As long as you have all your documentation in order and you have deep pockets, you should be fine. It's now $1,325 for the (dubious) privilege of citizenship, and $111 for the passport. And the fees might go up in this budget, who knows? The government could certainly use the money! And the average Irish person is like the proverbial turnip. :D Edel Codd, Tralee In Kerry/Dingle Peninsula: ASHE-Camp & Ballyknockane, & related; BROSNAN-Dingle Town, & related; CAVANAUGH–Holyoke, MA area (related to BROSNAN) In Wexford: CODD, Woodlands & Carne, & related; FARDY, Coolboy, Gusserane, & related; PRESCOTT – Albany, NY --- On Sat, 10/23/10, Paula Spencer <prspencer1@comcast.net> wrote: > From: Paula Spencer <prspencer1@comcast.net> > Subject: [NY-IRISH] applying for Irish citizenship and passport > To: NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010, 1:32 AM > Greetings- > > I am in the process of applying for Irish citizenship and > an EU  > passport based on my Irish-born maternal grandparents. > > Could those of you who have successfully completed this > process offer  > advice or suggestions? > > Thanks, > > P. F. Spencer > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list > website.  Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the > Surname Registry:  http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >