Criteria for applying as an adult
- Are of full age (aged 18 or over)
- Meet the relevant conditions for residence
- Meet the relevant conditions for residence
- Meet the relevant conditions for residence
The following documentation must be provided with this application
A certified colour copy of the biometric page of your current in date passport. The colour copy must be certified by a solicitor, commissioner for oaths, peace commissioner or notary public. A CERTIFIED COPY MUST BE UPLOADED ALONG WITH THE COMPLETED CERTIFICATE FORM UNDER PROOF OF IDENTITY.
A certified copy of your original civil birth certificate, and a copy of a translation into English if the certificate is in a language other than English or Irish.
Applicants must also establish their identity. Applicants can do this by submitting identity documents with a predetermined point value until they reach a score of 150 points.
Applicants are required to reach a score of 150 points in each of the years proof of residency is required. They do this by submitting proofs with a predetermined point value until they reach the required score of 150 points for each year of residency claimed.
If your application is based on Irish Associations you must provide
- Certified copies of all documentation proving your Irish associations** e.g. all birth and/or marriage certificates or civil partnership agreement needed to show association, certified copy of foreign birth registry entry, copy of naturalisation certificate etc.
- Evidence of residency permissions. Residency permissions are evidenced by stamps in your passport, while additional periods may be covered by letters issued by Immigration Service Delivery granting you permission for a specific period from or to a specified date.
- Section 16(2) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 defines being of Irish associations as meaning: related by blood, affinity, adoption to, or is the civil partner of, a person who is an Irish citizen, or a person who is deceased and who, at the time of his or her death, was an Irish citizen or entitled to be an Irish citizen.