What to do to move to ireland?

Question

my husband and i are planning on moving to ireland soon but we don't know what the rules are exactly with the citizenship. his mother was born in northern ireland but his grandma was born in ireland. so can he only get irish citizenship from his grandma or can he get it from his mother as well. and as for me is it true that after three years i can get mine? and i haven't found anything about our two kids. please someone give me some insight

Answer 1

go to google and type in citizenship in ireland and it will give you loads of websites giving you advice!!!

Answer 2

No need to worry Haley. Ye're all Irish so come into the parlour, there's a welcome there for you.

Answer 3

He's automatically a citizen because his mother is.  She's still an Irish citizen even though she was born in Northern Ireland.  So your children are entitled to citizenship too.  

If you want to be a citizen, you have to have been married for at least 3 years, lived in Ireland for at least 3 years and to intend to continue to live here.

Citizenship through birth or descent: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/catego...

Becoming a citizen through marriage: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/catego...

Answer 4

Thanks to the Good Friday agreement both the British and Irish Governments recognise "the birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, as they may so choose".

The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2001

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/Refere...

Therefore your Mother-in-law has as much right to claim  Irish citizenship as your husbands Grandmother.  Your husband is an Irish Citizen by default so all he needs to do is apply for his Irish passport through your closest Irish embassy.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/catego...

For you to become an Irish Citizen you must fullfil the following requirements:

You must be married to the Irish citizen for at least 3 years

You must have had a period of 1 year's continuous "reckonable residence" in the island of Ireland immediately before the date of your application

You must have been living on the island of Ireland for at least 2 of the 4 years before that year of continuous residence

Your marriage must be recognised as valid under Irish law

You and your spouse must be living together as husband and wife

You must be of full age, good character and intend to continue to live on the island of Ireland

You must have made a declaration of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State.

So in answer to your question yes it will take three years (year of application + two years of continuous residence).

Your children are automatic citizens once your husband gets his passport.

I've never been through this process but I do know people who have.  It is very possible but it doesn't make it any less of a long drawn out process.

Good Luck.