searcher
will search for the birth and marriage records required for your
application for Irish citizenship. If found, the required certified
copies of the records will be forwarded to you.
The following
criteria apply to qualification for Irish citizenship.
A person whose mother or father
was an Irish citizen at the time of his or her birth is
automatically an Irish citizen (subject to completion of procedures
in certain cases). A person whose grandfather or grandmother, but
not his or her parents, were born in Ireland may become an Irish
citizen by registering in the Foreign Births Register (FBR) at an
Irish Embassy or Consular Office or at the Department of Foreign
Affairs in Dublin. There are also certain circumstances whereby a
person can obtain Irish citizenship through his or her
great-grandfather or grandmother. The following might help to
explain the situation:
A (Born in Ireland) Irish
Citizen
B (Child of A - not born in
Ireland) Irish Citizen
C (Child of B/grandchild of A)
Must register in Foreign Births Register
D (Child of C/great-grandchild
of A) May register for Irish citizenship, provided that C had
registered by the time of D's birth
NOTE: If C has registered prior
to 31st December 1986, D would be able to register at any time. The
Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1986 introduced a provision
whereby registration in the Foreign Births Register after the
aforementioned date granted citizenship from the date of
registration only.
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