Thanks for your reply, Jambo. Yes, my partner has exercised treaty rights for at least 5 years continuously (he has lived and worked in the UK for the past 9 years).

I am a South African national and have lived in the UK for a continuous period of 6 years and 6 months as the civil partner of a German national. The residence document I currently have in my passport is a Residence Card of a Family Member of an EEA National, which expires in October 2012. However, ...