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Baby born in Ireland of American Mother and Irish Father

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  • 10-09-2010 11:43am
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    danger_mouse_tm
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    Hi all,

    I am Irish, my wife is american and we are due our first child. Does anyone know the procedure for dual citizenship or obtaining an american passport for the child?

    Regards

    D


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    Dravokivich
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    I'm sure these guys might be able to help out...


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    danger_mouse_tm
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    Thanks for that Drav, I will have a look through that and see what i can find.


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    Dravokivich
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    no worries...


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    marco_polo
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    Head for the embassy.

    http://www.usa.gov.om/overseasbirth.htm


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    danger_mouse_tm
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    Thats perfect Marco_polo. Exactly what i was looking for!

    You just can't beat boards!


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    SugarHigh
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    I didn't think you could have dual citizenship with America?

    I thought to have American citizenship you have to give up any other citizenship you might have.


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    SugarHigh
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    danger_mouse_tm wrote: »
    Thats perfect Marco_polo. Exactly what i was looking for!

    You just can't beat boards!
    Well actually you just can't beat google which would have been quicker and less effort.


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    Pookah
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    SugarHigh wrote: »
    I didn't think you could have dual citizenship with America?

    I thought to have American citizenship you have to give up any other citizenship you might have.

    A friend of mine was born in the States to Irish parents and came back here as a child. He holds two passports.


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    danger_mouse_tm
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    SugarHigh wrote: »
    I didn't think you could have dual citizenship with America?

    I thought to have American citizenship you have to give up any other citizenship you might have.

    I belive you can have dual citizenship. My wife is going through the lengthy process of getting it at the moment.


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    LizT
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    SugarHigh wrote: »
    I didn't think you could have dual citizenship with America?

    I thought to have American citizenship you have to give up any other citizenship you might have.

    Nope, my sister's boyfriend has both Irish and American citizenship. He uses his American passport to fly out to America and his Irish passport when he comes to Ireland so he gets to skip all the immigration queues... Jealous!


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    phill106
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    Ive got dual usa/irish citizenship. Born in usa to irish mother. Shouldnt be a problem.


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    Nodin
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    SugarHigh wrote: »
    I didn't think you could have dual citizenship with America?

    I thought to have American citizenship you have to give up any other citizenship you might have.

    Nope. I'm not sure if they do dual citizenship with everywhere but they do it with here....worse eejits, but there ye go....


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    danger_mouse_tm
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    lizt wrote: »
    Nope, my sister's boyfriend has both Irish and American citizenship. He uses his American passport to fly out to America and his Irish passport when he comes to Ireland so he gets to skip all the immigration queues... Jealous!

    That's a great idea. I use my wife. I go to the residents line when i am in america alongside her. All i get is a dirty look! Now for me to get an American passport is really tough. When my brother married his american girlfriend he had to get bank statements and letters from people over there to stay that they would support them if they couldn't get work and on top of that, they had to give the american revenue a bunch of money in respect of his wife's wages for the last ten years!


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    Nodin
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    danger_mouse_tm wrote: »
    That's a great idea. I use my wife. I go to the residents line when i am in america alongside her. All i get is a dirty look! Now for me to get an American passport is really tough. When my brother married his american girlfriend he had to get bank statements and letters from people over there to stay that they would support them if they couldn't get work and on top of that, they had to give the american revenue a bunch of money in respect of his wife's wages for the last ten years!

    ...its vital that she pays that though. Otherwise they won't be able to make conversation over the wastage of the 'tax dollar' with other Americans, and be singled out as odd.


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    danger_mouse_tm
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    Nodin wrote: »
    ...its vital that she pays that though. Otherwise they won't be able to make conversation over the wastage of the 'tax dollar' with other Americans, and be singled out as odd.

    I like it!


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    Dravokivich
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    danger_mouse_tm wrote: »
    Absolutely:cool:

    Hope yer missus doesn't read this :pac:


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    biko
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    From After Hours to Baby forum.
    Congrats btw :)


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    danger_mouse_tm
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    biko wrote: »
    From After Hours to Baby forum.
    Congrats btw :)

    Thanks Biko. Due tomorrow she is. We are going for a walk now:)


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    skregs
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    If you're born in America, you're an automatic citizen until you're 18.
    Not sure how it works if you're born abroad to an American parent though.


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    lonestargirl
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    A US citizen can pass citizenship to a child born abroad provided they have lived in the US for a minimum of 5 years, 2 of which must be after the age of 14. You may need to provide evidence of this when applying for a passport


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    Ayla
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    OP - Easy. I'm US-born & bred, but married an Irish lad & we live here. We've since had 2 girls here, and I've looked into getting them their US citizenship. Hit the US embassy site, it gives all the details.

    It's actually a very simple process, and costs about USD $200 (I think?). No one has to give up their original passports, and I think it's a great idea in today's world to have dual-citizenship.

    If your spouse decides to get his/her US citizenship as well, it can be a bit trickier (esp if you're planning on staying in Ireland). We've found it's easier to get the kid's passports first, then the spouse has a greater claim to citizenship.

    As far as the Irish citizenship goes, it's automatic to any child born here. The American spouse can easily get their Irish passport - it's residency for 3 years, then fill out the paperwork & get the citizenship within a few years after. I've lived here (& been a legal resident) since 2005 and have until 2012 to register as a citizen.


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    Moonbeam
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    Ayla wrote: »
    As far as the Irish citizenship goes, it's automatic to any child born here. The American spouse can easily get their Irish passport - it's residency for 3 years, then fill out the paperwork & get the citizenship within a few years after. I've lived here (& been a legal resident) since 2005 and have until 2012 to register as a citizen.
    That is no longer true ,the child is only entitled to irish citizenship if one of the parents is.


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    Ayla
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    Moonbeam wrote: »
    That is no longer true ,the child is only entitled to irish citizenship if one of the parents is.

    Sorry, you're right. I was assuming that - in the context of this thread - that one of the parents would be Irish, however I can see how it wouldn't be true for everyone.


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