Hi, wonder if anyone can provide a bit of advice. My non-EU wife recently applied for residency under the "self-sufficient" EU1 route. We provided evidence of around €50,000 in savings in accounts in my wifes name, as well as comprehensive health insurance for both of us. Question 1 is: Is...
Hi. Don't know if this is the right place place to post so apologies of not. We are moving to Ireland shortly. As the EU citizen, I was planning on being self-employed in order to meet the "being economically active" requirement. However, my client(s) are based in China (where I used to wo...
If you think it advisable for my spouse to get both UK and ROI visas, which do you think she should apply for first? (She has been granted many UK visit visas in the past). Was thinking of getting UK one first. Is that right do you think?
Thanks so much for all the good info. It's really invaluable to me. Re: necessity of getting Family Permit before returning to UK from the ROI: Please correct me if I'm wrong - Is what you are saying that if you HAVE obtained a Family Permit on arrival in the UK, and then your application for a Resi...
So the EEA Family Permit (VAF5) form is the crunch time to prove the "centre of life" stuff.
The EU1 application (just after arrival in Ireland) and EEA2 Application for Residence Card (when already back in the UK) should just be formalities. Is that right?
3. The EEA Family Permit is the final step before returning to the UK. You don't need a EU1 to apply for a Family permit as they reasses if you have been excercining treaty rights in Ireland. Me and my spouse returned to the UK without a Family Permit. I think the final step is obtaining a EEA2 Car...
Hi, thanks for the detailed OP. I have a couple of questions for anyone who might be able to help: 1) When entering Ireland, do you suggest specifically requesting a 90 day stamp for the non-EU national? Is it worth explaining what you are trying to do (find property, register tenancy, apply Residen...
