Visa Issued! - What's next?

Hi Guys,

Thankfully my wife's visa has been approved and we recieved her passport back yesterday from the Visa Office in Abu Dhabi.

It is a 90 day short stay C visa as the spouse of an EU Citizen.

Now I have a few questions regarding the next step of the process as I am following the Surinder Singh route to go back to the UK.

1) Should I apply for the EU1 - Stamp4 card immediately upon arrival in Ireland or do I need to gain employment first?
2) Would a 3 months stay in Ireland provided I am employed and have proof to show this be enough to get the EEA Family Permit?

Your help would be appreciated.

Hello there

answers
1. don't quote me on it but i believe you need to be employed or regisiter as self employed before you can apply for residence card of your spouse

2. you can apply after 3 months but they have a new centre of life test proving did indeed move your live over there for the right reasons, me and my wife plan to go to ireland but i plan work and live there for 6 months or least a year before i apply because i don't want my wife to get rejected , the longer you live and work there the more genuine your application will look but in answer to your question...yes you could apply after 3 months if you have been employed but my advice is apply after 6 months

can i ask you how quickly did you get the C entry visa? we are applying for ours next week hopefully

hope i helped

1 not necesarily so Robster, could be in education or selfsufficient. Go to Guarda with proof of accomodation and register wife as being present in country she should get a temporary stamp 4

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/mo ... eland.html

Hi Ameen'
I replied your earlier, my husband and I are still waiting to hear bk about our appeal. Did they email or call you when or wife's appeal was successful

Thanks

Hi,

The visa office in Abu Dhabi emailed me the day after they received the documents to tell me the visa had been issued.