Thread: Irish Citizen Getting Married Abroad.

Hello.
Great site I must say, Im very impressed, yet a little confused so Im posting this for a little info please. Apologies for the length.

Im an irish citizen living and working in Ireland but my Fiancee is living in the Philippines. We plan to get married 2010 or 2011 and she will be re-locating to join me in Ireland. Our plan is to get married over there and then apply for a visa to join me.
What sort of visa would we be looking at for that? and how long would it roughly take to get approved? Whats the specific requirements and is there a copy of the application form online? Is their things like interviews or books of evidence required over in the irish consulate in the Philippines? Also if she is allowed to join me in ireland would she be allowed to work? (even just a regular job or part-time).

Also Do the irish government issue a Fiancee visa? Say we change our minds and want to get married in ireland instead. What type of visa would we need for this and how do we go about applying for it? We are just trying to weigh up our options and see what the best choice for us is. There is very little info about the Irish system online when i was doing some research. Tons on the american and UK immigration systems but i put that down to size of population. Anyway sorry about the amount of questions and length of post but i hope to get pointed in the right direction here and look forward to the replies.

Thanks,
Johnny.

Marriage Abroad
Many countries require non-nationals, before they can get married in their jurisdiction, to produce a certificate from their country of origin to show that they are free to marry. These are usually known as Certificates of Non-Impediment, Certificats de Coutume or Nulla Ostas. Residents of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland should apply to:

Consular Section
Department of Foreign Affairs
St. Stephens Green
Dublin 2

Telephone: (01) 408 2568

Please note that marrying a non-EEA national does not automatically give them Irish citizenship. If you intend to bring your future spouse to live with you in Ireland, you should contact INIS with regard to your future spouse's immigration status in Ireland.

A Certificat de Coutume is required if an Irish citizen wishes to get married in the following countries. These countries do not require an Apostille to be attached to the Certificat de Coutume:

Scotland
Sweden
Cyprus
Peru
The Philippines
Malta
Kenya
South Africa
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
(You are strongly advised to contact the relevant Embassy, Consulate, or High Commission covering the country in which you wish to marry to confirm that this information is accurate.)

Applications should be made at least three months before the marriage is due to take place. The Certificat de Coutume is valid for 120 days from the date of issue.

All documents in languages other than English should be translated.

The documents you require can be downloaded at
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Once married you will have to apply for a visitors' visa for your wife to join you and as there have been a number of documentated cases of abuse of the visitor's visa system from the Philippines, you may have the visa refused. It will help if you have supporting documentation to prove a long term relationship and evidence of a number of face to face meetings, internet only contact is treated with suspicion. You will find it very difficult to secure a visitor's visa for your finance to come to Ireland to marry, it would be better to marry in the Philippines.

Marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State. A non EEA national who wishes to reside in the State on the basis of their marriage to an Irish national must make an application for permission to remain in the State. On arrival in Ireland you and your spouse need to apply for residency with GNIB, applications can take up to 12 months to process and the spouse cannot take up employment without a Work Permit. Register or Login to View this Link

Has anyone that ever brought a non-eu spouse to ireland ever used the services of an immigration solicitor? Is it worth it to ensure that I dont screw up the paperwork/application or should i be able to do everything myself if i follow the guidelines?

You should be able to complete the paperwork without the assistance of a solicitor. If your spouse is from a visa required country apply for the visa in his/her home country or your country of residence. If he/she is not from a visa required country, you simply go to GNIB to register on arrival. It is all very straight forward and there is no point in wasting money on solicitors. Send me a pm if you need any further assistance.

Originally Posted by Vikingdub

You should be able to complete the paperwork without the assistance of a solicitor. If your spouse is from a visa required country apply for the visa in his/her home country or your country of residence. If he/she is not from a visa required country, you simply go to GNIB to register on arrival. It is all very straight forward and there is no point in wasting money on solicitors. Send me a pm if you need any further assistance.

Hi There

I am a south african citizen, therefore not visa required to visit ireland for up to 3 months. I have registered to a college in dublin, after I was granted the visa to stay, The college closed , so re-registration was not possible, also I was once questioned by my fiancee's home in donegal, that is attached to my gnib file. I know its so complicated.

How can he get a fiancee visa for me ?

Please help me out with some information siona@live.com

Regards
Siona