My mother is applying for an Irish passport through descent - once she has hers, can I apply for one?

Question

My mother is American whose grandparents are Irish-born. She is eligable for an Irish passport. Once she is granted her passport, she is technically considered an Irish citizen. Does that mean that I can get one then?

Answer 1

No I don't think so.  "Unless at least one parent or grandparent was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth, you cannot claim Irish citizenship on the basis of extended previous ancestry (i.e. ancestors other than your parents or grandparents). "  See http://www.citizensinformation.ie/catego...

which is where I got the quote from

Answer 2

"Since 1 July 1986, a person registered in the Foreign Births Entry Book after 1986 is deemed to be an Irish citizen only from the date of his/her entry in the Register and not from the date of birth.

This means that children born to that person before his/her date of entry in the Register are not entitled to citizenship."

Answer 3

Yep - you certainly can! I am most likely going to do the same thing. Well, you must get citizenship first, but only after your mother does.

There are a lot of things you need however. The website will walk you through the steps of application.

Slainte!

Answer 4

As far as I know you cant. Your parent or grandparent has to be born in the country. If it was the case that you could apply for citizenship, then most of the world would be considered Irish citizens. Ring the Irish embassay over there, or go onto their website, you should find out for definite there