Irish Family Permit!!

[andypaul]

If you intend to use the Family permit route, the correct form to use is the VAF1

http://uk.visapro.com/Download/Form-VAF1.pdf

As Indicated in an earlier post, the chances of a family permit of being refused are virtually nil.
The only reasons for an outright refusal would be if you enter false details or the wife has some sort of criminal record.
The first visa will be valid for 6 months, and you can apply for a 5 year residence card at any time within the 6 months.
All is free of charge for genuine bona fide EEA nationals and their spouses.
From the moment she lands she will be entitled to take up employment and all it entails.
We done it, waited about 6/7 weeks.
Jet has been here since last September, and has been working for the last couple of months.
Good luck

After the 5 years up can you apply for a ILR or british citzenship?

[aromulus]

After the 5 years up can you apply for a ILR or british citzenship?

Theorethically and practically you would be entitled to apply for both..... Free of charge for the ILR, not sure about the citizenship.
But we thought that if Jet ever decides to get a new citizenship it will be dual with Italian.... Would save a lot of hassle in future....

[andypaul]

Theorethically and practically you would be entitled to apply for both..... Free of charge for the ILR, not sure about the citizenship.
But we thought that if Jet ever decides to get a new citizenship it will be dual with Italian.... Would save a lot of hassle in future....

free of charge for the ILR well thats 700 to 950 saved

[aromulus]

free of charge for the ILR well thats 700 to 950 saved

Eh, yeah....... It is a hard life being a foreigner in the UK but someone has to pay taxes.... To allow some of the indigenous population to keep paying for their Sky subscriptions while signing on the dole...

On reflection.... it is a very little return for 34 years of hard work... But better than nothing at all....

[Shamrockdave2003]

Eljono,

Coming from NI may be you can help with this.

I am just about to apply for Spouse visa for my wife and daughter.

Now i was born in NI and have lived there most of my life, however i have been in London for over 10 years and hold a British Passport not an Irish one.
My mother is from Dublin and two of my brothers hold Irish passports.

Should i spend all this money on spuse visa's or should i go the family permit route, can i even apply for it??? having already got a British Passport.

Any ideas

SD

[aromulus]

Eljono,
My mother is from Dublin and two of my brothers hold Irish passports.
Should i spend all this money on spuse visa's or should i go the family permit route, can i even apply for it??? having already got a British Passport.
Any ideas
SD

A quick phone call to the Irish Embassy should tell you if you are entitled to apply for an Irish Passport, I guess.
The Family permit route is the best way around, if you can get on the bandwagon.... do it....

Good luck
Dom

[andypaul]

A quick phone call to the Irish Embassy should tell you if you are entitled to apply for an Irish Passport, I guess.
The Family permit route is the best way around, if you can get on the bandwagon.... do it....

Good luck
Dom

The more tax payers that actually get something back the better

If your mum is born in Dublin and your brothers have a passport i would think its no major prob to get a paddy passport.

I think it goes back to grandparents when my mum researched this and her gran was born in Ireland so if i could wind the clock back i could have saved over a grand