AIBU to feel miffed about my family getting Irish passports?

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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.

They can just grab you a coffee and the bags etc and be waiting for you? Who cares this much about queuing a bit longer, really. You sound really self-centred.

I was thinking this. DH and my girls are getting Irish passports, but I understood I could only get one if I lived there for 2 years (I think?)

I think its great for my girls to get an Irish passport (although I do slightly resent paying for 2 and they could just have the Irish one unless going anywhere far flung where they night need British consular assistance but DH wants them to kerp both), I will be gently encouraging then to go to uni in Ireland as it's significantly cheaper than the UK, and living there for a bit may be nice for them for experiencing their cultural roots

I love a form filling in session actually, maybe I should have been clearer. I’m actually anxious about being left alone to queue in a busy airport whilst my entire family can go ahead of me.

Anxious yes, self centred no

Exactly. Absolutely flummoxed OP is ignoring that aspect in favour of a bit of a delay for themselves in a queue once in a while! Way to be a responsible parent putting kids futures first🤨.

Having more than one nationality is always a good thing. I have two and applying for my third this year. YABU to be annoyed by this.

And yes I have to keep two passports (soon to be three) up to date. I’m fine with that.

It would be pointless them doing that presuming you are all travelling on together, as they’d have to wait for you anyway. They can go through and wait for the suitcases so by the time you are through they should be ready and waiting with them!

However more importantly it does give your children future options, and for that it seems a very good idea. They are highly likely to travel in the future without you!

Don't be anxious. As any good family does they wait for their fellow traveller on the other side.

I really dislike this “passport shopping.” If you are from the U.K. you are not Irish - presumably your family do not sound Irish or live Irish cultural traditions.
I lived in Germany for years, I never got a passport (pre-Brexit) because as much as I loved the country I very clearly was not German.
I don’t think it should be possible for people who clearly are not a nationality to become that nationality.

No, I don’t want to be left alone in a different queue whilst they go off without me.

The non EU queue isn't even that long. At most took us what 20 mins. At a push maybe 30.

We Irish are not in Schengen so apparently we are stuck in the long queues too. 😭😭😭

It's a queue. Get over it. And some say you can even use the EU queue as a core member of the family of an EU citizen when you're with them you have free movement

Why? What do you think will happen to you in a queue on your own for a few minutes?

If your children don’t claim their citizenship then it ends with them - any children they have would never be entitled to Irish citizenship.

You do sound selfish OP - there are many more reasonable ways to deal with feeling a bit anxious than obstructing your children from being citizens of a country they are entitled to!

Even in the EU lines?

But you can go through with them. As several posters have pointed out. So win win surely?

Omg I can’t believe you’re bleating about being in a queue once a year rather than celebrating that your kids have the opportunities afforded by being in the EU as opposed to this crappy shitbin of a declining country

I cannot edit my post sadly. I’m very anxious about being left alone in a queue whilst they all go ahead. That’s the root cause of me being a bit miffed about the whole thing, but it’s embarrassing to admit that because lots of of people are very judgemental and I judge myself and feel stupid for feeling panicky when I’m on my own in a busy place.

I don’t know if the rules are different for Irish passports but there’s a newish rule that anyone with dual citizenship needs to travel back into England on their British passport. People have been refused boarding by their airline for not having the British passport with them so check that before you stop renewing the British ones.

Don't be anxious.

You need to seek help for your anxiety then

Exactly this. You’re being very narrow minded OP.

Yes they have which is great news! I did not know that when I posted, hence trying to defend myself against all the selfish etc comments….

Now I’ve heard I can go through with them, it’s put my mind at rest. I didn’t know that was possible.

I read it and UK Irish dual citizens can use either to enter the UK. As they have a right to enter, live and work.