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Advice Working Visa - a Paddy and a Yank

  • 11-08-2012 3:05pm
    #1
    missamused
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi everyone!

    I'm brand new so not sure if I'm doing this in the right forum or not. But I REALLY need some advice regarding working visas for my American fiancé. Our situation is a bit unusual because I am planning on doing an international masters in DIT next September. As part of the course I'm required to study in Norway and Malta. So naturally my fiancé and I want to stay together, and he wants to work while I study, but Norway and Malta don't have temporary working permits for U.S. citizens.

    We thought we'd get around this issue by getting hitched before next September (we're currently living and working in South Korea)
    but would he ONLY be able to live and work in Ireland on a spousal visa or would he be free to live and work in the rest of Europe as well?

    Please help us with this, we're so confused on this one!


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  • #2
    Senna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    You need to contact the embassy for Norway and Malta.


  • #3
    tatli_lokma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭tatli_lokma


    its not a spousal visa - it is permission to remain in Ireland due to being married to an Irish citizen. A visa is a different thing. The permission to remain due to being the spouse of an irish citizen then in turn means they don't need a work permit - they get a stamp 4. So I would imagine that this does not automatically confer rights to work in other countries, although I may be mistaken, but it seems unlikely. It could make it easier to get work permits however.

    However, you need to be in the country to apply AFAIK. So not sure if you can apply in South Korea - INIS can advise you properly.

    But from my experience, your idea of marrying early to get an Irish residence won't make any difference to your entitlement to work elsewhere, although as I mentioned, it might make the process easier.


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