... I assume we won’t be issued an MRF straight away, if so there would be no point in having the Meeting as this MRF would expire within the 6 months. So will they issue it to us at a later date closer to our marriage date or should I postpone this Meeting? - This is tricky. I don't actually know the concrete answer to this. Here's my situation: We have the "notice" in person on July 4. We had this "interview" on Monday that made sure we were "legitimate" on Sept 12. We have to WAit two weeks to get "approved," and then we pick a date. She just said if we did ...

... I can't WAit to be interviewed, I could declare my love for her all day. We have known each other for years but our relationship is comparatively short. We will be having a civil ceremony in the registry office and having a wedding at a different date and so my questions are: 1.) Our first notification to marry Meeting is in November and we plan to marry in August. I assume we won't be issued an MRF straight away, if so there would be no point in having the Meeting as this MRF would expire within the 6 months. So will they issue it to us at a later date cl ...

Were those the standard square pallets or the long rectangular ones? How do you figure the space you used would compare to a 20 foot shipping container? (5.598mx2.325mx2.39m / 19'4"x7"8'x7'10" Interior dimensions)

Joey, I have renewed several times now, in the Dundalk Garda station. It went well each time, except getting an appointment WAs sometimes tricky. Make sure you have that sorted well ahead of the expiry of your previous stamp4. I brought my Irish wife, a recent electricity bill to prove I still live here, my passport, her passport, and my previous GNIB residency card. I brought things that showed I WAs actively contributing to the economy but they did not WAnt to see those. The first time, they took all my fingerprints on a digital scanner. Each time, they t ...

My wife and I have a semi-unique position related to our visa plan. We run our families' company and are looking to open an Irish branch and then submit our work permits through the company. We have a Meeting with an attorney this week and are wondering if anyone has done this process? Are there any specific questions/pitfalls you'd advise we bring up with the attorney. Thanks so much!

@moveclubadmin Hi Liam! Thank you for your response! I think I must have misunderstood what I read about spouse requirements, as you indicated above. I had since run across a friend who has citizenship and she said her husband came with her and they gave him a 90 day stamp when they arrived and then when he goes in for his Meeting, they will likely give him a 2-3 year stamp 4 from there. So that lines up with what you indicated above - thank you for clarifying! Sarah

Hi Joey, I probably brought some of that stuff, but they just WAnted to see last year's card, my passport and that WAs that, since I presented those things at the 1st Meeting a year earlier. Steve

@ronnie29 Thank you so much for the details! I just read your portion My husband is not joining me at the airport. He is already in Ireland. I am flying over alone and Meeting him. I did not read anywhere that he has to be with me upon my arrival from the US to Ireland. Is this necessary or just is better if they do? I'm actually flying there this Friday and return a week later. He WAs just here for a week three weeks ago. So I hope he doesn't have to fly back to the US just to join me to Ireland. We fly so much already. Thank you.

... girls, and I think they have very trustworthy adults involved. It's really the fact that she's 11 that worries me most. It seems rather young, as you've said. And their school doesn't even introduce Irish language until year five, so seems soon to embark on Gaeltacht at the end of their first year of Irish. All that being said, I have no idea what Gaeltacht even is. If it's structured, what are the activities involved, and is there free time (as you mentioned)... These are all questions I'll ask at the Meeting, all I know thus far is we were given an ...

Hello! My wife and I are US citizens in Seattle and have an 8 month old baby girl, Molly. I am a registered foreign birth (grandparents) dual citizen and sent in the papers for Molly a couple months back when they reopened the office. WAnted to move to Ireland for a while and give Molly some world citizenship time growing up. Both my wife Lissa and I are avid travellers and would love for Molly to grow up with weekends in Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, etc. not to mention healthcare, college, etc. Anyway, casually looking on LinkedIn and networking to find a job (I am in tech and startups, the wife is an architect) and have flights booked for April to drive around and find a good place to live - thinking Dublin, Cork or Galway currently - hopefully the virus takes one on the nose by then. As I understand it, the wife needs to register and spend 3 years there somehow managing to stay married to me and then she can be granted citizenship, etc. - wondering about healthcare in the interim for her - do we need to buy private health insurance for her until she gets citizenship if we live there? Also, can she work while in limbo? Look forward to "meeting" you all! Thanks, Tim