Posted by Scott on August 19, 2008, 6:54 pm, in reply to "Re: self employment feasible?"
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Well, now I'm not sure. If he resigned his Irish citizenship to become an American citizen and you were born after he resigned his Irish citizenship, then it's a big "I don't know".
If he retained his Irish citizenship and/or you were born while he was still an Irish citizen, then you can claim Irish citizenship. This is what you want.
I have the complete Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 on the site on the citizenship page for downloading. You can check it yourself or call the Irish embassy.
You'll be needing to prove your father's Irish citizenship status and the application form lays out the documents you'll need. If you need help laying your hands on those documents like the long form of the birth certificate, let me know. Your father probably has them in his possession.
The key paragraph is in section 7:
Citizenship by descent.
7.21—(1) A person is an Irish citizen from birth if at the time of his or her birth either parent was an Irish citizen or would if alive have been an Irish citizen.
Scott
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: Scott--Thank you....almost sorted out, I
: think. My Dad, who is now 74, is a
: naturalized U.S. Citizen. Does that negate
: everything you said?
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: First, as the daughter of an Irish citizen,
: you can apply for Irish citizenship. Do it
: right now! The process takes around a year
: to complete. After you are an Irish citizen,
: you will be able to move here and live here
: without the need for green cards, work
: permits or all the various hassles. Ditto
: your husband after a bit of paperwork.
:
: Check out the citizenship page in the
: Paperwork section for details and links.
:
: You do not have to give up your US
: citizenship. You will be a dual citizen and
: can live and work anywhere in the EU.
:
: At that point, all the questions about
: maintaining overseas clients etc. become
: moot. You can do anything! Legal, that is.
:
: Alison's question about maintaining overseas
: clients: the key again is what your status
: is. If not an EU/EEA citizen and if you're
: wanting approval to live and reside in
: Ireland on the basis of your income from
: your own graphics design business, then
: you've got to submit a business plan to the
: Dept. of Justice. I have some details and
: links on the Work section, self employed
: page.
:
: Business permission is also discussed by the
: Immigration service in their brochure at
:
: http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/BUSINESS.pdf/Files/BUSINESS.pdf
:
: And from the full site:
:
: Tele-commuting or Working as a lone Local
: Representative for a non-EU Company
:
: After receiving an enquiry about continuing
: to work for a US company as a telecommuter,
: I called the National Immigration Office in
: Dublin. I was told that such a job wouldn't
: fit into any of the current categories for
: work permits. If you're in such a situation,
: what you need to do is write a letter to:
:
: Department of Justice
: General Immigration Division
: 13-14 Burgh Quay
: Dublin 2
: Ireland
:
: In the letter include details explaining the
: situation and offering proof. This was not
: specified, but surely would consist of at
: least a letter on company letterhead
: stationery, details of the business, proof
: that the business has been in existence for
: some time, tax numbers, etc.
:
: In other words, you've got to build a case
: that you will be gainfully employed, that
: this is not simply an end run around the
: residency rules and that you will enjoy a
: steady income while working in Ireland.
: Additionally, be prepared to provide proof
: of health insurance coverage while in
: Ireland.
:
: Anyway, Erin's problem is sorted. Get that
: citizenship! Alison's is more complex and
: good luck on that.
:
: Scott
:
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: Are you wanting to know if you can continue
: your on-line graphic design business with
: your same (probably) American clients even
: though your physical location will be
: Ireland instead of the United States?
: Because I would like to know that too.
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: I'm not 100% sure, but unless one of you
: have at most a grandparent that was born in
: Ireland you'll both need a greencard to
: work. Last I checked construction was on the
: "No Greencard" list. I do think
: that grapphic design may not be. Therefor,
: if you can obtain a greencard, your husband
: would be able to follow soon after. Make
: sure to confirm with www.entemp.ie to be
: sure I'm right. The site is a little hard to
: navigate but once you find the right
: document, its all there.
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: Thank you Jeffery. I have not gotten that
: far
: yet as far as being legally able to move. I
: am just beginning research. Yes, we are both
: citizens of the U.S.
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: Are either of you legally able to move to
: Ireland and work or are both of you American
: Citizens?
:
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: I am just starting to seriously consider a
: move. My husband and I have various skills,
: but have always been self employed here in
: the states. I'm a graphic designer and I do
: also work via email for a vacation rental
: company, he's a sign painter, and also a
: general contractor building homes. Is there
: any way we'd be able to get approved to work
: in Ireland? or would we have to be hired on
: somewhere (i.e, my husband hired by a
: construction company, or me hired by an
: advertising agency)
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