Citizenship Applications

Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Questions (141)

Declan Breathnach

Question:

141. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons who applied for Irish citizenship in each the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the locations from which the applicants are from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44678/18]

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Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

FBR Application Numbers based on Place of Birth 2016

-	Place of Birth	No of online applications
-	WORLDWIDE TOTAL	13,982
1	ENGLAND	6,137
2	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	3,621
3	AUSTRALIA	846
4	SOUTH AFRICA	629
5	CANADA	533
6	SCOTLAND	491
7	NEW ZEALAND	403
8	WALES	136
9	GERMANY	91
10	CHINA	68
11	ZIMBABWE	62
12	FRANCE	57
13	PAKISTAN	57
14	UAE	50
15	SWITZERLAND	39
16	INDIA	38
17	SINGAPORE	36
18	BELGIUM	33
19	NETHERLANDS	25
20	THAILAND	25
21	SPAIN	23
22	NIGERIA	21
23	ARGENTINA	20
24	ITALY	19
25	MALAYSIA	19
26	SAUDI ARABIA	19
27	KENYA	18
28	AUSTRIA	17
29	BRAZIL	17
30	GREECE	17
31	PHILIPPINES	17
32	ALGERIA	14
33	ISRAEL AND OCCUPIED TERRITORIES	14
34	JAPAN	14
35	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	14
36	IRAQ	13
37	SWEDEN	13
38	THE CHANNEL ISLANDS	12
39	ISLE OF MAN	11
40	LUXEMBOURG	10
41	CHILE	9
42	JORDAN	9
43	VIETNAM	9
44	INDONESIA	8
45	MALAWI	8
46	MEXICO	8
47	NAMIBIA	8
48	SUDAN	8
49	TUNISIA	8
50	BARBADOS	7
51	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	7
52	DENMARK	7
53	NORWAY	7
54	ETHIOPIA	6
55	PORTUGAL	6
56	UKRAINE	6
57	EGYPT	5
58	QATAR	5
59	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	5
60	BAHRAIN	4
61	BANGLADESH	4
62	BERMUDA	4
63	BOTSWANA	4
64	CYPRUS	4
65	ECUADOR	4
66	GIBRALTAR	4
67	MOROCCO	4
68	ALBANIA	3
69	BOLIVIA	3
70	BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA	3
71	GHANA	3
72	HUNGARY	3
73	JAMAICA	3
74	LEBANON	3
75	MALTA	3
76	OMAN	3
77	POLAND	3
78	ROMANIA	3
79	SOUTH KOREA	3
80	TOGO	3
81	TURKEY	3
82	CZECH REPUBLIC	2
83	EL SALVADOR	2
84	FINLAND	2
85	GEORGIA	2
86	GUATEMALA	2
87	GUYANA	2
88	KAZAKHSTAN	2
89	KIRIBATI	2
90	KUWAIT	2
91	LYBIA	2
92	MONACO	2
93	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	2
94	PARAGUAY	2
95	PERU	2
96	PUERTO RICO	2
97	SERBIA	2
98	SIERRA LEONE	2
99	SRI LANKA	2
100	SWAZILAND	2
101	SYRIA	2
102	URUGUAY	2
103	ANDORRA, PRINCIPALITY OF	1
104	BAHAMAS	1
105	BULGARIA	1
106	BURMA	1
107	CAMBODIA, KINGDOM OF	1
108	CAMEROON	1
109	CAYMAN ISLANDS	1
110	CHRISTMAS ISLANDS	1
111	COLOMBIA	1
112	COSTA RICA	1
113	CROATIA	1
114	ESTONIA	1
115	FIJI	1
116	HONDURAS	1
117	LITHUANIA	1
118	MACAU	1
119	MAURITIUS	1
120	MONTENEGRO	1
121	MOZAMBIQUE	1
122	NEPAL	1
123	PANAMA	1
124	REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA	1
125	RWANDA	1
126	SOMALIA	1
127	ST LUCIA	1
128	TAIWAN	1
129	UGANDA	1
130	VENEZUELA	1
131	VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)	1
132	YEMEN	1
133	ZAMBIA	1

