British Citizenship for Irish (Rep of Ireland)

Hi everyone,

My husband is Irish (Rep of Ireland). He has been living in UK for the last 9 years. Can he apply British passport? I know he does not need it. However, we are going to move away for a few years and my visa is currently granted by EU law. Policies change all the time. I just want to make sure I can still return to UK later on, although I have no intention to become British citizen.

From my previous post, I have learnt from Vinny and Jambo that my baby can apply British passport. (Thanks for your help again!)

Anyone can help at all?
Thanks
Bing

Bing wrote:Hi everyone,

My husband is Irish (Rep of Ireland). He has been living in UK for the last 9 years. Can he apply British passport? I know he does not need it. However, we are going to move away for a few years and my visa is currently granted by EU law. Policies change all the time. I just want to make sure I can still return to UK later on, although I have no intention to become British citizen.

From my previous post, I have learnt from Vinny and Jambo that my baby can apply British passport. (Thanks for your help again!)

Anyone can help at all?
Thanks
Bing

Hi,
Yes he can apply. My child is an Irish Citizen by birth and I also register my child a British Citizen.
As far as i know your husband will have to apply British Citizenship just like everybody.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... uirements/

If the sole purpose of your husband gaining BC is to be able to return to the UK, I would reconsider.

Immigration policy do change but the UK government can only change the ones affecting non-EU and British national (to extent). EEA regulations are decided in Brussels. Even if the UK decide to leave both the EU (unlikely) and the EEA (even more unlikely), Irish national still enjoy a special privilege to settle in the UK (very very unlikely to get changed).

Better to save the £1000 for other purposes.

Jambo wrote:If the sole purpose of your husband gaining BC is to be able to return to the UK, I would reconsider.

Immigration policy do change but the UK government can only change the ones affecting non-EU and British national (to extent). EEA regulations are decided in Brussels. Even if the UK decide to leave both the EU (unlikely) and the EEA (even more unlikely), Irish national still enjoy a special privilege to settle in the UK (very very unlikely to get changed).

I would never use the term "very, very unlikely" when referring to the future. No-one ever thought the free movement among the Commonwealth nations would end - but it did. New Zealanders never thought their rights would become restricted in Australia, but it happened. And so on.