David Platt

On behalf of a friend, i've been asked to get a couple of questions answered
regarding this lottery.

If a person is Born in the UK, but both parents are citizens of Ireland, can that
person claim Irish citizenship. Bearing this in mind, will it complicate the form
filing process...? Is there an example for the above scenario, as I understand any
mistakes on the form, automatically disqualifies the aplicant.

Also, is there still enough time to apply for this years lottery, and is it worth
using an attorney, or is just sending it in the mail yourself good enough.

Thanks for any helpful replies.

M. Helmet

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This person may be able to claim Irish citizenship, but that's totally irrelevant in
terms of eligibility for the lottery. What matters is where his/her parents reisided
_permanently_ at the time of his/her birth. If they were residing _permanently_ in
the UK when he/she was born, then your friend may _not_ be elligible. But if they
were residing _temporarily_ in the UK at the time of his/her birth, then your friend
_may_ be eligible. You need to check this out!

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Look at the URL in my signature. Hope you find something you can use.

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Just follow the simple instructions and mail your own entry form. The mail-in period
starts October 1st this year. Good luck!
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Magnus
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David Platt

Thanks, I'm wondering what does 'resided permanently' mean, in this context. Is there
a time limit for this? Basically my friend parents are both irish, and all my
friend's siblings were born in Ireland as well, so it seems beyond belief that my
friend can't qualify as irish? It seems like an unfair penalty.

Thanks very much for your advice, if you have any further thoughts on what
constitutes permanent or temporary UK residence for the parents, and why this should
affect the nativity of the child, i'd like to hear.

"M. Helmet" wrote:

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Kim

I found a very nice DV-2003 Green Card Lottery Application form on the net.
It is Free.

Nice thing is, it could be used to apply for each of the qualified persons in the
entire family.

If it helps, send me an email.

M. Helmet

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To reside _permanently_ somewhere simply means that you intend to stay there, and you
have no plans of going back to where you came from. If your friend's parents had left
Ireland and had no plans of going back to live there, then they were residing
permanently in the UK at the time of your friend's birth. If they were residing
_temporarily_ in the UK (maybe as students or as long as a certain job lasted), then
they most likely had plans of going back to Ireland - and most likely did so. Where
are they residing today? Did they ever go back to Ireland?

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Again, citizenship _does_not_ matter! What matters is where you were _born_!
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Green Card Lottery Information http://green-card.8m.com