Thankyou both for all of your contributions - I will speak with my partner in the next few days and see what we will decide to do. We are both young so no major rush - unless a new law is coming in or something that will make it more difficult. Best of luck Monifé in the case, I will be sure to c ...

Hi Monife, I dont have citizenship of any other eu country, however my father is from london so I may have grounds to apply on this? If we move up north and then come back down south under the surinder singh principle, do we have to be married or just partners? If we apply to be married here even ...

First up congratulations and I sincerly hope everything works out and that you will be able to move home together! I am at the beginning of a college course that is 5 years in length but we were hoping to get married next year - I obviously cant do both if we cant live here so its something I will ...

its a right minefield!! such a coincedence that you are married to a Moroccan! So basically its off to Morocco we go to get married, then apply to live in an EU country and live there. With little chance of him getting back into ireland... great. my family are really gonna love this one!!! Thankyou ...

Thankyou Ciaramc, I appreciate your help! He has no right to be in Ireland at the moment - so basically he will have to return to Morocco, apply from there for an entry visa ( what kind? ) and once he is here again we can get married? Then he can apply for residency here? If we got married in ...

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Hi all, I am new to this forum. I am looking for some advice. My partner is here illegally. He is from Morocco, he came here on a holiday to visit his brother and sister when he was 14 and he never went home. Both his brother and sister live here, both have children born in ireland and both work, so ...