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your wife need to make EEAFP application form.paokun wrote:Hi everyone,
After months of searching what's better to do for my situation I finally decided to write in this forum so maybe I can get the answers I need
I'm Italian and I've been living and working in the UK for one year. My fiancee is Japanese and we will get married in Italy this year in October.
After the marriage we will come to live in the UK. I will continue to work, but we won't need a work permit for her as she won't work in the UK.
We seem to have understood what kind of papers we need to prepare for the marriage, but we're having problems in understanding what's the best way for my girlfriend to come and live in the UK once we get married.
We're not looking for a fiancee visa as before the marriage she is coming to England as a tourist, but after we get married she will need a visa for sure. Also, I think I've understood that she will be able to stay in the UK up to 2 years and then she will have to renew the stay permit.
Can anyone please explain to us what kind of papers we have to prepare? My girlfriend told me I also have to fill in a EEA1 form, but as a EU citizen I didn't think I needed to fill in any application.
Hope you can understand this situation and help us out, thank you very much!
Thanks for the reply, hmm you mean that the previous replies were wrong? I thought we just had to deal with EEAs, now VAF came out..if it's not too much trouble could you explain what I have to fill in and what documents should be prepared by my fiancee? ThanksJohn wrote:The currect application form is now the VAF5 ... click here to download. Also read the Guidance Notes.
After the marriage has happened in Italy, the application should be made at the British Embassy in Rome.
Thanks yankeegirl!yankeegirl wrote:Once you are married, your partner applies for the EEA family permit at the British embassy in Italy, using form VAF5. This is her entry clearance for the UK and it is valid for 6 months.
Once in the UK, she can make an application for the 5 year residence card as a family member of an EEA national using form EEA2. At that time, if you choose, you can also make an application for the registration certificate using form EEA1. It is optional for you to make the EEA1 application, but it seems that they process the EEA2 applications (which can take 6 months to process) more quickly if the EU spouse submits the EEA1 application at the same time.