 being born on the island of Ireland was reason in itself to be considered an Irish citizen).In one case, a Chinese migrant to the UK, living in Wales on Great Britain, chose to give birth to a child in Northern Ireland, on the island of Ireland, to take advantage of Irish citizenship laws.Consequently, her child was born an Irish citizen by virtue of "jus soli" and so was entitled to permanent abode in the UK even though the mother did not have the right to visit the Republic of Ireland.