When should I submit the application?

[wegetthejobdone]

'Third country' means non EU citizen.

Probably being dumb here, but how can you apply via the EU Settlement scheme if you’re not a EU citizen? Is this something different from applying after having been granted Settled Status?

[dogcat]

'Third country' means non EU citizen.

Probably being dumb here, but how can you apply via the EU Settlement scheme if you’re not a EU citizen? Is this something different from applying after having been granted Settled Status?

You can a apply as a spouse etc of EU citizen even if you are form non EU i.e 'third ' country.

[wegetthejobdone]

'Third country' means non EU citizen.

Probably being dumb here, but how can you apply via the EU Settlement scheme if you’re not a EU citizen? Is this something different from applying after having been granted Settled Status?

You can a apply as a spouse etc of EU citizen even if you are form non EU i.e 'third ' country.

Gotcha, thank you. I’ll go ahead and upload on the UKVCAS website then!

[expat2019]

Not aware of that advice - as company directors mainly don't get paid through PAYE (P60), which ensures automatic NI contributions, it would be your self-assessment returns or company accounts whichever you submit to HMRC.

I also was company director during my qualifying period. I was contracting for a third-party company and invoiced it on a monthly basis. Then I paid myself a salary that was close
to Primary Threshold which means I didn't pay NIC or if I paid it was very small. The rest of the money was withdrawn in dividends which NIC is not payable on.

After some time I quit contracting and started working on a startup. It lasted for 1 year and 9 months. I kept paying out a minimal salary but stopped withdrawing dividends. I lived off the money I'd saved on my personal account.

I'd never had CSI during my qualifying period.

Could it be an issue for HO that I neither had CSI nor paid enough NIC to cover my healthcare?

During my startup period my only official income was the minimal salary. Does it still make me self-employed (or working) in the light of BC application?

Apart from P60s is there anything else I need to attach to the application?

[CR001]

Not aware of that advice - as company directors mainly don't get paid through PAYE (P60), which ensures automatic NI contributions, it would be your self-assessment returns or company accounts whichever you submit to HMRC.

I also was company director during my qualifying period. I was contracting for a third-party company and invoiced it on a monthly basis. Then I paid myself a salary that was close
to Primary Threshold which means I didn't pay NIC or if I paid it was very small. The rest of the money was withdrawn in dividends which NIC is not payable on.

After some time I quit contracting and started working on a startup. It lasted for 1 year and 9 months. I kept paying out a minimal salary but stopped withdrawing dividends. I lived off the money I'd saved on my personal account.

I'd never had CSI during my qualifying period.

Could it be an issue for HO that I neither had CSI nor paid enough NIC to cover my healthcare?

During my startup period my only official income was the minimal salary. Does it still make me self-employed (or working) in the light of BC application?

Apart from P60s is there anything else I need to attach to the application?

You should continue in your own topic please. This is not a general discussion topic.

[alterhase58]

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I'd never had CSI during my qualifying period.

Could it be an issue for HO that I neither had CSI nor paid enough NIC to cover my healthcare?

During my startup period my only official income was the minimal salary. Does it still make me self-employed (or working) in the light of BC application?

Apart from P60s is there anything else I need to attach to the application?

UKVI may or may not ask you about CSI, and documents supporting it. Clearly you didn't have it and need to explain in that case. We haven't seen any cases yet where applications were impacted due to CSI. NIC contributions don't count towards CSI and as such are not an issue as long as you paid what you were obliged to pay. Same with earnings levels - employment as such is not a pre-requisite. Include the P60s you have which are proof of your residency. Any periods not covered by P60s can be supported by Council Tax bills or other oficial letters/documents (HMRC, DWP, Pensions, etc).

[wegetthejobdone]

In the case of a EU citizen like me who doesn't have any stamps to prove first and subsequent entries to the UK, should I still upload all pages of my passport?

[alterhase58]

In the case of a EU citizen like me who doesn't have any stamps to prove first and subsequent entries to the UK, should I still upload all pages of my passport?

The biometrics and any other data pages should be sufficient.