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Less than three months after the UK's departure from the European Union, more and more Britons are applying for an Irish pbadport.
With a total of more than 183,000 claims, the number accumulated in 2018 hit a new record, the state department announced Monday. Approximately 84,850 of these applications were filed in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, 2% more than the previous year. In the rest of the United Kingdom, 98,500 applications were received, an increase of 22% over last year.
In 2017, the number of Irish citizenship applications filed simultaneously in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom had already increased by 20% compared to 2016, the year of the Brexit referendum.
Anyone born in Ireland or Northern Ireland or whose parents or grandparents are from Ireland may apply for an Irish pbadport. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney welcomed the increase in the number of applications. "The Irish pbadport is a valuable document," he said.
The UK is due to leave the European Union in late March 2019, according to the results of the 2016 Brexit referendum. It is not clear whether the London Parliament will still be able to approve the decision. exit agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa Mai with the EU. If the output comes without the approval of an agreement, it is possible that a Brexit is "hard", which can have chaotic consequences.
In Germany, the number of naturalized Britons has increased sharply recently. About 7,493 Britons applied for a German pbadport in 2017 – the highest number ever. Most of the claimants were descendants of people who had fled to the United Kingdom during the Nazi regime. In order to become naturalized, they have put in place a special repatriation provision in Article 116 of the Basic Law, the German Constitution.
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