vinny wrote:The threat of fines may make employers paranoid.

Vinny, you're a hero! H Okuoimose v City Facilities Management (UK) Ltd UKEAT/0192/11/DA for the win.

We have mountains of evidence that we are in a long-standing marriage and that my wife is an EEA citizen exercising treaty rights in UK. I just don't see how HO could possibly fine my employer without being in violation of the EU treaty.

Pages 39 - 41 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571001/Employer_s_guide_to_right_to_work_checks.pdf I've been trying to find legal precedent for challenges against that particular document. In my opinion, it blatantly circumvents EU law by only listing docume...

I have lost my right to work due to the wording of the response they got from Home Office for their ECS check: "We are unable to provide you with a statutory excuse." "You are permitted to accept offers of employment in the United Kingdom, or to continue in employment in the United K...

Update: I was let go from my job with a verbal agreement that the job (and my desk) remain open to me once I get a new CoA. My contract states that I can be sent away without warning if I lose the right to work in the UK. The mandatory notice is 1 month otherwise. The company apparently believes tha...

My wife is actually exercising more treaty rights if that's possible. We provided a job offer and contract in our original application but she hadn't actually started working. We said we would be able to provide payslips later but were advised not to send additional info unless requested. The case w...

Hi, I'm a US citizen married to an EU citizen who is exercising their treaty rights as an EEA Qualified Person. I entered the UK on a Family Permit visa and we have been here for about 8 months. We both have full-time employment. We recently got a letter of refusal for our EEA application stating th...