Posted by Scott on June 2, 2009, 7:24 am, in reply to "Re: retiring in ireland"
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You can't be legally resident in two nations. The whole point of residency is that this is where you spend the majority of your time. If you flit the world, then the country of your citizenship remains your country of residency.
You can read the rules for De Facto relationships at the citizens information site. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/moving-country/moving-to-ireland/rights-of-residence-in-ireland/residence-rights-of-non-eea-nationals-in-ireland
It states:
De facto relationships
Non-EEA nationals who are in de facto or non-marital relationships must have permission to remain in the State. A non-EEA national whose partner is an Irish national must provide proof of a durable relationship of at least 2 years. If the non-EEA national is granted permission to remain they are not required to have a work permit. A non-EEA national whose partner is also a non-EEA national must provide evidence of a durable relationship of at least 4 years and must have an employment permit in order to work. You can find further information about de facto relationships on the INIS website.
There are links from the paragraph for further information.
I'm not sure if this will answer all your questions, but it should help, particular the link to the INIS website - the Immigration service.
Scott
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: Thank you for your response Scott- sorry I
: forgot the nationality- I am american. I
: have already purchased a car & auto
: insurance. We have opened a joint banking
: account. I live with this man when I am
: over there- he with me when he visits. I
: will likely not buy a house.
: I see on the gov website that I might apply
: for residency- have to live with with
: partner for 4 years- after reading a post on
: your site- i wonder if I should now check in
: with local garda every time I visit to build
: up tot he 4 years now. I live outside
: Wexford town when there.
:
: Is there any problems with the idea of
: maintaining a residency in both countries?
: He & I both have children in the States-
: he has children in Ireland. we would like
: to stay there 6-8 months of the year and 6-4
: months in States.
:
: Thanks for your help Scott
: Best regards,
: Dara
:
: --Previous Message--
: You don't mention your nationality, which is
: critical. I assume you don't need a visa,
: just the standard visitor's visa. Such visas
: are automatically given to American and
: Canadian visitors, Australians and a host of
: others.
:
: On the visitor's visa, you can stay for up
: to 90 days. Then you have to leave for an
: unspecified period before you can return. If
: you keep coming back several times a year,
: you'll end up being sent to the Immigration
: office in dublin or to your local
: immigration officer at the Garda/police
: station. There you'll handle any paperwork
: matters.
:
: If you end up purchasing a house, you can
: apply for a residency permit that lasts for
: up to 1 year. Annually this has to be
: renewed with no guarantees that it will be
: renewed. But, at this stage, it's pretty
: automatic that it will be renewed if you own
: property, can prove you have a regular
: income or sufficient monies in the bank,
: health insurance and you haven't been
: involved in any criminal activities in
: Ireland or overseas. That income threshold
: tends to be the standard industrial wage
: which is falling, but around 38,000 euro
: annually. Social security payments count as
: income.
:
: For more, go to the full site Paperwork
: section or the Immigration Service site at
: http://www.inis.gov.ie
:
: Scott
:
: --Previous Message--
: First let me say that I have a close friend
: I
: visit two times a year in Ireland however
: now I am thinking of visiting longer or even
: retiring to Ireland.
:
: My immediate questions are how long can I go
: to Ireland before I overstay? Can I over
: stay? I have been over twice this year for
: total of three months so far but want to go
: back for two months each time in July and
: then again Oct/Nov and stay the winter
: return in Feb.
:
: Do I need a visa now- like a multi-trip visa
: or do I register with garda. I would hate
: to get turned away at the Dublin airport.
: Aer lingues says I can go as many times as I
: want but...? any insight would be greatly
: appreciated
: dara
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