archigabe Is this 'partnership' similiar to the 'common law' husband and wife that countries such as Australia has? ie: we're not married but our in a long term relationship, one national one non-national, therefore allowing the non-national to be allowed stay legally. I know this exists else where ...

GNIB - I'm taking it this is the Garda National Immigration Bureau? The joys of dealing with these departments, we seem to be shuffled from justice to immigration to employment with no one wanting to take any responsibility, then next just passing us on. Will have a look through the threads nows ...

Hello Hazygirl, I'm finding myself in the same situation, an Irish man with an American girlfriend who've been long distancing or on temporary/short visa stays who want this horrible situation to end but having serious difficulty with Immigration especially as she doesn't fit the skilled job ...