Post
by aiza78601 » Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:50 am
i am sorry i had a mistake
read it now
If you want to take a British driving test you must be a resident in GB. However, if you have moved to GB having recently been a permanent resident in another state of the EC/EEA, you must be a resident in GB for 185 days in the 12 months before your application for a driving test and full licence.
So this restriction is for the driving test, and only for someone who was a permanent resident in another EC/EEA state.
The application form is less clear:
"You can only get a GB driving licence if you are normally resident in the United Kingdom. To be normally resident you must usually live in the United Kingdom for 185 days in each calendar year"
The usually word indicates that the second sentence just tries to explain what is usually a resident but it is not a complete definition.
The first statement is more important and it requires just being a resident. An immigrant can be a resident from day one (e.g. for tax purposes).