Leaving Ireland underage (best, country, moving, work) - City-Data Forum

Allena · 01-08-2008, 10:34 PM

Hi Everyone,
My Boyfriend is underage and we've been thinking about moving to another part of the US. I'm originally from the US, born and raised.
I was wondering, if my boyfriend leaves Ireland at 17 without parental consent would there really be any legal issues? I'm only a year and a few months older so it wouldn't be like he's running off with someone who is 30, I'm 18

. We want to leave our families and be together now, starting the next chapter of our lives. His Mom is very pushy (as mine is) and we just want to leave and be together. We're very mature and realize you can't just go out into the world without the financial means to take care of yourselves.

Any information on this?

Mississippienne · 01-08-2008, 11:08 PM

Your boyfriend would be better off applying to colleges near to you and getting a student visa.

Allena · 01-08-2008, 11:16 PM

Could he obtain a student visa at 17? Our main concern is if we "ran away"
could he be deported if he were a legal citizen and could I be charged with kidnapping? I've heard that being that he'd be 17 and I 18 they wouldnt make that a national concern to bring him back if he wasnt in danger, being we just ran away for love.

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Originally Posted by Mississippienne

Your boyfriend would be better off applying to colleges near to you and getting a student visa.

Threestep · 01-09-2008, 06:02 AM

You will have to marry and sponsor him. Part of this process requires proof of being financially able to support him.
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Running away for love is a 50s clichee which does not impress USCIS.

theroc5156 · 01-09-2008, 07:39 AM

You're 17, you still have a lot to learn. Leaving your families isn't the answer unless they physically abuse you. If anything, go away to college and start your lives with a strong education which would put you ahead of the curve when you graduate.

njkate · 01-09-2008, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by theroc5156

You're 17, you still have a lot to learn. Leaving your families isn't the answer unless they physically abuse you. If anything, go away to college and start your lives with a strong education which would put you ahead of the curve when you graduate.

I agree!!
I thought, maybe wrong, that Ireland offered free college to it's citizens.

Go to college, get an education and last but not least PLEASE do not have your boyfriend come here illegally or overstay his visa and become illegal.

northsider · 02-03-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by njkate

I agree!!
I thought, maybe wrong, that Ireland offered free college to it's citizens.

Yep you're right. Free college here.

If the OP loves him so deeply then why not come here to be with him?

DannyBanany · 02-03-2008, 06:40 PM

Why not stay in Ireland and put America on your goal list? If you work hard for it, you can both get dual citizenship and you will both be Americans within a couple years.

Not smart to just up and run away. Has he even been to America?

BrianH · 02-04-2008, 11:59 PM

You dont just get dual citizenship in a couple of years. Things are tight. At 17 I am going to hazzard a guess and say hes not even finished school yet. Running away is the wrong thing to do. He cant just go over and sort things out there, hell have to apply for college from Ireland I beleive. And at that, if my first assumption is correct isnt going to happen soon.

northsider · 02-05-2008, 09:10 AM

Also to be taken into account is the fact that he's under 18. If his parents don't want him to leave this country they can stop him legally by having him made a ward of court.

Something else to think about is would the US embassy here give him a visa? Remember now, he's underage.

I believe you two need to do a lot of thinking and soul searching before you embark on something that could be disasterous for both of you.

Best of Irish luck to both of you whatever you decide.