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frankie36
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travelling to Ireland

Post by frankie36 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:11 am

Dear Gurus,

My non-EEA husband and I (EEA citizen) are travelling to Northern Ireland and are planning on visiting the Rep. of Ireland. He currently has an EEA FP to reside in UK with me and is awaiting his RC card. We were not planning to request a visa for the Republic from the Irishh embassy in UK as they request evidence in the form of a stamp in the passport which indicates that my husband is entitled to stay in the UK for a minimum of 3 months after visiting Rep of Ireland. From previous experience we have found that they do not recognise that the FP allows him to stay in UK indefinitely and deem the expiration date on the FP (his has already expired) as the expiration of his visa despite me arguing that it is an entry clearance visa and it does not expire.

My question is, since there are no border checks between the North and the Republic do we need to present ourselves anywhere to seek a visa on arrival in the Republic or are we legally able to enter the Republic without a visa but with the relevant documention (my passport, his passport and marriage cert)in case we are stopped at any point?

Thanks
Frankie
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frankie36
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Post by frankie36 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:53 am

Apologies if I have posted this in the wrong forum. I have posted it in the Ireland forum also
Last edited by frankie36 on Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:55 am, edited 1 time in total.
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frei
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Post by frei » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:54 am

Your husband's residence card can be used in lieu of a visa to Ireland when travelling together, you do not have to apply for an additional visa.
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frankie36
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Post by frankie36 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:57 am

frei wrote:Your husband's residence card can be used in lieu of a visa to Ireland when travelling together, you do not have to apply for an additional visa.
Thanks Frei. Unfortunately we are still awaiting his residence card and it is unlikely we will have it in time for our trip.
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Directive/2004/38/EC
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Post by Directive/2004/38/EC » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:05 pm

You need to make sure you carry your marriage certificate. That is the most important thing as it proves your family relationship.

See http://eumovement.wordpress.com/2010/08 ... to-travel/ for the law.
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frankie36
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Post by frankie36 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:09 pm

Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:You need to make sure you carry your marriage certificate. That is the most important thing as it proves your family relationship.

See http://eumovement.wordpress.com/2010/08 ... to-travel/ for the law.
Thanks Guru!
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Post by EUsmileWEallsmile » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:43 pm

I have locked this as it is duplicate and moved it to the correct part of the forum.
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