[Cherie]

So if we leave, will you apply for a passport say is you have an Irish Granny so you can have dual nationality thereby affording easy access to Europe if you want to work?

[Niamh.]

There's already been an rush on apparently of people applying for Irish passports

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

There's already been an rush on apparently of people applying for Irish passports

It's a win win really people who can would be crazy not to

[billy123]

No. My Mum is Irish but what benefit would it bring?
Working in Europe isnt dependant on being in the EU.

[Marsh.]

Assuming we leave.

I think we're staying in no matter what.

*fixes tin hat*

[y.winter]

Not the same case, but I have my lawyers working for a Romanian passport (grandmother) for the last year so I could move to the UK with EU passport, and now the referendum is making it so tragic for me.
So there's a subjective part in me that really hopes it's going to be a stay, but that's just selfish. But well, whatever will be will be.

[StephenPullen]

I don't see the fascination with Europe; I'd rather live and work in North America or Australia.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bobnot

No. My Mum is Irish but what benefit would it bring?
Working in Europe isnt dependant on being in the EU.

Freedom of movement. you would have to apply for a work visa and pay for it?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by StephenPullen

I don't see the fascination with Europe; I'd rather live and work in North America or Australia.

That's another thread

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by y.winter

Not the same case, but I have my lawyers working for a Romanian passport (grandmother) for the last year so I could move to the UK with EU passport, and now the referendum is making it so tragic for me.
So there's a subjective part in me that really hopes it's going to be a stay, but that's just selfish. But well, whatever will be will be.

Aw..like Marsh I think we will stay in but it will be marginal

[StephenPullen]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Aw..like Marsh I think we will stay in but it will be marginal

You won't have to worry about messing around with passports. The UK will stay in anyway regardless of the vote - Cameron will always get his way, he'll just over-rule the referendum if the outcome is not what he wants.

[user104658]

My wife has an ROI grandad in his late 70's but unfortunately he doesn't exist and has no nationality! Hahaha. Well, I think he now (after years of forms) has a British passport, however for most of his life, he was totally non-existant...

Basically he was born and raised in Ireland then came over to England "clothes on his back" style. Never went abroad, only banked locally, never needed ID... for anything... then when he wanted to go abroad, in his 60's, he tried to track down a birth certificate... but he had been born and registered in a tiny nunnery in middle-of-nowhere Ireland, which had later burned to the ground taking all records with it. There's no record of his birth anywhere, OR of him ever having existed, at all, in Ireland .

Funny thing is, if you think of the stereotype of a simple little Irish fella, that's basically him. Like he's the guy they made the "Irish jokes" about.

[user104658]

Other than that, sadly, I don't think either of us have any non-UK connections of any kind. Meh.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by StephenPullen

You won't have to worry about messing around with passports. The UK will stay in anyway regardless of the vote - Cameron will always get his way, he'll just over-rule the referendum if the outcome is not what he wants.

I thought it was an interesting question let's face it most of the leave campaign has been based speculation so I thought I could join in

[Kizzy]

I'm on ancestry.com as we speak...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by StephenPullen

You won't have to worry about messing around with passports. The UK will stay in anyway regardless of the vote - Cameron will always get his way, he'll just over-rule the referendum if the outcome is not what he wants.

A bit of selective vote counting might go on, in my opinion, despite people's insistance that these things "don't happen"... however, if the result is announced as "Exit" then it will not be over-ruled. The implications for western democracy would be insane.

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Freedom of movement. you would have to apply for a work visa and pay for it?

Who told you that you need to pay for a visa?

[AProducer'sWetDream]

Ooh I never thought about this. Both grandparents on my dads side are Irish. So could I apply for dual citizenship?

They moved here in the 50s and I don't know if they became full British citizens or had dual citizenship...

[billy123]

Originally Posted by AProducer'sWetDream

Ooh I never thought about this. Both grandparents on my dads side are Irish. So could I apply for dual citizenship?

Possibly because it isnt true,

[Crimson Dynamo]

Both my grannies are dead so little bit offensive tbh

[AProducer'sWetDream]

Originally Posted by bobnot

Possibly because it isnt true,

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en...h_citizen.html

First question applies to me I believe

[billy123]

I honestly dont care whether we stay or leave at this point. What does piss me off is the misinformation that has been relayed to people by both sides.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bobnot

Who told you that you need to pay for a visa?

Are you honestly saying if Britain exits the EU, the Remaining EU countries won't impose tariffs and that everything will remain as it is

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by AProducer'sWetDream

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en...h_citizen.html

First question applies to me I believe

Yes you can if you have an Irish grandparent you can apply for an Irish passport

what part of that is misinformation Bob?

[billy123]

Originally Posted by AProducer'sWetDream

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en...h_citizen.html

First question applies to me I believe

I dont think anyone questioned whether you were eligble to become an irish citizen