Multiple Citisenship. (Irish - English)

Aranthos Faroth · 05-12-2010 11:48pm #1

I recently saw a post regarding this, it was in 2007, so didn't want to flog a dead horse.

Here goes:
(I'm expecting the usual crappy twisted answers that boards.ie seems to be associated here aswell, so spare your time and mine)

My mother is a Northern Irish citizen, and as thus holds a British passport.
However, she has been a resident of the Republic for nigh on *quite a few years*.

I was speaking to a fellow the other day, and as his father was Born in the U.K (although this chap was not), he still claimed that he could get a UK passport and or claim citisenship.

I was just wondering, would this be the case for myself (Note I was born and bred in Dublin, and only lived in N.I for less than a year).

Thanks for any replies regarding this.

(In a nutshell: Mother is British, I'm Irish, can I claim British passport and or Citisenship?)

Guy:Incognito · 06-12-2010 12:02am

Assuming Britain as similare rules to other countries then I cant see why not. I have a German passport as a result of my mother being German.

dermot_sheehan · 06-12-2010 12:37am

If you have a parent who was born in the United Kingdom (which includes Northern Ireland), and they are a british citizen, you are a british citizen by descent. You go off to british embassy with their passport and your birth cert.

Aranthos Faroth · 06-12-2010 7:17pm

gabhain7 wrote: »

If you have a parent who was born in the United Kingdom (which includes Northern Ireland), and they are a british citizen, you are a british citizen by descent. You go off to british embassy with their passport and your birth cert.

Ahha.
Cheers mate, I'll contact them tomorrow.
Would be handy being a part of the commonwealth.

Pkiernan · 06-12-2010 9:40pm

Aranthos Faroth wrote: »

Ahha.
Cheers mate, I'll contact them tomorrow.
Would be handy being a part of the commonwealth.

One thing for sure is that if your eligible you'll get your passport issued a lot quicker than our civil service muppets will.

Aranthos Faroth · 06-12-2010 9:44pm

Pkiernan wrote: »

One thing for sure is that if your eligible you'll get your passport issued a lot quicker than our civil service muppets will.

That's not very hard.

coylemj · 06-12-2010 10:33pm

Aranthos Faroth wrote: »

Would be handy being a part of the commonwealth.

Out of curiosity may I ask why? Are there countries you can visit or emigrate to which you can't with an Irish passport?

Our man in Havana · 06-12-2010 11:59pm

Some countries have more favourable conditions for UK passport holders.

Jo King · 07-12-2010 7:52am

Anyone born in the territory, now known as the Irish Republic, before 1946 is entitled to British citzenship. The child of such a person can also acquire citzenship via the parent.