You can find tier2 sponsor to switch into tier2 visa or can continue to stay on tier4 if you join PHD program.

1. 07 January 2015

2. Different addresses shouldn't be a problem because non-eu national still be the family member of EU national.

Maybe 4-5 years ago when you received previous eea2 you did not get acknowledgment letter which now has been introduced since they charging £55. It is a receipt of application and but CoA will arrive shortly.

Self employment is one of the mode to excercise treaty rights and an EU national can switch into any different mode of excersing treaty rights anytime. As long as such period of self employment is backed up with the relevant documents you should be fine and can proceed to EEA4 application.

WRS scheme has already abolished in 2011. Therefore, A8 country's national are not subject to this scheme.

Perhaps you have received an acknowledgment letter confirming the receipt of your application which isn't a COA. You will receive it soon.

See: exception . "if you have already completed a PhD (or one of the postgraduate research qualifications listed in Annex 6 of the Home Office's Tier 4 Policy Guidance [^]) in the UK, any new Tier 4 application is subject to an 8-year limit (including courses below degree level, but not includ...

See: your finances.

PhD has no cap. See: exception . If you had left the country within the deadline and now can meet all the necessary tier 4 visa requirements then most possibly can get the visa. However, you maybe asked again about the reasons which prevented you from studying during the visa process or at airport d...

Until you will upgrade your ILR into British passport your present passport will determine that whether you are a visa national or not for the relevant Schengen country. Maybe few countries recognize ILR but again it will depend on which country's passport you are holding.

PR (permanent residence- EEA4) is the correct route under EU route which is equivalent to ILR. In order to secure PR you (EU national) must have been exercising your treaty rights by working/self employed/studying/self sufficiency for the last 5 years since the day of wedding and must not have been ...

You can familiarize yourself more clearly regarding registration certificate (EEA1 for EU national) & residence permit (EEA2 for non-EU national) leading to permanent residence by reading the guidance notes.

Other than the EU national, all travellers must have valid passport & visa for entering the UK.

You should know that worker is the most straight forward and simple way to meet the requirement of treaty rights. If you still wish then can go ahead with both (student & worker). Employment letter should be sufficient as per the eea2 form but since we don't know what type of caseworker will pro...

To avoid confusion (csi/funds) better to show only worker. For this purpose the employment letter should be sufficient but waiting until few payslips arrive can further strengthen the case.

Although there is no prescribed timeframe as when the passport & other documents can be requested back but still it maybe more wiser to not request them back until at least receiving the COA (certificate of application - which indicates that the application has been validated in system).

If you are applying for EEA family permit to come UK then it should be issued freely. You can apply online. See here.

A recent bank statement can be gained by: Simply go to relevant bank branch and ask for statement of entries/transactions on bank letterhead. Usually a branch staff can print the statement of entries/transactions up to 28 days older without mentioning address on it but on asking a letter of balance ...

You can enter maximum one month before of your course commencement date.

Your right of work & live will depend on the activities called treaty rights of your EU national partner. Treaty rights can be exercised by working/self employment/study/self sufficiency etc. An EU national is exempt from exercising its treaty rights for the 1st three months after arriving. On t...

You will be allowed to work on EEA family permit and your EU partner will need to exercise its treaty rights by working/self employment/studying/self sufficiency etc after three months from arrival.

Yes as long as the continuity of residence does not break.

As mentioned earlier that if you had received your EEA1 Registration Card before June,2011 on the basis of student but are doubtful about your worker status too due to not being registered with WRS scheme then why not you just stick to student only for that period and avail the concession for CSI re...

It will not matter as from where you are applying for EEA family permit because the procedure should be the same and you just check your convenience. You can read about it in details here.