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garrard401
  11/6/2017 12:41 EST

I'm an Irish citizen with US citizenship. My wife is a US citizen. We have one child born in the US. We wanted to move to Ireland. Am I exempt from the E50k per year requirement?
More importantly, is my wife? Can we petition for her to become an Irish resident/citizen while she lives in Ireland?
Thanks.

Meachair54
  11/6/2017 15:52 EST

Hello Garrard401,
You have no problem with the money require ment. It will be easier for your wife to get residency and move toward citizenship., I believe you will need health insurance for you and your family. To be perfectly clear and to satisfy yourself on your questions ,go to the site citizens information.ie you will find the answers to your questions.
Good Luck !!!!!!!'n

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DebAckley
  11/6/2017 16:35 EST

Hi! I am a US citizen with Irish citizenship through my grandfather. We had no problem when we lived in Kerry as far as having $$$. The authorities at Shannon just told us to go to the local garda station every 3 months so my husband could check in. You will need both your passports and the long form of your marriage certificate ( which I didn't even know there was one, but go it from the city hall that issued it for $10.). I was told I would qualify for the health care insurance, but to get extra to get better health service. My husband needed it too. Good luck! We did come back to NY...miss IE, but glad to be near family and dear friends.

Joshuak
  11/6/2017 23:47 EST

I assume you have a valid Irish Passport ? Just to say you are a citizen is not enough, make sure your papers are in order before you go. I suggest you try to get a job via the internet / telephone in some skill that you have and move yourself over at least 1 -2 months before your wife and child. You and family are exempt from the 50K Euro requirement. Then after you find the job, a place to live, get some of the documents needed such as PPS number and PS card, and maybe a car if you are going to live in an area that has no public transport. Then have your wife and child come over. Make sure either you or her have a long form certified marriage certificate and a valid US passport for both her and the child. Two weeks before she comes , go to the nearest Garda office that can do immigration. (not all offices do) Make a appointment with a immigration inspector at that office for a week after your family arrives. When your wife arrives at Dublin airport, or even Cork Airport now, she will have to tell the passport control officer what is happening and you must be in the airport waiting for her. Hopefully the officer believes her and she and the child will be given perhaps a 2 week stamp to remain in Ireland. Make sure you show up for the appointment with the Immigration inspector with proof of residence, passports, and certificate of marriage. Your wife and child will be given a one year residency card and their US passports will be stamped good for one year. In 2013 there was no charge for this and I believe it has not changed. After 3 years of renewals there is a process for both child and wife to get Irish citizenship. Please go back and read some of the posts on this subject from the last several months. You will learn a lot by just reading them. I am also a Dual and did live in Ireland for 1 1/2 years. We never intended to stay for life as we have family in US and both of us were born in US. My citizenship came from my Mother that was born in Cork City and immigrated to the US in 1929.
I strongly suggest you not try to buy any property for at least living there for more than one year. And do not "burn all your bridges" back in the US. One never knows if you will like living in Ireland until you stay there a while. Do you have any relatives living there now ? If so, do not try to move in with them, but take their advice on many things that you will need. Lots of luck and patience. You will need it. At least you have citizenship now.

garrard401
  11/7/2017 14:59 EST

Thank you very much.

Keamore
  11/9/2017 13:55 EST

Less than a year ago I arrived at Shannon airport from the states on a one-ticket with a US passport and my Irish citizenship document. No problem with customs. I was logged in as a returning national.

I didn't acquire my Irish passport until I'd been here about three months. It was a simple procedure...I filled out the application form (which I picked up at my local post office), took it to the local Garda station to have it witnessed, then mailed it and the pertinent documents to the immigration office in Dublin.

My Irish/EU passport arrived about eight weeks later.

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