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by djweeble » Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:07 pm
I am a UK citizen, currently working in Germany.
I have been in a relationship with my non EU wife since December 2018, I have been living and working here for nearly 7 months, and she has been living here with me since 16th October, however we do not have a normal residential address as we are in a hotel suite paid for by my employers.
We got married in Denmark on 15th of last month (November).
I am in the process of applying for her to be allowed to accompany me for a trip to stay with my family in the UK for Christmas and New Year, HOWEVER, I have now been told by my employers that there is no work for me after Christmas, and they are terminating my employment from 31st December. All work will cease here from 20th December, and my hotel booking has been cancelled from that date.
I have nowhere else to go after 20th December, and certainly do not want to spend huge sums of money staying in hotels here over Christmas and New Year, or to send my wife home to Kenya. So, with the change in circumstances, I now want to bring her to stay with me in the UK, while I search for more employment...... I am already discussing numerous contracts with prospective employers.
I have managed to get her an interview booked for this coming Thursday (12th) for the biometrics etc for our original application, but I am seriously worried that the process may take far too long for her to be able to travel with me, I originally planned to travel around 21st or 22nd ....... by car and ferry.
I have read in the past about people just turning up at the ferry port with proof of marriage, etc, etc, and being allowed in after some discussions on their free movement rights....... Surrinder Singh..... and after studying the Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of EU citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within the EU, and the latest legal arguments and court rulings, I believe that I have all the required rights and conditions for this route.
Can anyone advise me if this is still a viable option if the process looks like taking far too long ???