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Northern Ireland is in the United Kingdom (UK) so,
in general, the visa and immigration rules are the same for NI as
they are for the UK. The basic "simple" visas, in
increasing order of difficulty of obtaining them:
for citizens of other European Union
countries you don't need a visa;
for the spouse (partners of at least two
years standing are treated as though they were spouses)
of a citizen of a European Union country there is the
European Treaty Rights option (only required if the
spouse is not themselves an EU citizen): this is by far
the simplest visa to get: it's free and all you need to
do is send a letter to the Immigration & Nationality
Directorate in Croydon (with proof that you've been in a
relationship for at least two years if you're not married).
This visa is free and they can't turn you down for it;
if you have a parent or grandparent who
was born in Ireland before 1922 or in the Republic of
Ireland after that you should be able to obtain an Irish
passport;
if you are a Commonwealth citizen and
have a grandparent who was born in the UK (which may
include the Republic of Ireland if they were born before
1922), you can get a "by descent" visa via the
British embassy in your own country (but see www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
for the detailed rules);
otherwise you're probably talking a
"normal" visa: see www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
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