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[Lovehearts]

I have no idea where to start with this visa.

My fiancee from outside europe and i have been together for 2 years, and i am keen to bring him to the uk to live. To cut a long story short, the chance of him achieving a uk spouse visa is low. I realised that i could apply for irish citezenship by descent, and i could bring him to ireland to live instead.

As i said, i am compelely lost and have no idea where to start.
I would be grateful if someone could answer the following questions for me..

What is required for a spouse visa? Eg, pictures, email copies, phone bills?
Would i require to have a bought house, or could i rent?
How long do we need to be married?
Roughly what salary would i need to be earning?
Once he arrives in ireland, how long would he have to be living there before he is allowed to travel to britan, and to live and work in britan?

I honestly thank whoever replies from my heart, it is really appriciated. Xxxxx

[Yousafzai]

I have no idea where to start with this visa.

My fiancee from outside europe and i have been together for 2 years, and i am keen to bring him to the uk to live. To cut a long story short, the chance of him achieving a uk spouse visa is low. I realised that i could apply for irish citezenship by descent, and i could bring him to ireland to live instead.

As i said, i am compelely lost and have no idea where to start.
I would be grateful if someone could answer the following questions for me..

What is required for a spouse visa? Eg, pictures, email copies, phone bills?
Would i require to have a bought house, or could i rent?
How long do we need to be married?
Roughly what salary would i need to be earning?
Once he arrives in ireland, how long would he have to be living there before he is allowed to travel to britan, and to live and work in britan?

I honestly thank whoever replies from my heart, it is really appriciated. Xxxxx

If you guys ultimately want to live in UK, then you can either go the way you suggested or he could join you straight in the UK instead of going through Ireland i.e. under EU rules after you secure your Irish citizenship. If I were you, I would go for the latter since it would be a lot quicker and cheaper.

My answers to the questions would be;

- Yes, that and everything else to prove your relationship is genuine.
- No need to be the owner, you can rent.
- No time limit.
- No specific amount but should be enough for expenses of both of you.
- 5 years i.e. once he gets Irish citizenship.

Good luck

[Lovehearts]

Thankyou soo much for your reply yousafzai, i honestly thought i wasn't getting one haha. I have been getting so many different replies that i didn't know what to believe anymore.

Can i just ask if that's ok, are you sure about the no time limit?

[Yousafzai]

Yes I am sure. There was such a provision where the couple had to live outside Ireland for one year before they could come to Ireland but that has been removed since it was decalred illegal by the EU court.

Good luck

[StaticHF]

If you are a visa-required national and travelling to Ireland to join your spouse, you should present the following with your visa application.