I apologize beforehand if this question has been answered already. My wife will finally join me this week on an EEA FP; and of course once she is here we will apply for EEA [FM] Residency Card. My question is this: as an Irish passport holder, I know I have right of residence here in the UK through the CTA agreement between the 2 countries that was freshly ratified as recently as 2011. However, in Section 10 of the EEA [FM] application form it says:
"if your sponsor was absent from the UK for a continuous period of more than two years after they were issued with their document certifying permanent residence, they will no longer have permanent residence. If this is the case, but your sponsor is still a qualified person, you should complete sections 11-17 instead."
I returned to the UK in 2014 [and am presently working here] after living and working abroad in a non EU country for more than the 2 years stated. Does this mean that I will have to apply for EEA [QP] for myself; or, is there no need as my Irish citizenship automatically qualifies me for permanent residence whether I have been here or not? Any advice/suggestions would be most grateful!
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