Posted by Fiona Johnson
on January 6, 2012, 8:59 am, in reply to "drawing ssi"
31.200.171.179
Hi,
I know this might be a bit late, but in response to Terri's point, if you apply for permission to remain in the state before the 90 day tourist visa expires, you cannot be made to leave the country while an application is pending.
I am an Australian and came to Ireland with my (now) Irish husband in June 2010, and wanted to apply for the defacto visa at the time. I sought (terrible) advice from solicitors in Dublin before contacting the Citizens Information Bureau. They told me as long as I applied and received confirmation of my application, I could not be asked to leave the country.
Because I didn't know this before I booked my flights, I had already booked a return trip to Australia, with the hope that something would have been sorted out by then. Although I didn't get the defacto at the time, I was granted permission to remain in the state on a self sufficiency visa. I got confirmation of this in the week I was back in Perth. Hope this helps 
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: I appreciate these postings as they help
: answer questions as they arise re: moving to
: Ireland. I have questions similar to those
: re: immigration and the airport... my
: children and I are planning a one-way trip
: at the beginning of Dec. hoping to
: eventually gain citizenship through
: residency. My husband passed away in '06
: and we draw soc. sec. survivor benefits,
: which I understand we can still receive
: living in Ireland. My question is how
: likely am I to gain entrance to begin
: residing with no other reason for being
: there except wanting to raise my children in
: a better place? Thanks in advance for any
: help you can offer.
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