Thanks for all your answers.

Lucapooka, I assume we have to go this way then. The only annoying part then is that she is for the time she waits for the EEA2 residence card stuck in the UK again, as she will have to send in her passport again.

Dear all, sorry for entering the forum with a question right away, but I searched and did not find a satisfying answer. The situation is the following: My wife is Brazilian and I am German. (Married since 08/2010 if that matters) We are living in the UK. I applied for a residence card under EEA1, wh...