- FAQ
- Login
- Register
- Call Workpermit.com for a paid service +44 (0)344-991-9222
ESC
Welcome to immigrationboards.com!
Moderators: Casa, Amber, archigabe, batleykhan, ca.funke, ChetanOjha, EUsmileWEallsmile, JAJ, John, Obie, push, geriatrix, vinny, CR001, zimba, meself2
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Mahatma Gandhi
secret.simon wrote:Does your original citizenship allow dual citizenship or did you lose it on acquiring Italian citizenship?
In any case, by acquiring EEA citizenship, you have transitioned from having leave granted under the UK Immigration Rules to having the right to stay in the UK based on the EEA Regulations. They are much more liberal when it comes to getting family in the UK.
However, be aware that your (and your wife's) clock to PR (you are no longer eligible to get ILR) are reset and you would need to spend five years in the UK as an EEA worker to earn PR. Your stay under Tier 2 likely won't count.
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Mahatma Gandhi
I concur.chriskv1 wrote:in any event , the process for getting RC for his wife should be pretty straightforward since the HO had already acknowledged their marriage (Considering the fact that she already had a dependant visa.)
Thank you. Yes, she will apply for EEA FM - but not before we're sure she will keep her right to work in the UK. Will that be the case you think, given that she's currently on a Tier-2 dependent visa which will cease to exist? Should I perhaps communicate the Home Office about my new nationality status at the same time she applies for EEA FM?chriskv1 wrote:Your wife automatically has a right to work in the United Kingdom , Because she's the family member of a European national .
But it's advised that she should apply for EEA FM (EEA2.)
Thank you again! We've been married for just over 3 years now so I suppose she'll have to stick with EEA FM. By the way, do you know whether this gives her the right to also travel alone if necessary - and go on the EU citizens queue at the UK border whenever she re-enters the UK?chriskv1 wrote:How long have you been married to her for ? If its been more than 5 years I believe she can apply for permanent residency directly (EEA PR / EEA 4 )
Best of luck on your case
It does yeah - thankfully that's not an issue!secret.simon wrote:Does your original citizenship allow dual citizenship or did you lose it on acquiring Italian citizenship?
That shouldn't be a problem for the foreseeable future - the most important for us now is to make sure we can stay and work in the UK and not depend on a visa. Also, that will give me the ability to change employment if I so wish - as up until now I was tied to my current employer/sponsor. If I lost my job, that would also mean my wife would lose hers as a consequence - and we'd have to return to our country - so it was a pretty unstable situation for one to live under.secret.simon wrote:However, be aware that your (and your wife's) clock to PR (you are no longer eligible to get ILR) are reset and you would need to spend five years in the UK as an EEA worker to earn PR. Your stay under Tier 2 likely won't count.
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Mahatma Gandhi