Moving to the republic from NI, EU and non-EU

[stefanvl]

'If' we move to ROI after having just done all the paperwork in Northern Ireland (UK). Will that make a difference in the speed of the process in ROI? We really both want to be able to work asap and avoid having to wait 6 month or a year. We already went through the entire process in Germany, UK and maybe soon ROI.

Hopefully some good news for once. We aren't sure but it would be good to know in advance.

[noajthan]

Paperwork for what?

[stefanvl]

Paperwork so the non-EU married partner can work. The time from arrival application until he can work.

[noajthan]

Paperwork so the non-EU married partner can work. The time from arrival application until he can work.

Which country are you living in and what have you applied for? RC?

A RC for which country? UK & Eire are two different countries.

[stefanvl]

I am Belgian he is Costa Rican

We lived in Germany. He had the EU document that allows him to live and work in Germany.
We then moved to Northern Ireland where we now live and both work. He has the COA with permission to work. We are waiting for the card I am not sure what he will be getting or what they call it to be honest.

Now we are looking into moving to ROI but would like to know if my non-EU married partner will be allowed to work any quicker because he has the UK card and the German Article 10 residence card.


Thanks for your help

[noajthan]

I am Belgian he is Costa Rican

We lived in Germany. He had the EU document that allows him to live and work in Germany.
We then moved to Northern Ireland where we now live and both work. He has the COA with permission to work. We are waiting for the card I am not sure what he will be getting or what they call it to be honest.

Now we are looking into moving to ROI but would like to know if my non-EU married partner will be allowed to work any quicker because he has the UK card and the German Article 10 residence card.


Thanks for your help

No, because those cards are for Germany and UK respectively.

And anyway the right to work does not depend on possession of a card.
A spouse dependent on a Union citizen may reside, work even study, if their sponsor is a qualified person.
Ofcourse a card comes in handy in persuading a poorly-informed and time-poor employer that someone is not an illegal.
But it doesn't confer any right to work per se.

Move to Eire and work from day one or start own business if that floats your boat.
Get up to speed here:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/citizen/doc ... 013_en.pdf

[stefanvl]

Of course I the EU partner would work from day one... It is just very hard to survive in ROI with just one paycheck. Rent seems extremely high, especially if you have to live of of one paycheck for 6 or 10 months...

[noajthan]

Of course I the EU partner would work from day one... It is just very hard to survive in ROI with just one paycheck. Rent seems extremely high, especially if you have to live of of one paycheck for 6 or 10 months...

In that case dependent can work or run a business too.

Clearly you need an emergency fund; I doubt anyone would contemplate emigration without one or else the first hiccup or setback could land them between a rock and a hard place.

[stefanvl]

With the stamp you get after 14 weeks my non-eu married partner would be allowed to work?

[noajthan]

... the right to work does not depend on possession of a card.
A spouse dependent on a Union citizen may reside, work even study, if their sponsor is a qualified person.
Ofcourse a card comes in handy in persuading a poorly-informed and time-poor employer that someone is not an illegal.
But it doesn't confer any right to work per se.

Move to Eire and work from day one or start own business if that floats your boat.
Get up to speed here:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/citizen/doc ... 013_en.pdf