English passport
Posted: Wed Sep 9, 2020 9:39pm
live in Ireland have done for 35 years but I still have an English passport will the brexit rules still apply to me
Posted: Wed Sep 9, 2020 10:30pm
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Hello
I think your still classed as a British citizens as you wasn't born in Ireland.
Yes, I think they will apply to you too.
Maybe someone on the forum will give you a better answer than mine.
Sue 😘
"will the brexit rules still apply to me"
Yes.
You are a British citizen and no number of years living in Ireland changes that.
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:44am
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You may be entitled to apply for Irish citizenship through naturalisation as you have lived there for so long.
https://www.irishimmigration.ie/citizenship/become-an-irish-citizen-by-naturalisation/
Good luck
Shaun
True however not sure how it would work in practice if the if the motive for becoming naturalised Irish was simply in order to leave and become resident in Spain!
Also from your link:
"In general, it takes 12 months for a straightforward application to be processed from the date it is received to the date a decision is made."
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:55pm
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You’re right. In fact it does state something about remaining a resident of Ireland in the information.
The OP doesn’t mention coming to live in Spain. There are other benefits regarding free movement within Schengen etc. Having said that, I’m sure there is no requirement to live in Ireland in perpetuity once someone is naturalised.
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