Our Plan B

irish Citizenship

Irish Citizenship by Descent, If either of your parents was an Irish citizen when you were born, you are automatically an Irish citizen, wherever you were born. However, there are other existing criteria which can help those who have Irish grandparents to claim Irish Citizenship by Descent and in certain cases through great-grandparents.

*You can apply for Irish Citizenship through your great-grandparent even if subsequent generations were not registered before your birth through a legal non-standard route. This process builds a case through your Irish connections. Make an enquiry now.

Standard routes for applying for Irish Citizenship:

• If one of your parents (born outside Ireland) had Irish citizenship at the time of your birth;

• If the birth of you or one of your parents (outside Ireland) was registered in Ireland or at an Irish consulate or foreign births registry;

• If the birth of you or one of your grandparents was born in Ireland.

• If your parent was born before 17 July 1956 and you have a great-grandparent born in Ireland (certain cases only); and

• If you or one of your parents or grandparents was resident or domiciled in Ireland on 6 December 1922, or employed by the Irish government at any time.

Irish Citizenship by Triple Descent for those who are able to claim a Irish passport through a great-grandparent. To become an Irish citizen through your great-grandparent, this being the first time claim for citizenship in your family, the following criteria met:

• A parent must have registered in the Foreign Births Register between 17 July 1956 and 1 July 1986; Or

• If you were born after 1986 a parent was registered before you were born in the Foreign Births Register.

• You can opt to apply through your great-grandparent even if subsequent generations were not registered before your birth through a legal non-standard route. This process builds a case through your Irish connections.

You can safeguard the Irish citizenship of future generations by ensuring each generation continues to register in the Foreign Births Register before the birth of the next generation, ie your children (if any) must register so their children can register.