[Table cont]

2017

-	Place of Birth	No of online applications
-	WORLDWIDE TOTAL	19,620
1	ENGLAND	9,482
2	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	4,816
3	SCOTLAND	929
4	AUSTRALIA	889
5	SOUTH AFRICA	766
6	CANADA	630
7	NEW ZEALAND	446
8	WALES	199
9	GERMANY	106
10	CHINA	104
11	PAKISTAN	83
12	FRANCE	67
13	ZIMBABWE	53
14	SWITZERLAND	51
15	SINGAPORE	46
16	UAE	45
17	BELGIUM	41
18	BRAZIL	41
19	SPAIN	39
20	ISRAEL AND OCCUPIED TERRITORIES	38
21	INDIA	37
22	ARGENTINA	34
23	NETHERLANDS	34
24	KENYA	24
25	THE CHANNEL ISLANDS	24
26	JAPAN	22
27	MALAYSIA	22
28	NIGERIA	22
29	ISLE OF MAN	21
30	SAUDI ARABIA	19
31	ALGERIA	18
32	ITALY	18
33	THAILAND	18
34	ZAMBIA	18
35	PHILIPPINES	17
36	CYPRUS	14
37	EGYPT	14
38	AUSTRIA	12
39	IRAQ	12
40	MALTA	12
41	MEXICO	12
42	LUXEMBOURG	11
43	SOMALIA	10
44	BERMUDA	9
45	JORDAN	9
46	MALAWI	9
47	NORWAY	9
48	BAHRAIN	8
49	CAYMAN ISLANDS	8
50	HUNGARY	8
51	MAURITIUS	8
52	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	8
53	TURKEY	8
54	BOTSWANA	7
55	CZECH REPUBLIC	7
56	INDONESIA	7
57	KUWAIT	7
58	POLAND	7
59	PORTUGAL	7
60	QATAR	7
61	SOUTH KOREA	7
62	UGANDA	7
63	LEBANON	6
64	SWEDEN	6
65	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	6
66	BANGLADESH	5
67	CHILE	5
68	MOROCCO	5
69	SRI LANKA	5
70	TUNISIA	5
71	VENEZUELA	5
72	GIBRALTAR	4
73	GREECE	4
74	OMAN	4
75	BAHAMAS	3
76	BULGARIA	3
77	DENMARK	3
78	ECUADOR	3
79	ETHIOPIA	3
80	FIJI	3
81	FINLAND	3
82	GHANA	3
83	LATVIA	3
84	LIBYA	3
85	MONACO	3
86	REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA	3
87	ROMANIA	3
88	SERBIA	3
89	SUDAN	3
90	TANZANIA	3
91	UKRAINE	3
92	VIETNAM	3
93	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	2
94	CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE	2
95	MAURITANIA	2
96	PARAGUAY	2
97	PERU	2
98	SYRIA	2
99	TAIWAN	2
100	TOGO	2
101	YEMEN	2
102	N/A	1
103	ANDORRA, PRINCIPALITY OF	1
104	ANGOLA	1
105	BARBADOS	1
106	BELARUS	1
107	BELIZE	1
108	CAMBODIA, KINGDOM OF	1
109	CAMEROON	1
110	DOMINICA	1
111	EL SALVADOR	1
112	ESTONIA	1
113	FALKLAND ISLANDS	1
114	GAMBIA	1
115	GUATEMALA	1
116	KIRIBATI	1
117	KOSOVO	1
118	KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (KYRGYZSTAN)	1
119	LITHUANIA	1
120	MADAGASCAR	1
121	NEPAL	1
122	PANAMA	1
123	SIERRA LEONE	1
124	SLOVENIA	1
125	SWAZILAND	1
126	URUGUAY	1

