Yeah they said depending on your status in Ireland, which i explained a 1year working holiday visa and they came back with "Unfortunately that is not a long stay category, so you cannot apply for a long term UK visa, such as Ancestry, Working Holidaymaker or Work Permit, to name a few" Just trying ...

My fiancee and i are currently on a working visa for the republic of ireland which is due to expire the start of next year. We are both new zealand citizens travelling on nz passports. We want to get a UK visa and our understanding was we could apply for one over here as long as we werent in the UK ...