# On Path

> Plain-English guides and free tools for living in Ireland, from your first stamp to Irish citizenship, each checked against official sources. On Path (onpath.ie) is independent: not part of the Government of Ireland, Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) or the Department of Justice. Guides are general information, not legal advice.

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## Moving here: Arriving & registering

- [Arriving in Ireland: your first 90 days, step by step](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/arriving-in-ireland-first-90-days/): Your landing stamp, booking registration, PPS number, bank account and tax in the right order. Plan your first 90 days in Ireland in one place.
- [Moving to Ireland from the US, Canada or Australia](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/moving-to-ireland-from-us-canada-australia/): A starting point for Americans, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders moving to Ireland: no visa needed, but the right permission first. Work, study, working holidays, an Irish spouse or partner, Irish parents and grandparents, retiring, registering, and swapping your driving licence.
- [Getting a PPS number in Ireland](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/pps-number/): What a PPS number is, who already has one, and how to get yours: applying on MyWelfare, the in-person appointment, the ID and proof of address that count (even if you're staying with friends), numbers for children, applying from abroad, and why it matters for your first payslip.
- [Applying for an Irish visa: documents, waiting times and refusals](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irish-visa-apply/): How to apply for an Irish visa on AVATS: short stay C visas and long stay D visas, the fees, the documents, where to send them, how long decisions take at the Dublin visa office, what you can do if you're refused, and why you shouldn't buy tickets yet. With a planner that estimates your decision date.
- [Driving in Ireland on a foreign licence: exchange it or start as a learner](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/driving-on-a-foreign-licence/): Can you drive in Ireland on your foreign licence? EU and EEA licences while valid, visitors for up to 12 months, and what changes once you live here: exchanging a licence from the UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and other recognised states, and the learner route, with reduced lessons, for licences from the US, India, Brazil and elsewhere.
- [Coming to Ireland to study](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/coming-to-ireland-to-study/): Studying in Ireland from outside the EU, EEA, Switzerland and the UK: courses on the ILEP list, Stamp 2 or 2A, the study visa, the €10,000 you need to show, fees to pay first, insurance, part-time work, registering, and what comes after.
- [What is a landing stamp and why does it matter?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/what-is-a-landing-stamp/): Your landing stamp is your permission to be in Ireland. See what it says, how long it lasts, why you need it to register, and what to do if you came via Northern Ireland.
- [Arrived through Northern Ireland?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/arrived-through-northern-ireland/): Came into Ireland over the land border from Northern Ireland? There's no passport check, so no landing stamp. You must report to an immigration officer within 30 days, or 7 if you're working, and you can't register without the stamp. Plus the visa rules for travellers coming via the UK.
- [The 90-day registration deadline explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/90-day-registration-deadline/): Where the 90 days come from, how to count them, what booking in time covers, who's exempt, and what happens if you miss it. See your 90 days on a calendar.
- [How to book a Burgh Quay registration appointment](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/book-burgh-quay-appointment/): Book your first registration on ISD's Customer Service Portal once you've arrived. Free, in your own name, and fine if the date is after your 90 days.
- [Appointment sellers and scams: how to stay safe](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/burgh-quay-appointment-scams/): Burgh Quay appointments are free and only bookable on ISD's portal. How to spot appointment sellers, fake calls and cloned sites, and what to do if you're caught out.
- [How to register for your first IRP at Burgh Quay](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/first-irp-registration-burgh-quay/): Book within 90 days of arriving, bring the right originals, and get your IRP card by post. Make your own checklist for your Burgh Quay appointment.
- [What to bring to your first registration appointment](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/what-to-bring-registration-appointment/): The full list for every permission: what everyone brings, the documents for your stamp, the right medical insurance, the €300 fee and who comes with you.
- [Private medical insurance for registration: what’s accepted](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/medical-insurance-for-registration/): Whether you need insurance to register depends on your permission, and travel insurance isn't always enough. What ISD accepts at first registration and at renewal.
- [Immigration and citizenship fees at a glance](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/fees-at-a-glance/): Every fee in one place: the €300 IRP fee and who's exempt, employment permits, visas, the €175 citizenship application, certification fees, and Irish passports. Plan your household's costs with the fee planner.
- [The €300 IRP fee: who pays and who is exempt](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irp-fee-who-pays/): The €300 registration fee is paid each time you register or renew, unless you're exempt. See the full list of exemptions in law, and work out your household's total.
- [What if my 90 days run out before my appointment?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/90-days-run-out-before-appointment/): If you booked within 90 days of arriving, ISD says you can stay until your appointment. See what covers you while you wait, and what to know about travel and work.
- [Do children need to register for an IRP?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/do-children-need-an-irp/): Children under 16 don't register with ISD and don't get an IRP card. They register as soon as they turn 16, with no fee until 18. What changes for travel, and why children born in Ireland don't register at all.

