Ok, we decided to move to Ireland, so the next step is to obtain a visa for my Thai wife.
We are applying under EU Directive 2004/83/EU which means that the visa has to be issued without delay, and it must be free of charge. Luckily the Irish immigration website has lots of info about this kind of application and it confirms that its free and should be issued within 14 days.
We applied online, printed the completed application form and then called the Irish Embassy in Bangkok to make an appointment to hand in the documents, they were very nice on the phone and conformed that we do not need an appointment, we can just go in.
So we went to Bangkok, arrived at the embassy just before it opened and was pleased to see that we were second in line. That did not really matter as the embassy are very efficient and our application documents were accepted within 15 mins and we were told to expect a call in 14 days time, so now we are just waiting for the decision.
The only documents we proviced were the marriage certificate and a translation of the marriage certificate. Under directive 2004/38/EU there is nothing else that the can ask for.
My wife is concerned that they may decline the application, I am quietly confident that it'll be OK.
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