how Irish bring non eu.spouse to Ireland

Hello, im Chinese and my husband he's from N.Ireland so he holds both Irish and.British passport. We are.thinking about moving to the republic of Ireland on his Irish passport, so do anyone have a clue about how to do all thisand how long every single step would take?

Thanks a lot and looking forward to hear smart advice.

If you want to apply for a spouse visa as the spouse of an Irish citizen (entering the Republic of Ireland), you will need to apply for an Irish spouse visa.

See here for info:
http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP07000024

He will need of fulfill a few requirements, e.g. about his income: http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Family%2 ... cument.pdf

If your husband has both British and Irish passports, then you should apply under EU Treaty Rights by using his British passport.

The advantages for this application (as opposed to a Spouse of Irish National application) is that (a) you will get a temporary stamp 4 about four weeks after you apply for a period of six months and (b) if successful you will get a five-year stamp 4 (as opposed to a one-year stamp 4 by being married to an Irish national).

It is a bizarre situation but it is actually better to be married to an EU national than to an Irish national!

The disadvantage of using the British passport under EU Treaty Rights is that you can only apply for Irish citizenship after five years. If you are married to an Irish national, you can apply after three years. However, and as I'm sure you know, as a Chinese national you are prohibited from having dual nationality so you will have to choose between remaining here on a stamp 4 with your Chinese passport or applying for an Irish passport.