Ahhh sorry, yes it does say Char (CR001 not Casa)

I wish you and everyone else on this board good luck as well x

Thanks Casa.

I don't have any ancestry in the UK. I suppose it's just very bad luck when you are a small family, consisting of only two people, and get separated by borders

Yes, that shouldn't be a problem. I am prepared to learn the language and do not have any other living family (or partner) apart from my one parent.

I am planning to move to Germany and my parent is a Canadian national over the age of 65.

I am self-sufficient so will not require any income support.

Thanks everyone for your contribution and apologise about the late reply. I have done further research on this and found there have been changes to the SS route w.e.f. Feb 2017, The HO has stated, "Your application will be refused if it looks like you’ve only lived in another EEA country to gai...

Hello,
Please let me know if the SS route is likely to be available until December 2017. I was planning to use it to reunite with my elderly parent.
Any thoughts/tips/information will be greatly appreciated.