Spouse of an Irish citizen
Spouse route check
You are married to, or in a civil partnership with, an Irish citizen for 3 years or more and you live together. This check counts 3 years of reckonable residence on the island of Ireland to the day.
Your marriage or partnership
The spouse route needs 3 years married or in a civil partnership to an Irish citizen, living together.
Are you currently living together?
Is your spouse or partner an Irish citizen?
Enter how long you have been married.
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Official sources
Rules last verified 18 August 2026.
Naturalisation residency calculator guidance (ISD)irishimmigration.ie/naturalisation-residency-calculator/How to become an Irish citizen guide (ISD)irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-an-irish-citizen-guide/Immigration permission stamps (ISD)irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/information-on-registering/immigration-permission-stamps/Becoming an Irish citizen through naturalisation (Citizens Information)citizensinformation.ie/en/moving-country/irish-citizenship/becoming-an-irish-citizen-through-naturalisation/Change to the refugee route, 8 December 2025 (ISD)irishimmigration.ie/changes-to-citizenship-for-people-granted-international-protection/
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