George - I am going to assume you are Irish? If so, then once you attend in person at a GNIB office, your wife should have her approval soon after if everything is in Order. I suggest reading what others have described here (from Cfin, Mairead, Kate, Kelsey). It should add some clarity to the process.

Hi All, My husband who is a US citizen will be moving to Ireland in the next couple of months to live with me (irish citizen) . In Order for him to register, get a stamp 4 and GNIB card it says that we must have proof of place of residence. I'm wondering if my lease will be sufficient or is it necessary to have his name added to the lease before he even enters the country. Thank you in advance.

Hi Mairead, I noticed that you wrote this post a while ago, but I'm interested in how you got on, because I'm now in the same situation. WAs the process smooth for you? Also; how were you able to provide evidence of a joint address? I thought that in Order to open a bank account, you have to be a resident in Ireland. Sorry for so many questions. Would really appreciate any info/experience you've had. Tara

... Things that "keep me up at night" which I will be searching the forum for discussions of (if anyone WAnts to link me to good threads feel free!): - I've been looking for studios or roommates on rent.ie and daft.ie but won't really be able to get to much into it until I arrive. I am having my two cats flown out to me (using a pet relocator) after I've secured an Apartment. Wondering how much trouble I will have finding pet friendly Apartments? Lots of these website don't even have a search filter for "pet friendly". - Airlines - I'm a big fan of accumula ...

Hey Kelsey So I am currently engaged to an Irish citizen and I am American. We move back and forth a lot just so that we can be together. When we stay in America we have an Apartment and while being in Ireland I have stayed with his family. I read all the questions you were asked and would be able to answer and he would as well. But we are trying to figure out more on this. Where do I go to apply for this? And how many times did you guys travel back and forth to see eachother? Just trying to figure out what they might be looking for? Im just tired of spending so much on airline tickets and marriage has already been discussed and we are ready to get to it. We are younger as he is only 22 and I am 20 so I hope that age would not be a HUGE bad factor in this. What do you think? I just need some advice and help and I see you have gone through my situation so I am reaching out to you. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Thanks, Liam. 🙂 I gave myself an awful headache last night. So would you recommend searching for places via the AirBnB route vs. actually looking for a short-term lease on an Apartment? (Dumb question: Are the homeowners ever living there with you with AirBnB? Are you basically a glorified couch-surfer? I'm "old" at 35 and have never used it because I never get to travel.) To make this related to cats...does anyone who has moved with cats have any reports on how well they travel? If I do ever move there on a longer-term basis, the cats would have to make the trip. It's at least only from Boston, so basically the shortest US flight possible, but they tend to meow occasionally just on the drive to the vet. Oskar has also had both kinds of accidents in his carrier during a two-hour car trip before, and Marmalade gets carsick if he eats right before a trip. (My cats are basically awesome.)

Hi Melissa, With regard to #2, be sure to have them give you the longest timestamp possible when coming in as a tourist. I know of cases where they'll ask how long you plan to stay and stamp it for exactly that amount of time. If the person before you is staying 2 weeks, you don't WAnt that stamped on your passport. You'll need plenty of time after you do marry to get everything in Order to send for residency status. I hope someone else can chime in on your other questions. I don't have personal experience with it. Liam

Hi Jo Maybe the repatriation division of the INIS are the right people to contact. Wouldn't a deportation Order have an expiration on it? Does he have whatever paperwork WAs given at the time? If you can't get answers from the INIS or the GNIB, I'd suggest contacting a solicitor in Ireland. Best of luck with it! Liam

... insensitive phrase, but I don't know what else it's called). Are these types of weddings considered 'sham' even though in many cases, they are long lasting. Or arranged marriages. It WAsn't unheard of in Ireland up until recent decades, particularly in rural areas, for marriages to be arranged in some fashion or another. Not for you to answer obviously, I'm just thinking out loud.

no, unfortunately there is no office in Ireland. Who would we contact in Order to prove that we could financially support ourselves? Liam, we are both US citizens.