rosebead wrote:Family members do not have to prove employment for EEA2 applications, it is only their EEA sponsor who has to prove exercising of Treaty rights, so you do not have to submit anything at all related to your employment. Since you got your EEA Family Permit under Regulation 9 (Surinder Singh case law), luckily for you your British spouse cannot be legally required to exercise Treaty rights in the UK (Case C-291/05 Eind) so no need for him to submit proof of his employment in the UK. And no need to re-submit proof of his employment in his host State either. This is because the EEA2 form changed in April so that if you obtained your FP under Regulation 9, there's now a box you can tick at the top of SECTION 5 of the EEA2 form that allows you to skip all of the question relating to your husband's employment and "integration", and thus no need to re-submit your husband's proof of employment or integration in Cyprus.
All you need submit are passports, marriage certificate, and proof of your and your spouse's residence in the UK, and that is it. Plus a cover letter to say that you already have FP and have ticked the relevant box on SECTION 5 of the EEA2 form that tells Surinder Singh applicants to skip all questions until SECTION 10. State that you will be submitting just your and your spouse's passport, marriage certificate, and proof of residence in the UK because that is all the form asks for, since your FP is already proof that you have satisfied Regulation 9. Health insurance is absolutely not required nor proof of your employment nor a UK bank account - they are not relevant to your application unless you want to submit them as proof of your and your spouse's residence in the UK, but I would've thought his parents' letter would suffice and maybe a utility bill in the parents' name, plus any official documents in your and your spouse's names addressed to his parents' home such as bank account, driving licence, insurance, receipts, etc. Just 2-3 proofs of UK residence will do - you don't have to go above board.
EEA2 applications are straightforward for SS applicants now. Once you have FP you are sorted and do not need to prove it all over again for EEA2 (which you did use to have to, but thankfully not anymore with the form change in April).
Hi again rosebead.
U're really a great help to me when I was applying for EEA family permit, hope you still remember me. Anyway, all the things you said was really promising for people who are applying for Surinder Singh. Do you know anyone who applied for EEA2 recently under Surinder Singh, I just want to see what are the things they did. I'm really quite nervous because I have a job now and I dont want to get a refused EEA2.
Another question, do you know what are the reasons of HO for them to ask for interview? And also for house visitation? I don't mind if they do that, It's just scary.
Thank you very much xx
