Dear all,
Has anyone had recent experience with applying for a "Residence permit for a Spouse of an EU Citizen" at the GNIB?
My then-fiancé arrived into the country on a "C-Type 3mth Tourist Visa" on 29/05/2006 and we married recently on 07/07/2006. We now wish to apply to have his Residency status altered on the basis of marriage to an Irish Citizen.
I called the Dept of Justice this week to ask (again!) how my husband should apply to have his Leave to Remain extended. Unlike other times when they advised us to apply to the Dept of Justice (INIS using the EU_1 form), this time they advised that we firstly apply to the GNIB for his residency permit. They said that if the GNIB refused our application, we would then have apply through the Dept of Justice INIS, and that this would take 14-16 months.
My questions are:
1. Is the permit/card we would get from the GNIB, a Stamp 4 Registration (Green) Card?
2. Is this GNIB Registration Card directly equivilant to the permit we would be issued by Dept of Justice?
3. If issued, will this GNIB Card grant my husband his entitlement to work in Ireland?
4. Has anyone else applied for this recently. How was your experience. Did they request anything other than the Marriage Cert, Proof of Address, Passports, Birth Certs etc.?
Thanks for your help!
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