Without Condition Endorsement

Categories of qualifying persons

  1. THROUGH PARENTS:
    When one of the applicant's parents was born in the State.
    Original documents required:
    • Mother’s or father's long-form civil birth certificate
    • If claiming through mother, civil marriage certificate is required because of possible change of maiden name
    • Applicant's long-form civil birth certificate
    • Applicant's current passport
  2. THROUGH GRANDPARENT:
    Applicant must produce Foreign Births Registration certificate issued by Dept. of Foreign Affairs plus applicant's passport
  3. NATURALISATION/ POST NUPTIAL CITIZENSHIP (PNC):
    Applicant must produce original naturalisation certificate/Post Nuptial Citizenship (PNC) certificate or Irish passport plus applicant's passport
  4. PREVIOUSLY STAMPED:
    Any applicant who has a previous Without Condition endorsement may have this stamp renewed in their current passport on production of both expired passport containing the endorsement and their current passport.

If an applicant has a parent who was granted citizenship by naturalisation/PNC/parentage/etc before the applicant in question was born, it is also open to him/her to obtain a Without Condition endorsement in his/her foreign passport.

The Without Condition endorsement can be obtained either by appointment or by post.
Appointments are available on Tuesday or Thursday mornings from 10.00am until 11.30am.
Applicants can arrange appointments by telephone via the Immigration Helpline, (01) 6167700, Option No. 3 (5).

Alternatively, individuals may make an application in writing by registered post to the

Without Condition Endorsement Section
INIS
3rd Floor
13 - 14 Burgh Quay
Dublin 2.

Accompanied by the relevant documentation and a short covering note including all their contact details.