Hi,
My husband is a Belfast native and an Irish & Australian passport holder. We were married in Belfast in April 2014, but still live in Brisbane together. I have never lived in the UK. Our plans are to move at the end of the year to settle in Belfast, and I feel like I am hitting my head against a wall with the application for a UK Spousal Visa, e.g. the internet application does not have "Spouse" as an option for your Sponsor, the agency I spoke to is having issues since my husband's passport says "Irish" but that isn't necessarily "British" ... just to name a few.
Will renouncing my husband's British citizenship then allow me to apply for an EEA Family Permit visa? Officially, he will then be an Irish citizen living in the UK. I know that there have been some cases regarding the Irish/British issue that Northern Irish face. I also read that there was the "right to free movement" as a clause, and apart from living in Australia, my husband has only ever lived in Belfast and London (20 years ago)
I have a lot of questions - does my husband need a job before going to the EEA? Do I have to wait until he is back in Belfast before applying for the EEA family permit? Can I work as the spouse on a EEA permit? What financial requirements are there? And what is the time frame for renouncing the British citizenship and/or the EEA permit?
Please help! I was hoping for some advice.
Thanks
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