Registry extract — Department of Social Protection

Direct answer

Most extracts now come online with your digital ID from Department of Social Protection — PPS number / Civil Registration Service (0818 927 999) — the population or civil registry for Ireland — within minutes and often free; in person at Your city or county council (gov.ie) otherwise, with ID. Criminal-record certificates come from the justice ministry's service, birth and marriage certificates from the registry of the place of the event, and address certificates from where you are registered. Using it abroad? Ask for the multilingual EU form (free) instead of a translation. Your digital ID — MyGovID — support (0818 927 999) — is the fastest route for all of them.

Call firstDepartment of Social Protection — PPS number / Civil Registration Service

Report toYour city or county council

If that failsMyGovID — support

🗣️ What to say

"I need an official [extract: proof of address / birth certificate / marriage certificate / criminal record] for [purpose, country of use]. Can I obtain it online, what does it cost, and can it be issued as the multilingual EU form?"

🪜 Step by step

Which extract, for whomThe receiving institution says what it accepts: recent (usually under 3–6 months), original, multilingual form.
Online: Department of Social Protection — PPS number / Civil Registration Service with MyGovID — supportDigital ID login, download as a signed PDF. Most institutions accept the PDF; some want a stamped paper.
In person: Your city or county councilID card, small fee, immediate or by post.
AbroadMultilingual standard form for civil-status documents (no translation, no apostille within the EU). Apostille for elsewhere — see that page.
Someone else's extractOnly with their written authorisation or a legal interest (heirs, court).

📇 All contacts

Department of Social Protection — PPS number / Civil Registration ServicePPS number, birth/marriage certificatesOn arrival and for certificates📞 0818 927 999 🔗 www.gov.ie/en/service/12e6de-get-a-personal-public-service-pps-number

Your city or county councilNuisances, roads, waste, lost property, environmental complaintsFor anything the council handles🔗 www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/1a5c8-local-authorities

MyGovID — supportBlock or reset MyGovID, report misuseLost or misused digital identity📞 0818 927 999 🔗 www.mygovid.ie

Faculty of Notaries Public / solicitors — probateProbate, certifications, powers of attorneyInheritance and certification🔗 www.notarypublic.ie

❓ Frequently asked

How recent must it be?

Whatever the receiver says; three months is the common rule. Order it last, just before you need it.

Criminal record for a job abroad

Obtain it in every country you lived in for the last years; each issues its own. Some accept the EU exchange (ECRIS) via the home country.

My birth was registered abroad

The registry of the place of birth issues it; your embassy can help. Some countries let you transcribe it into the home registry once.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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