thanks everyone for the reply! what about if i am getting married to someone who is currently residing outside UK and is not an EEA national? what sort of procedure do i have to go through? i'm still a bit confused with the whole EEA/UK nationality application procedures....

Hi everyone, I am a Portuguese citizen since birth. Me and my family moved and settled down in the UK since November 2000. Since then I have completed my GCSEs, A-Levels and my undergraduate degree in UK, and have been working in UK since 2007. I have finally applied my permanent residency last year...