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Hi thereaaron76 wrote:Hi,
My wife is worried that the EEA application (through UK immigration route). How is applying as a spouse of an Irish citizen different?
How would we/she go about applying that way?
Thank you,
Merry Christmas!
Aaron
"under UK immigration rules" = UK visit visa, which is what you mentioned in your original post or the UK spouse visa (which we, as Irish citizens are eligible to have our spouses/civil partners apply for). There is always a risk that a visa will be rejected, but the potential for rejection for the EEA FP is minimal. The EEA FP is the one you should be applying for.aaron76 wrote:Hi,
She is applying for the EEA family permit. I don't think she has any other options in mind, she is just worried.
Sorry, if I'm missing something here, but when you say "under UK immigration rules" are you talking about a different visa entirely?
The EEA family permit route is the only one I know about; I do not have the required income/savings to apply for a UK visa.
I think I misunderstood before. I thought you were talking about the same EEA family permit, but through a different authority.
Sorry, if this seems obvious.
Thanks
She must have been reading the wrong stories! You are no longer British things are easier.aaron76 wrote:Thanks so much,
I knew I was over-complicating things, but I just had to ask.
The stress is coming from the fact that I arrived in Belfast over a year ago to find employment and my wife remained in Thailand (she didn't want to give up her job at the Hilton if I had no guaranteed employment).
So, what I'm saying is, she is making this application overseas alone, panicking like crazy. I have tried to assure her there are no major problems, but it doesn't seem to be working. LIke I mentioned, I think she may be reading horror stories online.
Maybe some of that has rubbed off on me, too.
Sorry about that.
I wish her application appointment was sooner than 16th Jan so my head can get some peace.
Thanks again
aaron76 wrote:Hi,
Yeah, i think she's been reading the wrong stories, too. Her English is fine, but I suppose it would be an easy mistake to make if they are not in her mother tongue. IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH LANGUAGE; MANY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT VISAS.
I have read slightly varying lists of documents. Proof of citizenship and employment seem to be the mainstays. TRUE
From info from my solicitor and http://www.gov.uk , I sent: My passport by secure post (yeah I know, but it seems to be too late now!), colour copies of my work contract, printed electronic payslips and a letter from myself stating that she will be coming to live with me in the UK. A phone number for my workplace was also included. SHOULD BE FINE.
My solicitor didn't mention a copy of my passport or a certificate of employment. PROOF OF EMPLOYMENT IS NECESSARY - YOU DON'T NEED TO REPLY TO ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS I NOTED ABOVE. I MENTIONED THE COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT AS I EXPECTED THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO HOLD ON TO YOUR PASSPORT, THAT'S ALL.
That's not to say he's right or wrong, I'm just mentioning what he told me by email. He only said proof of employment was needed. THIS IS CORRECT
Wouldn't payslips and a contract suffice? YES
Is there a definitive list online? NO, THERE ISN'T
The certificate of renunciation does sound necessary, though... VERY NECESSARY...ESSENTIAL I WOULD SAY
If I were there to go through the application with her, and if she wasn't applying at xmas/new year this may have been easier.
Thanks
+1chaoclive wrote: We have been through the EEA route and it is simple. We had not issues at all. We're not the only ones either.
C