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I was born and raised and still live in the U.S, in California. I'm in my 20's and my mom is engaged to a man who has Irish citizenship along with his parents who live in Ireland. Once they are married, he is legally going to adopt me to become my legal father but I'm curious. They both say I should be able to apply for Irish Citizenship once I am legally his daughter, as well as for my own daughter. Would such citizenship enable me to live and work in Ireland or England? Also would I need to get any sort of Visa or anything else along with it to be able to live and work in Ireland or England?
My mom and I have talked with her fiance and his family about possibly moving to Ireland. My mom is set on Ireland but I want to explore Ireland and England. I just want to know, if we do make the move, what all I will need to get so I can research and know as much as I can. Any kind knowledge will be greatly appreciated.
I was born and raised and still live in the U.S, in California. I'm in my 20's and my mom is engaged to a man who has Irish citizenship along with his parents who live in Ireland. Once they are married, he is legally going to adopt me to become my legal father but I'm curious. They both say I should be able to apply for Irish Citizenship once I am legally his daughter, as well as for my own daughter. Would such citizenship enable me to live and work in Ireland or England? Also would I need to get any sort of Visa or anything else along with it to be able to live and work in Ireland or England?
My mom and I have talked with her fiance and his family about possibly moving to Ireland. My mom is set on Ireland but I want to explore Ireland and England. I just want to know, if we do make the move, what all I will need to get so I can research and know as much as I can. Any kind knowledge will be greatly appreciated.
-Jessica
You would be better asking the Irish Embassy or Consulate in your country. If you are over 18 I don't think you would be eligible. It is also not an automatic entitlement for someone married to an Irish citizen to obtain Irish citizenship.
This is very strange, OP. I doubt that you will be entitled to Irish citizenship but, as someone suggested, please contact the closest consulate of Ireland to ask someone who knows the answer.
Please update us here because I am fascinated by the prospect of obtaining citizenship by adult adoption.
An adult child of someone who marries an Irish national would not be entitled to Irish citizenship. If the child was a minor and the adoption was legal the situation would be different as they would be viewed in the same way as a biological child.
I have irish born parents, I been to Ireland many times, although it may sound romantic to move there,
the reality is life is better in the usa in my opinion, there is still high unemployment and many young irish
people leave Ireland for employment.
also dreadfull weather, higher prices, high taxes, narrow roads, no highways, small cars and expensive gas, also
it's a small country, my parents left there as young adults and never had any desire to go back,
also as a American you would be treated like a foreigner and called "yank", trust me it's no loss not to
qualify, I could apply but I am never moving there so why bother.
I have irish born parents, I been to Ireland many times, although it may sound romantic to move there,
the reality is life is better in the usa in my opinion, there is still high unemployment and many young irish
people leave Ireland for employment.
also dreadfull weather, higher prices, high taxes, narrow roads, no highways, small cars and expensive gas, also
it's a small country, my parents left there as young adults and never had any desire to go back,
also as a American you would be treated like a foreigner and called "yank", trust me it's no loss not to
qualify, I could apply but I am never moving there so why bother.
I think that you will find that you are an Irish citizen and don't need to apply to be one. You just choose not to carry an Irish passport.
"If either of your parents was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth, you are an Irish citizen, irrespective of your place of birth ........
If you were born outside Ireland to an Irish citizen who was himself or herself born in Ireland, then you are an Irish citizen."
Can anyone explain the "white Irish" designation? White as opposed to what? Orange?
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