paddy

Forgot to add, my Thai / Irish son has both an Iirsh passport / citizenship and also a Thai id.

Sorry I was basing my reply on the basis the father was born in Ireland.

Firstly, the child is entitled to an Irish Passport / citizenship as his / her father is an Irish national. As such, once this has been properly applied for and granted, the child can live / study / work in Ireland as any other Irish citizen would, including all the welfare and medical benefits (not much now....) that citizenship would provide. Pls note the father must ensure that his name is stated on the Thai birth certificate.

With respect to the mother having the same priviledges as the child, that would not be the case unless the mother was to apply for a visa to stay in Ireland on the basis of being with her child (once the child has been granted citizenship) and staying for the required period of time that would allow her gain Irish citizenship, I think its currently four years.

Hope this helps. Paddy

As always Lopburi3, thank v much for your replies and advice.

Thanks All for the replies, much appreciated. Its not that my marriage is a sham (we've been married for 12 years) but just that I travel a lot and this particular month I will be away from the house frequently. Also I have just been told by my darling wife that the address i've been using here for years is not actually the address I live at, its a few doors up... I know sounds crazy but the family and relatives all live  bunched together in one row and my wife uses just the one address because thats the tabian ban she's registered on.

As always my wife says there should be nothing to worry about but I'm concerned that if there is a visit and they find that not only am I travelling but the address is also tecnically incorrect, it will look very suspect.

Should I just inform the Immigration of all this now (I'm on the 30 days consideration stamp),  any advice would be appreciated. Thanks