No, she plans to move to Ireland, live and work here and to make sure her son grows up knowing his father. As an Irish citizen.Ben wrote:Sorry Tom, just so I can understand fully: Your Canadian friend is saying that if moving to Ireland with her son were to be conditional on her obtain a British passport for him, she would prefer to stay in Canada?
Which would be a criminal offence. A British passport is the property of the British Ministry of Foreign affairs.Ben wrote:Has your friend considered obtaining the British passport, using it for her benefit in her application for a Residence Card, then burning it to cinders immediately after receipt?
True. If I was in her situation I would swallow my pride and obtain a British passport for my son. Ive told her to get both passports, use the British one to her advantage and receive leave to remain. Then lock them both away and let the lad decide which one he wants to use when he turns 18.Ben wrote:A child who moves to Ireland at the age of five, who is an Irish citizen and who has an Irish father, would not really "grow up" (culturally) as anything other than an Irish citizen, would he? Would the fact that his father happened to be born in a Northern county make any difference?
Alas, to no avail.