Irish citizenship through marriage to dual (UK/Irish) national
Jan 8th 2018, 8:54 pm
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Irish citizenship through marriage to dual (UK/Irish) national
As I understand a nonEU spouse can apply for naturalisation/passport after living for 3 years on 'the island of Ireland' while married to an Irish Citizen.
My question is - If a N.Ireland dual national is exercising his EU free movement rights by living in ROI as a British national with his nonEU spouse, does the rule above still apply? Can he use his British citizenship on one hand and his Irish citizenship on the other (after 3 years)?
My question is - If a N.Ireland dual national is exercising his EU free movement rights by living in ROI as a British national with his nonEU spouse, does the rule above still apply? Can he use his British citizenship on one hand and his Irish citizenship on the other (after 3 years)?
Jan 8th 2018, 9:37 pm
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Re: Irish citizenship through marriage to dual (UK/Irish) national
A non-Irish spouse of an Irish citizen can naturalise after three years of residence on the island of Ireland, that is correct.
Someone born in Northern Ireland would be considered an Irish citizen by the RoI so he or she would not be exercising their EEA Freedom of Movement rights by residing in the RoI on a British passport.
Someone born in Northern Ireland would be considered an Irish citizen by the RoI so he or she would not be exercising their EEA Freedom of Movement rights by residing in the RoI on a British passport.
Jan 8th 2018, 10:02 pm
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Re: Irish citizenship through marriage to dual (UK/Irish) national
Jul 12th 2018, 2:32 pm
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Re: Irish citizenship through marriage to dual (UK/Irish) national
A non-Irish spouse of an Irish citizen can naturalise after three years of residence on the island of Ireland, that is correct.
Someone born in Northern Ireland would be considered an Irish citizen by the RoI so he or she would not be exercising their EEA Freedom of Movement rights by residing in the RoI on a British passport.
Someone born in Northern Ireland would be considered an Irish citizen by the RoI so he or she would not be exercising their EEA Freedom of Movement rights by residing in the RoI on a British passport.
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Jul 12th 2018, 2:38 pm
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Re: Irish citizenship through marriage to dual (UK/Irish) national
I know this is a few months old, but its just raised a question we are searching for the definitive answer to.......for citizenship purposes, does "island of Ireland" actually include the North? Could a non-Irish spouse of an Irish citizen naturalise after three years living in Derry, for example?
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Jul 12th 2018, 6:10 pm
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Re: Irish citizenship through marriage to dual (UK/Irish) national
Jul 13th 2018, 4:32 am
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Re: Irish citizenship through marriage to dual (UK/Irish) national
The terminology "Island of Ireland" was used to clearly show that the framers of the constitution did not accept Partition. In other words the view from Dublin is that "Ireland" is the while 32 counties.
