Hi everyone. My husband received his approval (Spouse of Irish national), we are over the moon. It has been a long road (we had immigration problems from early on in our relationship), but we will soon finally be free :) Application timeline: 8th June 2015: Applied 22nd June: Acknowledgement 4th Au...

I have been through the spouse of Irish national process (in Ireland - not accompany/join visa) however there was no financial requirement, as far as I am aware, when we applied (2011), although I did meet it as I worked full time. How are you supporting yourself financially? I am assuming you need ...

My husband also received his invitation today

Just thought I would update my original thread.

My husband's citizenship application was approved on the 22nd of October

It was a long, hard road, but we persevered and got there in the end Almost 6 years of battles, but it was worth it in the end

Hi everyone. My husband received his approval (Spouse of Irish national), we are over the moon. It has been a long road (we had immigration problems from early on in our relationship), but we will soon finally be free :) Application timeline: 8th June 2015: Applied 22nd June: Acknowledgement 4th Aug...

Thanks all. It's my husband's application and we got my mum and uncle and his friend to fill it in as they were the easiest meet up with out of our 6 written references (one is my best friend who now lives in Scotland, my Dad and his wife who lives in Sligo and my grandparents). His friend is natura...

Hi all,

Our family and friends have provided written references for my husband's application with all the required information. Do they still need to sign section 14.1 of the application form?

Thanks.

Hi all,

Our family and friends have provided written references for my husband's application with all the required information. Do they still need to sign section 14.1 of the application form?

Thanks.

It gets a lot more complicated when you apply through a minor or other dependent. You have to have sufficient resources to support yourself and health insurance. If your child is of school age, they need to be enrolled in school before your wife is eligible to live in Ireland, as far as I am aware. ...

Hi Lush. You cannot apply for an EEA family permit while living in the UK unless you hold another EU citizenship (and have lived and worked in that country). I don't know anything about the British immigration rules so I can't help you there. You could move to Ireland and apply for an EEA family per...

bstar wrote:citizenshipinfo@justice.ie

You will get back an answer within 30 to 60 min

Thanks bstar

That's real helpful Jim, thanks.

Do you have their email address? I couldn't see it on the INIS website.

Thanks.

Hi all, Is there some sort of secret trick in getting your call answered by someone in the Citizenship section? I phoned the number 55, yes 55, times and about 40 of those times it just gave a busy tone and the other 15 times it rang for a minute or so and then just cut off. As a public servant myse...

Hi all,

I was wondering is it worth going to the effort of organising the documents nicely with dividers etc and a contents page and what people's experiences are.

Thanks

Thanks jeupsy. Another thing, while my husband was not allowed to work, he did charity work, should we include this and the reference letter they gave him to add to his good character? Would no. 2 deem him to be of bad character? Because seeing as the conviction was quashed and the only reason he wa...

Anyone?

Hi all, I was having a read of the application form (my husband can apply on basis of marriage to Irish national soon) and I had a couple of questions. 1. My husband has 2 penalty points for speeding and paid the €80 fine. Does this count as a conviction on the application form? They expire in Augus...

Hi there Thanks for sharing your story and i'm sorry that you had such an ordeal! i hope that it all turned out well in the end and wish you both all the best :) re: myself. -I was born in Northern Ireland (got a British passport really early, about 10 years old and an Irish one when I was 22; alth...

Just wanted to know if anyone has experience of applying for an a visa under the EU Treaty regulations (I'm British and plan to move to Ireland with my spouse/civil partner) with a hotel address? No first hand experience however based on experiences of people I know and what I have read on this for...

Are you receiving bills in your name (or your spouse's name or joint names) to your residence? Mobile phone bills etc or even bank statements, that is all considered proof of residence.

@ Monifé, so in the end you gave up the EU route and went down the Irish spouse route? I think that's what you've said. Yes and I regret listening to others (family and solicitors) about the EU route. I was quite young (22) and (most) of my family were against me marrying at that age, but it was pr...

I am dual Irish/British. Never lived anywhere other than the Republic of Ireland. We applied before the McCarthy case. I first applied for a permanent residence certificate which was approved. We then applied under EU treaty rights for my (then) partner/fiancé. After 4 and a half months of processin...

I too think Alan Shatter is a brilliant Justice Minister. He's made more positive and significant changes during his time than ALL of the previous Justice Minister's put together. I think the gossip and speculation him is petty nonsense, driven by political motivation just to cast a bad light on the...

They could also be asking for it because it has been 12 months since the first documents were sent in and they want more recent documents now so they are sure that they are still living together as a married couple. Exactly, that falls in needing more information about the documents . And your poin...