Posted by Scott on August 21, 2008, 7:10 am, in reply to "Re: Time frame"
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Oh, that's different. Once you marry your Irish citizen, you file a completely different set of papers that takes a few weeks to clear. In the meantime, if you want to work, you have to file a spousal work permit. On this one, they waive the fees.
See http://www.entemp.ie/labour/workpermits/marriedtoeu.htm where the Dept. of Employment has put up a summary of the procedure.
There are a lot of questions about spouses and visas and everything. Let me get back to everyone on this question after I get some answers. I'm confused myself because what used to be a straightforward procedure has been complicated in the past few months by a change of policy and court cases.
Scott
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: Scott - Just to get this right in my own head.
: Once I marry my Irish national Fiance, I
: won't be waiting around for 8 months for a
: work permit?
:
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: Now that's the kind of time frame that's
: been
: more the norm. Hopefully those days are
: past???
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: Scott
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: My work permit took 8 months. There was
: glich
: along the way, but even when that was sorted
: it took 4 months until I had it in my hands.
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: Just wanted to add that there could be
: delays
: before your application is successfully
: submitted. Based on my experience and from
: talking to others, after you have the job
: offer, how quickly the process takes may
: depend on some of the following:
:
: 1) whether you need to have your
: qualifications recognized by the equivalent
: irish organziation, and if you do, how often
: they meet to review qualifications, and if
: they accept your qualification without
: further clarification
:
: 2)how easy/difficult it is for your employer
: to convince the government that YOU are the
: most qualified for the job (as compared to
: Irish & EU citizens, who I believe get
: top priority)
:
: 3) whether or not your potential employer
: completes the paperwork correctly (the more
: non-nationals they have hired in the last
: year, the better your chances they know what
: they're doing)
:
: 4) whether or not any of the above people
: are on vacation at the time of
: receiving/sending your paperwork (yes, I'm
: serious!)Lots of people take holidays in
: August and September, and that can slow
: things down.
:
: I hope that doesn't frustrate you - things
: could still all go very smoothly and you'll
: have your green card in a matter of weeks.
: But just so you are aware it is not
: guaranteed to go so quickly and could take
: months.
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: Very roughly - a few weeks. The Dept. of
: Employment keeps a page telling how long
: it's taking to process applications. You can
: find it at
: http://www.entemp.ie/workpermits
:
: They're processing two week old green card
: applications and one week old work permit
: applications. Medical professionals - 2
: weeks, spouses and dependents - 2 weeks,
: intra-company transfers one week.
:
: This is incredibly faster than even a year
: ago and probably reflects the slower pace of
: applications as well as the larger staffing
: that came in back when applications were
: much higher.
:
: Scott
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: So, assuming I was given the offer of a job,
: how long is reasonable to expect a move from
: the US to Ireland to take.
:
: For the sake of this argument, lets just
: assume the employer will be taking care of
: everything he can with regards to paperwork.
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