Travelling with wife on Irish passport - Page 2

We are in the same situation in l have an Irish passport and my wife UK. When we arrived at Alicante last June there was a Police officer at the passport control directing passengers. I showed my Irish passport and her UK passport and she accompanied me through the EU channel. Yes they stamped her passport both in and out but we were not separated 

Thanks for your reply 👍 and is your wife ok to go to spain everytime you go by that I mean if you go for 6 weeks go home then go back again for 6 weeks your wife isn't governed by the 90/180 day rule 

Not quite following you, 6 weeks in and 6 weeks out of Spain is within the 90 day rule whether the rules apply to you or not, you can stay for up to 90 days if the rules apply . As your spouse holds an Irish passport both of you can come and go freely as the 90/180 day rule does not apply.

Hi that's what I was getting at I know even with your Irish passport you can't stay longer than 90 days (without applying for residencia etc) but you can leave for a day or 2 then go back for another 90 days and your wife is still OK to go with you 😊 that was the point I was trying to get across 😊 I hope I'm right in that way of thinking 🤔 and thanks again for your reply 

I understand exactly what you are asking, I have searched for a definitive answer many times as we are currently waiting for my wife’s Irish passport to be approved but never found out for sure 🤔

I'm sure it will become clear for us all one day 😊

As someone else had advised, under EU rules, you can move to both live & work in Spain with your wife as she is an Irish citizen & has an Irish/EU passport. As her non-EU spouses, you have the same rights as your EU spouse/common law. You just have to apply for the same EU card (in all EU states) within 3 months of arriving: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/residence/family-residence-rights/non-eu-wife-husband-children/index_en.htm

Hi thanks for your reply but we do not intend to live in spain we have a holiday home there that we would like to visit more  often ! It's just understanding the 90/180 day rule travelling with a spouse who is a eu member with a non eu member as there are lots of conflicting answers on other sites 

My understanding is an eu passport or the spouse of an eu passport holder is an advantage if you want to gain residency as you do not have to meet the financial requirements of a non eu passport holder and I think you are also able to work, I know exactly what you are asking but I am pretty sure you are still bound by the 90/180 rule, if a eu passport holder did stay for I think 182 days they become tax residents and the non eu passport holder would need to gain a visa to stay, sign on to the foreigners register etc.

You maybe thinking of the much mentioned stay for 90 days go to Gibraltar or the U.K. for a couple of days then the clock resets back to zero so you can start again from day 1, I think you can do it on an eu passport but not UK, i have searched for the information but there is nothing in black and white that I have found.

I believe that Ireland is not in Schengen area and as such the 90 day rule applies but if as EU citizen you can register for extension and my wife then qualifies under a spouse visa. I have not applied myself as I still work in UK so hopefully there are others on this forum who are better knowledgeable then myself.