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by Monifé » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:08 am
To go the unmarried partner (Irish National route) you will need documentary evidence (bills, rental agreements, bank statements, official correspondence) showing that you have been living together for at least 2 years (this is the same for the EU route).
To go the spouse of Irish national route, you would probably need a decent amount of documentary evidence too. You would need to get married in Pakistan as it would be probably too hard for him to get a visa before you are married. This application can take up to a year sometimes more to process and during that time your husband would not be allowed to work. You would also have to apply for D Visa - Join Spouse after you are married so that he can enter Ireland and you will have to have enough money to support both of you.
To go the spouse of EU national route, you would need to get married in Pakistan and move to another EU country (assuming you are Irish), for example, the UK or Northern Ireland. If you were to move to one of the above, you would need to apply for an EEA family permit (which you will also need some documentary evidence for) to allow your husband to enter the UK/NI. Once he has arrived, he can work immediately. You then have 3 months from the date you enter UK/NI to find employment or set up a business. You need to remain there for a sufficient amount of time exercising your treaty rights (working, self-employed) and 6 months or more would be considered sufficient. You would, as soon as your husband has arrived and you are exercising your treaty rights, apply for his residence card using the application EEA2.
You need to be prepared for a lot of waiting and you seriously need to do your research into each avenue to ensure which one would be best for you.
What is your citizenship? (I assumed you were Irish) And do you have any other citizenship?
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