Getting my Girlfriend to Ireland

quinlan Vos

Hey guys, first of all i am not sure if this is the correct forum but i thought i would give it a go. I met my current girlfriend 10 years ago while on holidays. We got on like a house on fire. She went back home to the Philippines and me back here. We had every intention of meeting up again but due to family/work commitments it didn't happen. We actually never lost contact. We would Skype weekly etc...
4 years ago we really started connecting to the point of daily calls / texts, and really grew our "relationship" online and want to take it further.
We started looking into what it would take for her to come here. She currently works as a care assistant. She has qualifications over there for that, but not here. I have been getting different opinions from people on what the next step would be on obtaining a visa. Some have jumped right for the marriage scenario. While i am not against it as i believe it would happen some day. I would like for us to have that time of being a couple dating first. The other issue that has me worried is her lack of money. Even though she works as a career. She does not get paid a lot (Irish standards) . Enough for a happy life there, this is something emigration will have an issue with on her entry to Ireland. I have a good job here, i own my own house, so me going over there is not really an option.

Anybody in a similar circumstance or anybody can offer advice on how to take this situation on ?

goz83

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving_country/moving_to_ireland/coming_to_live_in_ireland/visa_requirements_for_entering_ireland.html

Look at types of visas.

You are looking at Type C or D judging by your OP

quinlan Vos

Thanks. I was looking at the visas already. Still unsure what way to go about it, hence the post.

Annasopra

Ask Migrant Rights Centre Ireland. They are experts on this. www.mrci.ie

Mrs OBumble

Have you visited her in the Philippines? If not, then do so and make sure you meet all the family members you have been told about.

Get her to come on a visitor visa for 3 months, and live together during that period. Yes, you will have to support her. Consider having her do a caregiving course during the time, to get quals to allow her to work as a caregiver here. Yes you will likely have to pay for that too. Be certain that she qualifies from the course. (mmmm ... can she do the course on a tourist visa .. I'm not sure ...)

Do not even consider marrying her before both of these.

I know you've had an on-line relationship for 10 years. But seriously, some people can string you along for that long. And far, far too many have been burned.

athtrasna

She probably won't get a work permit here as a carer, there are really specific areas of health care and caring that are eligible but she doesn't sound like she'll qualify. The list of ineligible job areas is available on www.djei.ie

quinlan Vos

Thanks for the advice. I know her whole family and my family know them also. We are all really close.

Cortina_MK_IV

so me going over there is not really an option.

Why can you not go if you don't mind my asking? I think you need to prove the validity of the relationship if that is the route you are taking.

quinlan Vos

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

Why can you not go if you don't mind my asking? I think you need to prove the validity of the relationship if that is the route you are taking.

I am currently in a very good position with work. I got a job that i am really not qualified for. So the company is paying for my education. Not to mention my really good wages. If i were to leave i would loose that oppertunity. I am really not qualified for anything else. If i were to leave that would be 2 of us on really bad wages.

Layinghen

Don't think anyone is suggesting you leave your job. Can you not take 2/3 weeks holiday time to go and visit?

quinlan Vos

Layinghen wrote: »

Don't think anyone is suggesting you leave your job. Can you not take 2/3 weeks holiday time to go and visit?

Sure. I can do that. I would have done it sooner but was unemployed for a few years. So studied during that time

GerardKeating

quinlan Vos wrote: »

Sure. I can do that. I would have done it sooner but was unemployed for a few years. So studied during that time

Start to document your relationship, write letters rather than email//Skype, they will ask for this when you apply for Visa.

You might be able to get her a tourist visa, so she can visit you

ArthurG

Are you saying you haven't seen this lady face to face in 10 years?.

Dude I'm sorry to be negative, but I think there's a high chance you're being played here. Particularly as you refer to it as a "relationship" (your inverted commas).

quinlan Vos

ArthurG wrote: »

Are you saying you haven't seen this lady face to face in 10 years?.

Dude I'm sorry to be negative, but I think there's a high chance you're being played here. Particularly as you refer to it as a "relationship" (your inverted commas).

Saw her face thismorning before she left for the city. Thanks to face time. She face times my sisters my mother. Her family facetime my family. Thats not an issue. I use the inverted commas due to the fact other people wouldnt consider it a relationship.

goz83

I understand the skepticism from other posters. Just be careful.

I also think emails will do just fine. Letters are not realistic....unless you're sending birthday cards and such, the post date stamp will help prove legitimacy if you need to at some stage. Anything that can be time stamped is good. text/viber/whatsapp/facebook messages etc. Visit her for a week or two before deciding anything.

GoodBrains

Aer Lingus workers in Dublin Airport or the Irish navy.

quinlan Vos

GoodBrains wrote: »

Aer Lingus workers in Dublin Airport or the Irish navy.

Worst thing about that is. You could do everything right and be completly up front and then get refused. The people who come in illegally get to stay.

yoginindublin

It would be very difficult for her to come here on a tourist visa even if you prove that you will support her. Its import for her to show that she will go back to the Philippines and from the scenario you have drawn, even if she doesn't plan to stay illegally, the guys granting the visa will not see it as that. Therefore she will get denied. This is the real pain of countries that require visas. Unless she is well travelled in her history - gone to several countries and back that require visa on her end, i.e. Us, Canada, then it will be a battle.

cloloco

quinlan Vos wrote: »

Hey guys, first of all i am not sure if this is the correct forum but i thought i would give it a go. I met my current girlfriend 10 years ago while on holidays. We got on like a house on fire. She went back home to the Philippines and me back here. We had every intention of meeting up again but due to family/work commitments it didn't happen. We actually never lost contact. We would Skype weekly etc...
4 years ago we really started connecting to the point of daily calls / texts, and really grew our "relationship" online and want to take it further.
We started looking into what it would take for her to come here. She currently works as a care assistant. She has qualifications over there for that, but not here. I have been getting different opinions from people on what the next step would be on obtaining a visa. Some have jumped right for the marriage scenario. While i am not against it as i believe it would happen some day. I would like for us to have that time of being a couple dating first. The other issue that has me worried is her lack of money. Even though she works as a career. She does not get paid a lot (Irish standards) . Enough for a happy life there, this is something emigration will have an issue with on her entry to Ireland. I have a good job here, i own my own house, so me going over there is not really an option.

Anybody in a similar circumstance or anybody can offer advice on how to take this situation on ?

Would your field of work be something that you could transfer to a similar job in the Philippines? Would you be willing to move there instead?

goz83

cloloco wrote: »

Would your field of work be something that you could transfer to a similar job in the Philippines? Would you be willing to move there instead?

The OP has indicated that this would not be feasible. He is being trained and has a job he states he is not qualified for. Sounds like he is lucky to be where he is.

Hellsbells85

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