Glad to hear SOLVIT is proving useful! This is for future users with the same problem. I contacted The European advice: http://europa.eu/youreurope/advice/index_en.htm and they forwarded my case to Solvit mentioning ''Since the problem here seems to be largely caused by absence of direct communicati...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to check again whether anyone has encountered a similar situation? Can I successfully argue that I was exercising treaty rights as a self-sufficient person for the period of time that I was employed but not registered with the WRS? Has anyone seen this argument accepted (o...
Hi Insta27, Thanks for this extremely clearly written and comprehensive account. I am actually going to be applying for EEA3 myself in the very near future so there was a lot of useful stuff here. Can I just clarify a few things regarding your EEA3 application? -Bank statements: what frequency did y...
Your best bet is probably to investigate whether it is possible to argue convincingly that the EEA person was exercising some other treaty right for the period of time that they were not registered with the WRS. E.g. were they also financially self-sufficient and holding either private medical insur...
I have no experience with Norwegian process but it stands to reason that the documents you would submit should be more or less the same as you would in the UK (can't image it being any more onerous). Regarding which one of the options to choose on the online application, I would guess the first (you...
Sounds like an absolutely ludicrous requirement that I'm sure you could get struck down through a lengthy process. That said, I suspect it would be much easier to focus your attention on obtaining a new passport rather than fighting with the Home Office over this. One year to renew a passport? That ...
Unfortunately from your post it seems that at best you have only ever exercised treaty rights briefly over holiday periods, i.e. you have no time accrued to count toward PR. If you are still a student, you should obtain CSIC immediately. This may be in the form of either private medical insurance or...
Unfortunately from your post it seems that at best you have only ever exercised treaty rights briefly over holiday periods, i.e. you have no time accrued to count toward PR. If you are still a student, you should obtain CSIC immediately. This may be in the form of either private medical insurance or...
CoA is normal procedure. It normally confirms right to work etc pending decision (required to do so under EU law) but they used your failure to supply appropriate documentation as a pretense to question this (hence the wording). I'm afraid your solicitor seems pretty useless if he did not know that ...
Your question is very unclear, but: -an EEA national can exercise treaty rights as a part-time employee. -in theory receiving benefits while working should not be a problem as far as exercising treaty rights goes but in practice it is likely to attract scrutiny. without any relevant background infor...
Hi jytoth, -If you had a *non-UK* EHIC, that should be acceptable evidence of CSIC, for the duration of its validity. However, if was not valid for the entire duration of your period as a student, it will not be any good. -If you registered and obtained an RC during your time as a student, there mig...
Right ,so this mean I have to apply again for the visa if my wife become British citizen? Yes, you need to apply for a new and separate visa. one more question do my wife need to work again for naturalization? Because she is not working anymore as she is housewife and looking after baby and I am wo...
re your wife: the correct issue to focus on is not how long your wife has been in the UK for, but whether she has exercised 5 continuous years of treaty rights, and when she completed her five year period. The one year of "permanent residence" needed to naturalize starts ticking whenever y...
with respect to your wife's position: yes, she can apply for naturalization 1 year from having completed 5 years of the exercise of treaty rights. with respect to your own position: I will be facing a similar situation soon, and believe that when your wife takes on British nationality, you lose your...
I would agree with yoshi_jp's interpretation but disagree with his advice to scrap your T1(G). Depending on your financial circumstances, better to pay up for a T1(G) extension and keep both routes open. One never knows how the UK may decide to arbitrarily mis-apply EU law. Hi all, Looking for some ...
Just before you get too excited though, you might want to consider whether claiming social assistance (though not all benefits qualify as social assistance) now may negatively impact any future application (e.g. for PR) that you or your family member may make. At face value, I suspect it would at le...
wingsatmyfeet, it's a pity no one answered your questions despite the unusually clear language and fairly clear-cut issue... Just out of curiosity, how did the EEA2 application turn out and how are you approaching the issue of your partner having lost her status as a qualified person (worker)? It wo...
I don't think so. My spouse applied on form EEA2 and she didn't have a family permit. Received CoA with the same stipulation. Hi! just a question for you, you say: "If one applies for an EEA2 Residence Card whilst on an EEA Family Permit, then the Certificate of Application issued to you will s...
I would like to help, but what is your question and what are your exact circumstances? Hi all, Please it's been more than a month now that letter has been sent to my caseworker regarding issuing 5 years RC for second time after my completion of initial 5 years in uk, with wrong accompany letter sayi...
By "derivative residence card" do you mean residence card of a family member of an EEA national? If so, EEA nationals and family members of EEA nationals are not subject to immigration control of any kind at any point. Hi, all. I have got my derivative residence card for about 6 months now...
OK, if the French won't accept that (though I'm not entirely sure how they would know), I guess sticking it in your passport is not an option. Regarding the "Schenghen visa": I know very little about immigration (I use the word to mean any border control, not relocation) procedures in Fran...
Are you saying that you believe you have the right to PR simply because your parents have PR? I don't believe the 2006 regs allow for this but stand to be corrected if you have found something there to allow this route? However, if you lived with your parents for a continuous period of 5 years while...
What do you intend to use as the basis of your appeal? If properly worded the letter from the employer should suffice to demonstrate the entire period referenced. If you appeal on that point, your chances are >50%. However it seems you have no reasonable grounds for appeal on the second point (no ev...
This is probably not the best forum to ask re French immigration procedures. I suspect that this arbitrary requirement is probably not legal under EU law but I also suspect that it would be time consuming and perhaps to do anything about it. As a practical solution, if your RC "issued by the ho...
How/when you can apply for naturalization to gain your spouse's nationality is up the naturalization framework in his/her country, but generally naturalization requires a residence period which is often shortened for the spouse of a citizen. Under EU law the spouse of a non-British EEA national (who...
