Yes, it is Britain I plan to go and work and plan to live with my wife. Will be travelling either by Ferry or Flight. I know that there are no border controls for flight, but not sure about ferry.
I don't think Republic of Ireland resident are considered as automatically settled in UK. As per law, any Irish resident apart from Irish Citizens requires a visa to travel to UK. I understand that visit visa for spouses of EU citizens is free.
I want to apply for any visa, which I can get it quickly say atleast in 4 weeks, so that we both can travel together.
My wife already applied for Irish citizenship last year, but don't know how long it will take to receive approval (approx 2-3 years in IRL).
thanks once again for all the details.
86ti wrote:Hmm, aren't Irish resident in the UK automatically 'settled' persons? That would mean that you could also go down the UK route. Faster naturalisation but also quite expensive. But you can't easily switch between the two routes.
I don't quite see you problem though. A visit visa would be valid for only six months anyway and would cost money. The EEA FP should be easier to get and is also for free. The lack of a residence card (NB not a permit) is no problem and in fact optional (but for practical reason it is better to have one esp. in the case of visa nationals).
I suppose the plan is to live with your wife in the UK?
