a man who was born in Northern Ireland in 1983 to parents who both hold Irish passports. My husband holds and always held Irish passport himself, travels on it and has never had a British passport. McCarthy clearly does not apply to him. Your husband has always identified as an Irish citizen. And h...

Yes NI is a huge anomaly. Catsintrees, what a pickle! I called UKBA again. After five minutes of explaining what I was asking about..this is what they had to say...'If your husband has Republic of Ireland passport, then you can go through EEA. Doesn't matter if he was born in South Africa!' I am th...

'If you were born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983, you are a British citizen if at the time of your birth one of your parents was: a British citizen; or legally settled in the UK.' From - http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/othernationality/Britishcitizenship/borninukorqualify...

'If you were born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983, you are a British citizen if at the time of your birth one of your parents was: a British citizen; or legally settled in the UK.' From - http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/othernationality/Britishcitizenship/borninukorqualify...