Citizenship for born in country (Irish-born minor naturalisation)Citizenship for born in country (Irish-born minor naturalisation)
Eligibility quiz
Were you born in Ireland, outside Northern Ireland, after 1 January 2005?
Benefits
Benefits for your childBenefits for your child
Irish passport
Irish citizens can hold an Irish passport for international travel.
An adult passport lasts 10 years and must be renewed, but citizenship does not need renewal.
Live in Ireland for life
Irish citizens have a permanent right to live in Ireland without immigration permission.
Citizenship has no routine expiry date.
Work in Ireland
Irish citizens can work in Ireland without immigration permission or restrictions on their right to work.
Get help abroad
Irish citizens can ask for help abroad, including in an emergency.
Where Ireland has no embassy or consulate, they can ask another EU country's embassy or consulate for help.
Vote and run for office
Irish citizens aged 18 or over can vote in elections and referendums if they live in Ireland and are registered.
Citizens can also stand for election in Ireland and the EU if they meet the qualifications for the office.
Eligible citizens can serve on a jury.
Use public healthcare
Irish citizens can use public healthcare on the same terms as other people living in Ireland.
Eligibility generally depends on where they normally live, and a medical card also depends on income and other conditions.
A medical card covers GP care and certain other services; without one, charges can apply.
Use social supports
Irish citizens can use social supports on the same eligibility basis as other people living in Ireland, not simply because of their citizenship.
How to apply
Applying onlineApplying online
Gather your documents
Your parent, guardian or the adult acting as your parent should prepare the required documents for your application.
See required documentsFill in the application
The adult applying for you creates an account on the Online Form Portal and fills in the Irish-born minor application, Form 11.
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Submit your application
The adult applying for you uploads the documents, pays the €175 application fee online, reviews the application and submits it. They can also request a paper Form 11 through the Customer Service Portal and mail the completed package with the documents and a banker’s draft for the fee.
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Complete any vetting
The adult applying for you follows the acknowledgement email and completes any online vetting requested.
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Wait for the decision
The adult applying for you waits for a decision and sends any answers or extra documents requested through the portal as instructed.
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Pay the certification fee
If your application is approved, the adult applying for you pays the certification fee in the way requested.
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Complete the declaration
The adult applying for you follows the instructions for the declaration of loyalty and any citizenship ceremony.
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Receive your certificate
The adult applying for you receives your certificate of naturalisation. You can then apply for an Irish passport.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificates
Provide a certified copy of your Irish birth certificate. If you cannot reasonably get it, you may exceptionally use the birth affidavit for a minor, sworn before a solicitor, commissioner for oaths, peace commissioner or notary public.
Considerations
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Registration when living abroad
If you became a citizen through naturalisation and live abroad, you must register your intention to keep Irish citizenship every year, unless an exception applies.
Exceptions include some people with Irish ancestry or connections.
After seven continuous years living abroad, failure to register can put your citizenship at risk.
Jury duty
Irish citizens who are eligible and called for jury service must serve.
Some people are exempt or not eligible.
Citizenship can be lost
If you are over 18 and outside Ireland, you can give up citizenship if you already have, or are about to get, another citizenship.
Citizenship gained through naturalisation can be taken away for fraud, serious disloyalty, certain failures to register abroad, or other legal grounds.
You must be notified and can ask for an independent inquiry.
Discuss
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Passport Questions Ireland
English Facebook group for people interested in Irish citizenship
Join on FacebookThe Irish Passport Office - Hints and Tips
English Facebook group for people interested in Irish citizenship
Join on FacebookIrish Naturalisation process - Passport process & Timelime, IRP Renewal
English Facebook group for people interested in Irish citizenship and visas
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