More than 30,000 people face a two-year wait on applications - affecting plans to live and work abroad.
The couple now face a two-year wait after recently submitting his application.
Once a person is entered onto the Foreign Births Register they are an Irish citizen and entitled to apply for an Irish passportSource: Irish Department of Foreign Affairs She applied for citizenship through her Irish grandfather in May and says the delays mean it's difficult for her to work in Europe.
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