What issues may arise if my Visa expires while this the application is being processed? Does it effect my capabilities to work? Will I have to leave the country before the Visa expires?
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The EEA QP will no longer be able to sponsor the OP under the EEA Regulations.Wanderer wrote:And in the above scenario what happens when the EEA QP obtains BC as indicated?
lorenr wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:31 pmHello again,
Just a run down of the process I went through - I should preface this by saying that I am by no means an expert and every case is different. A good immigration consultant will give you some guidance over the phone before you apply.
My T5 expired July 2017, I began the application process in March 2017. I knew that I was going to run out of visa but couldn't apply any earlier due to needing to travel in early 2017 and needing my passport. So I decided to take the gamble.
Things I gathered for my application:
- 5 months of payslips for my partner to demonstrate he is a Qualified Person
- 2x tenancy agreements, one from 2013, one from 2016 with both our names on it.
- 3x bills from 2014, 2015 and 2016 with both our names
- A couple of different bills with either of our names on them from a number of different years
- A joint insurance policy certificate
- An itinerary and boarding passes for a trip we took in 2015
- Receipt for my engagement ring
- Both passports
- Screenshots from Facebook that covered things like our engagement, travel, moving house, new jobs etc.
- Letter from my partner's employer detailing how long he had worked at his job for.
- 6 months of joint bank account statements.
Basically, go overboard and don't try and bad quality things. As they say, 'a stitch in time saves nine'. Basically put the effort in now and you're more likely to be approved.
Application took just under 5 months. I could not work or travel for July and August (until my residence card showed up). My Certificate of Application (the document you receive partway through the process that verifies your application) did not state my right to work and live in the UK because my partner and I are not married. This is standard, it's because they need a person to physically examine my application to make sure our relationship is legitimate. The CoA can be used to obtain work and travel whilst you wait for your application to process.
If you are married, you should get a CoA that confirms your right to work and live in the UK. HOWEVER, I understand that this isn't the case every time - I guess sometimes the HO feels they need to examine marriages as legitimate also.
You can get a CoA with work without being married, as I touched on in my previous post, by applying for a family permit first. This is free but it has to be done from outside the UK, so you'd need to be prepared to travel and stay out of the country until the permit is issued. Doesn't have to be your home country - could be France or Ireland.
Hope that all helps!