me and my partner have been together for almost a year, after meeting on the internet. We have see each other every 3 months or so. We are both quite happy to move, i know how long and difficult it is to move to the states so was just wondering how it works regarding visas an stuff if he was to move to ireland?? Please don't answer this if you are going to leave some cocky comment!!!!
2006-12-01 05:43:28 · 5 answers · asked by bexter 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
If you were married the answer would be easy: your partner gets an EU/EEA permit free and gratis from the Irish Embassy, and flies over to join you.
The issue of unmarried partners, hetero- or homosexual, is variable by EU member state, as are civil partnerships. Because you haven't been specific, answering your query involves an excessive amount of research and reference.
It does appear that unmarried partners are NOT recognized under Irish law. It might be easier to establish residence together in Northern Ireland (which you may be able to do under the Surinder Singh principle, having previously exercised your EEA rights in Ireland), and to then become weekend commuters. Under EU law, your "home" would probably be the Northern Ireland place where you "in principle" return to every weekend.
Staying in the Republic during the workweek would be a trivial exercise of EU rights, albeit undefined in Ireland given their non-recognition no unmarried partners, irrespective of sex.
That's my off-the-cuff, Google-aided opinion.
Moving to the USA involves rather more difficulty for the non-American partner, inasmuch as the USA (unlike the EU) specifically rejects rights for unmarried partners. One would have to look at treaty-trader or treaty-investor, journalist and similar work-visa possibilities.
2006-12-01 05:52:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does (s)he have a parent or grandparent who were Irish? If so, (s)he can seek citizenship through ancestry. Do you have a job there? If so, then apply for family reunification. Otherwise, (s)he needs a job there, and that requires a job offer, application for residence and work permit, and waiting 1-3 months for an answer.
US citizens can play tourist in the UK for 6 months, plus 3 months in Ireland (actually 3 months for all Schengen-agreement countries combined) so a tourist entry might be the short-term solution.
2006-12-01 05:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you aware of any resrictions on Amercians moving to Ireland? I'm not trying to be cocky...just really wondering what any stumbling blocks there might be? Is your parnter planning on becoming a citizen of Ireland? Are you going to? That's the only questions I would have...if you can find those answers, then it should be fairly simple??
2006-12-01 05:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by TexasRose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have him hop on a unicorn-ride a rainbow-and get a pot of gold Nyuk Nyuk
2006-12-01 07:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you contacted immigration,they will tell you what to do.Good Luck
2006-12-03 08:42:21 · answer #5 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