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Ireland citizenship: required documents

The documents you'll gather for Ireland citizenship by descent, by route and by ancestor. Your exact list is generated from your lineage in the wizard.

Passport (already Irish by descent)

If your Irish citizenship already passed to you, document the chain and apply directly for an Irish passport.

You

  • •Birth certificate
  • •Passport-Sized Photographs (4)
  • •Current US Passport Copy

Each ancestor in the chain

  • •Birth certificate
  • •Marriage certificate — if_married
  • •Death certificate (if applicable) — if_deceased
  • •Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes
  • •Name Discrepancy Explanation Letter (if applicable)
  • •FBR Registration Certificate (if applicable)

Your qualifying ancestor

  • •Birth certificate
  • •Marriage certificate — if_married
  • •Death certificate (if applicable) — if_deceased
  • •Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

Foreign Birth Registration

Register your birth on the Foreign Births Register (grandparent line, or a parent already FBR-registered before your birth), then apply for a passport.

You

  • •Birth certificate
  • •Passport-Sized Photographs (4)
  • •Current US Passport Copy
  • •Proof of Address (2 Items)
  • •FBR Application Form
  • •Witness Declaration
  • •FBR Fee Payment

Each ancestor in the chain

  • •Birth certificate
  • •Marriage certificate — if_married
  • •Death certificate (if applicable) — if_deceased
  • •Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes
  • •Name Discrepancy Explanation Letter (if applicable)
  • •FBR Registration Certificate (if applicable)

Your qualifying ancestor

  • •Birth certificate
  • •Marriage certificate — if_married
  • •Death certificate (if applicable) — if_deceased
  • •Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

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