If you are an Irish citizen and you want to continue living in the UK, you do not need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Your rights to live, work and access public services in the UK are still in place under the Common Travel Area arrangement.
The rights of Irish citizens have been recognised in the UK's Immigration and Social Security (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020. Irish and UK citizens can live in either country and enjoy associated rights and privileges, including: Access to social benefits.
As an Irish citizen, you do not require a visa to live, work or study in the UK, even after Brexit. This is because the Common Travel Area (CTA) between the UK and the Republic of Ireland remains in place. The CTA is an open borders area spanning the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands.
The government in Dublin says: “Irish citizens continue to have EU citizenship wherever they live. They continue to enjoy the right to travel and live and work anywhere in the EU.” An Irish passport holder who lives in the UK is not subject to the 90/180-day rule.
British citizens in Ireland and Irish citizens in the UK hold a unique status under each country's national law. You do not need permission to enter or remain in the UK, including a visa, any form of residence permit or employment permit.
Under the CTA, British and Irish citizens can move freely and reside in either jurisdiction and enjoy associated rights and privileges, including the right to work, study and vote in certain elections, as well as to access social welfare benefits and health services.
If you're an Irish citizen
You can still apply for British citizenship if you're eligible. Check if citizenship is right for you before you apply - it can cost more than £1,300.
If you are over 66 and receive a government pension, your free travel pass will be issued to you automatically. If you receive a government pension for disabilities, you will receive your free travel pass when you are first inducted into the disabilities program.
Freedom to travel with an Irish passport
As of 2021, Irish passport holders could travel either visa-free or by obtaining a visa on arrival to 186 countries or territories. The Irish passport is ranked higher in terms of access than the US and UK passports, meaning that it is a highly sought-after travel document.
You can leave Ireland for up to 6 weeks (in total) per year and still be considered resident in that year. If you leave for more than 6 weeks in one year, you should not count this period when you are calculating your reckonable residence.
The Great Famine in the 1840s - a result of the potato disease that killed the crop most Irish depended on to survive - caused a million to leave Ireland, with many going to Britain and the USA.
There are no legal restrictions on expats buying property in the UK. Foreigners and non-residents can also get a mortgage in the UK.
the UK, quality of life is judged to be higher in Ireland. In fact, Ireland ranked eighth in the United Nations 2022 annual ranking of 189 countries, whereas the United Kingdom is in 18th position in the ranking. Q. Is it easier to immigrate to UK or Ireland?
There are 430,000 Irish-born people resident in Britain. 407,000 of these live in England and Wales and 23,000 live in Scotland.
Your Irish passport allows you to travel abroad and entitles you to certain diplomatic support services from Irish embassies if you get into difficulty abroad. While your Irish passport is an internationally recognised travel document, it does not give you an automatic right to enter other countries.
Both Australia and the United Kingdom allow Dual Nationality. This means that a person can hold nationality (and the passport) of both countries.
The Australian passport continues to be one of the most powerful in the world. Australia scraped into the top 10 for the Henley Passport Index, which ranks the 'travel-friendliness' of a country's passport.
Japan (193 countries) If you're looking for a country with great travel options, then you can't go wrong with Japan. The Japanese passport is ranked as the most powerful in the world, allow visa-free access to 193 countries.
Yes, you can be paid both the UK and Irish state pensions if you qualify for both based on your respective social insurance record in each country.
This is known as a 'Winter Fuel Payment'. The amount you get includes a 'Pensioner Cost of Living Payment'. This is between £150 and £300. You'll get this extra amount in both winter 2022 to 2023 and winter 2023 to 2024.
You can usually get benefits in the UK if you have: British or Irish citizenship. indefinite leave to remain (ILR) refugee status or humanitarian protection.
Both Ireland and Australia allow for dual nationality. If your child is an Irish citizen (born to a parent who was born in Ireland), you can also apply for an Irish passport for him/her.
While Australia now recognises dual citizenship, there are still many countries that do not allow their citizens to hold an additional foreign citizenship. It is a long-standing principle of citizenship law that the citizenship of a state is bestowed by that state.
You must usually have lived and worked in the UK for 5 years. If you have a tier 1 visa, it can be 2 or 3 years. If you have an Innovator Founder or Global Talent visa, it can be 3 years. You may also need to meet the salary or financial requirements - this depends on your visa.