You have PR. Can will loose that if you are out of the UK for more than 2 years without returning. 6 month periods are not relevant to you. If you intentionally leave the UK permanently, then your wife may (or may not be in a difficult situation). But if you continue to live in both the UK and the ...

Hello Understand on EEA route maximum self n spouse can be out of UK is 6 months in a year. As my spouse is not keen on moving to my home country can she apply for UK settlement visa on the basis of self having PR which as I understand does not expire until I am out of UK for more than 2 years. Just...

Thanks for valuable information.

Would it be easier for her to reside in UK if I choose to become a British Citizen?

Best Regards

Colin

Hi Appreciate guidance on following scenario. I am a EEA national have obtained PR and do have this confirmation in form of blue EEA Permanent Residence Card for UK My wife currently on EEA FP which is valid until 2017, is residing in UK with me and without a job until now. I have now obtained an jo...

Thanks. So inspite of me having PR I still cannot claim public funds ie. housing benefit etc.?

She got her 5 year residence card in August 2012 and have been married for 11 months.

Thank you.

Colin

I am an EEA national and holding Permanent Residence card since 2 years. My wife is currently on EEA residence permit and has not obtained PR. As I have lost my job :( last week understand we both can claim income and contributions based benefits for short-term (6 months) and this will not have any ...

Many Thanks.

Presume comprehensive sickness insurance cover is not required for self and wife even when I am out of UK or cease to have any economic activity whilst in UK?

Appreciate advice.

Cheers
Colin

Hi I am an EEA national and holding EEA Permanent Residence card. My non-EEA wife holds EEA Residence Card. Is it still necessary for me to continue to work, self employment, study or be self sufficient to enable her residence card to be valid ? Would not exercising any economic or study activity fo...

Hi. Would highly appreciate if someone could advise on following. I am an EEA national and am due to apply for PR alongwith with my NON EEA family members permanent residence permit. All of us would soon be completing 5 years physical residence in the UK and without any interruption. My query - Is i...

Thanks for your info. I appreciate it. So this would technically mean I could take my parents with me to any eu country without making any schengen visa application. The only condition being they travel with me either way i.e. inbound and aoutbound. Just for peace of mind would you have any written ...

Dear all I am german national and my non-eea parents have a eea family permit for 5 years in UK. Does this facility exist for other EEA (france, spain, sweden, denmark, austria) countries ? If not, i understand french embassy is the easiest to get the schengen visa. Does someone know whether is it p...

Thank you Jaj. Please see following link from swedish embassy which does not reflect UK where swedish id cards are accepted at point of entry or exit. http://www.swedenabroad.com/pages/general____40960.asp I know UK says id cards from eu nationals and this works fine for other european countries but...

Gentlemen To my knowledge swedish id cards are not valid for entry into UK however they are valid for travel within the schengen area. please see following link http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/4792/344 I did check with migrationsverket (immigration board in sweden) sometime back and was given ...

Thanks Jaj My non-eea dependant family members include my parents, spouse and children. All have non-eea residence permit for 5 years endorsed in their passport. Now I need to know how many days (per calendar year or in total) can they reside outside UK within this 5 year residence permit so that th...

hi guys can you please let me know the minimum period of residence required for a non-eea national (dependant of eea national) in uk in a year to be considered for ILR after 6 years stay iff eea nationa does not obtain british citizenship. the HO website says following " If you are absent from ...

Thanks John for clarification. As we all know Brtish or German nationailty is not much different now a days except that British nationality gives one absolute right to stay within UK. On completion of 5 years residency my family would apply for British citizenship and i would retain german one. Best...

Hi again I have just come across this link on the ho website. It still says 4 years for eea and non-eea dependants of eea national to qualify for permanent residence. http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home/applying/application_form.Maincontent.0031.file.tmp/EEA_nationals.pdf now i am all the m...

Gentlemen Thank you for your reply. I am a german national and my family members are thai nationals. The application was made just before easter. I received a residence card and my family has received home office endorsements in their passport. I presume they are still endorsing old stamps as stamp ...

Hello My family has received a 5 year EEA reseidence endorsement in their non-eea passports today. My question, within how many years are they eligible for ILR 5 or 4 ?. I am a bit confused. Further in-order to be considered for ILR how many days can a person reside outside UK per calendar year (Jan...

Hi I have just read this one on europa website http://europa.eu.int/youreurope/nav/en/citizens/factsheets/uk/residencerights/workersresidencemorethanyear/en.html YOUR RIGHTS You can work without the need for a work permit as soon as you arrive in the Member State of destination. If you work in paid ...

Thanks a lot.

Any idea does home office send an acknowledgement or receipt
of application lodged.

Pls adv.

Many Thanks.

Colin

Hi folks

I have submitted EEA1& EEA2 application forms for myself and my immediate family last week. Can anyone guide me as to what are the current processing times.

Many thanks.

Colin