WELCOME!/FÁILTE!

I am delighted to welcome you to the website of the Consulate General of Ireland, Chicago. In addition to providing information on the services provided by the Consulate such as applying for Irish passports and visas, it is a source of information on Ireland and the United States and the economic, political, cultural, and other links between our two countries. I hope that you will find this website to be useful and informative.                                           

Aidan Cronin

Consul General of Ireland

News Update

• Comóradh—The first issue of Comóradh, a DFAT newsletter for the Irish Abroad on the Decade of Commemorations (i.e. anniversaries of the Ulster Covenant, Dublin Lockout, First World War, 1916 Rising, etc.) can be found here (PDF 2051kb).

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Foreign Birth's Registration 

Náisiún, the new online system for Foreign Birth's Registration (FBR) applications, has been launched. Before you begin your application, please make sure you have all necessary documents in order:

Two passport-sized photographs of both the minor and the declarant (parent/guardian) must be supplied, signed and dated by both the Witness at Section E and by the declarant.

Fees: For the Irish Consulate in Chicago, the fee is $351/Adults and $181/Minors. Please submit your money order made out to Consulate General of Ireland.

Adults/Over 18: Documents relating to the Applicant (originals must be submitted):

• Full civil birth certificate (giving details of parents)
• Civil marriage certificate(s) (if applicable)
• Copy of current passport OR identity document
• 3 proofs of address i.e. utility bills, bank statements, etc.
• Documentary evidence and 2 years proof of usage must be provided for any change of name

Minors/Under 18: Documents relating to the Minor (originals must be submitted):

• Full civil birth certificate (giving details of parents)
• Copy of current passport OR identity document OR letter from school of attendance (OR for an infant, a letter from the child's doctor or health centre)
• Documentary evidence and 2 years proof of usage must be provided for any change of name

Documents relating to the parent linking to the Grandparent born in Ireland (originals must be submitted):

• Full civil birth certificate giving details of parents
• Civil marriage certificate(s) (if applicable)
• If living, copy of passport or identity document, otherwise death certificate
• 3 proofs of address i.e. utility bills, bank statement, etc.
• Documentary evidence and 2 years proof of usage must be provided for any change of name

Documents relating to the Grandparent born in Ireland (originals must be submitted):

• Full civil Irish birth certificate (giving details of parents) if born after 1864. A baptism certificate is accepted only if born before 1864, or, if later, with a search certificate from the Irish Registrar of Births showing that no civil birth registration exists
• Civil marriage certificate (if applicable)
• If living, copy of passport, identity document, or pension book, otherwise a death certificate
• Documentary evidence and 2 years proof of usage must be provided for any change of name

To begin your FBR application, click here.