As way back as 1982, in the case of Mosan and Jhanjan , the court has ruled that EU law applies in all cases where a matter is not wholly internal to a Member state. In the judgement I find: 16 IT FOLLOWS THAT THE TREATY PROVISIONS ON FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR WORKERS AND THE RULES ADOPTED TO IMPLEME...

Also they technically do not allow dual citizenship, however I have been told by government officials in that country a blind eye is turned to western nationals who also hold citizenship in this country. Please expand on 'do not allow'. There are various positions with very difficult outcomes, e.g....

On the face of it, marriage in the UK doesn't turn your status from illegal to legal. A marriage of convenience in the UK could turn enable the Home Office to change the brothers' status from legal to illegal. If the couple married in the UK, and the brother is a qualified person, a valid marriage ...

I received in November a COA with the right to work, which made me feel comfortable as I waited for my BRP. I don't know why I did but it was great to show my job they didn't need to look for a new applicant. Good luck with you all! Family permits and residence cards for EFMs are different to famil...

A symmetric solution would be, for the EEA Regulations, to treat all nationals of EEA states who have ever been British as though they were still British. Is this definitely prohibited by EU law? (I expect that the answer is that it is, but I don't know that it is.) Wasn't that the losing argument ...

The post does belong here. If she has used a different Czech passport in the UK, I suggest you try entering that passport's number. Otherwise, you'll have to contact the 'EU Settlement Resolution Centre', Telephone: 0300 123 7379. Is she known to the UK tax or benefits systems? She may well have to ...

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Fri Jan 10, 2020 9:09 pm

My question is, would I have to apply for a spouse visa for my finance from Pakistan once we get married in April and I would like to bring her over to the UK? Or would I have to apply for the EEA family permit scheme?

A family permit is the appropriate visa-like item.

Whatever views one may hold as to the right of Britain to be in Ireland, under international Law Northern Ireland is considered as a British Province, so my view or anyone else's on that matter, does not change that fact. A' person in the 6 counties of the North of Ireland, cannot be treated differ...

You should have received threats demanding that their BRPs be renewed. Failure to apply for renewal can result in a fine of up to £1,000 (or so the Home Office says). Have you changed address and failed to tell the Home Office? The first step in enforcement should be to send a reminder.

1. My (Belgian) passport is in my birth name and cannot be changed 3. I have been using my married name for tax, bills, health etc for the past 15 years If you continue to use your married name, you will only be eligible for a British passport if you can get a statement from the Belgian embassy or ...

I can provide to the customs the following documents : ... What I am worried they can say is that this regulation applies to EU passport holders to enter UK without EU permit but I am British passport holder. But by the Surinder Singh clause (Section 9 of the Immigration (EEA) Regulations 2016), th...

Settled status allows for absences of up to five years at a time. So, provided that your wife has settled status and provided the absence is not longer than five years, she will be allowed back in. And, unlike normal ILR, visits to the UK restart the 5 year clock - at least, according to the Withdr...

The UK Government has explicitly acknowledged that it has been breaching the rights of Irish Nationals born in Northern Ireland who do not identify themselves as British Citizen. I thought the courts had already ruled that those who identify as Irish should not be treated as British citizens agains...

apply for eea family permit for husband. once husband in uk apply for residence card eea regulations or eu settlement scheme then husband can work in uk if granted. As he is Brazilian, he does not need a family permit if you have PR or are a 'qualified person', e.g. in work. However, he should brin...

I would strongly advise against using Ireland. Normal and legal route is to apply for FP in your country of origin/residence. Don’t ruin your immigration history with Irish tricks The OP's plan is lawful provided he doesn't lie to an immigration officer and didn't lie to obtain his visa. There are ...

Also there may be a timing issue if you prove you've become citizen by descent retrospectively. If you naturalize you become citizen at the ceremony. Acquisition of citizenddship by registration is not retroactive. There is a significant difference between establishing that one is a citizen and acq...

It is far from unknown for naturalised citizens to have lesser political rights. What do you mean by "lesser political rights"? Any "lesser" treatment (if proven) is considered discriminatory and is an offence. A well-known example is that only 'natural born citizens' of the USA...

One argument for applying for settled status is that naturalisation applications can take a long time to be decided (and can be refused), and it is not clear that the OP is covered by the withdrawal agreement. He has no retained rights as a former family member; merely his permanent residence. I als...

No, Citizenship is equal for all - no matter how it's obtained. Otherwise, it will be breach of fundamental rights of the democracy, which states that all men and women are equal. :) It is far from unknown for naturalised citizens to have lesser political rights. What is true is that citizenship by...

So long as B and C can prove their statuses, there will be no more problem in marrying than British citizens would have. As things currently stand, it seems unlikely that EU citizens will start having to further prove their statuses immediately - the Immigration Bill to remove the privileges of EU c...

AFAIK, under EU rules, children cannot sponsor family members. It must be a person exercising treaty rights. There may be a way via the self-sufficiency route. 1. The child is made self-sufficient via a parent working in Spain. 2. Some variation of the precedents from the Chen case and possibly the...

My grandfather died in 1949, so before independence. However, the BNA 1948 Section 1(3) clearly implies that Southern Rhodesia was a country with citizens at the time, and I would expect your grandfather to have been one of them. (There are also grants of Scottish nationality postdating the formati...

My grandfather was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia in 1918, what kind of citizenship would he have? His father was born in UK and Mother born in Australia. It seems likely to me that your father would have had Zimbabwean nationality in 1984. If he hung onto it until South Africa rejoined the C...

I do not believe deed poll is necessary in your case. If her foreign passport is updated to her married name, HMPO will issue her passport in her married name too. Indeed, changing her name by deed poll but not changing the name in her foreign passport could render her ineligible for a British pass...

All kids are French national. Third born on 3-3-19. Still waiting for kids status The children qualify for settled status under Conditions EU11.7(a) ("child under the age of 21 years of a relevant EEA citizen") and EU11.7(b)(i) ("The relevant EEA citizen ... has been or is being gran...