Drop a line to INIS: visamail@justice.ie Or the GNIB within the Garda: GNIB_DV@garda.ie. When I was contacting the GNIB about 'transiting' (as I called it) via Dublin en route back from Copenhagen to Belfast, I was told that I was not actually 'transiting' as no flights exist between Dublin & Be...
That story sounds familiar!! Don't worry...there's always the Irish spouse visa as another option! Hey Clive! Just to clarify the Irish spouse visa ... is this when an Irish citizen, living in the UK, applies for a spouse visa for their non-EU citizen? ... Which under the new proposals would mean h...
Hi sp84, definitely considered doing ss as company I work for operates both in ni and roI so relocate to Dublin wouldn't be difficult. However my husband is in the army doing his national service until 23rd June!!! Will be a bitter sweet day for me. I do meet the financial requirement for uk howeve...
"The agreement confirms measures to deny free-movement rights to nationals of a country outside the EU who marry an EU national, as well as action to tackle the use of sham marriages to gain residence rights."
Does this mean that the EEA route is now, effectively, closed?
Hi all, Have been reading posts on the forum for a while now but finally decided to join and ask a few questions. I have read a lot on the EEA route but so much of the posts here are related to British citizens using it. I am an Irish citizen (not dual British etc) and I want to use this route also...
Hey chaoclive! Good to hear from you! (I sent you a PM last week, not sure if you got it or not)? I didn't want to mention you by name without having permission. Aahh I never even thought of sending a copy of my passport picture page - I made a point of saying in my cover letter though that the Iri...
I will be able to send wedding cert, photos joint bank account and I'm on the Turkish rental agreement aswel so perhaps visa stamps won't be needed I also held residency for a year which I can include also. Hoping nothing changes between now and September . Going by current timescales I reckon it w...
please, has anyone been requested to do DNA????????????????. After your result was submitted what happened????????????? You will need to show a bit of patience on the forum. When someone who can advise is available, I am sure they will respond. Casa has already said that Obie would likely be the mo...
Who said that the ROI was part of the Commonwealth? Can you point out where I specifically said that? I was simply pointing out my right, as an Irish citizen, to vote in UK elections. I am very well aware of where the rights derive from. Chaoclive being a citizen of the Republic of Ireland I am int...
And citizens of the Republic of Ireland Ireland is not a part of the Commonwealth of Nations. It could not wait to get out of it when it was created. Indeed, I do not think it even joined it in the first place. The rights of Irish citizens in the UK derive from a different UK statute. Apparently, t...
my British friends who have been living permanently in Ireland for the last 6 years will You do realise that you do not have to be British to vote in the referendum (or a General Election). I have voted in every election in the UK since my arrival as a non-British Commonwealth citizen. Every Common...
Hey Lisa & tigerram, Thanks a lot for the telephone number and the email address. I am only in to week 5 now, so still have a while to go yet. It will be good to have the contact information handy for when the time comes! Big congrats to you both on getting your RN confirmation back - I hope th...
Hi, I am new to this forum so please bear with me. I am Northern Irish and hold dual Irish British nationality and my Australian wife has been living in Northern Ireland with me for 12 years with all the required permits and visa's. However, she was refused our latest renewal through the treaty rig...
That is exactly my plan. I'm only planning for the worst case scenario - if my naturalisation application is rejected. From 2003 Finland has allowed multiple citizenship: A new Finnish Nationality Act permitting dual (and multiple) nationality more broadly than before came into force on June 1, 200...
This is what worries me. My mother was British and I have spent over 24 of my 26 years in the UK. I grew up here and have no ties to my country of origin and I speak none of the language. I don't claim any benefits, and since finishing education here I have always worked full time in a good job. Su...
1) With an Irish passport (though born in Northern Ireland – UK) could I claim my EU nationality and then bring my husband (once married) to live with me in the UK without the £18,600 restriction coming into force? YES. THIS HAS WORKED FOR ME (ALSO NORTHERN IRISH) AND QUITE A FEW OTHERS. YOU WILL S...
[quote -Mine doesn't have an expiry date. -Mine was issued a few weeks after I applied; this would have been the issue date. In total it took 29 days to be processed in total. It is not dated in line with your employment at all. Hi thanks for your reply. -How long did it take for the HO to sent you...
Hi -I was wondering if the "Registration Certificate as a European Economic Area" has an expiration date? -Also when does the start date starts? From the document issue date or the start of employment (I have been self employed for the last 3.5 years - so will the start date be form when ...
Hello Guys, I just want to clarify something. I am Irish National and my wife is in processing to apply Irish Citizenship. Just want to know the 3 years residency in Ireland or 3 years married to an Irish citizen. We got married in October 2012 and she arrived in Ireland in September 2013. So the t...
worth a try! definitely drop them a line in the embassy to see what they say. Purpose: we wrote something like: 'joining my irish citizen civil partner who will move to the UK' Length: N/A will work; i might have written 'undecided' but can't remember The dates don't really matter; the FP will be va...
Thank you for your continued support and all of the useful information you provide! I found out on the VisaUK site that I can apply on behalf of my wife, i'm not sure what this means in terms of documents etc but I will continue to work through this and try to figure it out.. In the mean time I wil...
Hi Chaoclive, My renounciation turned up! I was wondering if you or anyone else can help me.. Next step is the EEA visa of which my spouse applies for (which I can fill in and she prints) In order for her to be able to process anything do I have to send original copies of all documents, for example...
The way I see it the only power really we have is pester power and I fully intend to use that :D imagine how funny it will be when ever they answer the phone eventually and know you on first name terms. By the way I would check to see how much that number cost to call and if it's expensive I would ...
A quick one: when a non-EEA citizen who has held an EEA Residence Card as the family member of an EEA citizen himself becomes an EEA citizen, should their RC be returned to the Home Office? Is it necessary to send it back or can we just forget about it?
