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Please be advised that the Consulate General of Ireland, São Paulo website has moved and this page is no longer being updated. The Consulate website is now available at Ireland.ie/saopaulo.

I was born outside Ireland, but have Irish parents/grandparents, can I apply for an Irish Passport?

You are automatically an Irish citizen if one of your parents was an Irish citizen who was born in Ireland. You may then apply for your Irish passport.

You can become an Irish citizen if one of your grandparents was born in Ireland, or you can become an Irish citizen if one of your parents was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth, but was not born in Ireland. If you're eligible, you can register your birth on the Foreign Births Register.