[Table cont]

01/01/2018-25/10/2018

	Place of Birth	No of online applications
	WORLDWIDE TOTAL	20,044
1	ENGLAND	10,308
2	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	4,394
3	SCOTLAND	962
4	AUSTRALIA	909
5	SOUTH AFRICA	744
6	CANADA	645
7	NEW ZEALAND	447
8	WALES	240
9	GERMANY	99
10	CHINA	93
11	FRANCE	65
12	NIGERIA	57
13	PAKISTAN	55
14	SPAIN	53
15	ZIMBABWE	52
16	SINGAPORE	47
17	SWITZERLAND	47
18	BELGIUM	44
19	UAE	42
20	INDIA	37
21	NETHERLANDS	34
22	ARGENTINA	28
23	ISRAEL AND OCCUPIED TERRITORIES	28
24	KENYA	25
25	MALAYSIA	23
26	JAPAN	22
27	THAILAND	22
28	BRAZIL	20
29	EGYPT	19
30	ITALY	18
31	THE CHANNEL ISLANDS	18
32	TURKEY	18
33	MEXICO	17
34	PHILIPPINES	17
35	AUSTRIA	15
36	LUXEMBOURG	15
37	ZAMBIA	14
38	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	12
39	DENMARK	11
40	ISLE OF MAN	11
41	JORDAN	11
42	CYPRUS	10
43	IRAQ	10
44	MALTA	10
45	SWEDEN	10
46	ALGERIA	9
47	UKRAINE	9
48	MAURITIUS	8
49	QATAR	8
50	SOUTH KOREA	8
51	SUDAN	8
52	INDONESIA	7
53	ETHIOPIA	6
54	LEBANON	6
55	LIBYA	6
56	MOROCCO	6
57	POLAND	6
58	SAUDI ARABIA	6
59	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	6
60	BAHRAIN	5
61	JAMAICA	5
62	PANAMA	5
63	SYRIA	5
64	VIETNAM	5
65	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	4
66	BANGLADESH	4
67	BARBADOS	4
68	BELARUS	4
69	CHILE	4
70	COLOMBIA	4
71	CZECH REPUBLIC	4
72	GEORGIA	4
73	GREECE	4
74	NAMIBIA	4
75	PERU	4
76	TAIWAN	4
77	TANZANIA	4
78	VENEZUELA	4
79	BERMUDA	3
80	BOTSWANA	3
81	CAYMAN ISLANDS	3
82	GIBRALTAR	3
83	KUWAIT	3
84	MONACO	3
85	OMAN	3
86	SRI LANKA	3
87	YEMEN	3
88	ALBANIA	2
89	BAHAMAS	2
90	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	2
91	CAMEROON	2
92	COSTA RICA	2
93	GHANA	2
94	GUATEMALA	2
95	HUNGARY	2
96	IRAN	2
97	MALAWI	2
98	PUERTO RICO	2
99	SERBIA	2
100	TUNISIA	2
101	UGANDA	2
102	URUGUAY	2
103	BHUTAN	1
104	BOLIVIA	1
105	BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA	1
106	BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY	1
107	CAMBODIA, KINGDOM OF	1
108	CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE	1
109	CROATIA	1
110	DOMINICA	1
111	ECUADOR	1
112	FIJI	1
113	FINLAND	1
114	GAMBIA	1
115	HAITI	1
116	HONDURAS	1
117	KAZAKHSTAN	1
118	LATVIA	1
119	LESOTHO	1
120	MACAU	1
121	MACEDONIA	1
122	MARSHALL ISLANDS	1
123	NORWAY	1
124	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	1
125	PARAGUAY	1
126	PORTUGAL	1
127	ROMANIA	1
128	S. GEORGIA AND S. SANDWICH ISLS	1
129	ST. LUCIA	1
130	TOGO	1
131	TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	1