## Moving here: Work & family

- [Coming to Ireland to work: the permission basics](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/coming-to-ireland-to-work/): Most non-EEA workers need an employment permit before they travel. Check which permit your job could get, the salary minimums and the steps to Stamp 4.
- [Employment permits explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/employment-permits-explained/): Critical Skills vs General Employment permits, side by side: salary minimums, the labour market test, family, changing employer, renewals, fees, and how fast each leads to Stamp 4, plus the seven other permit types.
- [Changing employer on a permit](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/changing-employer-employment-permit/): How to move to a new employer on a Critical Skills or General Employment permit: the 9-month rule, DETE's change of employer process for the same kind of work, when you need a new permit, and what happens to your stamp and your Stamp 4 clock.
- [Lost your job on a permit](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/lost-job-on-employment-permit/): Made redundant on a Critical Skills or General Employment permit? Tell DETE within 4 weeks, and you have 6 months to find a new job, without a labour market test. What happens to your IRP, what to do if your card expires first, and the options if you resigned or ran out of time.
- [Stamp 4 after a Critical Skills or General Employment permit](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/stamp-4-after-critical-skills/): After 21 months on a Critical Skills permit, or 57 on a General Employment permit, you can renew on Stamp 4. When you qualify, why your card's expiry date decides which renewal, and what to send now that DETE support letters have ended.
- [Can I work on Stamp 2?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/can-i-work-on-stamp-2/): Yes, part time: up to 20 hours a week in term and 40 in June to September and 15 December to 15 January. What counts, when a course placement can go over, and why Stamp 2A students can't work at all.
- [Bringing family to Ireland: who can join you](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/bringing-family-to-ireland/): Who can join you in Ireland, how long you wait and how much you need to earn, under ISD's family reunification policy of June 2026. Check your family.
- [Parent of an Irish citizen child: your permission to stay](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/parent-of-irish-citizen-child/): How the non-EU parent of an Irish citizen child can get permission to live in Ireland: the conditions, the child's Irish passport, DNA tests, the three ways to apply (renewal, registration or Form ICCA), the documents, Stamp 4, and what happens if you're refused.
- [Can my partner work in Ireland?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/can-my-partner-work/): Whether your spouse or partner can work depends on your permission: Stamp 1G for partners of employment permit holders and researchers, Stamp 4 for partners of Irish citizens, Stamp 3 or 2A (no work) for some others, and no sponsorship for most students.
- [Separation, divorce and your permission](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/separation-spouse-based-permission/): If your permission is based on your spouse or partner and the relationship ends, or they die: tell ISD within 21 working days, when you can apply for your own permission (3 years together, the last 2 in Ireland), the EU rules for family of EU citizens, and citizenship.
- [Domestic abuse and your immigration permission](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/domestic-violence-immigration-permission/): If your permission to live in Ireland depends on the person abusing you, you don't have to stay to keep it. ISD's guidelines let you apply, free and in confidence, for your own Stamp 4. How to apply, what evidence helps, and where to get support.

