AIBU to feel miffed about my family getting Irish passports?

[Honeysucklelane]

AIBU to feel miffed my DH & kids are getting Irish passports? They all have UK passports and it seems a luxury to pay twice.

I can’t get an Irish passport, but my DH and DC’s can. I’ve pointed out I’ll be stuck in the long non-EU queues at airports whilst they go ahead through the EU queue.

Realistically unless any of them travel somewhere alone, it’s highly unlikely they’ll be with other family or friends with Irish passports so they’ll always be waiting on whoever they’re travelling with anyway so what is the point?

DH was very sheepish when a neighbour popped round with the signed forms this evening and was avoiding telling me what he’d dropped round for.

you can go as a family through the EU manual gate. Also it gives your children more options if they want to study/live/work in Europe.

Great! Don't worry, you will be able to join them in the EU queue. We do it all the time, part of my family has EU passports, I don't. Never been a problem.

Even if I’m going on my UK passport?

Really?? I hope so. I’ll be peed off if I’m stuck waiting.

Irish passports give your children the freedom to live and study anywhere in Europe. Worth a bit of a wait at the airport.

Yes! I do it all the time.

It’s better to have EU passports. More opportunities. It’s not really about the airport queues.

YABU. My eldest has a European passport and I’m delighted that they will have the ease of travel and work that I was afforded pre-Brexit. I feel for my younger ones though, but at least they have an amazing father.
I (half) joke that EU citizenship is the only nice thing eldest’s father has done for them.

Sheepish? He hasn’t even discussed it with you? That’s a bit removed isn’t it? I have an Irish passport and my DH will qualify after a time but we talked it through first

I think YABU I’m in same situation and gives dc many more options in the future. I think the concern is possible future rule changes do better to get now. A few hundred quid in pasdports serms cheap given the potential benefits tbh

Don’t be miffed! I’m also the spouse and mother of Irish passport holders. I can go through the faster queue with them and the 90 in 180 rule doesn’t apply to me either (if travelling with them). I’m so pleased for my ds and the doors it could possibly open for him. Sadly my eldest ds (same dad) isn’t able to get one as my dh wasn’t an Irish citizen at the time of his birth. He too goes through the EU line though when we travel as a family.

Having an EU passport is a huge advantage for anyone but especially for young people. It isn't about which queue you're in - it's about the opportunities it affords. My children have EU passports as well as their UK ones and I'm delighted despite not having one myself. It opens up the world to them that I enjoyed when we were still in the EU.
You should be pleased.

You would be unreasonable to deny your children EU passports that they are entitled to. I'm in the same position as you @Honeysucklelane and am delighted my children can benefit from the options I had growing up.

Yes, when travelling as a group they want to see you together. It won’t be an issue but it has to be manual and not an e-gate

Surely you will be entitled to one through marriage. I have am EU passport and my husband just got his citizenship and has applied fir his passport.

How will your DH qualify? We don’t live in Ireland. My DH’s parents are Irish. Ironically my DH never even wanted to take the kids to Ireland for a holiday when they were little.

Now he’s claiming his heritage because the queues are quicker / easier.

Only if they live in Ireland.

YABU and quite selfish. Surely you should be thrilled for your children to have this. Especially as you haven’t had to fill any of the forms, your husband is sorting it.

FWIW my children and I have a second nationality, my husband doesn’t. He’s never been negative about it. He is just glad the kids have the extra opportunities.

They are amazingly lucky to be Irish nationals. Opens so many doors.

Good on them. Now they have EU free movement and if your DC decide, they can move and live anywhere in the EU for as long as they like.

Mine are teens though - do they still let you all go through together even with older teenagers?

I know, I wish I could get one! Guess all I know and have seen of it is that I thought I’d be left behind whilst they all swan through way ahead of me.

I’m anxious about being left on my own queuing up whilst they’ve all gone on ahead in a different queue.

Sadly we’re not all able to navigate these situations with ease.

You want your DH & kids to miss out on the benefits included with an Irish passport because you can't have them?

Bit selfish, huh?