Marrying an Brasilian overstayer and moving to Ireland

[eogh]

Hello all,

I have been dating a Brazilian for over a year now after we met at a church event and want to marry, unfortunately she has a 9 year over stay in England. I am an irish national living in Ireland, we want to marry using Utah online marriage which is recognised in Ireland and move to Ireland, I spoke to a solicitor, he said they main issue is boarder control more than the marriage, as they overstay will flag coming directly from England.

Has anyone else had this situation?

[nisi]

As Brazilians don't require a visa to enter Ireland your spouse would be about to enter Ireland with you and declare her intent to move to Ireland with you at the border. She'd then need to register for a residency stamp within 90 days of arriving.

If you're concerned about entering from the UK where she's overstayed, why not take a holiday to somewhere in the EU Schengen area (where she also has visa-free access) and then fly back to Ireland from there?