Didnt know where else to ask this, so I hope someone can help!? or has gone through the same battle, and can offer some advice? I am am living in Northern Ireland with my family (british/irish nationality)on a EEA family permit, and just sent in my application for EEA2 residence card. So I'm waiting...

fysicus. thanks for the info on this. My wife does make custom jewellery that she sells over weekends and to friends and family, but because she doesnt have any invoices, lease agreements etc, as its all cash, we didnt think this would count...so your info really helps.

Thank you 86ti

kitty, thanks for your reply, and for the advice. Much appreciated. We are already looking for work for my wife, as time is really running out. And I am going to continue applying for jobs for myself as well, as this could also help, it seems, if i look at the residence card application form. Just o...

Hi there. I really hope someone can help!? I've done searches on the web to try and find answers, but havent had much luck. We moved to Northern Ireland in December last year. My wife and children on their irish passports and myself on EEA family permit. My wife was born in the UK, so she can get a ...

tx vinny. seems the UK spouse visa is the way to go then. thanks guys for being very helpfull! This emigration process can be quite daunting and slightly confusing. So your help in clarifying things are really much appreciated! Ps - I emailed the British consulate and asked about the EEA family perm...

Yes, she is an irish citizen, and because she was born in northern ireland which is part of UK she is also a british citizen. She already obtained her "right of abode" when we came over for 2 weeks last year... Ok, so then what I need to do is to contact the British consulate and find out ...

Well the question is, am I even entitled to an EEA family permit if my wife has not exersized her treaty rights or lived in N.Ireland since the 80's?

Yes she is entitled to irish citizenship according to the Irish embassy.

Thats very interesting then. All I know is that this company who assists ppl in getting their british passports and visas, is registered with the british consulate here in South Africa. They were quite helpfull with our travel visas to the UK last year, but seems its abit more of a challenge with my...

Wanderer, will keep that in mind. However, we were told by the people that is assisting us with our applications, that apparently the UK immigration rules supercede the irish ones, so we still have to go the UK route...not sure how true this is, but I'm assuming these ppl know what they're talking a...

she was born in 1977. What year was the change of nationality to UK? 1972?

Nevertheless, looks like I'll have to take the UK spouse visa route. Was hoping to avoid this because of the very high cost!

But thanks for the clarification 86ti ! much appreciated.

Well she was born in Belfast, so that probably means she's not eligible for Irish citizenship, or is she? I'm not sure what is meant by exersising treaty rights, sorry, but she hasnt been back to Belfast since she moved over here to SA in the 1980's..... My thinking was that because she was born in ...

My wife wants us (myself(South African), her and 2 kids under 6 yrs) to return to Northern Ireland where she was born. We are in the process of applying for the 2 kids' british passports and my wife already has "right of abode" from our travel to Belfas last year. however I need the right ...