Great news all!

My husbands Permanent Residence BRP arrived this morning!!!

In your case, so long as you, the British citizen, are in employment your wife does not require CSI. I do not think whether your wife is working or not has any effect (please can someone confirm this). As I understand the onus is completely on the British sponsor to fulfil the "qualified perso...

Sorry to hear about the breakdown of your marriage Cactusashtray, and that is unfortunate news indeed re. the CSI. We are going to apply anyway, and see what happens. I have completed the application form, and as it does not ask for any details re. activities of British sponsor in the form, or CSI,...

Sorry to hear about the breakdown of your marriage Cactusashtray, and that is unfortunate news indeed re. the CSI. We are going to apply anyway, and see what happens. I have completed the application form, and as it does not ask for any details re. activities of British sponsor in the form, or CSI, ...

Thanks Richard,

Do you know if there is anywhere we can follow the progress of the appeal? Either a thread on here, or somewhere they publish appeal results?

Hi, Thank you! I have just had a look at the application form - and for SS they do not ask for any details, or supporting evidence re. qualified status of the British sponsor. Had you seen this? I am a bit confused now! (this one: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/up...

HI!

I was also wondering this! How did you get on with your application?

Thanks!

Hi, Sorry, no advice but we are in the same boat. Planning to apply for PR in August and I (the British spouse), do not meet the qualifying conditions as they weren't required before. I am a student with gaps for maternity leave and my husband also doesn't have CSI. Wondering if worth taking out now...

Hi, I am a little concerned about the upcoming referendum and whats its impact could be on EEA route applications. We followed the Surrinder Singh route and my husband currently has his 5 year residency card, which is due for renewal in 2018 for permanent residence. If the UK is no longer in the EU ...

That is reassuring, thank you for your reply.

Hello! Sorry if this has been asked before. I'm British, husband is non-EEA family member holding and EEA2 Residency Card granted after coming from Ireland on the Surrinder Singh route. We are going on our first European holiday together to Belguim next week. I hope I am right in thinking he won't n...

Hi, I am in the same position (Im from UK, husband non EEA living in UK Since 2013 having come from Ireland using SS route), my husband wants to start studying in September so we want to apply for funding (we are in Scotland so its through SAAS) but don't meet the 3 year residency requirement. Just ...

Thank you for your reply, much appreciated.

Our current situation is that we are very happy that my husband has his EEA2 residence for 5 years, he is working and I am looking after our 4 month old baby. My maternity benefit runs out in 2 weeks, and as such we are going to be living off my husbands (minimum wage) income. I am therefore conside...

My non EU husband and I married in July 2012. By August 2013 we were in the UK with EEA FP and by December 2013 we had the 5 year residency permit EEA2. We followed the Surrinder Singh route via Ireland. We feel very lucky and successful. Good luck to everyone on this path, I hope our story gives en...

Thats us got everything back now, so 4 months, so great to finally have it in our hands!

We arrived in the UK at the start of August and applied soon after. From the email correspondance we are expecting it to be sent to us in the next couple of days. So that is about 4 months. Will let you know when it actually arrives! It is a long time without a passport which can make setting up ban...

We got a reply! And an apology! He said sorry, we were right and that the residence card would be issued within 14 days, Hooray! They did add that it is normal for them to ask that the British citizen is a qualified person as they like to see that..but it is not technically necessary, so others be a...

Thank you for backing up what I thought! I will email him the attachment and hope everything goes smoothly...

I am British, my husband Tanzanian, we entered the UK in August from Ireland, as my husband was granted a EEA family permit under Surrinder Singh as we had both lived and worked in Ireland. He then applied for a residency card EEA2 for the UK and received a certificate of application which allowed h...

Yes that's fine. For the first three months following your entry to Ireland, your right of residence is unconditional. Your spouse is entitled to join you. All that needs to be submitted by your spouse in order to receive the EUTR visa to which he is entitled, is his passport, your passport (or cop...

Yes that's fine. For the first three months following your entry to Ireland, your right of residence is unconditional. Your spouse is entitled to join you. All that needs to be submitted by your spouse in order to receive the EUTR visa to which he is entitled, is his passport, your passport (or cop...

Just to add to this.. I am a UK citizen and my husband is Tanzanian. I too am hoping Ireland will be a good alternative to avoid UK immigration. I am currently in the UK, he is in Tanzania, and next week I am going to Dublin. We will then apply for the 'Spouse/Child - Qualifying Family Members who w...