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Please am new to this forum, am an Irish National(EEA) living in the uk and i want my wife to join me from Lagos Nigeria, but i dont know what kind of visa i should apply for her . I would appreciate any advice pls

Family permit EEA2

Thanks Casa, pls do u know the link where I can get this form, and am I going to use the EEA family permit?

EEA family permit: https://www.gov.uk/family-permit
Available via Google.

Hi everyone, pls I need advice on this, my wife was refused EEA family permit today in Nigeria, the reason stated no enough evidence to proof our relationship, my question is, should I make the appeal through a lawyer or I should just send more evidence without hiring a lawyer. Pls I need advice on this.

Visa officers often tiresomely decline on the basis of a not genuine marriage, which they are not supposed to unless they have good reason to suspect so, such as applicant only married recently before applying for visa or has a poor immigration history. Your wife could try asking for a reconsideration and sending in relationship proofs such as proof of cohabitation, photos, letters, emails, Skype and Facebook transcripts, testimony from friends and family, etc. Appealing takes ages, but would have to be the next stage if a reconsideration doesn't work. They should've offered you both the chance of submitting further evidence and the chance of a marriage interview before turning down your wife. By the way, if you have children together, that's undeniable proof that you have a genuine marriage.

@Rosebead, we got married in Nigeria in jan 2015, and she applied in lagos Nigeria as well . do u advice she re- reply afresh or we should appeal the decision through a UK based lawyer.

You can legally do both at the same time if you want. There is no need for a lawyer; just send in proofs of your relationship with a fresh application. The issue must be that you only married very recently just before your wife's visa application.

@Rosebead, I would tell her to reply next week, I dont think (UK visa and immigration) they obey the EU law anymore

Hi Guys
i dont know whats going on with the british embassy in lagos Nigeria, my wife was denied EEA family permit twice , saying it is marriage of conveinence . after we have submitted bunch of evidence to them. pls can anyone advice me on what to do