Ireland combines one of Europe's most generous descent-citizenship regimes with genuinely selective residence routes, and one of its hardest rental markets. We handle all three: the nationality file, the immigration file, and the practical landing, working with vetted local lawyers and trusted teams on the ground. Here is the full scope of what we handle in Ireland.
Irish citizenship
Citizenship by descent: Foreign Birth Registration (FBR)
If one of your grandparents was born on the island of Ireland, you are generally entitled to register as an Irish citizen, with no residence requirement, and with EU citizenship attached. The work is documentary: the grandparent's Irish birth record, the civil-status chain connecting every generation, certified copies and apostilles in the right form, names and dates reconciled across a century of records in different countries. We run the entire process: eligibility verdict first, document retrieval across Ireland and your family's countries, registration, and follow-up to certificate and passport eligibility. Great-grandparent cases depend entirely on whether the intermediate generation registered in time; we check the registers before you spend anything on certificates. Read our guide to Irish citizenship by descent.
Naturalisation
Residence-based citizenship generally requires five years of reckonable residence within the last nine, continuous residence in the final year, and good character. We assess what counts as reckonable in your history (the question most applicants get wrong) then build and file the complete application.
Ireland visa and residence routes
Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)
Residence for founders of innovative, high-potential businesses with qualifying funding (currently a €50,000 minimum). The application is judged on the substance of the venture (innovation, scalability, jobs), and we build that case with you: business plan, funding evidence, and the narrative the evaluation committee actually reads.
Stamp 0: independent means
Residence for the financially independent, including retirees, who can support themselves in Ireland without working: demonstrable income around the published per-person guideline plus accessible reserves, private health cover, and a file that proves durability, not just a snapshot. We prepare it accordingly.
Spouse and dependents
Family members joining a main applicant or an Irish resident: prepared as one coherent family file, with the relationship and resource evidence built properly from the start.
Landing in Ireland
Dublin's rental market moves in hours, not weeks. Our home-finding assistance has secured furnished family homes within 48 hours of engagement, and we handle the registrations your new status requires: PPS number, tax registration, IRP registration guidance, and company or self-employment registration where relevant.
How we work in Ireland
Every engagement starts with an Initial Consultation with our founder: who founded VOA from Ireland in 2019: route confirmed, top risks identified, written verdict. Scope and fee are agreed in writing before signature (the fee you sign is the fee you pay) then we prepare and file, follow your case proactively to decision, and stay with you through six months of aftercare. Book an Initial Consultation.
Frequently asked questions
My grandparent was Irish: do I qualify for citizenship?
If your grandparent was born on the island of Ireland, almost certainly yes, through Foreign Birth Registration. If your Irish ancestry runs through a great-grandparent, it depends on whether the intermediate generation registered in time, exactly the kind of question our eligibility check answers before you spend anything on documents.
How long does Foreign Birth Registration take?
Processing is measured in months, and incomplete document chains are the main cause of delay. Getting the certificates right the first time (across every country involved) is most of the work, and it is the part we own.
Does Irish citizenship give me EU rights?
Yes. Irish citizens are EU citizens, with the right to live, work and study across the European Union, and Ireland permits dual citizenship. It is also passed on: your children can inherit the entitlement you register now.
How hard is it to find housing in Dublin?
Hard enough that it derails relocations: good properties are gone within hours and landlords shortlist complete dossiers only. We prepare your file like a local and act the moment a property lists. It is how we have secured family homes within 48 hours.