Posted by Scott on January 7, 2009, 11:26 am, in reply to "Re: Does anyone know ...."
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In 2005, they changed the rules. Now you have to be married to an Irish citizen for three years, prove you've been living together during that time via utility bills or bank statements in both your names, you have to live in Ireland for two years out of four and also during the year immediately preceding your application for citizenship and declare your loyalty to the state of Ireland.
So, you won't be able to get an Irish passport until you've been living here for 5 years. Don't worry about that part. You'll be able to get a visa allowing long term residency and you won't need a work permit if you go looking for a job.
Get the son's passport, though this too is not absolutely essential. But, it can't hurt and it will help him later when he wants to move to Malta or Poland or Spain or where-ever.
Key site, besides http://www.movetoireland.com is Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service - http://www.inis.gov.ie
Scott
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: Definitely agree on researching this fully
: before making the move, there is so much to
: consider. I would have to disagree with
: waiting to get the sons passport though. Why
: worry about extra immigration stuff when it
: really isn't necessary, especially when he
: is entitled to irish citizenship simply by
: producing Dad's & son's birth certs.
: It's a simple process through the consulate.
: Just my 2 cents though. I would cut down as
: much paperwork as possible before going.
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: As SCott will say, get the full site, it is
: definitely helpful! From personal
: experience, make sure you research
: everything before you uproot yourself,
: otherwise, you will find yourself back in
: the US. If your husband is an Irish citizen,
: the only thing you will need is your US
: passport and your marriage license, then of
: course there is the whole long process of
: getting the right stamps, but they won;t
: kick you out of the country. However, just
: because you are married doesn't make you
: eligible for an Irish passport right away,
: there are still residency requirements. I
: would assume your son would be eligible
: though, but it would probably be easier to
: get him a US passport and get the Irish one
: when you get there.
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: I have found the consulate in Chicago
: (www.irishconsulate.org) to be very
: efficient, I only communicated with them by
: email, but I always got an answer the same
: day or the day after.
: They mailed me the forms for my Irish
: passport and I followed the instructions on
: there. I went to the passport office at the
: courthouse to witness my identification.
: Make sure they put their seal on the
: application. You can do this at the same
: time you put in your own application, they
: didn't charge me anything to verify my ID. I
: was renewing mine since I had gotten married
: and changed my name. If I remember, it took
: less than 4 weeks to get it back. Very easy
: and painless.
:
: From your post I'm assuming your husband is
: Irish, You will need a copy of his birth
: certificate to prove your son's entitlement
: to irish citizenship unless your son was
: born in Ireland that is, you didn't say.
:
: I'm not aware of any requirement for you
: having your passport for 6 months though. My
: husband traveled with me to visit my family
: on a brand new passport, I don't know if
: going there to live would be any different.
: Maybe somebody else could answer that. Good
: luck.
:
: Kelley
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: the number to an irish embassy that could
: help
: me on a few questions. I am getting a whole
: different ones, and I can never get through.
: My husband and i are thinking about moving
: to ireland really soon. Our son does not yet
: have his Irish Passport, how long would that
: take to obtain one? I don't even have an
: passport, do i need to have it for 6 months
: before i live in Ireland? I am an American
: Citizen.
: We are living here in the US and things
: aren't working out here- I want to do
: everything right in order to live there. Can
: anyone tell me these procedures, it would
: help a lot.
: Anyone in this situation with Real life
: stories? if not any please.
:
: Thank you
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