Irish citizenship/naturalisation

Curious Geroge

A question on the irish citizenship/naturalisation process. I'm Irish, my wife an EU national living in Ireland for the last 10 years and we've been married 5 years. We started the process back in 2011 and paid our €175 application fee. There was no mention of any other fees until today when she got accepted. €950 for irish citizenship/naturalisation. We're asking ourselves, what does this actually get us ? She's an EU citizen, so, she may need a visa to visit dubai or the US but i hardly think this is worth the €950 fee. Can anyone point out anything else that may be benefical in the long run ?

Freddie Rincon

the fee would have been there online, hidden away. Would it make some processes easier in the future? I am thinking in terms of pensions , wills etc. The extra passport might give you different options. Who knows how the visa situation will be in 2 decades . it has changed a lot. If I was you I would do it if it was not too much of a financial hit. I work abroad and for some countries , the anglophone passport effects tax treaties and means we don't pay income tax for a year or two.

May be totally off the mark but these are some things i have seen.

Dandelion6

Unless she wants to vote or become an Irish diplomat, I don't think there really is much benefit to her.

Fred Swanson

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GerardKeating

Curious Geroge wrote: »

A question on the irish citizenship/naturalisation process. I'm Irish, my wife an EU national living in Ireland for the last 10 years and we've been married 5 years. We started the process back in 2011 and paid our €175 application fee. There was no mention of any other fees until today when she got accepted. €950 for irish citizenship/naturalisation. We're asking ourselves, what does this actually get us ? She's an EU citizen, so, she may need a visa to visit dubai or the US but i hardly think this is worth the €950 fee. Can anyone point out anything else that may be benefical in the long run ?

Depends on which EU Nation your wife is from and which countries you want to travel to. Many (but not all) EU countries do not require a Visa (for example) for the USA.

Curious Geroge

Curious Geroge wrote: »

Can anyone point out anything else that may be benefical in the long run ?

Do you think the EU is going to last?

walrusgumble

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Legislation is going to change that , to include non Irish for jury

At this time, there are no additional benefits to being Irish , if you hold Citizenship to another EU country.

Shouldn't a decision to become an Irish Citizen be more about wanting to be an Irish Citizen and buying into it's culture etc as oppose to mere Immigration Conveniences?

Dandelion6

walrusgumble wrote: »

Shouldn't a decision to become an Irish Citizen be more about wanting to be an Irish Citizen and buying into it's culture etc as oppose to mere Immigration Conveniences?

Why?

hognef

Dandelion6 wrote: »

Unless she wants to vote or become an Irish diplomat, I don't think there really is much benefit to her.

Being able to vote would be high on my list of advantages of citizenship.

Some countries, by the way, don't generally allow dual citizenship. Have you checked whether that applies to you wife's native country? Having to give up her original citizenship might be a significant argument against acquiring a new one.

BRonan

I know she is European and it may not matter, but can they strip someone of Irish citizenship?
as I've never heard of it happening....

Dandelion6

BRonan wrote: »

I know she is European and it may not matter, but can they strip someone of Irish citizenship?
as I've never heard of it happening....

If by "they" you mean the Irish government, yes, under limited circumstances.

BRonan

Ok, the Government can strip her of citizenship, but in practical terms how often do they (the Government)?
I've never heard of a case in which someone lost their Irish citizenship & it's been well documented that not everyone who got citizenship actually met the min requirements (I'm thinking of before the 'born on Irish soil' law changed.
Anyone ever heard of this happening?

Fred Swanson

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