S. government agencies (if applicable). Please consult the Table of Transmission Requirements for physical presence requirements applicable at the time of your birth.
7. Your Identifying Documents:  Your current and expired foreign passports. It may also be necessary for your mother or father to accompany you to the Embassy to identify you. If your parents are unable to attend, you should submit a progression of identifying documents of yourself from childhood to the present (e.g. medical records, baptism certificate, school year books, student I.D. card, old passports, old driver’s license, etc.).
8. Evidence of Parentage and/or Legitimization:  credible and substantial evidence of blood relationship between yourself and your U.S. parent(s) must be submitted with your application.  If you were born out-of-wedlock, please consult the Table of Transmission Requirements for the legitimization laws that may be applicable at the time of your birth.
9. If Born Out-of-Wedlock to a U.S. Citizen Father:  If you were born between January 13, 1941 and December 24, 1952 and your father was serving in the U.S. military abroad, you may be required to submit your father’s Honorable Discharge papers as well as sworn statements from mother’s and father’s family regarding the circumstances surrounding your birth. Family photographs, particularly those that show a resemblance to your father’s family, should also be submitted.
10. One 2″x 2″ U.S. passport size photo (note this is different from the Irish passport photo size):  No glasses are permitted. Most large pharmacies in Ireland provide this service. Please check all passport photo requirements here.
11. Click here for Passport Fees: Payable by card at your appointment. Both the physical signed card and card holder must be present. Cash is not accepted.
12. Pre-paid, self-addressed envelope for the return of your passport:  Please affix a €10.00 stamp to an A5 envelope for the trackable return of your passport. If you are renewing more than one family member’s passport at the same time, we can return up to two passports in one envelope (restricted to two passports due to weight).