If you or your parents were born in Ireland, or if you were adopted in Ireland, you may be an Irish citizen by birth. If you are not entitled to Irish citizenship by birth, you may be able to become an Irish citizen by registering your birth on the Foreign Births Register, or by applying for naturalisation.
If you were born in the island of Ireland on or after 1 January 2005, you are entitled to Irish citizenship if one of the following applies to you: At least one of your parents was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth. At least one of your parents was entitled to be an Irish citizen at the time of your birth.
Am I an Irish citizen? If you or your parent were born on the island of Ireland before 2005, you are an Irish citizen. You can apply for an Irish passport without making an application for citizenship.
You must be an Irish citizen to be eligible for an Irish passport. You can get Irish citizenship by birth or descent or through naturalisation. If you are the spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen you can apply for citizenship through naturalisation if you meet certain conditions.
Both Ireland and Australia allow for dual nationality. If your child is an Irish citizen (born to a parent who was born in Ireland), you can also apply for an Irish passport for him/her.
From 4 April 2002, it has been permissible for Australian citizens to acquire citizenship of another country without losing their Australian citizenship. While Australia now recognises dual citizenship, there are still many countries that do not allow their citizens to hold an additional foreign citizenship.
Ireland allows dual citizenship, which means that you can become an Irish citizens and remain a citizen of another country. Some countries do not allow dual citizenship and you should check the citizenship rules of your country of nationality if you are considering applying for Irish citizenship.
Eligibility. You must be an Irish citizen to get an Irish Passport. You are automatically an Irish Citizen if you were born in Ireland before 2005 or if you were born abroad to a parent who was born in Ireland before 2005.
You may be entitled to Irish citizenship if your parent(s) or grandparents were Irish. You may be entitled to Irish citizenship if you were born outside of Ireland, but you may need to register your birth. Naturalisation is the process through which a foreign national can become an Irish citizen.
Under each path you must be able to prove your Irish ancestry using the birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates of your ancestors.
Irish people (Irish: Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture.
Section 12 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 provides that a person born in Australia is an Australian citizen if a parent of the person is an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, at the time the person is born or the person is ordinarily resident in Australia for the first 10 years of the person's life.
Your nationality is the country you come from. A person's nationality is where they are a legal citizen, usually in the country where they were born. I am Indian.
Citizenship through birth
If you were born on the island of Ireland on or before 31st December 2004, you automatically qualify for Irish citizenship. After this date, the criteria for citizenship changed and Irish citizenship was no longer automatically granted to everyone born in Ireland.
Definition. Country of birth is the country in which a person was born. This is different to nationality which is the country or countries where a person can have a legal status, although they may not reside in that country.
If at least one of your parents was a British or Irish citizen when you were born. You'll be a British citizen if when you were born at least one of your parents was either: a British citizen. an Irish citizen living in the UK.
After declaration of republic
Dispute over whether Irish citizens were British subjects continued until Ireland formally declared itself a republic in 1948. Since 1949, Irish citizens have no longer been automatically considered as British subjects.
Being Irish means our nationality is never a burden. It's the opposite. It lifts us up, it provides a sense of belonging and, in the darkest of times, it gives us a feeling of hope. To me being Irish simply means that you are someone who calls Ireland 'home'.
The best place to start with tracing your Irish ancestry is searching Irish Genealogy, where you can view Irish civil records for free. At present there are indexes to births (1864–1922), marriages (1845–1947) and deaths (1871-1972).
The spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen may apply for Irish citizenship through naturalisation after three years of marriage/civil partnership plus three years residence on the island of Ireland.
In fact, Ireland is one of the relatively few countries in the world that allows citizenship by ancestry as far back as your great-grandparents (most only go as far as grandparents).
The Benefits of Irish Citizenship
travel without a visa to 170 countries (for more details click here), live, work, or study in Ireland or the UK with no restrictions. live, work, or study in any EU/EEA country with no restrictions. get or retain citizenship of another country without losing Irish citizenship.
These rights include:
The Irish Constitution ensures you are entitled to the freedom to travel, the freedom of expression, equality before the law and religious freedom. This makes Ireland a safe space in which to live, work and raise a family.
Either one parent or an Irish-born grandparent must have had Irish citizenship at the time of your birth for you to be eligible to acquire dual citizenship. Extended previous ancestry is irrelevant – only your parents or grandparents and their Irish citizenship status will allow you to qualify.