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WhereEEA Regulations wrote:Continuity of residence
3. (1) This regulation applies for the purpose of calculating periods of continuous residence in the United Kingdom under regulation 5(1) and regulation 15.
(2) Continuity of residence is not affected by —
(a)periods of absence from the United Kingdom which do not exceed six months in total in any year;
(b)periods of absence from the United Kingdom on military service; or
(c)any one absence from the United Kingdom not exceeding twelve months for an important reason such as pregnancy and childbirth, serious illness, study or vocational training or an overseas posting.
(3) But continuity of residence is broken if a person is removed from the United Kingdom under these Regulations.
General interpretation wrote:“military service” means service in the armed forces of an EEA State;
...
“EEA State” means—
(a) a member State, other than the United Kingdom;
(b) Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein; or
(c) Switzerland;
Directive 2004/38/EC
Article 16
General rule for Union citizens and their family members
[...]
3. Continuity of residence shall not be affected by temporary absences not exceeding a total of six
months a year, or by absences of a longer duration for compulsory military service, or by one
absence of a maximum of twelve consecutive months for important reasons such as pregnancy and
childbirth, serious illness, study or vocational training, or a posting in another Member State or a
third country.
I would still suggest you contact the European Operational Policy teamtesb wrote:Just heard back from the Home Office. I pointed to the EEA Regulations interpretation document (which the HO agent confirmed to have in front of him) and the interpretation of military service as ' service in the armed forces of an EEA State'. All he had to say was that it wasn't his call and took the case to his manager, who apparently referred it a further level up the chain.
I was advised that i am still looking at a refusal as I politely refused to withdraw the application, so unless something changes I am waiting for the refusal letter to launch an appeal.
Exactly which interpretation document has this definition?tesb wrote: I pointed to the EEA Regulations interpretation document (which the HO agent confirmed to have in front of him) and the interpretation of military service as ' service in the armed forces of an EEA State'.
Directive/2004, it's the document contained in the link Vinny posted above:Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:Exactly which interpretation document has this definition?tesb wrote: I pointed to the EEA Regulations interpretation document (which the HO agent confirmed to have in front of him) and the interpretation of military service as ' service in the armed forces of an EEA State'.
I'm not sure about the author of this thread. In our case, my partner (EEA national) applied to support a future EEA 2 application for me either as married or unmarried partner (I am non EEA). In addition he also wanted to do this instead of directly applying for BC as its quite expensive and to avoid any mistakes caused by paperwork. Once you have the PR card you can supply this in lieu of the additional paperwork at the time of citizenship application.Universal soldier wrote:What exact benefits are you looking for after achieving UK PR despite as being EU national.