Removal of conditions

[thefearonloathing 2]

Hi,

 

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post but I got my green card through K-1 visa application (my wife is a citizen).  I'm at the point where I need to remove the conditions on my green card and I have a question regarding how I list my country of nationality

 

I'm from Northern Ireland and as such I am entitled to British and Irish citizenship.  When I applied for my K1 and got my green card, I only held a British passport and so only put British down as my nationality.  Since I've had my green card I have gotten an Irish passport (for easier travel in the EU...thanks Brexit...) 

 

I don't know if I need to declare myself as an Irish citizen now too, if I do but didn't previously will that affect my status? Will it cause issues if I don't declare it? I'm due to apply ro remove my conditions in August.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Getting an Irish passport will not affect your status.

 

Why would you ever consider lying by omission?  How is that ever going to help you?

[thefearonloathing 2]

7 minutes ago, Jojo92122 said:

Why would you ever consider lying by omission?  How is that ever going to help you?

My question is more around if I am now declaring an Irish citizenship that I previously didn't declare (through having no proof of said citizenship which was a requirement for the initial application) will that not cause issue as to why it wasn't declared before?.... Jeez man I'm just asking for help, no need to be so condescending about it.

[KazuriSana 324]

I would say your primary citizenship (yet) is Britisher. You got that Irisher passport because you could, and to enjoy Irisher entitlements, as you so say yourself, not because you felt strongly about being Irish. So, Britisher it should be!

[thefearonloathing 2]

10 minutes ago, LizM said:

So you were not an Irish citizen before, and now you are? Or were you an Irish citizen before, just that you did not have an Irish passport? 

Good question.... I don't honestly know.  The political circumstance of Northern Ireland is somewhat unique, I just assumed that because I didn't have any proof of Irish citizenship at all that I was considered a British citizen.  Northern Ireland is part of the UK (British) but due to the complexities of Angelo-Irish politics, being from Northern Ireland entitles me to claim British or Irish citizenship or both. 

 

It has been noted as "Irrespective of Northern Ireland's constitutional status within the United Kingdom, or part of a united Ireland, the right of "the people of Northern Ireland" to "identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both" (as well as their right to hold either or both British and/or Irish citizenship) was recognised." 

 

I guess I didn't hold both until I got an Irish passport as well?

[thefearonloathing 2]

21 minutes ago, LizM said:

Are your parents British citizens?

 

It's a bit unclear. I did some research out of personal interest and it seems that you're not automatically an Irish citizen because you're born on the island, however you have entitlement to Irish citizenship, like you said. So that would make me think that no, you were not, and now you are.

 

But then, it doesn't seem that you have to go through any citizenship application to get your Irish passport, just a passport application... So I assume you become a citizen simply by the act of applying for a proof of that same citizenship?

 

Either way, I'm not the right person to answer whether this has any bearing on your removal of conditions - but I can't see why it would. Possibly of interest once (if) you naturalize, but you will obviously fill out your dual citizenship in those forms at that point either way.

My parents are both British citizens and my dad just recently got an Irish passport himself.  

 

As I said, the situation is very unique.  I guess I should put down dual citizenship on all my forms going forward. My main concern was if it would be considered an attempt to falsify or not fully disclose as it had not been on previous forms.  Thank you for you perspective LizM, I appreciate your insight!