Thank you directive for your reply. I have done some reading and I think my rights are under article 7. Of course I was employed for several years in the uk before going to France. Can I use article 7 in my case to say that I had worked in the uk for atleast a year before I was sacked or made redund...
Thank you for the replies. I went to the French immigration office today to ask about getting a residence permit there for my wife. They said only if I provide them with three months bank statements to proof I was working. I explained that I was looking for work and they said this wasn't good enough...
dear all i have a couple of previous posts on the forum about my plans to use the surinder singh route to help my wife back to the uk after me, UK national, working in france. fortunately my wife was granted a 3 months schengen visa which will now expire at the end of january/ unfortunately, althoug...
Dear all Thank you for your support. I'm pleased to say that despite my wife's poor uk immigration history a 3 month schengen visa was granted today. I'm so relieved! For anyone that is considering doing the same in jakarta, the embassy does ask for more than the usual documents but for me, I decide...
Eventful but nengetive day at the embassy according to those attending. My wife was questioned by the consult about why we were married in 2006 but haven't applied for a spouse visa to the UK. She wa too nervous to admit that she had overstayed in the UK before we got married in Indonesia. The consu...
Hey euroguys Thanks for your reply Yes we had suggested to the embassy that we make a visit visa application but then they asked for proof of a return ticket which would have cost us 800 euros, money that's would have to come out of our "sufficient funds" pocket. So we decided to stick to ...
Thank you again for your reply. I spent the last five hours writing a letter of support to the embassy confirming mine and my wife's history and providing excerpts from articles 1, 2, 3, 6 8 and 9 from the directive. Also quoting from the EC guideline publication about workers and spouses rights. I ...
Thanks dalebutt We have finally realised what the problem appears to be. My wife and I married in 2006. I think they are suspicious of why we have not lived together since that time ( my other post explains several botched UkBA applications including some false info meant that this was our fate) . I...
Thanks for that dale but! I wrote to solvit yesterday and I will wait for a reply!! But what until then!! Apparently solvit cannot force the embassy hand, only advise but these guys at the embassy look stubborn indeed! Three weeks ago, the head embassy guy simply said "marriage certificate, pas...
Dear all, I'm pulling my hair out abou this and I'm not sure how to move forward! I wrote a previous email on this forum regarding using the surinder Singh route (I've been reading! Haha) to get my wife from Indonesia to France. She has a bad immigration history in the uk. We have been married since...
Thanks for the reply. So, just to re-re-re cap, my wife will attend the embassy with the following: Our marriage certificate Certificate copy of my passport Her passport My tenancy agreement Passport photos Application form Letter from me supporting her application Airplane ticket (the embassy asked...
Ps - I was reading the comments from another post on this forum regarding the rules on a schengen visa. It appears that another person was advised (regarding moving to the Netherlands) that his wife could apply for a schengen visa to enter the country with him even though he did not yet have a job. ...
Dear all Thank you for the comments on my post. I have how moved to France. My brother in law has given me his flat on a six month lease and I have a catering job where not much french was required starting this week. I'm glad for this. I spoke to the jakarta embassy for France as my wife lives in I...
Thank you When I apply for the eea family permit, that's the one to allow to go from France to the uk, right? Also, is there a minimum time for me to work in france before we can apply for the permit Ie, can I apply for an eea family permit within three months of starting work without applying for t...
Thank you for your reply! So about this line which I think is relevant to me: (5) Where a relevant decision is taken on grounds of public policy or public security it shall, in addition to complying with the preceding paragraphs of this regulation, be taken in accordance with the following principle...
Dar all, please some advice. I am British. I met my partner many years ago in the uk. She got a UK student visa under a false name or passport (I think) although I didn't know this at the time. She overstayed her student visa after it expire and we had a baby together. She had to go back to her coun...
