Guides
Irish citizenship guides
Plain-English explanations of Irish citizenship by descent and the Foreign Births Register — each checked against official guidance and linked to the source.
What is the Foreign Births Register?
How Ireland’s Foreign Births Register works: who can apply, the documents, the €278 fee, the 12-month wait, and how registration leads to an Irish passport.
Read the guideIrish citizenship through a grandparent
Claim Irish citizenship through an Irish-born grandparent: who qualifies, the documents for each generation, and how to find your grandparent’s records.
Read the guideFBR documents checklist
Interactive checklist of the documents for an adult Foreign Births Register application — for you, your parent and grandparent. Tick off and print.
Open the checklistForeign Births Register FAQs
Short, sourced answers on eligibility, documents, witnesses, fees, timelines and your Irish passport.
Read the FAQs