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Can I get an Irish passport through my grandparents? Yes, if at least one of your grandparents was born in Ireland you may qualify for Irish citizenship from grandparents. You will need to compile all of the documents in full and submit a complete application to the Ireland Foreign Births Register.
According to the guidelines set by the Department, your great-grandparent’s grandchild (your parent) must have registered in the Foreign Births Register between the years 1956 and 1986. Alternatively, if you were born after 1986, your parent should have registered before your birth.
Can I become an Irish citizen if my great grandparents were Irish? Qualifying through a great-grandparent falls under Section 16 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, and is considered an application based on Irish descent or Irish association.
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.
If the Department of Foreign Affairs indicate that you are not entitled to be an Irish citizen based on birth or descent then you may be eligible to apply for Irish citizenship by naturalisation. Read the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts to check your entitlement to citizenship.
US citizens who were not born in the Republic of Ireland but who have either or both of their parents as citizens of the country may be able to become Irish citizens by registering their birth on the Foreign Births Register.
In order to qualify for Irish citizenship by descent through a great-grandparent, the following must apply: You have a parent who was eligible for Irish citizenship through their grandparent; Your parent was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth;