Thank you so much, it would be easy enough to write a letter. Do all documents need to be certified? Do sworn affidavits need to be done by a lawyer/notary? I'm unsure how a lot of this works. He was getting paid with slips, he just never did his income tax because he was earning so little. He has a...

Another problem: because of the low income my partner and I both have received over the PhD, he never completed his income tax here in Ireland. Is this a serious issue? Can he do it now for previous years?

We will have to wait until my partner gets work, as I said he just finished his PhD and is looking for a job, and is also renewing his passport so he doesn't have his ID right now anyway. Also, he needs health insurance as he never needed it before Brexit. Will it be enough of an explanation as to w...

This was what I was wondering, but INIS told me this twice over email. I highlighted I am on a Stamp 2 as well. Perhaps they mean that we had to be living as if we were married, in that we have been in a continuous romantic relationship and dependent upon each other.

Re: my previous landlord. We had a dispute with her with the RTB as she illegally evicted us and tried to take our deposit and such, so I doubt she’ll give us a signed affidavit. But we do have emails from her evicting us, with our names. I don’t think we still have the formal letter addressed to us...

Are you sure that the 40k doesn’t apply? It sounds like it applies for EEA sponsors, surely that applies to UK citizens living here under treaty rights. Does he just need to have a job? If say we got married in a month in Denmark (just as a hypothetical) would we still need to complete the EUTR1A or...

Also we have a joint tenancy agreement for our current flat that we’ve been living in since 2017, that should be proof we’ve been cohabiting. Also, I pay the energy bill which he sends me money for, and he covers the internet. And until a few months ago I was sending him money for the rent, which he...

We’re concerned largely now about the sponsorship aspect. He had very little income this year, and cumulative income from the two years prior to this one would not add up to €40k I don’t think. He only just finished his PhD so we need to both find work. He has a lot of money in savings from a few so...

True. I forgot there is a new visa scheme for UK citizens to bring their families to Ireland as well, if their families were not resident in Ireland.

I get that logic, sort of…but if a UK citizen gets to exercise some treaty rights but they don’t necessarily extend to family after a certain date, that seems complicated. Unless it’s possible for a UK citizen to just become naturalized? I’m not sure how that works.

I mean, I suppose it won't matter because for intents and purposes we were living as though we were married (romantic relationship, shared tenancy, sent money back and forth for rent and utilities). But it's very confusing because what if a UK citizen, exercising their treaty rights, met a non-EEA p...

I am also concerned about the income stuff on my partner’s end. We both just finished our studies but he has to sponsor me, correct? I’ll have to wait until he has a job, I need one too so I will be applying for the Stamp 1G soon. By the time we find work etc we might be married or have registered o...

I heard it anecdotally from other people on this forum, when reading through some other posts. It also requires more evidence that might be difficult to get. We have been living together since 2015, but I wasn’t on the old lease because our landlady messed up, and I’m just worried that even though I...

Thanks for this although it does not really state what I should include in that letter. INIS was also not helpful when I eventually got a reply. They told me I had to be a de facto partner with my partner prior to getting married and then applying for a residence card on the EUTR1A, if that makes se...

I have a question that is sort of related to this. I am a Canadian on a Stamp 2 (applying for a Stamp 1G soon) but I live with my UK partner and we have been living together for 6 years. We are planning on getting married soon but not this year. Will I be able to apply for a stamp 4 on the basis of ...

I’m bumping this again because I still haven’t found an answer. Does anyone know?

I’m following up on this because I still don’t know what to do here. I would rather not risk a de facto application because I heard they are often rejected. My partner and I have been together for 10 years but in terms of proof I don’t know what we could show. We have our rental agreement in both ou...

Thank you for the reply. I was under the impression that the Withdrawal Beneficiary Card will only be in existence until the end of this year, or rather I have to apply by the end of the year to be able to get it. I also understand I can apply as the de facto partner, but I'm not sure how to prove I...

Hi there, I have a possibly difficult case and I haven't been able to find any info. I have been on Stamp 2 permissions for the last 5 years, living with my UK partner for the entirety of that time. We are thinking about getting married, but I am unsure about how to then remain in Ireland. I know I ...