I spoke to a lawyer who could see no issue. The only thing we thought of was that for a couple short self sufficiency periods, NCS did not want to send in my bank statements for them because they said it was too short to make a difference - they were essentially 'bridging' periods between two emplo...

I am married to a British citizen so no worries there - only 5 years needed. I did wonder, however, if they might have missed that and that is why I got declined, however their reason says I didn't exercise treaty rights for a continuous five years...if it was something to do with having PR for a y...

I had a mix of studies, work, and self sufficiency, all since 2009, which I proved with all the relevant docs (and the NCS was fine with it all): work documents/P60s/HMRC documents for work, the relevant degree documents for studies, and certified bank statements for self sufficiency. For a short w...

As I posted in another thread, I was declined, for supposedly not exercising treaty rights for 5 years. It wasn't more specific than that so I don't know where they found an issue. Absolutely gutted. Hi Julian Why won't you give us some more details? Maybe we can try to help you figure out what the...

Hi Guys, just an update.

I got my approval 2 days ago. I am EEA national with no PR card. I applied towards the end of November.
Good luck to those waiting!

Update: Hi Guys! I'll add my details Eligibility criteria: 6 years EEA (no PR) Language criteria met English Language Test plus life test in UK Current nationality: EEA Method of application: Postal Council name if NCS used: Date of application: 24/11/2014 Payment method : cheque Date of receipt by ...

Hi Guys I posted my timeline in the November 2014 thread, but here it is again. Eligibility criteria: 6 years EEA Language criteria met English Language Test plus life test in UK Current nationality: EEA Method of application: Postal Council name if NCS used: Date of application: 24/11/2014 Payment ...

Hi Guys! I'll add my details Eligibility criteria: 6 years EEA Language criteria met English Language Test plus life test in UK Current nationality: EEA Method of application: Postal Council name if NCS used: Date of application: 24/11/2014 Payment method : cheque Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/11/2014...