The number of Americans seeking Irish citizenship through ancestry surged by 63% in 2025 according to official figures.
The statistics show that applications to Ireland’s Foreign Births Register, a citizenship route for people with Irish grandparents or parents, increased from 11,601 in 2024 to 18,910 in 2025. With the average application taking an average of a year to process, the data indicates that the majority are successful with 40,250 certificates issued by the Irish government last year, close to the 42,808 applications made in 2024.
“The case for Ireland is strengthened by enduring ancestral connections, EU single market access, close ties to the UK, and a highly competitive business environment in which many major American companies operate,” said Ono Okeregha, Director of the Immigration Advice Service law firm.
Approximately 9,600 people moved to Ireland from the United States in the year ending April 2025, up from 4,900 the year before, according to figures published by the Central Statistics Office.
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Source: The Financial Times