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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.

Irish Passport (Direct Application)

Direct passport application for automatic Irish citizens whose parent was born on the island of Ireland. No Foreign Birth Registration needed.

You

  • •Your Long-Form Birth Certificate
  • •Passport-Sized Photographs (4)
  • •Certified Copy of Current Passport or National ID
  • •Your Marriage Certificate (if applicable) — if_married
  • •Divorce Decree (if applicable) — if_divorced

Each ancestor in the chain

  • •Birth Certificate
  • •Death Certificate (if applicable) — if_deceased
  • •Name Change Documents (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes
  • •Adoption Order (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Post-Adoption Birth Registration (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Marriage Certificate (if applicable) — if_married
  • •Divorce Decree (if applicable) — if_divorced

Your qualifying ancestor

  • •Irish Birth Certificate (Long Form)

Foreign Birth Registration

Registration on the Foreign Births Register (FBR) through the Department of Foreign Affairs to claim Irish citizenship by descent

You

  • •Your Long-Form Birth Certificate
  • •Passport-Sized Photographs (4)
  • •Certified Copy of Current Passport or National ID
  • •Proof of Address (2 Items)
  • •FBR Application Form
  • •Witness Declaration
  • •FBR Fee Payment
  • •Your Marriage Certificate (if applicable) — if_married
  • •Divorce Decree (if applicable) — if_divorced

Each ancestor in the chain

  • •Birth Certificate
  • •Death Certificate (if applicable) — if_deceased
  • •Name Change Documents (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes
  • •Adoption Order (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Post-Adoption Birth Registration (if applicable) — if_adopted
  • •Name Discrepancy Explanation Letter (if applicable)
  • •FBR Registration Certificate (if applicable)
  • •Adoption Certificate (if applicable)
  • •Marriage Certificate (if applicable) — if_married
  • •Divorce Decree (if applicable) — if_divorced

Your qualifying ancestor

  • •Irish Birth Certificate (Long Form)
  • •Marriage Certificate (if applicable) — if_married

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