Yes, very frustrating! But do submit your EU_1 application at the same time. We were advised by the Immigrant Council of Ireland http://www.immigrantcouncil.ie/ that if after 6 months your application had not been processed that you could complain to the EU Commission about the delay. They have a dr...

Hi Mik, Yes I spoke to the GNIB to see if we could just directly register with them after our marriage, but they said pretty much the same as the Justice Dept, namely that we must apply via the Dept of Justice for a Permanent Residence permit for him to stay. They advised that they Immigration Dept ...

I empathise completely. And can agree with JAJ that the Irish Immigration system is a mess.

The only other info I can offer is that while you are awaiting a decision of the EU_1 form, your husband will be allowed stay, but not work. So at least he won't be "overstaying".

I had the same done from Indonesian to English by the Indonesian Consulate in Dublin. The cost was €40, but written on the translation was "the unoffical translation of the original birth cert". We were quoted €90 to have it translated by a professional NAATI recognised translater. This text has cau...

Hi Mik, Thanks so much for the info! From your experience it does sound like things may have changed, or else perhaps the Immigration people on the Helpdesk Phonelines are just trying to paint the worst possible scenario to us whenever we phone them. As for your friends who like us married in Irelan...

Hi Azulceleste, I think if you check through some of the other posts I put on this site, or those from Archigabe, you will find some extra information. We are both in very similar situations. Check out topic: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=7342 But to answer some of your questions:...

To RajeshBhosale: Wow, it took 6 months to process? That is indeed a long time! As it only took 8 weeks both times for the Tourist Visa application, I was hoping it would be a similar length of time for applying for a "D Spouse" visa :( To Jaj: Yes it is quite possible that the system is quite overw...

Yes I wrote to 2 local TDs (Irish equivilant to MPs) who deal with Immigration issues in 2 different parties, one of whom is the current Minister for Justice and Law Reform (also responsible for the Immigration Department). I wrote requesting help when we were trying to get my fiancee's visa extende...

Thanks for the info JAJ, We will of course consider very carefully before leaving Ireland. I realise that we may be jumping from "the firepan straight into the fire" if we do it too hastily. I just hope that our situation can be figured out here sooner rather than later. It's just quite frustrating ...

Dear Olajesu, I'm very sorry to hear of your situation. And from my communications so far with the Dept of Justice here, I can agree with everything you say. So many times they have talked to me about "marriages of convenience" or people trying to "marry Irish citizens for visas", that it is quite o...

Hi there, After a very long drawn out and expensive process my fiancee (from Indonesia) has re-entered the country on a 3 month Visitors visa and we have secured a date with a Registry Office to marry in mid July. After we marry we intend to apply for permanent residency on the basis of marriage to ...

I asked this question of the Australian High Commissioner from the UK who recently held a Migrant Conference in Dublin. He said that the migrant had 12 months to enter the country

Hi Gabriel, We had exactly the same problem with the Dublin Registry Office, which posed major difficulties for us also. When we had to cancel our initial registration appointment with the office, the next date we were offered was in Aug. We called in in person and begged. I repeatedly called and ex...

I submitted my Skilled Independent Applicaiton last June, it was received in 03.07.2005. I had included my police checks and ACS (also an IT prof) reference, as I was in the country at the time of applicaiton, and they had to be included. As of now, nearly 10 months later, I have received no word of...

Hi there Gabriel, The advice we received was to be honest in the application so we said that our reason was for us to marry during this time. I dont know whether we will live to regret our honesty though! Since submitting the visa applicaton we have since been asked to submit a copy of our registrat...

Hi there, there are two ways of coming to Ireland to work. The old way and more commonly used way is to to use a Work Permit which was granted * only if you have a job offer from an employer * if you are from outside the EU, the permit can only be granted if the job has been advertised inside the EU...

This option really depends on your ages, but you may be eligible to apply for a Working Holiday Visa. These visas are available in the UK and Ireland for those under 30 (?). They are meant to allow work, but it is not stipulated. They are valid for 12 months and are available to Australian citizens

Hi Archigabe, Thanks for that info! We went into the Immigration Council for advice when applying for our second visa and they were quite helpful. My fiancee has now returned home and we are seeking another date for when he returns. It is quite hard to plan for as I dont know how long it will take h...

Hi there, I am an Irish citizen and have returned home to Ireland in August 2005 after the last few years abroad. I met my fiancé while away in Indonesia and before I returned home we submitted a Tourist visa application for him to come to Ireland to meet my family. His visa was valid for 90 days, O...

Hi there, Possibly too late for you now, but I am going through the same dilema now. I am an Irish National and my fiancé is an Indonesian National. He arrived into Ireland on a tourist visa and we tried to get a marriage date organised here. Items required to get married in Ireland include 1. Three...