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Irish citizen apply for settled status?
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:22 pm
by mufc69
Hello I’d like to know can an Irish citizen apply for settled status if they wish to?
Re: Irish citizen apply for settled status?
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:18 pm
by kamoe
mufc69 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:22 pm
Hello I’d like to know can an Irish citizen apply for settled status if they wish to?
Yes:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... s-eligible
Who is eligible?
The EU Settlement Scheme applies to EEA and Swiss citizens:
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Republic of Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Irish citizens do not need to apply though they are able to do so if they want to.
And
https://www.freemovement.org.uk/how-wil ... led_status
Irish citizens and settled status
The government has set up an application system for EU citizens to get “settled status”, allowing them to live and work in the UK after Brexit. Irish citizens are in a unique position when it comes to the settled status scheme: unlike all other EU citizens, they may apply for it but do not have to. That is because:
- On one hand, Ireland is part of the EU, and settled status is open to all EU citizens
- On the other hand, Irish citizens already have the special treatment outlined above and do not need an additional guarantee of their rights
Re: Irish citizen apply for settled status?
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:46 pm
by mufc69
kamoe wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:18 pm
mufc69 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:22 pm
Hello I’d like to know can an Irish citizen apply for settled status if they wish to?
Yes:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... s-eligible
Who is eligible?
The EU Settlement Scheme applies to EEA and Swiss citizens:
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Republic of Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Irish citizens do not need to apply though they are able to do so if they want to.
And
https://www.freemovement.org.uk/how-wil ... led_status
Irish citizens and settled status
The government has set up an application system for EU citizens to get “settled status”, allowing them to live and work in the UK after Brexit. Irish citizens are in a unique position when it comes to the settled status scheme: unlike all other EU citizens, they may apply for it but do not have to. That is because:
- On one hand, Ireland is part of the EU, and settled status is open to all EU citizens
- On the other hand, Irish citizens already have the special treatment outlined above and do not need an additional guarantee of their rights
Thank you
Re: Irish citizen apply for settled status?
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:12 am
by iibdii
Yes can do but there is no need to as Irish national has same rights as British anyways.
Brexit not going to change that either due to GFA
Re: Irish citizen apply for settled status?
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 12:41 am
by Richard W
iibdii wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:12 am
Yes can do but there is no need to as Irish national has same rights as British anyways.
Not yet. The Immigration bill that was lost when parliament was dissolved would almost have given them the right of abode. (Deportation for criminal activity would still have remained a possibility.) Until those rights are graciously conferred, an Irish citizen entering the UK from the continent would have no more rights than a Maltese citizen - in fact, a tiny bit less.