## Moving here: EU, UK & visitors

- [Living in Ireland as an EU, EEA, Swiss or UK citizen](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/eu-uk-citizens-in-ireland/): EU, EEA, Swiss and UK citizens don't register with immigration or get an IRP card. Your right to live in Ireland, the conditions after 3 months, your PPS number, bringing family from outside the EU or UK, permanent residence and Irish citizenship.
- [British citizens in Ireland](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/british-citizens-in-ireland/): Living in Ireland as a British citizen under the Common Travel Area: no visa, permission or IRP card, work, healthcare, social welfare, voting, college fees, swapping a UK driving licence, bringing a non-British partner, and becoming Irish through Northern Ireland, a parent, a grandparent or naturalisation.
- [Your non-EU family as an EU citizen](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/non-eu-family-of-eu-citizens/): How the non-EU spouse, partner, children or parents of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen living in Ireland get a residence card: qualifying or permitted family, Form EUTR 1 or 1A, the free visa, the 3-month deadline, the 6-month wait, Stamp 4 EU FAM, and retention, review and permanent residence.
- [Permanent residence for EU citizens](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/permanent-residence-eu-citizens/): EU, EEA and Swiss citizens become permanent residents of Ireland automatically after 5 continuous years. What counts, which absences break it, earlier routes for retirement and incapacity, the optional certificate on Form EUTR 2, the documents, and how you could lose it.
- [Irish citizenship for EU and UK citizens](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irish-citizenship-eu-uk-citizens/): How EU, EEA, Swiss and British citizens become Irish: no residence calculator or IRP cards, 5 years in the last 9 proved with documents, the 150-point proof for each year, the 70-day rule, the 5-year nationality rule, spouses of Irish citizens, fees, and keeping your own citizenship.
- [Irish citizenship through a grandparent](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irish-citizenship-through-grandparent/): Irish citizenship by descent through the Foreign Births Register: who's already Irish, who can register through a grandparent or a parent, great-grandparents, the €278 fee, the 12-month wait, the documents and witness, and applying for a passport afterwards.
- [Visiting Ireland: visas and the 90 days](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/visiting-ireland/): Visiting Ireland from the US, Canada, Australia or anywhere outside the EU and UK: who needs a visa, what to show at the border, the 90-day limit, business trips and work, extending a visit, and what to do if you actually want to move here.
- [Working holiday in Ireland](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/working-holiday-ireland/): Ireland's Working Holiday Authorisation for young people from Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan and the US: ages, how long, places, the money to show, where to apply, the work rules, and registering when you arrive.

