Forum Immigration UK

[michalE229]

HI i will try keep this simple but it really hard and i would appreciate any input and help thank you, i marry my wife from phillipines in febuary and as i live in northern ireland and hold a irish passport she apply for the EAAvisa, but when she apply on 3 august we get back that she is not intitled to apply as it say in my birth cert that as i was born in northern ireland then by virtu of birth im a british citzen, Also on our marriage licence when we marry in the philippines it state im british, because when he ask my country of birth i say the uk, which is correct,. but in the good friday agreement http://www.nio.gov.uk/agreement.pdf it say people who live in northern ireland can choose to be british or irish or both , i got my mp on this and he say it incorrect and he will help me, please can any one share on this

[ladyjulian]

I hope I'm not the bearer of bad news Michal but if you're a dual national then you can no longer rely on EEA rules.

That means if you are both British and Irish, you can no longer use your Irish nationality for the EEA rules.

If you want to use the EEA rules and you hold an Irish passport, then you would have to revoke your British citizenship. Once you have done this you can't get it back, so think VERY carefully before you do it.

Alternatively, if you meet the new rules (which include a minimum income requirement of £18,600) then you can apply for her to join you under the UK laws.

[michalE229]

Thank you on your reply,, so if i revoke my British citizenship what will that mean for me living here?

[ladyjulian]

As an EEA citizen you would be entitled to live in the UK as long as you are "exercising Treaty rights" which means working, self-sufficient, studying or jobseeking - and jobseeking only lasts for six months.