Irish Citzenship

[itsseeking1]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could help me?

My fathers great grandfather was born in Ireland, can he get an Irish Citizenship? and if so, is it possible for me to also get it? being his son? Is there any possible way this can be done?

Thank you in advance.

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

It is likely that your father can become a citizen, but not you. Generally, the chain breaks after grandparent. (There are some exceptions - see foreign births register).

[Malika]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could help me?

My fathers great grandfather was born in Ireland, can he get an Irish Citizenship? and if so, is it possible for me to also get it? being his son? Is there any possible way this can be done?

Thank you in advance.

I highly doubt he can claim Irish Citizenship because as far as I gather, it has to be a grandparent not beyond that.

If one of your grandparents is an Irish citizen but none of your parents was born in Ireland, you may become an Irish citizen. You will need to have your birth registered in the Foreign Births Register.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/mo ... scent.html

As for you, likewise not possible.

Regards,

[itsseeking1]

Thank you for replies, disappointing but nothing much I can do about it. I believe that had my father applied before I was born then I could apply but because he did not I don't think I can sadly.

[itsseeking1]

I may potentially have more Irish born relatives and want to find out where they were born ie Grand parents etc, does anyone know the best way to find out where my grand parents/great grand parents were born, or if they were born in Ireland?
I did a search online for Irish ancestry and loads of websites came up, but I have no idea where to start of which website to even use. Can anyone recommend the best way I can do this?

Most appreciated.

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

I imagine that it can be difficult at times to understand family history. Only grandparents and parents born in Ireland would help you. Try and find out as much information as you can eg name, date of birth, county of birth before going too far.

[Malika]

I may potentially have more Irish born relatives and want to find out where they were born ie Grand parents etc, does anyone know the best way to find out where my grand parents/great grand parents were born, or if they were born in Ireland?
I did a search online for Irish ancestry and loads of websites came up, but I have no idea where to start of which website to even use. Can anyone recommend the best way I can do this?

Most appreciated.

What is the purpose for the search...... is it finding your relatives or do you think you might claim citizenship because you are related?
You can only claim citizenship as far as your grandparent not great grandparent or some obscure relative.

Regards,

[Brigid from Ireland]

The best way is to find out where your parents/grandparents were born.

That is two parents and four grandparents, so get birth certificates for each one, and those will say where they were born. Some marriage certs also say where a person was born, so you can trace your ancestry back, certificate by certificate.

You could also ask - if the grandparents are still alive, they will probably have a copy of their own birth certs.

You may also want to check to see if any of the grandparents got an Irish passport - if they did, their place of birth does not matter, as the passport is evidence of Irish citizenship, if they got it before their child was born.

The same goes for you wife if you have one - if she can claim Irish citizenship, this makes it easier for you both to live in Ireland.

It is also worth checking out possible EU citizenship of other countries - if a parent/grandparent/great grandparent entitles you to be a citizen of any EU country, you can live and work in Ireland.