Wait time for Join Family (Spouse of Irish Citizen)

[learner__]

Hi all,

I'm interested to hear if anyone has recent experiences of wait times for a decision on Join Family visas for the spouse of an Irish Citizen.

The policy document references a target of a 6 month wait time, but the "Visa Decisions" page suggests it is closer to 12 months at present.

Thanks.

[username657]

I had a similar question about a Join Family (De Facto Partner) application. Are you applying from outside Ireland? If yes, is your application being processed there or in Ireland? If the application is being processed in Ireland then the "Visa Decisions" page is the timeline to follow. I'm not sure about your own circumstances but it could be possible to move to Ireland and apply from within Ireland? You might receive a temporary stamp 4 whilst your application is processing. Good luck with the application

[LookingForInfoIE]

Hi there, have you had any update on this?

Waiting close to 14 months to hear anything back from visa processing in ireland.

[meself2]

I'm not sure about your own circumstances but it could be possible to move to Ireland and apply from within Ireland? You might receive a temporary stamp 4 whilst your application is processing.

This is for spouses of EU, but non-Irish nationals (or for Irish nationals in a limited circumstances, IE they lived in the EU for a good few months together while exercising Treaty Rights) - will not fly here, most likely.

People on forums mention a year or more usually.

[kupuser]

It took my wife 13 months to get the visa (applied from Pakistan). Application based on spouse of CSEP holder.
A friend of mine had applied in September 2023 and is still waiting.
I have also heard it is taking some applicants up to 2 years.
I've noted that refusals take 8-9 months (based on 3-4 cases I've seen) while approvals take longer than 1 year.

[LookingForInfoIE]

It took my wife 13 months to get the visa (applied from Pakistan). Application based on spouse of CSEP holder.
A friend of mine had applied in September 2023 and is still waiting.
I have also heard it is taking some applicants up to 2 years.
I've noted that refusals take 8-9 months (based on 3-4 cases I've seen) while approvals take longer than 1 year.

Hi @Kupuser, are you sure appeals are only taking 8-9 months? It says on the Visa Decisions website that the date of appeals is currently 18th of January 2023.

This would be over 20 months? Would appreciate any information you can share

[kupuser]

It took my wife 13 months to get the visa (applied from Pakistan). Application based on spouse of CSEP holder.
A friend of mine had applied in September 2023 and is still waiting.
I have also heard it is taking some applicants up to 2 years.
I've noted that refusals take 8-9 months (based on 3-4 cases I've seen) while approvals take longer than 1 year.

Hi @Kupuser, are you sure appeals are only taking 8-9 months? It says on the Visa Decisions website that the date of appeals is currently 18th of January 2023.

This would be over 20 months? Would appreciate any information you can share

No. I meant first decisions take that much time. I've seen that when they refuse an application they finish the application process in 8-9 months. When the result is an approval it usually takes 1+ year.
Appeals to decisions take considerably more time.

[LookingForInfoIE]

It took my wife 13 months to get the visa (applied from Pakistan). Application based on spouse of CSEP holder.
A friend of mine had applied in September 2023 and is still waiting.
I have also heard it is taking some applicants up to 2 years.
I've noted that refusals take 8-9 months (based on 3-4 cases I've seen) while approvals take longer than 1 year.

Hi @Kupuser, are you sure appeals are only taking 8-9 months? It says on the Visa Decisions website that the date of appeals is currently 18th of January 2023.

This would be over 20 months? Would appreciate any information you can share

No. I meant first decisions take that much time. I've seen that when they refuse an application they finish the application process in 8-9 months. When the result is an approval it usually takes 1+ year.
Appeals to decisions take considerably more time.

I pray that you are correct.

How many cases are you basing your theory on? haha.

[kupuser]

It took my wife 13 months to get the visa (applied from Pakistan). Application based on spouse of CSEP holder.
A friend of mine had applied in September 2023 and is still waiting.
I have also heard it is taking some applicants up to 2 years.
I've noted that refusals take 8-9 months (based on 3-4 cases I've seen) while approvals take longer than 1 year.

Hi @Kupuser, are you sure appeals are only taking 8-9 months? It says on the Visa Decisions website that the date of appeals is currently 18th of January 2023.

This would be over 20 months? Would appreciate any information you can share

No. I meant first decisions take that much time. I've seen that when they refuse an application they finish the application process in 8-9 months. When the result is an approval it usually takes 1+ year.
Appeals to decisions take considerably more time.

I pray that you are correct.

How many cases are you basing your theory on? haha.

I know 3 people who received refusals. Each case took less than 10 months. At the same time 2 additional cases received approvals and it took 12+ months. But of course not every case is same.

[learner__]

We just submitted our application today (to an embassy, not to Dublin). I'll update here when it eventually comes through.