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Ireland Returning Irish citizen with qualifying non-EEA family after EU free movement

1 facts quoted from the official source

For a qualifying non-EEA family member of an Irish citizen who has genuinely exercised EU free-movement rights in another member state and is returning to Ireland.

Route type
Ancestry & return
Can bring
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Not stated in the official source
Requirements
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None published
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

Not stated in the official source — the base records no applying requirement for this route.

Also stated by the source
  • Purpose of the routeIrish citizens who have exercised their right of free movement
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Ireland?
The official source states: For a qualifying non-EEA family member of an Irish citizen who has genuinely exercised EU free-movement rights in another member state and is returning to Ireland.

Every answer is quoted from the official irishimmigration.ie page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 1 points against the official source; 1 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

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Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source irishimmigration.ieLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Ireland government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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