Hi, gretta if your soon to be husband is a citizen of Republic of Ireland and exercising a European Treaty Rights here in UK...then you should apply for a Residence Card as the Non - EEA Family Member of an EEA National...try this to visit this http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/eu...pplying/...coz i am a filipina too who's married to an EEA National which is from Germany...i'd applied for my Residence Card last April and now i'm waiting for the UKBA to issue it...the processing time of Residence Card is 6 months...hope this help...feel free to ask me anything you need on how to apply...i'm happy to help you...