DEPENDANTS OF EEA NATIONALS (01/04/07)
If you are a dependant of a national of the European Economic Area (see list below*), you can apply for an EEA family Permit, free of charge, if you are travelling with, or joining the EEA national of whom you are a dependant. Applicants must be legally resident in Italy.
* Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria (**), Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Latonia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania (**), Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom***, Hungary.
You should include all the documents you can to show you qualify for an EEA family permit, if you do not we may refuse your application. All documents must be originals, unless otherwise specified. You should also produce a copy of your permit of stay.
As a guide you should include with your application
· Passport or travel document valid for at least six months. Applicants who hold machine readable passports: if there is an error in the details on the machine readable page, you must obtain a new passport before we can accept your application;
· Italian permit of stay (permesso di soggiorno) if you normally reside in Italy OR, if you are temporarily in Italy, a valid Italian/Schengen visa to cover the purpose of your temporary stay. Copy of your previous Italian residence permit (paper format) if you currently hold an electronic version;
· Two recent photos;
· Evidence of your relationship to the EEA national, (i.e. birth certificate, marriage certificate, civil partnership registration), or if you are applying as the unmarried partner of an EEA national, evidence that you have been in a relationship akin to marriage which has subsisted for two years or more;
· Original or certified copy of the EEA national's passport or Identity Card;
· Evidence of sufficient personal financial means to maintain both/all of you in the UK (personal bank statements last three months/savings book);
· Letter from the EEA national's employer, and last three payslips in original;
· Letter from your employer with last three payslips if you work, or letter from university/school if you study;
· Declaration from the EEA national confirming they will be travelling to UK with you or that they are living in the UK and are inviting you to join/visit them, how long you will stay in UK, and that they will be present in the United Kingdom with you throughout the whole of your stay in the UK; that they will return to Italy with you at the end of your stay.
We will refuseyour application if we find that any documents are false.
(**) From 1 January 2007 Bulgarian and Romanian nationals will not require an entry clearance to reside legally in the UK, but they will not have an automatic right to reside as a worker. Bulgarians and Romanians wanting to work in the UK will need to obtain permission to work before starting any employment.
Information about living and working in the UK is available from:
http://www.bis.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutu ... iabulgaria.
(***) The dependant of a British national can only apply for an EEA family permit if the British national is returning to live in the UK and can demonstrate they have exercised an economic treaty right in another Member State (i.e. evidence of employment/self employment).