From Liverpool to Derry: Why I’ve become an Irish citizen Born in Liverpool and living in Derry, Dominic Kearney can now call himself an Irish citizen, joining 15,000 others who have taken part in citizenship ceremonies so far this year. Gaining the tricolour lapel pin last week was a mo...
It’s also possible to apply for citizenship through naturalisation byway of marriage or civil partnershipto an Irish citizen. In this case, you’ll need to have lived in Ireland for just three years - and of course, you’ll need your marriage or civil partnership certificate.² To apply ...
RubyMary, Is passport the very next step, or do I only get the birth certificate now and then have to apply for citizenship and then passport after that? Reply rubymarysays: January 12, 2017 at 12:11 am The foreign birth certificate means you are officially a citizen of Ireland. You do...
If your parents were not Irish Citizens, but one of your grandparents is an Irish Citizen, it should be possible to become an Irish Citizen. In this case you will need a copy of the birth cert for the grandparent. Unfortunately you cannot claim Irish citizenship through relatives, other tha...
before you’re eligible to apply for citizenship. The year before you apply you must reside in Ireland for the whole calendar year. However, these requirements can sometimes be amended or waived if you fulfil other criteria, such as being married to an Irish citizen or having some Irish ances...
In theory, this passport should make things easier for me, but technically, by the nature of the laws of this country, my British citizenship could be taken away because I'm dual national — it could happen to anyone who's British dual national. I doubt it will, but who knows? It’s...
My own argument was confined to the particular value of small property as a weapon of militant democracy; and was based on the idea that the citizen resisting injustice could find no substitute for private property, for every other impersonal power, however democratic in theory, must be ...
Q. I filed an adjustment of status application to be- come a legal permanent resident in the US, based on my marriage to a US citizen. I received a card authorizing me to work legally in the US, and I understand that I probably will have my green card interview fairly soon. Could I...
To apply for a passport, go to https://www.dfa.ie/passports-citizenship/ and click on "Apply now." If you were born on the island of Ireland on or after January 1, 2005, you can also claim automatic citizenship if one of your parents is an Irish citizen, a British citizen entitled...
before you’re eligible to apply for citizenship. The year before you apply you must reside in Ireland for the whole calendar year. However, these requirements can sometimes be amended or waived if you fulfil other criteria, such as being married to an Irish citizen or having some Irish ances...