Thanks. I am trying to research why he got a stamp 3 and to find their written policy for that. It is declared as a policy that the immediate family gets stamp 4. There is no statement/policy that says otherwise; it's stamp 3. I have searched the relevant Ireland government immigration sites/documen...

I am an Irish citizen. We applied for a Join Family D visa, which was approved for my wife and my 19-year-old dependent stepson. At the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) in Dublin yesterday - My wife received a Stamp4 My step-son received a Stamp 3 Looking here: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/comi...

Hi, thanks, very helpful.

Therefore she has residence with an IRP card, but it's not permanent residence.

What needs to happen to get permanent residence?

Thanks. I wonder why you said no, please? If she is working and paying all her taxes, etc., why would she need to depend solely on private health insurance? I see on the www.citizensinformation.ie site it says: "Everyone ordinarily resident in Ireland are entitled to a range of public health se...

I am Irish, and my wife (Philippines) just arrived in Ireland after being granted the D visa (Join family (Sponsor is an Irish citizen)) We have an appointment to register for immigration permission for the first time, to get IRP card. In the appointment email it says to visit this website to see th...

For a Join Family visa appeal ( Join family (Sponsor is an Irish citizen) ), the duration can be 18 months based on https://www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/#processing Is it possible to lodge the appeal and request the immediate return or retention of the applicant's passport? If yes, does th...