Yes. If one moves from the UK mainland to Ireland (Republic) does this all apply?It is a complicated area and not directly related to Brexit, though Brexit does of course bring many of these issues to the fore: pre-Brexit, none of this really mattered to most people as the travel / residence rights outside Britain and Ireland were identical (Maastricht / 1992). Post Brexit, having only a British passport became an issue for those wanting freedom of movement of course, but the CTA has been pretty-much preserved intact since Partition and the right to choose British or Irish or both nationalities for those born in the north was supposedly enshrined in UK law post- Good Friday Agreement (but it turns out not quite to be the case: see court case referenced in link below).
Thank you.
If that loophole to get EU citizenship existed (and presumably a reciprocal right in the UK?) then I thought I would have heard more about it. I do know a lot of MPs (including some who voted for Brexit) have dual nationality with EU countries.
So it's not something I know much about.
I will keep an eye out for any mention of it.
There is a pretty good summary on the House of Lords Library website with links to relevant cases and law over the years.
To your point, I am surprised not to have read anywhere about someone using this loophole ...which might imply it doesn't exist. Or maybe they are doing it and just keeping quiet in case it gets closed!
I get it if I was born in Northern Ireland. But at any one time that's not likely to be more than 2 millions at the outside. But as someone born in the UK mainland, say, can I just pick up and get a job and residency in Ireland? And then apply for citizenship? Irish citizenship would then give me right to reside anywhere in the EU. It seems unlikely to me...
I recognise you don't have the full picture either, but thank you for the additional information.
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