Bringing dependent parents under EU Treaty - our experience

 

I would like to share bit of information regarding bringing my mother and father in law to Ireland as dependents on myself and my husband.

We had been living in Ireland a year when we made the decision to bring my husband’s parents to come and live with us in Ireland on a permanent basis.

When they arrived in Ireland they told the Border Control officer that they were moving over based on EU treaty rights, and I had sent them all the correct documentation to print out and provide to the Border Control officer. I also wrote a letter to the Border Control officer at arrivals stating the situation and why they were coming over to live with us, as well as provided proof of address, proof of employment. I also had a email response from INIS stating that they were in fact legally allowed to come into the country and apply. Thanks to my overload of documentation they had no issues at arrivals and were sent on their way.

The application itself was an awful lot of paperwork to be sent in, but managed to get it all done and sent in 2 weeks after arriving. I am struggling to remember all the finer details of what was sent in but I can give you a basic outline of what was provided.

  • -Proof of address for myself and my husband.
  • -Proof of employment.
  • -Marriage certificate.
  • -Husbands birth certificate
  • -Bank statements
  • -Letters from my mother in laws siblings stating their financial status and that they could in no way help financially support either of them.
  • -A letter of planned eviction from their landlord, their landlord was selling and needed them to be out the house within a 2 month period.
  • -My father in law was really struggling to find work at his age and he had kept all the rejection letters as well as a few copies of job applications that he had no response to.
  • -My mother in law has a few health issues and we got her GP to write a letter stating her health issues and that she needed the medication, they were struggling to afford these medications at the
    time.
  • -We had also been sending them money for 6 months prior to them arriving and we kept bank statements etc proving this, we also listed various expenses they had in south Africa and that even the money we were sending over would not cover it, and that we would be better off trying to help them financially if they were to live here.
  • -We also stated that my mother in law would be here to mind our children as we had no family support in Ireland and because of the cost of childcare only one of us was able to work.

I sent in every bit of paperwork I had and more to ensure that absolute every detail was covered, and played out all sorts of scenarios in my head of questions they could ask and made sure there was a paper trail for it all.

Once we sent in their application it was about 6 weeks before their temp 4 stamps were received, the documentation I provided them was sufficient and they didn’t require anything more. It has been 5 years now that they have been living in Ireland, they have all the rights to work etc just as we do and are thoroughly enjoying their stress free life in Ireland. We have recently submitted their permanent residence applications and waiting to hear back on that.

I know that they have become more strict with regards to paperwork and what is classed as dependant recently, if you have done your homework and have all your paperwork prepared and you’re not taking the piss, it should be smooth sailing.

Best of luck to you all xxxxx

 


 

You must provide documentary evidence to demonstrate the familial link (State issued birth certificates, marriage certificates.)

You must provide documentary evidence of the amount, frequency and duration of the financial support provided by your sponsor (for example, copies of your sponsor’s bank statements showing transfers to your account, copies of your bank statements showing receipt of those amounts),

Evidence of all sources of income that you may have, if you have no other source of income, evidence of why you are unable to work, why you are not eligible for state benefits etc.,

Evidence of all your living costs (for example, evidence of mortgage/rent, utility, food, medical, education payments)

Details of all other family members in your country of residence/ home country,

Evidence of your medical condition (where relevant)

Evidence of your current address and who you reside with

Evidence of ongoing contact with your sponsor



You, as the sponsor, must provide:

A full colour copy of your current passport.

A full colour copy of any other current passport you hold.

A full colour copy of all previous passports you have held.


A letter of sponsorship which includes the following:

Your full name, postal address and the applicant’s application number.

If applicable, details of all accompanying family members including their application transaction numbers.

Confirmation that you are acting as the sponsor of this application.

The date you started living at your current address, and any previous addresses you have resided at in the previous 5 years, including the amount of time in each location.

Details of any passports you hold issued by any other country.

If you have resided in Ireland in the past, your PPSN.

If you have any criminal convictions or pending criminal charges in any country.

If you have come to the adverse attention of Gardai, you must provide the details (and supporting documentary evidence)

If you have acted as a sponsor for any other family members in the past 7 years

Your sponsor will need to provide detailed evidence of accommodation and its suitability.

 

 


Important links: 

 

  #MapMyMove- Our coaching Services - Confused or lost and need some direction, book a session with us to help untangle the confusion and work out your route of immigration

   Who is a dependent under EU Treaty?

   Bringing Non EU parents under EU Treaty Rights

  PSRI, USC, Tax, Pensions and Customs and Revenue

  Moving to Ireland - The older generation

 

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