## Living here: Stamps & permissions

- [Irish immigration stamps explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/immigration-stamps-explained/): Every Irish immigration stamp, from Stamp 0 to Stamp 6: who gets it, whether you can work or run a business, and whether it counts for citizenship and Stamp 5. Compare any three side by side.
- [Which immigration stamp will I get?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/which-stamp-will-i-get/): Your stamp depends on why you're in Ireland. Find yours and see what it lets you do, from work and business to whether it counts for citizenship.
- [Stamp 1 explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/stamp-1/): Stamp 1 is permission to work in Ireland: on an employment permit, a hosting agreement, a working holiday, the Atypical Working Scheme or an ISD letter. What each kind lets you do, how long it lasts, and what it leads to.
- [Stamp 1G explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/stamp-1g/): Stamp 1G lets graduates, and the partners and children of permit holders, work in Ireland without an employment permit. Who gets it, what it allows, how long it lasts and how it leads to Stamp 4.
- [Stamp 2 explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/stamp-2/): Stamp 2 is the permission for full-time students on ILEP-listed courses. The 7-year limit, the 2-year limit on English courses, what you need to register and renew, and how it leads to Stamp 1G.
- [Stamp 3 explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/stamp-3/): Stamp 3 lets you live in Ireland without working: volunteers, ministers of religion and some family members get it. What it allows, who gets it, why it counts for citizenship, and how family members move on to Stamp 4.
- [Stamp 4 explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/stamp-4/): Stamp 4 lets you work in any job, work in a profession or run a business, without an employment permit. Every route to it, from employment permits and Irish family to protection and investors, what to bring, and how it leads to Stamp 5.
- [Stamp 5: permission without condition as to time](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/stamp-5/): Stamp 5 lets you live and work in Ireland without an employment permit until your passport expires. Who qualifies after 8 years (96 months), which stamps count and which don't, good character, time away, the documents, how to apply, processing times and renewing.
- [Stamp 1G vs Stamp 4: what’s the difference?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/stamp-1g-vs-stamp-4/): Both let you work without an employment permit, but only Stamp 4 lets you run a business. How the two compare, and when you can move from Stamp 1G to Stamp 4 as a partner or a graduate.
- [Moving from Stamp 2 to Stamp 1G after graduating](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/stamp-2-to-stamp-1g-graduate/): Graduated in Ireland with a level 8 or 9 award? Stamp 1G lets you stay 12 or 24 months to find work. Apply online within 6 months of your result, before your Stamp 2 expires. Who qualifies, what to send and how long it lasts.
- [Changing your stamp](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/changing-your-stamp/): How to switch to a different immigration permission from inside Ireland: which changes ISD allows from each stamp, how you apply, what to have ready, and the new Temporary Protection Transition Scheme.
- [Temporary protection in Ireland, and the Transition Scheme](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/temporary-protection-ireland/): Temporary protection for people from Ukraine: who qualifies, your rights, your certificate and IRP card, how long it lasts, the accommodation changes, and the Temporary Protection Transition Scheme to Stamp 4, open until 30 March 2027. Check if you qualify.

## Living here: Renewing your IRP

- [When to renew your IRP](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/when-to-renew-your-irp/): You can renew your IRP up to 12 weeks before it expires, and not a day earlier. Work out your dates, see current waiting times and know what to upload.
- [How to renew your IRP online](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/how-to-renew-irp-online/): Renewing your IRP on ISD's online portal, step by step: what to have ready, the things that get a renewal refused or held up, how to upload, pay and submit, and what happens after your OREG email.
- [IRP renewal documents by stamp](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irp-renewal-documents-by-stamp/): What to upload to renew your IRP online, for every permission on ISD's list: what everyone uploads, the documents for your stamp, the renewal-only moves like Stamp 4 after a permit, and who doesn't pay the fee.
- [Can I work if my IRP expired while I wait?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/work-while-irp-renewal-pending/): If you applied to renew before your IRP card expired, you can keep working for up to 12 weeks after it. Check your dates and what to show your employer.
- [Can I travel while my IRP renewal is pending?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/travel-while-irp-renewal-pending/): Yes, you can leave Ireland while your IRP renewal is in progress. Getting back depends on your visa status and your card's expiry. Check your trip and what to carry.
- [IRP renewal refused: what now?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irp-renewal-refused/): Your IRP renewal was refused, or ISD says it intends to revoke your permission. Why renewals are refused, when you can simply re-apply, the 15 working days to respond to a revocation letter, and what happens if your card runs out.
- [Applied after your IRP expired?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/applied-after-irp-expired/): If you didn't apply to renew before your IRP card expired, ISD treats you as out of permission: you can't stay or work. What that means, the routes back ISD describes for spouses, parents, dependants, permit holders and students, and what to do now.

