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Conference tallis::celt

Title:Celt Notefile
Moderator:TALLIS::DARCY
Created:Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1632
Total number of notes:20523

1179.0. "DUAL CITIZENSHIP (IRISH->U.S.)" by FSOA::ONEILL (Its a LONG way to Tipperary...) Tue Feb 02 1993 16:43

    
    	As an Irish citizen waiting to be 'sworn in' as an American citizen,
    	Im wondering about DUAL CITIZENSHIP;
    
    	Ive read some of the other topics on the issue of American -> Irish
    	citizenship but they dont really cover the question of Irish to
    	American:
    
    	I just finished the final (painful!) step in the process of getting
    	U.S. Citizenship.  Im waiting (3-5 months) to be called for the 
    	'swearing in' ceremony.
    
    	Has any other CELTers been thru this process - when you attend the
    	court ceremony, is there any question of handing over ones Irish
    	passport?  (Should I bring it with me?!?)  What is Ireland's
    	official stance on IRISH/US dual citizenship?  
    
    	Ann
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1179.1CSLALL::KSULLIVANWed Feb 03 1993 13:4714
    You could not be asked to hand over your Irish passport to an American
    court/authority, only to a representitive of the Irish Embassy, but I'd
    be surprised if that happened. I don't think they (Irish) are as fussy.
    
    I did this, but the other way round (i.e. American to Irish). The U.S.
    Embassy in Dublin took my passport for a year (returned after six
    months). I don't know whether this is a precaution against selling etc.
    your extra passport or as some kind of slap on the hand. 
    
    It sounds like you've been through the hard part, the rest should just
    be a formality.                 
    
                
    
1179.2NOVA::EASTLANDThe nightmare has begunWed Feb 03 1993 13:524
    
    In general, best not to let on to US authorities you have foreign
    passport. It isn't illegal but they don't like it. 
    
1179.3FSDEV::MGILBERTEducation Reform starts at home....Wed Feb 10 1993 20:391
Is this the same Ann O'Neill who used to be an operator in Clonmel? 
1179.4FSOA::ONEILLIts a LONG way to Tipperary...Fri Feb 12 1993 13:1313
    
    	Yup!! Hi Mike! Im now a "Principal Marketing & Technical Specialist"
    	in MRO1!  See!  All I needed was a 'start'! 8-)
    
    	Which prompts me to start a topic about women/DECcies career
        (promotion) possibilities and the Glass Ceiling etc - in Ireland/Europe
        vs in U.S.   But I dont think I want to open that can of worms
    	(here)
    
    	Besides Im off to IRELAND this afternoon (BOS-NY-SHN) so gotta run!
    
    	Ann