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Irish_Dem

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1. The US and Ireland have dual citizenship.

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Sun Aug 7, 2022, 09:09 AM

Aug 2022

You don't have to give up your American passport.

A number of folks in my family have both passports.
Travel with an Irish passport in Europe is easier.

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maybe someone here knows- passports [View all] mopinko Aug 2022 OP

The US and Ireland have dual citizenship. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #1

i knew that part, actually. mopinko Aug 2022 #3

A big decision. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #5

well, if moved anywhere, it would be there. mopinko Aug 2022 #6

What are you going to do about taxes? Sanity Claws Aug 2022 #8

yes but mopinko Aug 2022 #9

I remember reading that the minimum income requirement was $55,000 per person Saoirse9 Aug 2022 #19

lol. i'd rather be stateless than a citizen of the crown. mopinko Aug 2022 #23

i have another ?? mopinko Aug 2022 #10

When my grandparents went back to get their land, they had to be there in person Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #12

i dont know there is any, but... mopinko Aug 2022 #13

I don't know current Irish law. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #14

the luck of the irish, i fear. mopinko Aug 2022 #15

Right, if we didn't have bad luck we wouldn't have any luck at all. :( Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #17

The other thing, land passed to the oldest male heir. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #18

hey, i have a ?? bout that naming stuff- mopinko Aug 2022 #24

The second male child is named after his mother's father. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #25

You will need a valid US passport when you re-enter Layzeebeaver Aug 2022 #2

Spot on. Learn something every day.... CurtEastPoint Aug 2022 #4

it being an eu passport means a lot to my kids. mopinko Aug 2022 #7

Really? I hadn't heard children could get one TxGuitar Aug 2022 #20

i believe they take the path of anyone who applies for any reason. mopinko Aug 2022 #22

This link might be helpful TxGuitar Aug 2022 #26

as long as your children are TxGuitar Aug 2022 #27

yeah, if they're under 18, they get it too. mopinko Aug 2022 #28

just to be clear... TxGuitar Aug 2022 #29

well, there's an interesting point- mopinko Aug 2022 #31

My pacifist parents had multiple escapes planned for me and my brothers during the Vietnam war. hunter Aug 2022 #21

Friend here recently got her Irish citizenship. It took over 12 months and required many documents GoneOffShore Aug 2022 #11

i think moving there would require me to find mopinko Aug 2022 #16

I am a member of two FB groups for Americans moving to Ireland TxGuitar Aug 2022 #30

That's good, as some of the Americans moving to France groups have some #loser45 supporters GoneOffShore Aug 2022 #32

can you say which ones? mopinko Aug 2022 #33

Americans moving to Ireland TxGuitar Aug 2022 #34

ty mopinko Aug 2022 #35