
Ireland's Citizenship Bill 2026: What Changes and When
Ireland's citizenship Bill would raise residence from five years to eight and add income, language and civics tests. It is not law yet. Here is what it says.
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Ireland's citizenship Bill would raise residence from five years to eight and add income, language and civics tests. It is not law yet. Here is what it says.

Ireland asks a skilled worker five years, matching France and Germany. It asks a PhD researcher nine. A Cabinet proposal would make the base eight.