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Irish Citizenship/Passport Applications 

Are you eligible for Irish Citizenship/

Irish Passport by descent? 

As Ireland is a member of the European Union, all Irish passport holders are entitled to live and work and to move freely in all other EU member states.

 

If you were born outside of Ireland, you can become an Irish citizen by descent if either:

    

  • One of your parents was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth, even though they were not born in Ireland 

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  • One of your grandparents was born in Ireland

 

In these cases, you can become an Irish citizen through Foreign Birth Registration.

Once a person is entered onto the Foreign Births Register they are an Irish citizen and are entitled to apply for an Irish passport. (Department of Foreign Affairs www.dfa.ie)

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How can we assist you?

We are here to advise and guide you through the application process by obtaining proof of your line of descent to your Irish ancestors.

 

Our Irish genealogical research service is for those wishing to trace the certified birth, marriage and death documents in order to apply for their Irish Citizenship/Irish Passport.

Based on the information you are able to provide, we will undertake extensive searches for all birth, marriage and death records required in Ireland to support your application for Irish Citizenship and to become and Irish Passport holder.  This includes locating the records, ordering and forwarding the certified, official copies to you as early as possible.

 

For a quotation, please contact wendy@probateresearch.ie with details of your case.  Please give as much information about your family as known ie. the names of known Irish ancestors, their dates and places of birth, marriage and death and emigration details.

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Disclaimer:

The information on The Forensic Genealogists’ website does not constitute legal advice. It is provided purely for general information purposes. No warranty either direct or implied is given in relation to all information on this website. We will not be liable for any editorial, technical, typographical or other errors or omissions within such information, nor will we be responsible for the content of  images or information linked to this website.

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Good research is not only dependent upon the experience and analytical skills of the researcher, it also depends on the quality of resources available. Your forebears may have left relatively little impression on historical record collections for all sorts of reasons, which can sometimes make it challenging to track them down. Many archival records, particularly those in rural Ireland, are often illegible, and sadly depleted with many having faded over time. There are usually multiple variations of surname spellings which may have been transcribed phonetically or completely incorrectly making the genealogist’s research less of an exact science.

For these reasons every research project undertaken is vulnerable to the occasional inaccuracy or discrepancy.   The Forensic Genealogists makes every reasonable effort to verify and cross-reference findings ensuring  the quality of our research is always to a high standard whilst complying with the Genealogical Proof Standard,. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of our findings where supporting evidence is incomplete, ambiguous or unreliable.  If you have any reason to believe that there may be an inaccuracy in the research, please email us with full details. We will then validate your query and will review your research project without extra charges.

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