Where To Settle In Ireland

[zack11111]

Hello. I intend to temporarily move to Ireland for at least a year with my British partner & 2 children in order to take advantage of the Singh route, in future, should we find it difficult to settle there. However, the only part of Ireland I am really aware of is Dublin. Considering costs (particularly housing), the children's education, job prospects etc., can those of you who are familiar with living in Ireland suggest other parts of Ireland that we could be looking at? Preferably, not too far away from Dublin. Btw, my wife is self-employed and I am an IT professional - we have also been saving for some time now. Thanks in advance.

[fatty patty]

Rents have come down quiet alot from their peak, an average rent nowadays in West/South Dublin for a 3 bed house is around 1100. If you look a little outside of Dublin then small towns likes Celbridge, Leixlip in Co. Kildare and Ashbourne, Trim in Co. Meath are ideal and also have good link with bus services. Average rent is pretty much the same. Also Naas in Co. Kildare is a good family town, have hospital, court, shopping, good schools and only 30 minutes from Dublin with good links with either train or bus, average rent there is around 800. The more you get away from Dublin the cheaper it gets.

[daddy]

Hello. I intend to temporarily move to Ireland for at least a year with my British partner & 2 children in order to take advantage of the Singh route, in future, should we find it difficult to settle there. However, the only part of Ireland I am really aware of is Dublin. Considering costs (particularly housing), the children's education, job prospects etc., can those of you who are familiar with living in Ireland suggest other parts of Ireland that we could be looking at? Preferably, not too far away from Dublin. Btw, my wife is self-employed and I am an IT professional - we have also been saving for some time now. Thanks in advance.

Are your children British citizens? if yes, then you better wait and apply for your residence in UK using Zambrano route, NO need to relocate, I believe, within 2 months time, UK will start implementing the Zambrano rule, this is my advice to you.
Good luck.

[Brown212]

Hello. I intend to temporarily move to Ireland for at least a year with my British partner & 2 children in order to take advantage of the Singh route, in future, should we find it difficult to settle there. However, the only part of Ireland I am really aware of is Dublin. Considering costs (particularly housing), the children's education, job prospects etc., can those of you who are familiar with living in Ireland suggest other parts of Ireland that we could be looking at? Preferably, not too far away from Dublin. Btw, my wife is self-employed and I am an IT professional - we have also been saving for some time now. Thanks in advance.

Are your children British citizens? if yes, then you better wait and apply for your residence in UK using Zambrano route, NO need to relocate, I believe, within 2 months time, UK will start implementing the Zambrano rule, this is my advice to you.
Good luck.

The UK authority has not made a single comment about this ruling, they are lots of families that the uk has kept in limbo for very long time, they are waiting for the implementation of this ruling in uk, but the uk will like to give it a fight.

[zack11111]

Thanks for the replies. My interpretation of the ruling is that it would only affect families where both parties are immigrants and unable to work. Since my wife is British and can work without restriction, I'm not sure it will be applicable to us. It is definitely subject to interpretation and I'm sure there will be many arguments for and against in the near future.

[zack11111]

On a similar note to my first question, some posts on this forum seem to imply that I can apply for a visa to travel directly to Ireland (accompanied by spouse) without having to go back to my home country. Whilst going back is not an issue, we are considering that it may be more convenient if we are both present to find suitable accommodation etc.

Can anyone confirm if that is the case considering my overstayer status? This document explicitly states that to apply for a visa to move to Ireland to join a spouse who is an EU national (from the UK), you need "evidence of your permission to remain in the UK (stamp or sticker in passport or on other approved official document provided by the UK authorities or a UK Identity Card)". Thanks.

[ImmigrationLawyer]

According to my interpretation, you should only need to show evidence of your wife's economic activity after 3 months, when applying for the 5 years card. See this High Court judgement from Friday:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ire ... 88541.html

"A HIGH Court judge has awarded the Moldovan wife of a Romanian man €7,500 damages after she was refused entry to the State and detained in prison for three days.

Mr Justice Gerard Hogan strongly criticised the State over its policy towards the admission into the State of non-EU spouses of EU nationals.

Aurelia Raducan arrived at Dublin airport with her husband, Radu Raducan, on a flight from the Romanian capital Bucharest, on October 29th, 2010.

Ms Raducan did not have an Irish visa but was entitled to be admitted into the State once a family residence card and/or marriage certificate was presented."[/quote]