I was wondering if anybody would be able to give some advice on this quite complicated (imho) situation..
I have been in an online relationship with a us citizen (now wife) since April 2015, we chatted, skyped, called etc. whilst I was in the UK, working and studying (EEA National - Latvian, arrived in the UK August 2012). After a year we decided to meet in person. I planned a trip to my home country, Latvia, and we decided we would both meet there. So she arrived to Latvia (using the 90-day Schengen zone stamp) on June 15th.
We lived together and decided to stay together as well, we got legally Married in August 23rd, while in Latvia. (
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However, I plan on returning to the UK to work and bring my mother as well. We applied for an EEA Family permit for my spouse. Today our family permit got refused.
Actual letter:
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continued:
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Should we make another application ( I googled quite a lot and some say that it should be a new application and not an appeal, because appeal would be if i sent enough evidence and they didnt consider it, but if I want to add evidence I should make a new application)?
Or maybe she could enter the UK under the US citizen 180-day no visa tourism and then apply for residence from within the UK?
It's just that we're kind of scheduled to depart to the UK in October 1st. And re-applying would take another 15 days if not more (to gather enough evidence and translate the marriage certificate (again)).
What do you think would be best? We do have a lot of pictures taken, at the wedding, after wedding, with my mother and friends, before the wedding also. I think we could include maybe chat logs or facebook conversations or anything of the sort? I'm inclined to re-apply and re-schedule the depart, she thinks she could enter as a tourist and then figure something out from within?
Hope I can get some advice from yous..
Thank you