I found this great document for the absences in UK for EEA. It basically states that because there is not way of checking if EEA person was outside UK, they way they approach it is by assuming a person was in uk unless showed otherwise. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment...

Just to update you. Yep, a very well established solicitor confirmed that I can only apply after meeting the residency requirements (5 years of exercising the treaty rights). So counting time since 2011. Can anyone direct to a thread that discusses the absences from the UK during the qualifying peri...

Dear Bonio, as far as I am aware if you are EEA, you would need to work for the 6 years. Just holding the PR status for 12 months is not enough..people I know of all had worked for 6 years previous to obtaining naturalisation. This is how I would understand the rules at least. To be eligible to appl...

Dear Jambo, well it is incongruent if for the immigration purposes entitlement to free access to NHS is not enough for them, and that I suppose it to prove that you are not using government resources if not paying for them (by paying NIC). My apologies, I had no idea that the home office team that c...

Just one more thing, why you mention applying for PR? This is not necessary at all, once you have the status you do not need to fill EEA3 form. You either wait 1 year if you are EEA or apply immediately after 12months passed if married to a British citizen. I presume idea of 'tasting the water' is b...

Hi Jambo, that would be an option, however In Poland you need to contact the government and let them know you want your family member to be insured on the basis that you work (I was usually insured by my parents), however given that I got married in 2007, I my husband, and my parents all thought tha...

Dear Bonio and Jambo, I just read your comments, and in the meantime had reached the same conclusion. I would need to get the PR status with my own 'rights', so by excising the treaty rights...and the only benefit there is that I can do that after 5 years and not 6 years. Like I said, came to that c...

Dear Bonio, Sorry did not realise this thread and posted in the previous. I am waiting for any decision that you will get back from HO. I recently wanted to apply for British citizenship on the basis of exercising treaty rights...likely I talked to a solicitor at CAB first. I am EEA national, came h...

Dear Bonio, I am waiting for any decision that you will get back from HO. I recently wanted to apply for British citizenship on the basis of exercising treaty rights...likely I talked to a solicitor at CAB first. I am EEA national, came here in 2006, registered with WRS straight away, worked full ti...