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Casa, would it not be a case of just another five years i.e the clock is reset? It would not require the wife to return to Turkey to switch routes, just that it will take five years after the switch to earn PR, with the initial 2 years under the spouse visa being disregarded.Casa wrote:Also, my understanding is that you can't switch to EU regulations from the UK route mid-way to permanent settlement.
secret.simon wrote:In order to exercise your Irish citizenship and get your wife as an EEA citizen, you would need to renounce British citizenship. Dual citizens are treated as purely British citizens within the UK.
Other users, such as chaoclive have done it.
Obie has opined that the Good Friday Agreement allows Northern Irish citizens to exercise their Irish citizenship without renouncing British citizenship. But that proposition is currently untested.
Casa wrote:Also, my understanding is that you can't switch to EU regulations from the UK route mid-way to permanent settlement.
I believe both options can be exercised, provided you renounce your British citizenship before you initiate the process. Remember that your wife's clock will be reset and she will be able to earn PR only after five more years.Jamie912 wrote:So if I were to renounce my British Citizenship before her visa ran out in December, could we apply the EEA route?
Or do you think if she were to return to Turkey at the end of her current visa, we could apply for an EEA residency card while she is there?
Thanks for this. I understand that I have to renounce my British citizenship before applying the EEA route, and that the clock would reset.secret.simon wrote:I believe both options can be exercised, provided you renounce your British citizenship before you initiate the process. Remember that your wife's clock will be reset and she will be able to earn PR only after five more years.
secret.simon wrote:Casa, would it not be a case of just another five years i.e the clock is reset? It would not require the wife to return to Turkey to switch routes, just that it will take five years after the switch to earn PR, with the initial 2 years under the spouse visa being disregarded.Casa wrote:Also, my understanding is that you can't switch to EU regulations from the UK route mid-way to permanent settlement.