Hi,

Ive just been reading some posts on dual citizenship and I was wondering whether its possible to have tri-citizenship?

I am UK citizen with Irish parents, so can get Irish citizenship at any time and was thinking of doing this. I am a Perm Res here in the US and wondered whether I can apply for the US citizenship and keep both UK and Irish?

Also, is my USC husband allowed UK or Irish citizenship even though we both live here in the US ?

thanks

Yes. Yes. & No, not til he satisfies UK or Irish terms for naturalizing (I'm for sure with the 'no' for UK--have to live there---you will have to look up Irish)

Check out the dual citz FAQ, link in my signature (or the FAQ for this section, the pinned post for this forum & the Guide).

Yes, triple or multiple citizenship is possible.

It just depends on the laws of the various countries. Each individual country has the sovereign right to decide which people it considers to be its own citizens according to its own laws. If the UK says you're a UK citizen, that's a matter between you and the UK, and the US and Ireland don't have the power to negate that. If the US says you're a US citizen, neither Ireland nor the UK can deny it. And if the UK says you're a UK citizen, then the US and Ireland won't interfere. If all three happen at once, you're a triple citizen.

It might even be theoretically possible to have all three citizenships at birth. I don't know UK and Irish law, but if they allow citizenship to be transmitted through parentage, then perhaps a person born in the US with a mother of UK citizenship and a father of Irish citizenship might be a triple citizen at birth. Now, imagine that triple citizen grows up and marries a triple citizen of three different countries, and they have a child together....

That's why there are often residency requirements for the transmission of citizenship via parentage.

thanks for all the help everyone. Its much appreciated.

Ahhh..the seeds of Nationalism are planted....

Isn't Ireland a part of the UK?

Yeah, just asking since I'm unfamiliar with the territory.

You are correct, but only N. Ireland is a part of the UK (the six counties in the north of Ireland that form part of the UK). My parents are from a part of Ireland that isn't, and never was, under British rule, referred to as Eire. Only an Irish passport will be granted if you were born in or have parental ties to Eire.

Uhm well, for a while all of Ireland was under British rule, every last square inch of the island, although only N. Ireland remains so.

With ref to your citizenship question.
I believe that the US does not recognze any other countries passport or citizenship. When you swear in as an American, you have to denounce your home country.
Good luck with your case.

DavidEvgeniya, your answer is and isn't correct. I refer you to the Dual Citizenship FAZ by Rich Wales as a very important read for couples in an international marriage.

You do not have to 'denounce' your home country to be a dual citizen. Once you are a dual citizen, you must always present yourself to the US gov't as a US citizen.

Your husband isn't eligible to apply for UK citizenship because he doesn't meet the residency requirements. The UK doesn't like to naturalize foreigners living abroad just for kicks.

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/applying/...7?view=Standard

Absolutely correct! The Republic of Ireland was under British rule until the Easter Uprising of 1916. My husband is from N. Ireland and holds a British passport, but he is also entitled to hold an Irish passport as well.