Just to add, they did approve mine based on great great grandparents but like they say everyone's application acn be different. I work for an Irish charity as well so I think that added more weight to the decision. My advise would be just give it a try once you have 3 years. Worse case scenario aft...

Hello, my spouse and I are currently living and working in Ireland (we are Canadian); my spouse is on a Stamp 1 and I'm on a 1G as their spouse. We've been here 3 years now and I'm thinking of applying for citizenship by descent. I'm not eligible for the Foreign Births Register because my most rece...

Hi, I applied via irish association after 3 years, but with a different association. I thought the same as you, "sure, I'll just try now and if they say no I'll re-apply after 5 years residency". However, my experience was that they didn't look at my application until another 2 years had passed (br...

I believe it will depend on how far back your Irish connection is. The solicitors that I used for my application by association (pending) told me that the furthest they will go back is great-grandparent. I am not an immigration lawyer though, so maybe you should get some legal advice. Yes I agree, ...

Hello, my spouse and I are currently living and working in Ireland (we are Canadian); my spouse is on a Stamp 1 and I'm on a 1G as their spouse. We've been here 3 years now and I'm thinking of applying for citizenship by descent. I'm not eligible for the Foreign Births Register because my most recen...