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Irish passport for English wife

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  • 23-06-2019 6:27pm
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    Chauncey Gardner
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    Hi all.

    My wife, born in England, (her grandfather was Irish) has a British passport. Living and working in ROI 20 plus years.

    I'm Irish, is my wife directly eligible for an Irish passport? Or would she have to apply for Irish Citizenship and then apply for an Irish passport?

    Thanks


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    Marcusm
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    Your wife would either have to establish that she was already Irish or be naturalised to get an Irish passport.


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    [Deleted User]
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    She can probably get one through her grandfather.


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    august12
    Registered Users Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭august12


    Chauncey Gardner wrote: »
    Hi all.

    My wife, born in England, (her grandfather was Irish) has a British passport. Living and working in ROI 20 plus years.

    I'm Irish, is my wife directly eligible for an Irish passport? Or would she have to apply for Irish Citizenship and then apply for an Irish passport?

    Thanks

    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving_country/irish_citizenship/irish_citizenship_through_birth_or_descent.html#l091af

    See 'Foreign Births Register' section.


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    splinter65
    Registered Users Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Chauncey Gardner wrote: »
    Hi all.

    My wife, born in England, (her grandfather was Irish) has a British passport. Living and working in ROI 20 plus years.

    I'm Irish, is my wife directly eligible for an Irish passport? Or would she have to apply for Irish Citizenship and then apply for an Irish passport?

    Thanks

    Foreign births register.
    https://www.dfa.ie/passports-citizenship/citizenship/born-abroad/registering-a-foreign-birth/


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    Peregrinus
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    Chauncey Gardner wrote: »
    Hi all.

    My wife, born in England, (her grandfather was Irish) has a British passport. Living and working in ROI 20 plus years.

    I'm Irish, is my wife directly eligible for an Irish passport? Or would she have to apply for Irish Citizenship and then apply for an Irish passport?

    Thanks
    Only an Irish citizen can get an Irish passport. Your wife could explore whether she is entitled to citizenship on the basis of her descent and, if not, she can apply for naturalisation in the usual way. I would have thought her prospects are good.


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