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Citizenship through descent from Irish grandparents wrote:If one of your grandparents is an Irish citizen but none of your parents was born in Ireland, you may become an Irish citizen. You will need to have your birth registered in the Foreign Births Register.
If you are entitled to register, your Irish citizenship is effective from the date of registration. The Irish citizenship of successive generations may be maintained in this way by each generation ensuring their registration in the Foreign Births Register before the birth of the next generation.
Since 1 July 1986, a person registered in the Foreign Births Entry Book after 1986 is deemed to be an Irish citizen only from the date of his/her entry in the Register and not from the date of birth. This means that children born to that person before his/her date of entry in the Register are not entitled to citizenship.
People registered before July 1986 are deemed Irish citizens either from the date the original Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act came into force, that is, 17 July 1956, or their date of birth, whichever is later. Only children born after 17 July 1956 can claim citizenship in such cases.
For the purpose of issues pertaining to Irish citizenship, "Ireland" refers to the entire island.y2richie wrote:Thank you Benifa. So you are confirming that Northern Ireland is included in the Irish consitution from some years ago? Allowing me access to citizenship based on my gran born in Belfast? If so, then I am a very happy man.
Anyone aware of British ruling on this with regard to Ireland?As far as Irish law is concerned, there is no difficulty about holding Irish citizenship and at the same time citizenship of another State. If you are already a citizen of another country and are considering becoming an Irish citizen, you would be well advised to check first what the position is under the law of your present country of citizenship...
Thanks El_Gringo. My mum is applying for her Irish passport this morning and has requested the forms. Cheers for your post.el_gringo wrote:In fact your mum could easily apply for an Irish passport without FBR if she wanted - she would just have to use the Irish passport application form, state that one of her parents was born on the island of Ireland, and prove the link (i.e. using her birth and marriage certificates, and her mother's birth and marriage certificates).
Good luck and let us know how you get on!
el_gringo
I guess you are inferring that there is another source for this information. What would you suggest?JAJ wrote:What will you do if the helpline gives you wrong information?y2richie wrote:My British passport says British Citizen on it and I'm living in Bournemouth and from England/lived here all my life. I will call the Customer Contact Centre to check on a couple of things and post back here.
I am inferring that you are far better off to do your own research rather than rely on helplines that give wrong information as often as they give what is correct.y2richie wrote: What will you do if the helpline gives you wrong information?
I guess you are inferring that there is another source for this information. What would you suggest?
If you meant that if I lost my British citizenship, what would I do? Well, if there is nothing I can do about it, I want to be Irish so that would be fine by me.
With after thought and as a general rule I agree with what you've said. However, I would also like to add that both the telephone number and the website combined to help me understand my situation more clearly. There were a couple of things on the website that I didn't quite understand but after talking it through with someone, I understand now. Yes incorrect information could be given out over the phone but at this point, I feel I understand my situation and will take my chances with what I have.JAJ wrote:I am inferring that you are far better off to do your own research rather than rely on helplines that give wrong information as often as they give what is correct.
You have already been told you won't lose your British citizenship, there are much better ways to verify this than ring a helpline, for example, the answer is on the Home Office website.