Hi all,

Retention Application submitted 26/1/2022
Received approval letter: 30/5/2022
Seems like department is processing applications really faster.

All the best to everyone.

Hi All, Applied for EU5 Retention of rights on 25 January 2022, further documents requested by department on 3rd February 2022. My EU wife was not working during time of divorce as she is single mother. How much chances are there for approval. Got Married: June 2017 Got Divorced: December 2021 (In I...

Hi Obie, Contacted European Commission and explained them everything and they revert back to me saying same that once i have right to access minor child in the host country my retention application cannot be denied, my right of retention of residence is not conditional upon EU spouse working or not....

Your child may have a claim to Irish citizenship, if your wife had been residing in the state for 3 years prior to his birth, he will not need to naturalise if he was born in Ireland. She was not here 3 years before his birth, she was short 5 days. Can child be naturalised after February or will it...

For the avoidance of doubt, I do not support what the lawyer is saying, It is not the law, and certainly not the law in Ireland. The EEA national must be exercising treaty rights prior to the divorce or initiation of the divorce for the non-EEA to acquire right of residence. To say the EU national ...

For the avoidance of doubt, I do not support what the lawyer is saying, It is not the law, and certainly not the law in Ireland. The EEA national must be exercising treaty rights prior to the divorce or initiation of the divorce for the non-EEA to acquire right of residence. To say the EU national ...

Thanks Obie. I been to a solicitor and this is what i been told by them. If your estranged spouse is a non-Irish EU national, you have a right to remain in Ireland provided she also remains there during the period of your separation. This is based on the Diatta case, C-267/83 ruled upon by the Court...

Obie wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 01, 2021 1:11 am

If there is no treaty rights, it will create problems.

Sorry i did not understand. Could you please explain what you mean. Thanks

Obie any help please ?

Any help please

Hello Everyone, Can anyone help me with this please. I am a NON EU national married to EU national. Married- June 2017 Separated- August 2018 Dependent Child- 4 year old who holds EU passport and resides with his mom in Ireland and I have access to him during weekends. I pays child maintenance and m...

That is correct. EU3 is for people still married, even if separated. If due to separation the form cannot be filled, this can be explained in a cover letter to the minister. I applied for an EU3 as a separated spouse. My wife signed the EU3 and also provided last 5 years documentation as this was t...

You should get your daughter latvian passport based on mother, and after 5 years of residency your daughter herself would be eligible for Irish passport.

Obie is right, kids rights should be made on mother behalf.

How old is the daughter in what year she born and in what year mother arrived in the state.

Where is your wife from ? Your daughter get passport on your behalf or on your wife behalf ?

Thank you very much for the advise.

Thanks Obie, so no option for me.

I have seen this judgement by ECJ stating that non eu parent of eu child has the right to residency.
Judgement was made in May 2017.
Here is the link.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thejou ... %3Famp%3D1

Thanks for reply Obie, i will not get custody as my ex will take it helself, thou she dont mind me visiting child during the week. So there is no other way to retain residency? Thanks

Hi Obie, sorry for confusion i mean to say we got divorce after two and half years of marriage.
Child lives with both 3 days with me and 4 with her it depends on my days off. If i am off for 4 days from work i pick child from her for 4 days. Thanks

Hi Guys, Could anyone help me with this please. I am a non EU national married to EU national, we are divorced after before 3 years of marriage and we have a child together who holds EU passport not Irish, and we all are residing in Ireland. Is there any option for me to still stay in state currentl...