## Living here: Your documents: IRP, passport & ISD

- [What is an IRP card?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/what-is-an-irp-card/): Your Irish Residence Permit card shows you're registered and what your stamp lets you do. What's on it, what it does and doesn't do, and what to do if it's late, wrong or lost.
- [IRP, visa and employment permit: what’s the difference?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irp-visa-employment-permit-difference/): A visa gets you to the border, a permit lets you work, the border stamp lets you in and the IRP card shows you're registered. See which you need, and in what order.
- [ISD, INIS, GNIB and Burgh Quay: who does what](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/isd-inis-gnib-burgh-quay/): INIS is now ISD, a GNIB card is now an IRP card, and since January 2025 only ISD registers people. Find out who handles what, and where to go.
- [Which immigration portal is for what?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/which-immigration-portal/): ISD has two portals that people mix up, plus separate systems for visas and permits. See which one does what, and check a link is the real one.
- [My IRP card hasn’t arrived: what to do](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irp-card-not-arrived/): Your IRP card should come by post within about 15 business days of registration or renewal. Count the days, see when it's late, and what to send ISD if it is.
- [Lost or stolen IRP card: how to replace it](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/lost-or-stolen-irp-card/): Lost your IRP card, or had it stolen? Report it to the Gardaí, send ISD a query with the PULSE number, and get a replacement posted. What changes if you're travelling or abroad.
- [A mistake on your IRP card or passport stamp: how to fix it](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irp-card-mistake/): A wrong name, date of birth, stamp or expiry date on your IRP card, a wrong stamp in your passport, or a mistake in a renewal you've sent: the exact Customer Service Portal query for each, what to say, what ISD does, and how to travel in the meantime.
- [Changing your address: how to tell ISD](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/change-of-address-isd/): Moving home while you hold an IRP card? The law says to tell ISD before you move, or within 48 hours. How to do it on the portal, what proof to send, and what counts if you're away for over a month.
- [Got a new passport? Updating your details with ISD](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/new-passport-update-isd/): You have to give ISD your new passport details, within 7 days by law. How to do it on the portal, how to renew while you wait for a passport, and how to get back permission that was cut to your old passport's expiry.
- [Irish passports: how to apply and how long it takes](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/irish-passport-apply/): How to get an Irish passport: renewals, first passports for adults and children, lost or stolen passports and name changes. Turnaround times, fees, witnesses, the documents you need, urgent appointments and the passport card, with a planner that works out when yours will be ready.
- [Your passport is expiring: what to do](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/passport-expiring/): Your passport is running out and you live in Ireland. When and how to renew an Irish passport (adult or child), the passport card, urgent appointments, renewing an EU, British or other passport from here, telling ISD if you have an IRP, and how much validity your trip needs.

## Living here: Travel & absences

- [Absences and travel: the complete guide](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/absences-and-travel-guide/): Travelling on an IRP: getting back into Ireland, ISD's 90-day guidance for IRP holders, the 70-day citizenship rule and the 5-years-in-9 window, how they differ, and a trip check that runs all of them for your dates.
- [Travelling to Northern Ireland and the UK](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/travel-to-northern-ireland-uk/): Living in Ireland on an IRP and going to Belfast or Britain: the Common Travel Area is only for British and Irish citizens, who needs a UK visa even at the open border, why you don't need an ETA from Ireland, what to carry, and coming back.
- [Travelling to other EU countries with an IRP](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/travel-to-eu-with-irp/): Living in Ireland on an IRP and visiting France, Spain or another EU country: why your IRP doesn't replace a Schengen visa, the EU family card exception, fingerprints at the border under the new Entry/Exit System, ETIAS, the 90-day limit, and coming back.
- [The 70-day absence rule for citizenship, explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/70-day-absence-rule/): In the year before you apply for Irish citizenship, you can spend up to 70 days abroad, plus up to 30 for exceptional reasons. Count your days.
- [Long absences: maternity, illness, caring](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/long-absences-maternity-illness/): Months abroad for a birth, an illness or caring for family: what happens to your IRP, ISD's 90-day guidance, how the 70-day citizenship rule and its extra 30 days apply, when you could apply after you're back, and the EU 12-month rule for family of EU citizens.
- [Leaving Ireland and coming back: your permission, your card and citizenship](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/leaving-ireland-and-coming-back/): Going abroad for a while or leaving Ireland for good: ISD's 90-day guidance, Stamp 5's 4 months, EU citizens' 6 months and 2 years, why your IRP card must outlast your trip, getting back in, what time away does to citizenship, and what to tell ISD when you leave.

