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[alinic]

My late father in law was born in Northern Ireland and my husband has asked me about applying for a Irish passport? Any info appreciated!

We are in Scotland. Thank you. 

We have British passports.

[ynnafymmi]

Was thinking about this myself.As far as im aware your husband would be eligible for a Irish passport.If you havent got any Irish ancestry,im afraid you will have to do with your British passport.

[chelle7272]

Info here on eligibility which confirms if a parent was born in Ireland you are an Irish citizen by birth, so are eligible. There is link for how to apply near the bottom of the page.

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving-country/irish-citizenship/irish-citizenship-through-birth-or-descent/#:~:text=If%20you%20or%20your%20parents,or%20by%20applying%20for%20naturalisation.

 

[barry1010]

"If you or your parent were born on the island of Ireland before 2005, you are an Irish citizen. You can apply for an Irish passport without making an application for citizenship."

https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/citizenship/#:~:text=If%20you%20or%20your%20parent,making%20an%20application%20for%20citizenship.

 

[alinic]

Wow that was quick! Many thanks for all you're answers, Def going to look into it. So he was right! lol

Regards alinic.

[Hymie]

Ynnafymmi - why would you want an Irish passport, that would make you a citizen of the hated EUSSR?

 

It wouldn’t be because you would then have all the advantages of being an EU citizen (the right the travel and work within any EU member State etc), and sod all those fools who voted for Brexit.

[webbo3]

^

\\(the right the travel and work within any EU member State etc),//

You still can, just like the spanish people that work in my hospital.

[Hymie]

Like this guy who voted for Brexit and now cannot live in his Italian property

 

Admittedly I have little sympathy for such stupid people.

 

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/brexit-voted-wouldnt-affect-expats-cant-live-italian-house-2508493?srsltid=AfmBOorvNvD_GCtL84B8-FSjTuWwcjnM8jAYsfpdqSNHbd6BLxzyCai_

[THECORBYLOON]

As it's the father-in-law who was born in Ulster and not a parent, as I understand it, since it appears unlikely ALINIC would qualify by naturalization, she would qualify only if her husband were Irish and then only if certain residence in the island of Ireland conditions were satisfied. 

[10ClarionSt]

I think you are classed as an Irish Citizen if you had Irish grandparents. Not too sure but I think I saw that on the Irish govt website, as my grandparents were Irish.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah, after the blood letting of the Glorious irish struggle for freedom ! - and then the civil war

the civil servants hammered out quite a good deal for both sides. - free travel, right of residency, no defended border and special consideration of citizenship much better than what was coming for the rest of glorious Empire

"Grandfathering" is a metaphor used to describe this deal and the treaty in South Africa.