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Are you sure such a visa is possible? As far as I am aware, they only issue single entry spouse visas. Re-Entry visas are available when in Ireland, although I'm not sure how this works with a 3 month single entry visa.dsab85: So we will now just try to get a multiple-entry spouse visa at the Irish Consulate in her home country. Big pain in the backside, but what can you do.
Have you considered becoming briefly resident in the UK as a couple? It does not need to be for long - I think a day or two should do. A couple can very easy to get UK residency as long as one is an EU citizen and the other person is not in Ireland illegally.dsab85 wrote:So we will now just try to get a multiple-entry spouse visa at the Irish Consulate in her home country. Big pain in the backside, but what can you do.
The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (UK) wrote:Initial right of residence
13.—(1) An EEA national is entitled to reside in the United Kingdom for a period not exceeding three months beginning on the date on which he is admitted to the United Kingdom provided that he holds a valid national identity card or passport issued by an EEA State.
(2) A family member of an EEA national residing in the United Kingdom under paragraph (1) who is not himself an EEA national is entitled to reside in the United Kingdom provided that he holds a valid passport.
Would this work, though? I mean, it would be great if we could just go up to Belfast for the weekend and claim UK residency on the EU1. However, I'm comparing it to the Surinder Singh requirements for the UK. For that ruling, it requires that the EU citizen be "exercising their EU treaty rights" by living and working/studying/whatever in another EU country for at least six months.Have you considered becoming briefly resident in the UK as a couple? It does not need to be for long - I think a day or two should do. A couple can very easy to get UK residency as long as one is an EU citizen and the other person is not in Ireland illegally.
I believe that having been resident in the UK would then cover the Irish EU1 requirement.
Note that “movingâ€archigabe wrote:If you guys are going to move to N.Ireland,Britain or where ever,how is your non-e.u spouse going to get back in? apply for another Spouse Visa? (Unless he/she is from a Visa Waiver country)
With all due respect to them, but it is not for the Department of Justice to decide if you have been resident enough in another member state. If you are in the UK for a day or two, then you have been resident there according to EU law (and the corresponding UK law). The Irish government does not have much latitude to pick and choose, in all honesty.dsab85 wrote:The "being resident in another country for a day or two" doesn't work.
According to the EU Treaty Department the only evidence accepted is a residence Card from that country or Household Bills in combination with a lease agreement.