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You are already an Irish Citizen and why would anyone need Stamp 6 anyways? It’s pointless in my opinion.Rocky101 wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 9:35 pmI hold both Irish and British passports. Although I live in Britain, I always travel on the Irish passport.
Ive been advised by a family member in Ireland to have the stamp 6 put into the British passport given everything in the news lately, as a back up if I only have the British passport for any reason.
Looking online, it looks as though a British citizen has free movement in Ireland anyway, but I was wondering if anyone thinks it is a good idea to get this stamp.
Thanks!
Stamp 6 is only really intended for Irish citizens who cant hold irish passports.Rocky101 wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 9:35 pmI hold both Irish and British passports. Although I live in Britain, I always travel on the Irish passport.
Ive been advised by a family member in Ireland to have the stamp 6 put into the British passport given everything in the news lately, as a back up if I only have the British passport for any reason.
Looking online, it looks as though a British citizen has free movement in Ireland anyway, but I was wondering if anyone thinks it is a good idea to get this stamp.
Thanks!
I agree with your first point that its pretty pointless for a british citizen to have, but as I stated previously people who hold Irish Citizenship in the US and are serving in the military, arent permitted to hold foreign passports during their service, so thats where stamp 6 comes in useful as so that their US passport can be used to travel to and from Ireland freely.littlerr wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:12 pmStamp 6 does not have any use at all. It is merely a proof that you are a dual national when you show your non-Irish passport. Most people working in the immigration sector are in favour of just getting rid of it.
If your own country's immigration has border control procedures when you leave the country, that stamp won't mean anything to them anyway.
If your other nationality is from a visa-free country (i.e. if you don't need a visa to come to Ireland), nobody would check that stamp. The only benefit would probably be a quicker border control when you arrive in Ireland. The border officer may ask fewer questions if they see that you have a Stamp 6 and recognise you as an Irish citizen, but in reality all of your details are in their system anyway, so having a physical stamp is pointless.
If you do need a visa to come to Ireland, that stamp still doesn't mean anything. You still have to get a visa from the re-entry visa office, and you will be able to get that visa by merely showing your Irish passport.
In summary, the stamp is nothing but a trophy. If you want to get it just for your own satisfaction, go apply for it. It doesn't have any value other than that.
Wow, i was about to get stamp 6 on my non Irish passport. Well i won't bother to apply for it again.bfs_lawd wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:19 amI agree with your first point that its pretty pointless for a british citizen to have, but as I stated previously people who hold Irish Citizenship in the US and are serving in the military, arent permitted to hold foreign passports during their service, so thats where stamp 6 comes in useful as so that their US passport can be used to travel to and from Ireland freely.littlerr wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:12 pmStamp 6 does not have any use at all. It is merely a proof that you are a dual national when you show your non-Irish passport. Most people working in the immigration sector are in favour of just getting rid of it.
If your own country's immigration has border control procedures when you leave the country, that stamp won't mean anything to them anyway.
If your other nationality is from a visa-free country (i.e. if you don't need a visa to come to Ireland), nobody would check that stamp. The only benefit would probably be a quicker border control when you arrive in Ireland. The border officer may ask fewer questions if they see that you have a Stamp 6 and recognise you as an Irish citizen, but in reality all of your details are in their system anyway, so having a physical stamp is pointless.
If you do need a visa to come to Ireland, that stamp still doesn't mean anything. You still have to get a visa from the re-entry visa office, and you will be able to get that visa by merely showing your Irish passport.
In summary, the stamp is nothing but a trophy. If you want to get it just for your own satisfaction, go apply for it. It doesn't have any value other than that.