Want to move Ireland on behalf of Spouse

yasin786 · Post by **yasin786** » Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:02 pm

Hi All,
I am currently living in Pakistan with my wife who is Irish national and want to move Ireland with her. Can anyone suggest me for which Visa should i apply for. Should I apply for long stay or just apply for short stay(Visit visa) and then after getting visit visa go to ireland and apply for visa extension from there. My daughter is also Irish national.

meself2 · Post by **meself2** » Tue Jun 06, 2023 7:25 pm

yasin786 wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:02 pm
Should I apply for long stay

You should.

yasin786 · Post by **yasin786** » Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:25 am

But there are some conditions specified on website that sponsor has to fulfill.
1. Sponsor shall cater all expenses of applicant but my wife is not doing any job since last 3 years etc.

meself2 · Post by **meself2** » Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:59 am

Well, you can't avoid it by coming on a visit visa. It's stated on the website:
https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situ ... al-scheme/

You may be eligible to apply to Spouse of Irish National Unit, Immigration Service Delivery (address below) directly if you:

Have no current permission to be in the State, or

Have entered on the incorrect visa (‘C’ visa)
[...]
The Irish national earned €40,000 in the last 3 years over and above any State benefits,

yasin786 · Post by **yasin786** » Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:38 pm

if my spouse has not been doing any work due to some domestic reason, will they consider my case if we show them our savings instead of sponsor's earnings?

meself2 · Post by **meself2** » Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:02 pm

From the policy document given at the website (this one) ultimately states what's mentioned:

17.2 An Irish citizen, in order to sponsor an immediate family member, must
not have been totally or predominantly reliant on benefits from the Irish
State for a continuous period in excess of 2 years immediately prior to
the application and must over the three year period prior to application
have earned a cumulative gross income over and above any State
benefits of not less than €40k.

17.5 mentions savings, but by the layout I think it's only about nonEEA sponsors.

UK might be a better option as they accept savings for a Spouse visa?

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