## Citizenship: Becoming a citizen

- [Becoming an Irish citizen: the complete guide](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/naturalisation-guide/): Irish citizenship by naturalisation, start to finish: who can apply, the conditions (residence, absences, good character, intention to stay), applying online, the fees, the most common reasons applications are returned, and the rules for spouses, refugees, EU citizens, Irish associations and children.
- [Reckonable residence explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/reckonable-residence-explained/): What counts as reckonable residence for Irish citizenship: the 5-in-9 rule, the continuous year, which stamps count, Stamp 2, Stamp 3, gaps in permission, protection applicants, Northern Ireland, and the different rules for spouses, refugees, EU citizens, young adults and children.
- [How “5 years in 9” reckonable residence works](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/5-years-in-9/): For Irish citizenship you need 5 years' reckonable residence in the last 9, the final year unbroken. See how the window works and find your date.
- [How to use ISD's residency calculator](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/isd-residency-calculator/): Step by step through ISD's naturalisation residency calculator: the start date, entering stamps oldest first, Stamp 1G as Stamp 1, overlaps, what the results mean, and two ways its answer can be wrong. Our helper prepares the exact rows to type in.
- [Does Stamp 1G count towards Irish citizenship?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/does-stamp-1g-count/): Yes. Stamp 1G counts as reckonable residence for citizenship, for graduates and Critical Skills partners. Stamp 2 doesn't. Start your citizenship clock.
- [Documents for citizenship: the complete guide](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/citizenship-documents-guide/): Every document for an Irish citizenship application, by how you're applying: your birth certificate, the 150 identity points, 150 points of residence proof a year, marriage and spousal declarations, children's school letters, certification, translations, affidavits, uploads and the fees.
- [What documents you need for each year of residence](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/documents-for-each-year/): For citizenship, ISD scores your proof for each year: 150 points, with at least one strong document such as a bank statement or P60. Score your years.
- [How to get your Employment Detail Summary](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/employment-detail-summary/): Your Revenue Employment Detail Summary is a strong 100-point proof for each year of citizenship residence. How to download it from myAccount, which years have one, what to use for older years, for this year and if you're self-employed, and why to check your address first.
- [Good character and Garda vetting explained](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/good-character-vetting/): The good character condition for Irish citizenship: what ISD looks at, why you must declare every offence (including spent convictions, offences abroad and driving offences), how Garda e-vetting works step by step, and what to have ready.
- [Citizenship for children born in Ireland](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/children-born-in-ireland-citizenship/): Is a child born in Ireland an Irish citizen? Since 2005 it depends on the parents: Irish or British, no time limit on their stay, or 3 years' reckonable residence in the 4 years before the birth. Check your child, see what the Passport Service asks for, and the naturalisation route if not.

## Citizenship: After you apply

- [After you apply for Irish citizenship](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/after-you-submit-citizenship/): What happens after you submit a citizenship application: the acknowledgement and e-vetting, ISD's 28-day deadline for more documents, how long it takes, checking your status, moving house, keeping your IRP valid while you wait, and what approval or refusal means.
- [Approved: your citizenship ceremony and certificate](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/citizenship-ceremony/): From approval to Irish citizen: the certification fee, your ceremony invitation, what to bring, the declaration of fidelity and loyalty, your certificate of naturalisation (and what to do if you lose it), Iris Oifigiúil, your first passport and keeping citizenship if you move abroad.
- [Your first Irish passport after naturalisation](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/first-irish-passport-after-naturalisation/): Applying for your first Irish passport after the citizenship ceremony: Passport Online, the original documents a naturalised citizen sends, the garda-witnessed identity form, children's consent forms, fees, how long it takes, and travelling before it arrives.
- [Dual citizenship: can you keep your other nationality?](https://www.onpath.ie/guides/dual-citizenship/): Ireland allows dual citizenship: you don't have to give up your nationality to become Irish. But your other country might, and the Citizenship Act lets the Minister revoke a naturalisation if you take another citizenship afterwards. Check your situation.

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