My partner and I have been together for 10 years and have decided to finally tie the knot in Dublin. My partner is an Irish Citizen and I am a non-EEA National and a non visa national. We both currently reside in the UK and have been living together since 2000. Once we are married we plan to reside in the UK.

I am not sure about the formalities- would I need to apply for an EEA Family Permit once we are married? If so, and reading of other experiences posted on the forum, would it be quicker if I applied for this in Dublin as opposed to the UK.

The Family Permit is valid for 6 months, after which any subsequent applications for residence can be submitted...is it complusory that these applications are made to the Home Office in the UK or can I do that in Dublin at the British High Commission or British High Commission in my non-EU home country? I am trying to think of the different options because it seems the H.Office is quiet notorious for delayed applications.

Pls advise.

Kind Regards
M Kelly

 

Thanks for your reply. As we are getting married in Ireland; Dulin, for the purposes of travelling to the UK from Ireland..I am not sure if Dublin would be classified as being outside of the UK....

I have only started researching today and there is a wealth of information out there..be useful to keep in touch via the forum....

You may find the following links useful

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence_Card

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_E ... ily_permit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_nationality_law

With regards to the EEA2 form check out the follwoing forum or google EEA2'

http://www.ukresident.com