Hi,
My wife and I are following the "Surinder Singh" path to return to the UK. We have been advised to move before the end of this year, but we are both happy with our current jobs here in the ROI. So we have had the idea of moving to Northern Ireland, which would allow us to apply for my wife's "Pre-settled" status in the UK whilst continuing with our jobs here in the Republic. We have been here for 18 months and my wife has a "Stamp 4 EUFAM" card based on myself exercising treaty rights here in the Republic. We have applied for the "EEA Family Permit" to make the move to the UK smooth and I have read the current details on being "Frontier Workers" and moving across the border for work which all seems to be easy enough.
My main question is would my wife require anything to be able to continue working in the Republic if we were to make the move to the North? My understanding is once she has the "Pre Settled" status 5 year UK residency she will have no problems working across the border as she would have the same rights as myself, but that could take a few months, so its the time between moving and receiving the "pre-settled" status that we are unsure about.
In theory I guess her current "Stamp 4 EUFam" residence card for the Republic would continue to be valid for a while even if she is living out of the country? Or perhaps the EEA Family Permit would be enough considering it technically gives her the right to work in the UK (although not always accepted from what I have read)?
For clarity I am a British citizen and my wife is Brazilian.
Any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
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