I have resided in the UK for the majority of my working life and hold dual Irish and British citizenship. I was born in the UK and gained Irish caitizenship through my parents. I have been self employed for a number of years and my fiance and I are due to be married early next year. We intend on submitting an application for an EEA Family Permit so that she will be able to join me on a permanent basis in the UK. My fiance is a non-visa national and once married we intend on submitting an application for the EEA Family permit in Dublin. I have been looking at the relevant website for information relating to VAF1, EEA1 AND EEA 2 applications and would appreciate some advise on the following areas I am not quite sure about..
* Do I need to apply for an EEA Residence card prior to submitting the application for my wife's EEA Family Permit? I understand that this is needed as I have and is curently settled in the UK for more than 3 months.
I have always relied on my British passport and never thought to apply for a residence card but will do if this is advisable for the purposes of my wifes EEA FP application.
* For my wifes EEA Family Permit application, if I do not apply for the EEA residence card to prove residence in the UK, can I use a copy of my British Passport to show that I have been settled in the UK?
I understand that my British passport has no bearings on the EU route and subsequent applications but have read that the next step after the EEA FP is for my wife to apply for a residence card. I have read that if the EEA 1 and EEA 2 forms are submitted together, there is a likelihood that the applications will be processed quicker.
* Being self employed, I am able to show sufficient funds in saving accounts and other investments to show that I am able to support my wife without recourse to public funds. The INF18 guidance document advises supporting documents to be submission of your accounts and bank statements etc....
At the point of application for my wifes EEA Family Permit, the worse case senario is that my years worth of bank statements will be with my accountant and my tax returns and NI contributions calculations will be incomplete. I would rather not risk being imposed with a fine for late tax returns. Would it therefore be advisable to get a letter from my accountant stating this as well as confirming that I have duley completed my tax returns and NI contributions for X amount of years as a self employed person currently working in the UK? Would this be sufficient together with proof of savings?
I could provide payslips for the spells of paid employment I took up with various companies but these are more 2 years old. I also hold a valid CIS card and I have noted is acceptable as proof of self employment for the EEA 1 application.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
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