Does the 180 day rule apply if your common in law partner has an EU passport..???

[Simonnsj]

My partner has an Irish Passport which means she can stay in the EU for an unlimited time whereas I only have a British passport so I have to abide by the 180 day rule. However, whilst we were in Ireland last year we spoke to the owner of a lovely campsite in Doonbeg who was adamant I could stay in the EU beyond 180 days as my partner has an EU passport and we can prove we are a 'couple'!
We have tried to find some info about this but our search has been somewhat unsuccessful so I wondered if anyone here has any experience of this scenario and if so what we would have to do to remain in the EU beyond 180 days?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[gus-lopez]

Just to add Ireland is a Roman Catholic country so I would not expect them to accept civil partnerships, but I may be wrong.

So is Spain but they have a legal route via " Pareja de Hecho" translates basically as " de facto couple" . & yes can take ages to obtain.

 

[InvictaMoto]

From what we understand

My wife is entitled to an Italian passport but the hoops to jump through to get it are horrendous

My wife is entitled to an Irish passport but the hoops to jump through to get it are complex. We have all the evidence, all the birth and marriage certificates going back to Cork born granny onwards. It's in the hands of the Irish now. Have been told it could take up to two years (!) before she can get a passport.

 

[Badknee]

It's in the hands of the Irish now. Have been told it could take up to two years (!) before she can get a passport.

When my wife started the process she was told the journey onto the Irish birth register could take up to two years then the issue of her Irish passport ( two different things) a further 12 months but there was a massive increase in staffing levels implemented and it was all done and dusted in nine months for the IBR and two and a half months for the passport to arrive.

 

[Landy Andy]

My wife thought Irish passport would take ages. Within 3 months received it.

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[Tonks]

You could always go for a Civil Partnership if you didn't want to go for a full blown shindig

It’s perfectly possible to get married in a very low key way. It’s the fancy weddings that cost a fortune, not the actual marriage. My friend got married two years ago. They announced their marriage with a photo on social media of themselves at the registry office. She wore a pretty but not ‘expensive bridal’ dress. They only told immediate family until afterwards. They kept it a total secret and we were all gobsmacked!
Another friend got married while on holiday in Australia. Again only about half a dozen friends there and no extra fuss made when they got home.
Finally, two more friends married at their local registry office. She went in jeans!

 

[Nanniemate]

It’s perfectly possible to get married in a very low key way. It’s the fancy weddings that cost a fortune, not the actual marriage. My friend got married two years ago. They announced their marriage with a photo on social media of themselves at the registry office. She wore a pretty but not ‘expensive bridal’ dress. They only told immediate family until afterwards. They kept it a total secret and we were all gobsmacked!
Another friend got married while on holiday in Australia. Again only about half a dozen friends there and no extra fuss made when they got home.
Finally, two more friends married at their local registry office. She went in jeans!

After 40 years I know a couple who cycled to the register office with their witnesses.
Got the early bird special rate as no-one wants the 09.30 slot. Only mentioned it as the executor of their wills needed to know
A friend if mine did it on under £100.
Borrowed dress. Cake was wedding present, cars supplied by another friend , always handy to have a friend with a few RR and Bentleys.
The venue was free as we were members and the buffet was made by all the friends on the morning of the wedding with the bride buttering bread.
One of the best wedding ever as everyone there wanted to be there.
40 years later they still together

 

[Widge]

In France it’s a dodgy question whenever talking about “common law” partners. You have few rights unless you are PACS ed or declared as Concubiné(e). But even if you have completed these declarations I do not think it covers the rules for staying in France over the limit.

I would imagine that both parties would need to be residents in france, to be able to get a PACS anyway, but not sure what would happen if one of the parties let their residency lapse

 

[Widge]

It’s perfectly possible to get married in a very low key way. It’s the fancy weddings that cost a fortune, not the actual marriage. My friend got married two years ago. They announced their marriage with a photo on social media of themselves at the registry office. She wore a pretty but not ‘expensive bridal’ dress. They only told immediate family until afterwards. They kept it a total secret and we were all gobsmacked!
Another friend got married while on holiday in Australia. Again only about half a dozen friends there and no extra fuss made when they got home.
Finally, two more friends married at their local registry office. She went in jeans!

We got married at our local mairie here in france, we worked out the whole wedding cost us 500€, and that included getting all the paperwork translated, we also had a reception at our house for about 40 people, friends and neighbours helped with some of the food.

The only people who came over from the UK was by best friend and his wife, who were witnesses, even they had already arranged a weeks holiday with us, and we just arranged the date for when they were here, we weren't even going to tell them, but we had to provide copies of their passports.

But no family, it would have been a nightmare otherwise, arranging transport and accommodation etc, and we would have been rushing from pillar to post looking after them, no fun for anyone.

We argued it was better for them to visit individually later in the year so we could actually spend time with them.

A good time was had by all.

 

[Kevin R]

Schengen rules apparently apply to everyone but EU treats it's members as if they were in one country (THE EU that we didn't want political union)

The Lisbon Treaty infers that the EU is indeed one country and the member countries are now referred to as states. I thought the Lisbon Treaty was one of the reasons the UK voted to opt out. Apparently not! The treaty was kept low key because the Maastricht Treaty had so many problems to overcome before ratification.