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anapo1987 wrote:Thanks for your reply.
For the citizenship, yes we do. I am a French citizen and my partner a Canadian citizen (both born and raised in our respective country). Do you think the only option then would be the Work Visa or can my French citizenship make it easier ?
Interesting. Thank you for the info, ALKB. This certainly helps us move forward.ALKB wrote:You can:
- get married and apply for an EEA family permit for your Canadian partner
- move to Canada and apply for an EEA family permit for your Canadian partner after cohabiting for two years
- find an employer willing and able to sponsor your Canadian partner for a work visa (might be quite difficult depending on field and skill level)
anapo1987 wrote:Interesting. Thank you for the info, ALKB. This certainly helps us move forward.ALKB wrote:You can:
- get married and apply for an EEA family permit for your Canadian partner
- move to Canada and apply for an EEA family permit for your Canadian partner after cohabiting for two years
- find an employer willing and able to sponsor your Canadian partner for a work visa (might be quite difficult depending on field and skill level)
anapo1987 wrote:Hi again,
After further researches, I am coming back to you with another interrogation.
If we are able to register for a French PACS (which is the French equivalent for the UK civil partnership), living together for a few months either in France or Canada, could I then apply for a "UK residence card" (knowing that the visa criteria mention the "civil partnership with an EEA citizen") ? Or would it still be compulsory to live together more than 2/3 months? How long?
Furthermore, could I apply to that "UK residence card" only from my country (Canada) or would it be possible from France as well ?
Thank you in advance for your help. It is indeed really easy to get confused about those Visa options, and this forum definitely helps us!
Yikes! That's too bad. Thanks for forwarding that Greenie. It appears at this point that our only options are to try for the work visa or to get married. We're young enough to be eligible for the Youth Mobility Visa, but apparently this visa cannot be extended and we want something longer term than only 2 years.Greenie wrote:No the uk civil partnership is only for same sex couples
I don't think the uk recognises a French PACS between and opposite sex couple.
See question 9
http://www.resolution.org.uk/site_conte ... l_2014.pdf
Great question Manci. The honest answer is that we're not quite ready to be married. That's why we've been focusing so diligently on the opportunities around civil partnerships, which we view as a "step down" from marriage and something that we would be happy and willing to register for. We're just not sure if we're ready for marriage. You've given us something to think about, though, considering (as you've eloquently explained) how much easier things would be if we were married! Thank you for your input.manci wrote:What would be the advantage of registering for a French PACS rather than getting married in France or Canada (or somewhere else)? If you did the latter both your Canadian wife/husband and you could come to live and work in the UK with an EEA family permit and as an EEA citizen respectively.
If your partner gets a Youth Mobility Visa and you and your partner then live together in the UK for two years (be diligent about collecting evidence of living together "akin to marriage" = tenancy agreement, bills in joint names, joint bank account, council tax bill in both names, etc.) your partner can then subsequently apply for a residence card under EU rules as an unmarried partner.anapo1987 wrote: Yikes! That's too bad. Thanks for forwarding that Greenie. It appears at this point that our only options are to try for the work visa or to get married. We're young enough to be eligible for the Youth Mobility Visa, but apparently this visa cannot be extended and we want something longer term than only 2 years.
Thanks, CR001.CR001 wrote:EEA Residence card would be your only option and yes, you can apply for it from within the UK. It is also the cheapest option.
Any other visa under the UK immigration rules (i.e. Tier 4 or Tier 2 G) you have to apply from your home country.