Irish Citizenship by Descent

[@lisak6279]

Thank you! This is great information- just what I was looking for to get started.

[@McEnteeLawGroupImmigration]

You're welcome! Glad it helped :)

[@DannyDKNYC]

I live in nyc. I applied to the FBR through descent of my grandparent I heard from the Foreign birth registry July 31st via email. * Here's the timeline for me: * Irish citizenship Application Payment received On 9/22/23 *10 months later On 7/31/24 Fbrentitlement emailed me to confirm my address *According to the experience of people on *According to the experience of people on message boards and forums... After I confirm my address I'm almost done * I will get an email about 1 month later confirming my citizenship * * 2 weeks after that the citizenship and the other supporting documents should arrive in the mail So l'm close. My question is this: will they send me some sort of a document certifying that I am a citizen? s there an additional fee for this? Is it mandatory to go to a ceremony and take an oath, if I get citizenship by descent. thank you

[@cocofresh6974]

You will recieve an FBR certificate after the final email saying congratulations. This document will be used to apply for your passport. You won't need your grandads docs but your parents docs if I'm correct along with yours. For the ceremony I'm not too sure if its mandatory but it's an important. One question which I'm still wondering is the residency rule. They say that you should legally reside in ireland for three years upon approval. So I wonder if that puts a halt on any work or travel you do within the EU.

[@Muzic4all-w3z]

im irish was bron in sligo ireland came to uk back in 1977 lived he ever since i dont have a passport both parents are both form ireland. but have sadly pass away. i recived my BRP permit last year ( ILR ) What do i need to do in order to get irish passport?

[@mattesselmann31]

Is it the same 4 photographs - specifically the same 4 passport photos?

[@jonkelley7713]

My great-grandmother was born and raised in Ireland before she married an American in Wisconsin. I was born in Minnesota and full USA citizen. What may I do to get full citizenship in Ireland? I don’t want the “Retirement Visa” because I want to work in Ireland/EU since only in my 50’s. What is “Nationalism by Association”? Thanks.

[@erinfalkenbach3740]

From what I understand you would need to demonstrate a strong association to Ireland and apply for citizenship by association, not descent. Citizenship is only passed down by descent for two generations. If your parent or grandparent claimed Irish citizenship by descent before you were born then you might be eligible by descent as well.

[@McEnteeLawGroupImmigration]

Erin is exactly right. It needs to be a parent or grandparent for the by descent process. The by association process is discretionary and a much higher standard.

[@thechirish]

Irish Born Grandparent - Will PDF copies of the original civil birth certificate and original civil marriage certificate work?

[@stuartmcconnachie]

No. Needs to be original printed official government issued document. “Original” in this sense does *NOT* mean it has to be the actual copy issued at time of birth/marriage/death. You can apply for a replacement official “copy” (from the appropriate official registry of births/deaths/marriages) and that will count as an original. But no electronic copies (e.g. pdf) or photocopies.

[@kazzapais]

Hi, my maternal grandfather was born in Ireland in 1920 but his father never registered his birth. He has no birth certificate but i do have evidence from the parish church that he was baptised the day after he was born. I've written to the Irish GRO to do a search for him. Is this enough to apply for Irish Citizenship? Thanks

[@999ir36]

I want more information.

[@McEnteeLawGroupImmigration]

Hi @99ir36, have you checked out our other videos regarding Irish Citizenship?

[@999ir36]

@@McEnteeLawGroupImmigration not yet, I want to know if I qualify. It is important to me...

[@McEnteeLawGroupImmigration]

@@999ir36 We mention the qualifications in the video above. We also have this video re: Irish Citizenship. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4fMYWiMiN2ipNEsi=JG2jCCgYJQI4VMRw

[@999ir36]

@@McEnteeLawGroupImmigration both my grand parents parents were born in Ireland technically still grand parents just great grand parents.

[@pwyman5540]

So if I become dual citizen from my grandmother would my kids automatically have dual citizenship?

[@McEnteeLawGroupImmigration]

Irish citizenship doesn't really work that way, but this would be best discussed with your attorney. Feel free to reach out at [e-mail] or 773-828-9544

[@bigmack11]

As per website .. Have you received my application and documentation? We advise you to send your application by recorded post so that you can track its delivery, as we do not acknowledge receipt of post. What is the current status of my application? Due to the complex nature of the Foreign Birth Registration process, it takes approximately 9 months to process a completed Foreign Birth Registration application. If we require further documentation, we will contact you.