My wife is British and I'm Israeli (by the way there is an automatic tourist visa upon arrival to Ireland for Israelis).
We've been living in Germany for a year now and at first I had a Language Visa and then changed it to Family Visa which is valid till 2020.
However, when I got the Family Visa, they took the Language Visa card, so basically I have my passport stamped in January 2015, but the only Visa I can show is the Family Visa which starts from October 2015, it won't cause any confusions when we enter Ireland? because the time from January till October is not covered by any proof, I can't show them I was legal there, will they think I overstayed?
Besides, the second question, what do we do upon arrival to Ireland? should I show the German Family Visa, or should I just enter as Israeli tourist because I get automatic tourist visa?
Because actually, when we leave Germany and arrive in Ireland, my German Family Visa is not "active" so to speak, because my wife would leave her job by then, and we would de-register from the City hall..
waiting for your messages,
thanks in advance and Merry Christmas.
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