I've never been to Turkey, but my understanding is that EU nationals even require a visa for Turkey (although you can easily get it on arrival at the airport). I used to have to buy a visa at the border to enter Turkey, but for Italian citizens they have removed even that requirement years ago. Now...

t all (non-UK) European airports that I remember, there are simply just signs: EU passports - other passports , or something like that, and passengers read these signs (or ignore them) and choose the correct queue themselves. And usually there is no penalty for choosing the wrong queue! The other d...

Provision has to be made to deal with these issues, expeditiously, whatever the circumstances. I agree. Since moving in the UK, I've used 5 identity documents at the ports of entry, and I currently hold only 2 of those: 1 was lost and 2 were destroyed (1 from the issuing authorities at renewal, acc...

The first thing that must happen is that your GF claims her Italian Citizenship. I know for a fact that a very large number of Brazilians who believe they have the right to Italian citizenship haven't really made any research into the practical reality of this, and it turns out not to be so Just to...

Yes, the U.S. allows dual citizenship, but if I don't plan to vote in the U.K., work for the government, or live elsewhere in Europe, then are there any advantages for me to apply for BC? What rights won't I have as an ILR holder as opposed to a British citizen? A citizen cannot be deported (see ht...

I really wish there was a way out. If you have any advice for me, please do not hesitate to proffer as I can do with some pick me up right now. Sorry to hear that. :cry: Being a law student, you certainly know the British legal system better than me, a mere layman, but in your place, also in light ...

I don't know whether to laugh or cry! I wonder if the ECM read what he wrote - "you can't make use of the initial 3 months because you are not in the UK". The response is a joke. When is the appeal date? I was wondering if internally they have some sort of yearly quota to reach, something...

sofia.d.c wrote:It has a £1500 "rolling" excess.

Anyone has any idea about the UKBA policy about this level of excess? Is it something left at the discretion of the caseworker?

Don't worry apply on 19th Dec 2012 and ask NCS to make sure your application sent by special delivery reached next day to UKBA. It will be delivered to UKBA on 20th Dec 2012 or 21st Dec 2012, you will be all right. Good Luck! Most of the rest of the year I'd agree with you, but that's just before C...

during the period from 25th Dec 2007to 13th Jan 2008, I had not been in UK. So would the applying before the 25th Dec 2012 will be in fulfilment of the above requirement? Thanks in advance, No, it depends from the day on which the UKBA receives the application. If your NCS appointment is the 19th b...

Thanks for that, do you know how long ago your friend applied for the joint application? There ain't no fix rules, I am afraid. Two good friends of mine (Italian husband + non EEA wife) who applied to EEA1 and EEA2 this year got the EEA2 in 8 months and are still waiting for the EEA1 (which they ha...

Thinking of the reason of refusal, I can only think of the CSI. I'm a full-time student, am I not comprehensively insured by NHS? Do you have an Hungarian EHIC? Could you get your hands on one, ideally also for your wife? Did you move in UK before June 2011, and if so were you by any chance issued ...

However, how can we apply again without the documents that is lost by their fault? Why parcels containing important document are not signature proof? These are mistakes, faulty operations and we are in trouble because of them. Did you enclose a pre-paid, self-addressed Royal Mail Special Delivery o...

aledeniz wrote:What about Malta? English speaking, great weather, darn cheap, and last time I checked they were asking a weekly $120 income to demonstrate economic self sufficiency for a couple.

They still do, at least on paper: http://www.mfa.gov.mt/Library/Cit/CEA7-EEA.pdf

my wife she is a Spain national and she is living here in UK the thing is she wants to go to Spain but she lost her id and she doesn't have her passport with her but she does have her old id which expired in 2009 can she travel on that id? I would personally not even try. The Italian authorities ha...

I mentioned this on the phone to HR, but they want a CoA followed up by an RC. The CoA sounds like no trouble, pretty automatic. What worries me is being denied the RC after six months of everything going swimmingly, for some ridiculous and easily challenged reason, but losing the job while appeali...

Jambo wrote:I suggest she applies for PR confirmation (EEA3) together with your application for Residence card (EEA2).

I would personally wholeheartedly follow such suggestion myself.

She has full funding from the AHRC, paying her fees and a £12,000 annual living stipend. That was for the MPhil and now for the PhD. Her funding expires in September 2013. This is interesting from a few points of view. I suspect that at that level of compensation she is exempted from paying taxes a...

I could ask my employer to start in March rather than February. That would give us more time to get our life (and documentation) set up, but they might not go for that. I am a layman, and I couldn't advise you one way or another, but my own understanding of EU laws is that once married, if my spous...

She has both a German and UK issued card. The German card expires in March. The UK card was issued recently. The UK card is not really going to be useful in this process, but if she has German ones covering the past 6 years, and she hasn't done it yet, she could use them to get the document certify...

My fiancee is a German citizen. She's been in the UK for six years as a student - first her BA, then MPhil, now her PhD - and has acquired permanent residency automatically . Is she certain about that? Did she got it confirmed through an EEA3 application? If not, and if she doesn't have 5 years cov...

Gaelle wrote:EEA family permit approved

That's great!

Gaelle wrote:Did you not provided your wedding certificate for your wife's visa?

Not that I remember, I'm afraid

viennalove wrote:We are wanting to move to Ireland since they speak English there and we are unable to go to the UK at this point.

What about Malta? English speaking, great weather, darn cheap, and last time I checked they were asking a weekly $120 income to demonstrate economic self sufficiency for a couple.

eeaman01 wrote:Several EEA countries don't allow dual citizenship, for very good reasons.

While I do respect your opinion, in my own book there has never been and never will be a good reason to disallow multiple citizenship, let alone very good ones.