Update. It's been a tense couple of weeks dealing with the embassy as they initially wanted us to apply as a de facto partnership under Irish national law. This would involve applying for a long stay join family entry visa which, according to the INIS website, could take up to 6 months to process ...

Hi All, I'm new to these forums and don't have extensive immigration knowledge but regarding the Surinder Singh discussion here, it looks like a precedent was set last year when it was ruled that unmarried partners constituted extended family members. See 'Which family members benefit from Surinder ...

Thanks noajthan. I forgot to specify I'm an Irish citizen only - no complications with dual citizenship thankfully. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. The SS route thread you gave is a good example, though they didn't seem to get a UK visit visa on their move from Ireland to the UK ...

Hi, Myself, my partner (unmarried) and our 17 month old son will be moving to Ireland next month. We have been living in the UK and my partner has an UK-issued EU residence card. I initially thought a Zambrano residence application would be the best application to make as my partner is the parent of ...

Thanks Obie.

Any thoughts on the other questions? Even if she didn't get the right to work on the RC, I assume it wouldn't invalidate her existing Tier 2 visa?

Are there any advantages/disadvantages to her applying for the RC on the basis of her parentage?

Hi there, My partner and I have been in a relationship for 3 years but only cohabiting for 6 months. I'm Irish and she's from the Philippines. We have a 5 month old baby. She's been working in the UK on a Tier 2 work visa. Obtaining an EU residence card would be beneficial for travel and work ...