Ok everyone it all appears quite confusing. My solicitor appears to have applied for PR on the basis that I have a retained right of residence according to paragraph 5.4.2 of Chapted 5 of the European Casework Instructions on Residence Card applications. The solicitor has followed on from this point...

I will need to find the exact guidance note, but I have the checklist in front of me and it only lists some documents to provide for the eea national but doesn't mention for the full 5yr period.

Sorry so what does that mean? I have a chance?!

I have always worked in UK and am self-employed still.

My ex wife was in UK until Nov 2009 and then when she went abroad she did the divorce. The divorce completed in April 2010.

Thanks for your reply. I'm really confused on this now. So from what u guys are saying it appears I don't have much of a case. The home office refusal talks about the decree absolute and from some of their guidance notes it seemed that if the divorce has taken place then I would not need to show any...

Thanks for your help. I will try and start a new thred. I have lived in UK since 2005 as a non-eea national spouse of eea national. I had the 5yr permit. I'm confused as solicitor applied on form eea4 requesting permanent residence or further residence card. What's the difference and was this the ri...

Hi everyone I have found this thread and forum to be very useful. I was wondering if anyone can help with my query. Our solicitor applied for permanent residence/residence card on the basis that divorce with wife who is EEA national. We lived together in the UK since 2005 until Nov 2009. She left th...