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by Markusha2012 » Sat Aug 09, 2014 12:03 pm
Hi everyone,
I'm a British National and my wife is American. We met and got married while working in Russia so we are in quite an unusual situation. I am planning to move to Ireland for work under the EU Directive and I'd like my wife to join me.
The normal process, I guess, is for a Non-EEA national to apply for a Short Stay Category C visa for the first 3 months before applying for the EU1 'Spouse of EU National Residence Card'. However, as an American citizen, she is usually permitted to visit Ireland as a tourist without a visa. So my first query is:
1. As an American, does my wife still need to apply for the C visa in order to then apply for the Residence card?
The next issue we have is that as we got married in Russia, our marriage certificate is in Russian. We can provide a translation legalised and notarised at the Russian Consulate in London, but:
2. Will we need an Apostille on our marriage certificate?
The final question is regarding the EU Treaty Rights. The EU national (me) needs to show that I'm exercising my rights by working, or by having enough money to support myself (and presumably my wife) without recourse to public funds.
3. Does anyone know how much is money is "enough" in order to support yourself under the directive? I can't find this information anywhere.
Thanks very much in advance for any replies. We really need help with this!