Hi Plum; I agree completely that if you want a smooth ride and no hassle, just give them what they ask for, but you don't have to. You're right that the UK does not record every possible entry or exit. Even if they did, it would be possible to exit and enter without them knowing (and I'm not talking...
On the VAF5 (for EEA family permit) and other forms; the EEA's salary is asked for. It could be argued that this is relevant in order to check that the employment is genuine and effective, but it is not mandatory. I for one can confirm that this was left blank on a successful family permit applicati...
All UK banks have to comply with anti-money laundering laws. Each bank has its own rules and you'd have to check with each. The base case though is a passport and they'll probably want to see the original. I don't believe that having a joint bank account would add any weight to an application you ma...
Your permanent residence card is just as good for travel as the residence card you had. In theory, you should not have any problems using it. However, I suspect that these would be relatively uncommon (given that the five year anniversary of the 2006 regs was last April). Think of yourself as a pion...
I can't comment on individual's circumstances, but either your wife is not really serious about divorce or is badly advised. Take control of your own destiny either divorce her or wait for her to do it for you.
Better again, reconcile! Best of luck and get some proper legal advice.
Remember that the form is not mandatory. It does not have to be used for a successful application. I believe the travel question is relatively new and was not there before. If so, people were getting PR without answering this. While the directive is explicit as to what documents are required for res...
If this ended up in a court case, it would be up to UKBA to prove that a person was outside the country for longer than the required time. If you have not been, then they won't be able to prove it. They are very quick to argue that it's not up to them to prove an applicant's case (for example where ...
This is a recent addition to the forms. As long as you did not stay out of the country for more than six months in any consecutive twelve month period, then residence is not broken (there are exceptions, I'm just talking about the general case). If you wish, list everything down as they ask for. If ...
What are your objectives with respect to the divorce? Do you wish to start proceedings or wait for her? Why are you interested in an embassy divorce (even if that's possible)? Normally, a divorce case can only proceed in the place where one of the spouses resides.
Reg 22 (1) says. 22.—(1) This regulation applies to a person who claims a right of admission to the United Kingdom under regulation 11 as— (a)a person, not being an EEA national, who is a family member of an EEA national, a family member who has retained the right of residence or a person with a...
There is loads of information on the EU website, which should assure you. http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/justice_freedom_security/free_movement_of_persons_asylum_immigration/l14514_es.htm http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:158:0077:0123:ES:PDF I've also found ref...
You need to keep at them. They are not meant to be allowed to prevent people getting the required visa - they are not facilitating you. That said, there should be time for a visa between the 24th of November. What's your travel date? According to the directive, your husband does not require a visa t...
Well now that you came to the point. No there is no discrimination between British citizens and EU citizens as a result of this. The powers in schedule 2 apply to all who enter the UK and are for the purposes of establishing under what capacity the person is to enter the UK be that British citizen o...
Hello, you do not need a Shengen visa for any of the members (except Switzerland) if you are traveling with your spouse. Spain was out of step for a time when it only recognised residence cards issued by other Shengen countries, but they have amended the legislation and now comply. There is a guide ...
KSA means Saudi, I believe. An EEA family permit can be issued upto 3 months before its first use (ie it can be post-dated for upto three months). It would be valid for 6-months after its start date. One of the things the UK does well is marriages contracted outside the UK are recognised pretty much...
Can someone who has acquired permanent residence, take up a posting abroad working for a UK company for more than two years and visiting the UK regularly during the two-year+ period still be considered to have permanent residence? I would say yes. Imagine the following hypothetical example. Jane is ...
Divorce is adversarial in the UK, one spouse files the other defends. In the EU whoever gets their case into court first has effective choice of court (England, Scotland, France, etc). Don't know about an Egyptian embassy being able to divorce or the implications of an Egyptian court. Generally, if ...
Another point is that a visit visa is for visiting, tourism, etc. I could be completely wrong, but you may find that applying for another immigration category now could put that or future visas at risk. Making hypothetical enquiries is different to making a formal application. If your partner can de...
As others have said, if you are working, insurance is irrelevant. You would be a qualified person under the regulations. Demonstrating that one has a durable relationship akin to marriage is more difficult. From what I understand you would need to have lived together for two years for it to be accep...
Very interesting language tool that was posted earlier, might be a bit late to be posting this, but anyway. The French and Spanish versions have a very similar meaning to the English version to accompany; but for join they are more akin to re-unite with. Anyway, ECJ rulings on the "join" /...
I'm not the original poster. Only certain provisions of schedule 2 are applicable to the 2006 regs. The difference is that it applies immediately to all non-EEA nationals on entry, but only to EEA nationals that are suspected of falling foul of public policy, etc. Therefore, it has the potential to ...
