Irish Passport with dual nationality

Question

My Grandparents were both born in Ireland, so I know I can claim Irish citizenship through them. However even though I wasn't born in Ireland and neither were my parents (even though they are Irish) I did live there for over ten years was baptized, communion and confirmation there and has my primary schooling there. So my question is will I be able to apply for an Irish passport without having to register my name on the list of foreign births as this is a lengthy process. Also what documentation will I need to send in?

Any help would be great

Answer 1

You only get a passport when you are an Irish citizen not by having lived there. So yes you must become an IRish citizen first by the whole registry of foreign births way. You will need documentation showing you grandparents citizenship (think birth cert/passport), & the lineage to you (think birth cert for your parents as it has your grandparents listed & your's with your parents listed).

Answer 2

Dual citizenship for Ireland is allowed for US and Ireland

Irish Naturalization Service ~

If you are the child or grandchild of an Irish citizen you are entitled to become an Irish citizen yourself. We can assist you in tracing the legal documents necessary for Irish Naturalization / Irish Passport Application Purposes. Irish Law allows you to hold Dual Citizenship, so you do not have to relinquish your own citizenship.

Free Assessment.

If you are unsure whether you qualify for Irish Citizenship by Descent, e-mail us details of your Irish ancestry and we will assess your claim. Contact us at [e-mail]

If you are eligible for Irish Citizenship by Descent we offer the following options to help you process your claim with the Irish government.

Option I: Document Research & Retrieval Option

We can undertake an extensive search for all documents needed from the Irish side to apply for Naturalization/Passport. This includes researching the relevant documents (birth and marriage certificates etc) and sending the certified, official copies to you as quickly as possible.

These include the Civil records - Births, Marriages - if your ancestor was born in Ireland after 1864, when civil records began. If your ancestor was born prior to 1864 we can do a search for a baptism record in the parish records.

Civil Records search and 2 official copies costs $260.

Parish Records search and 2 copies costs $290

In order to begin this process you can contact us at [e-mail]

Option II: Research and Consultancy Option

This option includes all of the above - i.e research on and provision of the certified Irish records needed to apply for Irish citizenship/passport as well as advice on the application process. For reason known only to itself the Irish government has made this quite a complicated process.

We source Irish documents and either source application forms or inform you where to get them. We also offer advice on what documents you need to source, for the application, in your own country.

http://www.morrigan.com/naturalisation.h...

or :

CITIZENSHIP BY APPLICATION

Anyone born outside Ireland, whose father or mother is an Irish citizen not born in Ireland or who has at least one Irish born grandparent, may be able to register as an Irish citizen by having his or her birth entered in the Irish Register of Foreign Births at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin or at the nearest Irish diplomatic or consular mission. Please see Irish Citizenship by Descent (FBR).

The spouse of an Irish citizen may obtain Irish citizenship by making a declaration of acceptance of Irish citizenship. The declaration may be made not earlier than three years after the marriage to the Irish spouse or attainment of citizenship by the spouse.

in the US :

http://www.irelandemb.org/living.html#ir...

Answer 3

Talk to the Irish consulate in your area. To start try http://www.consulateofirelandsanfrancisc...

to find the requirements (this is the Irish consulate in SF, CA) Hopefully YA will not give me a violation notice for sending someone asking questions about Ireland to the Irish consulate as they have in the past!