also,
as myself, my daughter and son are british... and do not require a passport to travel within the CTA...
should i get my son a passport, or would you consider it a waste at this time...
Myself and Daughter have a passport, - we need to get my wife a new passport as hers expires in march - ireland wont issue a visa to a non-eea with less than 12 months passport (dont know why but still)... (however, i believe my passport expires in about june/july...)
but as son is a baby, i see it as a waste of money to get a passport just yet (5 years passport) since we wont be leaving the CTA for any period of time...
if we go to RoI without a passport for son / my passport expires, could they say we didnt excersise our EU rights?
In my wifes application for EEA2 / DRF i included a letter showing i have previously worked in another member state though - hopefully this will help our case for DRF... Ive asked them to return my passport and daughters ASAP as we require to travel... - but have heard nothing from them - except the first email asked for RM tracking no. Second email reply asked for HO ref no. and third one asked for CID no. a fourth email containing all three, and a complaint has recieved no response...
For Ireland... when we return, how do we present ourselves to UKBA for the code 1A stamp... (i know that from france we go via dover or w.e... but where on Ireland... are UKBA in Ireland, or is it UK side...)
is it possible for me to not get an EEA FP for Ireland and use the Code 1A stamp route for Ireland (I believe its a Stamp 4 in Ireland?) - EEA FP is free, but i doubt we will have much problem travelling, since i hold a passport, as does daughter ETC - and CTA doesnt require passports ETC...
if/when i get a job in ireland, and return to the uk to see family... does this "upset" excersising rights? - i know its prob hard for UKBA to see ive returned to the UK... but?...
also, i see in Ireland i need proof that me and wife were residing together... how do we proove this... is a letter from our "landlord" sufficient... if i stay with "friends" and they write a letter stating "Mr x and mrs X lived in my home for x months between x june - x aug, whilst he was working" would that suffice ?
how about if i get a job and live in a BnB / cheap hotel for a few months? - is a room booking/reciept for x months in our name sufficient?
I notice you posted about "Cheap camp site" in another thread... I was considering getting a towbar fitted on my car (havnt bothered with this car yet) n taking the caravan to "rough it" during the summer... would a camp site pitch count as "living together" if
im working also... (if we say £10 night for hook up site, its only 300 month, so not too bad... but guess can find some sites cheaper
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the only two problems i have with going to ireland for EEA return are:
1) where do we live (and prove it)
2) what about a job - how do i get one?
money is not such a problem, as family will help if i need it (plus credit cards ETC / savings are plenty to survive for a year or two on a "small" budget).
