Unmarried partner visa - dual nationality

[kiwi98]

Hi,

I am hoping to sponsor my partner via unmarried partner visa. I was born and bred in Northern Ireland, but have only ever had an Irish passport.

I have the right to dual nationality and the right to have a British passport.

Do you know if I need a british passport to apply? Or can I provide evidence that I have dual citizenship (my birth cert, parents birth cert, their marriage certificate.)

Many thanks

[secret.simon]

You may wish to look at a thread discussing an alternate strategy.

[Obie]

Under section 2 the Republic of Ireland Act 1949, you are not considered as a foreign person in the United Kingdom. You are therefore entitled to use your Irish passport to sponsor your partner under the rules, even if it was the case, that your only nationality is Irish.

[Richard W]

Under section 2 the Republic of Ireland Act 1949, you are not considered as a foreign person in the United Kingdom. You are therefore entitled to use your Irish passport to sponsor your partner under the rules, even if it was the case, that your only nationality is Irish.

What's not being 'foreign' got to do with it? So far as I am aware, Canadians are not foreign, but they can't sponsor anyone unless they are 'settled'. Moreover, there are plenty of British nationals with no right to reside in the UK. While I would expect the Irish passport to work, I believe in theory it will only work if his most recent entry to the UK or the British Islands is from the Republic of Ireland. If he's old enough, the OP's Irish passport might be prima facie evidence that he is British by birth.