holly_1948

If by any chance you were born in Northern Ireland (it sounds like you have connections there) then you have other options - based on your likely entitlement to Irish citizenship.
Otherwise, even if not an Irish citizen, you can move yourself and your wife to Dublin without meeting the financial requirements. Read up on "Surinder Singh" if that sounds appealing.
It's ironic if you can move to Dublin but not to Belfast in that case.

Antrimsteven

If you hold British passport can you just not move back to uk,no questions asked and your wife would have married in so she could come too.i thought it was that simple guess it's not.and you can refer to place however you please to most people no flak jacket needed,I say Londonderry my mate says Derry neither corrects the other because we are living together in peace and harmony like regular people,it's the minority on either side and the politicians who spread the hate in my humble opinion

BritInParis

It's not, at least not for the OP's wife as she's a non-EEA/EU citizen.

Antrimsteven

Didn't know that I thought if anyone married a Brit they became a Brit as well so to speak

BritInParis

Not since 1949.

Antrimsteven

Guess I'll have to rethink the Thai bride then

Antrimsteven

I'm pro UK born and lived here all my life I call it the free state or just down south or the republic whatever rolls off the tongue at a given time,have little interest in what political theme someone wants to add to each one for me their is none I refer to where I'm at as up north the province northern Ireland and sometimes refer to GB as the mainland.i quite often say Londonderry not as an act of rebellion against its historical name of just Derry but just as that's what I grew up calling it and it just rolls of the tongue naturally.derry is fine with me I heard that's what the people of the city wished it to be and they live in it IL undoubtedly add London to it now and again anyways

Pulaski

A spouse of a British citizen has a restricted right to live in the UK - they need to apply for a visa and they and/ or their spouse needs to meet requirements such as a certain level of income or assets, but so long as they meet the requirements they can live in the UK.