Irish Ancestry Passport/Citizenship

[Laura]

Hi all and thanks in advance to any who reply.

I am a Canadian citizen and my grandparents were both Irish citizens before moving to Canada waaaaay back when. I still have relatives in Ireland as well although I have no personal contact with them.

As far as applying through my ancestors, does this mean that I would lose my Canadian citizenship, or does Ireland allow for dual citizenship? I would like to live and work in Ireland for a year or so, but not permanently. I just want to have that experience. And I'd also like to be able to travel through the UK unhampered.

thanks again!

Laura

[marialear]

Hello fellow Canadian! Happy May 24th Weekend!

Thinking of coming over? Good choice. You can get Irish citizenship through your grandparents and Ireland/Canada allows duel citizenship.

Check out www.oasis.gov.ie (The Irish government info website) for details. Click on 'Moving Country' link, then 'Migration & Citizenship' then Irish Citizenship through Birth or Descent' for full directions. You will have to register your birth in the Foreign Births Register to move forward.

Check out the local Irish embassy/consulate in your home province or the head office/embassy (probably located in Ottawa, I'd assume). Give them your details and I'm sure they will be able to direct you to the formal procedures you have to go through (documents needed, timeframe it takes to process.....)

Good luck with it.

Regards,

Maria

[Laura]

Hi there!

I've read many of your replies on the board since discovering it yesterday and didn't realize you were Canadian! Happy May 2-4 to you too!

Thanks for the information. I don't know if I will ever make this dream a reality, but it's something that I'd LOVE to do. I'm getting a bit long in the tooth, so if I don't do it in the next few years, I don't know when I will.

thanks again!

Laura