Hi all, I am from (and currently living in) Northern Ireland. In 2016 I renounced by British citizenship - allowing me to bring my non-EU wife to NI using the EU family permit route. I used my Irish passport to do so. My wife received her UK residence card in early 2017 and it expires in 2022. I pla...

Does anyone know if i must post original passports not copys of uk and irish wen applyin to renounce british citizenship Yep originals are needed - the Home Office aren't big fans of copies! If you don't want to send your Irish passport you can apply for an Irish passport card (Google it) - once yo...

Good afternoon folks, I am an Irish citizen (with an American wife) living in Northern Ireland. We moved here in June 2016 and my wife was issued with her 5 year Residence Card in January 2017. I am a teacher and have been working here since we arrived. I have been trying to get a National Insurance...

Hi there Need help I lost my Renoucation letter when I gave up my English citizen. Is there anyway of getting another copy. As on the ee2 it is asking if I had another citizen. It's asking for dates( which I can't remember) plus I'm guessing they may need prove. Thanks for your help Darren Hey Darr...

Yes, UK HO now applies this domestic test to hard-working Union citizens on the EU migration route. The test is applied to the sponsor; the activity of the non-EEA national is immaterial. Thank you noajthan - I had already known that the activities of the spouse play no part in the outcome of the a...

EU law simply states that work needs to be genuine and effective ; there is no specific requirement set for number of hours, payrate, payment of tax(/NI) etc etc. UK then applies its PET/MET tests on top of this. This is above and beyond the cleaner, purer EU law. See https://www.freemovement.org.u...

Hi everyone, I am an EEA National living in the UK with my non-EEA wife. She arrived on an EEA Family Permit in mid June so we have only been living here in the UK for one month, but I have already applied for my wife's RC on the basis of me being a self-sufficient / job seeker. The referendum made ...

Hi there Need help on eea2 I'm an Irish citizen living in the uk. My wife ( Cambodian)is already here on a family visa. I'm working my way through eea2 visa. I'm stuck on which section to go to. Is it section 8 for my wife. Plus I thought as an eu citizen we don't have to tell them about work, acco...

Hi all! Just thought i would come on here and catch up and see whats news., Hows the move gone SP? are you here in the UK now.. The 91 page doc for the 5 year card isn't really 91 pages... we got ours down to 25 i think it was! So if you prefer and don't want to kill a few trees and use all your in...

The precedents are good for you. 2012 saw two significant changes - dual nationals lost their EEA privileges (McCarthy) and domestic spouse settlement was made significantly more difficult. Those who applied to start the use of the old rules before the changes came into force have been allowed to c...

The blog is referring to the Surinder Singh (SS) route, which from your post doesn't apply to you. yea that's what I thought, however the wording is slightly confusing regarding when the couple were married. A previous poster mentioned about it being better for people to divorce ! My fears all revo...

In any case, it looks like UK nationals will be forced to go to an EEA country with better immigration laws than the UK, get their fiancee to immigrate, marry and then return to the UK. People who made the mistake of getting married already are screwed, unless they can perhaps get a divorce or annu...

Thanks everyone - I am compiling the application packet right now, meeting a solicitor tomorrow for review and if he feels it has a strong chance of success - I guess I will be posting it off! I would just like to have been told from the powers that be - regardless of the outcome of the vote, that c...

haha 2 totally different answers :lol: I know that there is a huge element of the unknown regarding "what comes next" I just wish there was some clarity regarding people currently involved in the EEA Application process - as in theory, EEA Family Permits are able to be issued until AT LEAS...

Hi everyone, My wife and I arrived in the UK last Tuesday (14th June) - I am an Irish citizen and my wife is an American. We arrived on an EEA Family Permit, valid from June 1st - Dec 1st 2016. Even though I have only been in the UK a grand total of 7 days - I am panicking that I should apply for my...

Sounds like you're on a roll. All of the above will generate a papertrail. No doubt optician, dentist, council tax, car insurance etc to follow. UK EHIC may come in handy (one each). The rest is optional and personal choice: church (etc), gym, library, dance/language class & etc. Here is anothe...

Sounds like you're on a roll. All of the above will generate a papertrail. No doubt optician, dentist, council tax, car insurance etc to follow. UK EHIC may come in handy (one each). The rest is optional and personal choice: church (etc), gym, library, dance/language class & etc. Thanks noajtha...

Its a little complex as, being Irish, you have a form of settled status and a right to reside in UK anyway. Due to CTA etc. But with your European Union citizen hat on you (both) have an initial 3 month grace period in UK then you (as a Union citizen and EEA sponsor) have to be exercising treaty ri...

Well, government would appear to want to turn everyone in the frontline (Unis, NHS, landlords, employers etc) into immigration police , but perhaps that's one for the pub. You have probably found this already: http://www.hscni.net/ Suggest dig into the ' habitual residence test ' (hrt) to see how t...

See NHS Choices: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/uk-visitors/Pages/access-services-in-England.aspx Thank you! What I did forget to say was that I am in Northern Ireland. I read a lot of information about NHS access / being a lawful resident / having to pay for Maternity treatment (in ...

Hey folks! I arrived in the UK a few days ago (Irish citizen with American wife using EEA Family Permit). I have spoken to a few people, that said I should go register with my local GP as soon as I can. I planned on applying for her Residence Card under the self-sufficient category (with CSI). Just ...

Hi sp84, Thank you for your quick reply and congratulations for your RN :) Actually we live in UK, so we applied for EEA (FM): Family member or previously called EEA2 (from inside UK) - which as u know takes average 6 months - Not the FP Route. It also scares me that everyone here applying from out...

Hi everyone, Firstly, Thank you very much for an amazing discussion, this page is saving lives! at least for me.. So finger crossed for all of us :) I'm a non-eu who got married to my Brit/Irish man - in UK - & applied for the EEA FM after solicitor said it is ok! (we applied after consulting h...

Yes my wife and daughter have arrived and I decided to apply for a family visa whilst she was out of the country. The family visa took only a week to get. Now to start on the uk residence visa only 91 pages!!!! But all is good. Thanks for your help all of you whom answered my questions. Good luck a...

My wife got her we family visa took about 6 working days. No interview. She is arriving tomorrow 3 June. All the effort has been worth it. We are also moving into own rented place also. In hindsight everything has come together so well. Not to sound preachy yet it's all been Gods timing on things a...