Naturalisation

The spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen may apply for Irish citizenship through naturalisation after three years of marriage/civil partnership plus three years residence on the island of Ireland.

If you are of Irish associations, the Minister for Justice has absolute discretion to waive the conditions for naturalisation. Irish associations means being related by blood, affinity or adoption to an Irish citizen.

If you want to apply for Irish citizenship through naturalisation, you can find the relevant information, application forms including application guidance on the Irish Immigration Service website.

Contact details for the Citizenship Division can be found here.

What is naturalisation?

Naturalisation is a process whereby a non-Irish national can apply to become an Irish citizen subject to satisfying certain conditions for naturalisation.

Applying for naturalisation:

All applications for Irish citizenship are dealt with by the Irish Immigration Service at the Department of Justice.

Information on the application process can be found here.