married to EEA national

[sammy79]

Please can somebody of help? I have a similar enquiry in this regards.

I am married to an EEA national but currently leaving outside the EU. We have been married for over a year now.

I recently got an information from a source saying it is possible to apply for an Irish passport if married to an Irish national ( even when one is living outside the EU!) I personally though this couldn't be true.

I would really need experts in this forum to advise me on the quickest route to regularizing as we ( I and my spouse) have plans of returning to the UK soon.

Thank you

[sammy79]

Just an additional information please!...my spouse is an Irish national and but the thought that we could apply directly to Irish embassy here for an Irish passport sounds unbelievable!

Your advise will be appreciated.

Thank you

[sakura]

Just an additional information please!...my spouse is an Irish national and but the thought that we could apply directly to Irish embassy here for an Irish passport sounds unbelievable!

Your advise will be appreciated.

Thank you

You cannot apply for Irish citizenship simply by being married to an Irish citizen. You need to live in Ireland for a qualifying period of time.

[sammy79]

thank you Sakura for your repsponse but what is the quickest route to regularizing? I mean what sort of application do I need to make first if returning to Ireland?...Am aware of the EEA route to the UK but not sure about the right application to Ireland.

I am a bit confused..I know the EEA application is particulary suitable for return to both UK and Northern Ireland but my wife has got dual citizenhip. Born in Engalnd with a British passport and also born to Irish parents with Irish passport!

Your advise will be appreciated

[JAJ]

Just an additional information please!...my spouse is an Irish national and but the thought that we could apply directly to Irish embassy here for an Irish passport sounds unbelievable!

The option to become an Irish citizen by marriage was closed on 29 November 2005.

[JAJ]

thank you Sakura for your repsponse but what is the quickest route to regularizing? I mean what sort of application do I need to make first if returning to Ireland?...Am aware of the EEA route to the UK but not sure about the right application to Ireland.

I am a bit confused..I know the EEA application is particulary suitable for return to both UK and Northern Ireland but my wife has got dual citizenhip. Born in Engalnd with a British passport and also born to Irish parents with Irish passport!

Your advise will be appreciated

If your wife has dual citizenship then she can either use the EEA or the domestic spouse migration rules to sponsor to Ireland.

Why do you say that the EEA application is "particularly suitable?" It's not necessarily - it has its advantages and disadvantages.

Maybe look at http://www.inis.gov.ie

And it's recommended to say what is your nationality and what country are you living in.


PS your thread was split because it was unrelated to the topic you added it on to. This only causes confusion. It was moved because it relates to Ireland, not the U.K.

[sammy79]

Thanks JAJ..and every one for your contributuions.

And it's recommended to say what is your nationality and what country are you living in.



Am a Nigerian and living in Nigeria

[Ben]

Thanks JAJ..and every one for your contributuions.

And it's recommended to say what is your nationality and what country are you living in.



Am a Nigerian and living in Nigeria

Where does your wife live now?
Where do you both intend to live?

[archigabe]

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP07000045

A non-national who was married to an Irish citizen prior to 30 November 2002 may be entitled to make a declaration of post-nuptial citizenship in certain circumstances after three years of marriage. Declarations from persons resident in Ireland are processed by the Citizenship Section (PNC) of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, while the Department of Foreign Affairs deals, through Irish embassies and consular offices, with declarations from persons resident outside Ireland. Full details are set out in Citizenship information leaflet No. 2.

NOTE: This system does not apply to marriages contracted on or after 30 November 2002, when changes in the law made by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2001 came into effect, nor to declarations unless made before 30 November 2005.

A non-national who married an Irish citizen on or after 30 November 2002, can only apply for citizenship through the naturalisation process. Full details are set out in Naturalisation

[sammy79]

Thank you all for your kind advise.

The Naturalisation information is currently being reviwed as it says information contained ( in the current edition) is no longer fully up-to date. I hope a reviwed document will be posted on site soon.

[sammy79]

..and this link also confirmed that an update was ongoing

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP07000024

[bloody foreigner]

Hi sammy79,
I just want to tell you that both of those pages have promised to be updated for literally years and nothing has ever been done.
This is a general indication of how slow and chaotic things are here.
Sorry to be negative but that's the way it is.
On the plus side, if you do move here with your spouse, you will only have to wait 3 years (I think??) to apply for naturalisation and your application will be processed slightly faster that the rather slow average.

[sammy79]

@Bloody foreigner

Hi sammy79,
I just want to tell you that both of those pages have promised to be updated for literally years and nothing has ever been done.
This is a general indication of how slow and chaotic things are here.
Sorry to be negative but that's the way it is.
On the plus side, if you do move here with your spouse, you will only have to wait 3 years (I think??) to apply for naturalisation and your application will be processed slightly faster that the rather slow average


Ohh!!!!!!...its shocking to know its been like that for ages! I and my spouse will have to decide what to do....

Thank you