Dual citizenship

kspace

Hi

Just wondering has anyone with Dual citizenship entered Ireland using their non-Irish passport, and their experiences doing so? Basically the non-Irish passport is kept for convenience of occasional medium term stay (approx 4 months every 2 years) in other country which doesn't recognise dual citizenship, just to get a stamp saying I did stay somewhere legally for the period of absence.

Thanks!

orourkeda

kspace wrote: »

Hi

Just wondering has anyone with Dual citizenship entered Ireland using their non-Irish passport, and their experiences doing so? Basically the non-Irish passport is kept for convenience of occasional medium term stay (approx 4 months every 2 years) in other country which doesn't recognise dual citizenship, just to get a stamp saying I did stay somewhere legally for the period of absence.

Thanks!

Dana is that you?

kspace

haha... no but good one!

thesimpsons

I've dual citizenship but its recognised by both countries -ie Ire and Australia. I've always been told to enter Oz with the Australian passport and enter Ireland with the Irish one. If you try enter Ireland with a different passport wouldn't you need a visa to prove you can stay. Airlines have a duty to check that passengers have the required visas or passports for countries they are flying to and they might not accept a non-irish one without a visa - though I guess it depends on what your second citizenship country is, does Ireland require all other citizenships to have visas ?

kspace

no visa required for short term stay... and i do travel quite a bit so i think i should use my non-irish passport every now and again while entering ireland just to get a few short term stay stamps. what do people think? Hassle awaits at immigration? Just give up non-Irish passport?

Manic Moran

thesimpsons wrote: »

I've dual citizenship but its recognised by both countries -ie Ire and Australia. I've always been told to enter Oz with the Australian passport and enter Ireland with the Irish one. If you try enter Ireland with a different passport wouldn't you need a visa to prove you can stay. Airlines have a duty to check that passengers have the required visas or passports for countries they are flying to and they might not accept a non-irish one without a visa - though I guess it depends on what your second citizenship country is, does Ireland require all other citizenships to have visas ?

When doing that with my Irish and US passports, I got a bit of a questioning from US immigration on the matter, as the document I was submitting effectively was claiming I had repeatedly entered the US and never left.

Granted, they still let me in. Frankly, I couldn't be bothered with the hassle, and now travel exclusively on one passport. (Actually, I only have the one passport now, I'm not missing it so far)

coniefox

No, we have to prepare Irish passport before enter Ireland

pigeon1916

kspace wrote: »

Hi

Just wondering has anyone with Dual citizenship entered Ireland using their non-Irish passport, and their experiences doing so? Basically the non-Irish passport is kept for convenience of occasional medium term stay (approx 4 months every 2 years) in other country which doesn't recognise dual citizenship, just to get a stamp saying I did stay somewhere legally for the period of absence.

Thanks!

If you enter with a non-eu passport, they will more then likely stamp your passport with a 3 month holiday visa.

This happened to me once before, as I did not have my Irish passport on me.
Why don't you just use your Irish passport coming into Ireland and your other passport on your return journey. that is what most people with dual citizenship do.

Dodge

kspace wrote: »

no visa required for short term stay...

While this is true, Immigration official don't have to give you permission to land. For example they can ask you to provide evidence of funds to support yourself here, evidence of a place to stay etc

and i do travel quite a bit so i think i should use my non-irish passport every now and again while entering ireland just to get a few short term stay stamps. what do people think? Hassle awaits at immigration? Just give up non-Irish passport?

Whats the benefit of having short stay stamps in your passport? Can't see any. Use your irish passport for entering Ireland, and your pther passport for entering that country. At the very least it'll save you hassle at immigration