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Ireland is a member state of the European Union (EU), and any Irish Citizen can exercise their Treaty Rights to live and work freely in the UK.

As an Irish Citizen, you could be eligible for BRITISH NATIONALITY in the following circumstances:

  • You are LIVING IN THE UK on a valid Irish Passport and intend to Naturalise as a British Citizen in due course. Click here to read more about claiming British Citizenship through Residency.
  • You were BORN IN THE UK* (or Northern Ireland) before 1983. You will have been classified as British Otherwise than by Descent, can hold a British Passport, and can pass British Nationality to your children, irrespective of where these children are born. Click here to read more about claiming British Nationality by Birth.
  • You have a PARENT* (a father or mother) who was born in the UK (or Northern Ireland) before 1983. Your parent will have been classified as British Otherwise than by Descent, hold a British Passport, and they can pass British Nationality to their children, irrespective of where these children are born. Click here to read more about claiming British Nationality by Descent.

* It gets more complicated if:

Your parents weren’t married at the time of your birth; or
You (or a parent) were adopted.

How Can I Find Out if I Can Claim British nationality?

We suggest following our 4 STEP PROCESS, designed to simplify the complex laws of British nationality and to avoid unnecessary and expensive application fees, to find your answer:

Step 1: Determine whether you have a Standard Route (birth in the UK before 1983, or a parent born in the UK before 1983)
Step 2: If not, complete our free Nationality Assessment
Step 3: Order a free Status Trace
Step 4: Conduct a Citizenship Report

 

STATUS OF IRELAND

Up until 31.12.1948, Ireland was within the Crown’s Dominions.

Between 01.01.1919 and 17.04.1949, it fell within the Crown’s Dominions, but not for UK Nationality purposes.

From 18.04.1949 until the present day, it was an independent Republic outside of the Commonwealth, but not considered foreign.

Ireland joined the European Union (EU) in 1973.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is treated as being part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland (the southern part of the island) claims Northern Ireland, and has be the source of considerable strife.

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Learn more about these routes to British Nationality:

WhatPassport.com is a specialist UK Nationality and British Citizenship site offering an online search and assessment. Claims to hold a British Passport can be complex and the site offers a quick, simple search to give you the answers. While many people qualify for the UK Ancestry Visa based on holding a Commonwealth passport with a UK born grandmother or grandfather, we have found that if you have a grandparent born in the UK, or if your mother is British or your father is British, then there are several scenarios where you can claim British Nationality and the right to hold a British Passport. This stems from Britain’s collection of British Colonies, British Protectorates and British Protected States in the middle of last century and the Nationality rules concerning what are now the countries of the Commonwealth.

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