Visa for Irish baby of Non-EU national parents

[shruthi123]

Hi,

My husband is currently working in Rep. of Ireland, I'm on dependent visa and going to deliver baby in Ireland next month (July).

In August, my husband (HSMP holder) is changing job & we will be moving to Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK).

I too will get my dependent HSMP holder visa to enter UK in or soon after August.

Also we will be getting the birth certificate for the baby soon after the birth & we would also apply for Irish Citizenship as my husband has worked & lived for 3yrs in Ireland.

Assuming that our baby becomes EU national, the question is :

* Do we need to get a dependent visa for the baby also ?
or
* Will our baby be allowed to enter UK on the basis of EU national or non-visa national ?
What are the other possibilities for the baby's entry clearance into UK ?

Thanks a million

[f2k]

When your child gets an Irish passport s/he will be albe to travel, live and work (when old enough of course) in any EU country this incudes UK.

The only thing you might want to investigate is what yo may need to do if, for whatever reason, you want you child to eventually get British citizenship when you apply for yourself.

[shruthi123]

Thank you f2k for your response.

When your child gets an Irish passport s/he will be albe to travel, live and work (when old enough of course) in any EU country this incudes UK.

Does this mean that even if the child is under 18, it can live in UK with just the Irish passport for as long as we live in UK and there is no need to for any other documents like visa even after initial 3 or 6months stay of the baby in UK ?

Please bear my innocence. I'm getting confused because when the UK visa website says EU national does it mean a person above 18 or it includes under 18 also ?

Is there any specific page to explain about visa requirements for EEA children visiting & living in UK ?

Thanks,
Anitha

[JAJ]

With an Irish passport, child will be treated as a permanent resident under current UK law (which could change).

Routes to British citizenship for NI-born child include:

- if parent gets ILR before child is age 18 (and application is made); or
- if child lives in the UK (including NI) until age 10.

Make sure there is eligibility for Irish citizenship ... for example, residence under student status does not count towards the 3 years in 4.

[shruthi123]

With an Irish passport, child will be treated as a permanent resident under current UK law (which could change).

That is a crisp clear answer to my query. Thanks a ton, JAJ

Routes to British citizenship for NI-born child include:

- if parent gets ILR before child is age 18 (and application is made); or
- if child lives in the UK (including NI) until age 10.

At present we are not thinking about UK citizenship. So thats fine for now.

Make sure there is eligibility for Irish citizenship ... for example, residence under student status does not count towards the 3 years in 4.

My husband has worked as proper software professional (hence lived) in Ireland for 3 yrs in past 4 yrs. So we guess that should be fine for the baby's passport.