Country guides
Start with the legal path.
Ireland
Foreign Birth Registration and first passports
Understand whether you are already Irish, need Foreign Birth Registration, or need to document a parent-born route.
Explore Foreign Birth Registration and first passportsCanadaCitizenship status and proof
Trace the Canadian line, understand the post-2025 rules, and organize the records needed for a citizenship certificate.
Explore Citizenship status and proofItalyAdministrative and judicial routes
Separate family history from legal route selection, then identify the civil and naturalization records that matter.
Explore Administrative and judicial routesRecord retrieval
Then prove the line.
New York
New York Records Finder
Determine whether New York City, New York State, a local registrar, an archive, or a court controls the record.
Explore New York Records FinderUnited StatesNaturalization records
Route searches among USCIS, the National Archives, and the court that created the file.
Explore Naturalization recordsIrelandIrish Record Check
Gather the details needed to search for a full civil record and connect it to the family line.
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