supattra_kate wrote:Dear sierra,
Congrats!
Do you mind me asking which Irish embassy processed your 'ACC Spouse Visa'? I have been trying to establish an idea of processing times.
Also, the online application form only has the option for 'Join EU spouse' Is this what you selected? Do you select single entry and short-term visa on the online application? Just want to make sure i do it correctly
ManyThanks
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I think it depends on embassy and case by case as if you call different irish embassies in different countries you will get different and confusing answers .
any ways here is our experience
visa applied at embassy of Ireland ROME
ON 2JULY 2013
DOCUMENTS submitted with application
marriage certificate
2 original passport of applicant and eu citizen
3. children's British passports
4.children's British birth certificates showing both mother and father name {applicant}
5.ITALIAN carta identita or Italian national identity card issued for 10 years applicant . and eu citizen wife
6.proof of marriage registration with local authorities in Italy ,and in applicants country.
7.ITALIAN certificate of residence and status of family from commune or council. That all family is living at same address.
.8 . applicants original passports with Schengen visa issued as family member of eu citizen
9.applicants residence permit receipts photocopy that its being processed as family member of eu citizen.
10.proof of residence in Italy for last 12 months that applicant is living in Italy as family member of eu citizen
we have to sent a lot of documents as embassy did no want to process application until the residence card has been issued as family member of eu citizen which is a joke as if we had that than there is no need for visa to enter with eu citizen.
and yes you have to choose the category to join eu spouse as there is no other category.
as we applied from Schengen zone Italy and we had issued Schengen visa to accompany eu spouse before last year ad than we started business in Italy and exercising treaty right and and my husbands residence card was being processed it can come any time it was bit different .
and decision was made in 1o days under delegated rights to grant visa but it took 4 weeks to send documents and receive s courier take 5 days ppox each side .
but if you are applying from Asia or Africa i think they will take more time as we tried from Pakistan and we were getting no where.
and than when we arrive in Italy with valid Schengen visa Ireland embassy did not wanted to process after applying for my husbands residence card they process as the knew if the card comes its entry on that .
f