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by littlerr » Fri Aug 21, 2020 2:20 pm
First of all, how are you eligible for Irish passport? Are you currently an Irish citizen? (i.e. can you apply for an Irish passport right away, or do you need to apply for a document such as Foreign Birth Register first to be recognised as an Irish citizen?) This may have some implication as to whether you can exercise EU Treaty.
Secondly, just to clarify, EEA Family Permit is a visa issued by the UK government. Your intention is to live in Ireland, so a visa from the UK government is of no help to you at all.
Thirdly, for your wife, it depends on whether she is from a visa-required country. If she normally needs a visa to visit Ireland, she will need to apply for a Type C Join Family visa. Otherwise, she can simply come to Ireland right away. When she enters Ireland, just mention to the border control that she wants to join her husband who is a UK national. Once she is in Ireland, she can apply for EU1.
Fourthly, the same applies to your wife's parents, who are also recognised under EU1.
Lastly, yes Brexit will impact you. You will need to move before the transition period ends. UK and Ireland have a Common Travel Area which will likely still allow family reunification for UK nationals after Brexit. However, the whole CTA thing has never been written in legislation, so we don't yet know how they will work.
