The curious half and halfness of UK/Irish dual nationality is more or less the case I asked the guy about - they reckon that at some point during the validity of a new passport the rules will be changed such that a non-biometric passport will not be considered sufficient as ID.
Not that they'd necessarily know any more than we do over here - I can't imagine any civil service having produced accurate guidance on the actions of another government so quickly - but the only reason they could see for chosing to go for an Irish passport over a new British one right now rather than when the new rules come into play is that you can avoid filling in the extra form that asks for your previous address, current employment, bank details and NI number - all of which I had to provide when applying for a new UK passport last September.
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Date: 2006-04-01 10:42 am (UTC)Not that they'd necessarily know any more than we do over here - I can't imagine any civil service having produced accurate guidance on the actions of another government so quickly - but the only reason they could see for chosing to go for an Irish passport over a new British one right now rather than when the new rules come into play is that you can avoid filling in the extra form that asks for your previous address, current employment, bank details and NI number - all of which I had to provide when applying for a new UK passport last September.