Naturalisation as an alternative to FBR?

[vincenth]

I know this is a long shot but I'll ask anyway,

My paternal Great Grandmother was born in Ireland in 1890, my grandmother and successive generations were all born in Australia. I know that Foreign Births Registration is only available if my dad were to have registered before I was born. He wasn't able to because Australia didn't allow dual citizenship until 2002 (they stripped the Australian citizenship). Is there any chance I could apply to naturalise in Ireland based on 'Irish Associations' given my circumstances?

I understand that the process is discretionary, but given I was sort of deprived of the opportunity, I wonder if they'll view my application in a better light.

I haven't resided in Ireland at all, so I don't have GNIB stamps and what not.

Thanks for the help,

Vincent

[IntegratedMigrant]

I suggest you contact the Irish Embassy of wherever you are and ask them. I am sure they'll be happy to help you with that.

[Brigid from Ireland]

I think that if you were to live in Ireland for a period of time you would get citizenship very easily, but otherwise it will be difficult.

If you really want citizenship, then the first step is to get your dad to register in the Foreign Births Register and for him to get an Irish passport. I think that being the child of a man who has an Irish passport would be a greater help than being the great grandchild of a citizen born over a hundred years ago. But I don't think this will help unless you get a visa and live in Ireland for a period of time.

If you are still under 18 years or if you have any siblings who are under 18 years, your dad could adopt them (I know there are his own kids, but it is legal to adopt your own kid in some countries) and the adoption would trigger Irish citizenship for the adoptive kids, so long as dad was in the FBR before the adoption. (Adoption triggers the same rights as birth).