transfer of a residence permit to a new passport

[UK_BR5]

hi all,

I am a NON-EU family member of a Romanian citizen and I received a residence permit for 5 years on my passport.

I had a new passport issued now and I would like to know what is the procedure to transfer my permit from the old to the new passport.

Thank you in advance

[bebe2]

well as far as i know you would have to reapply.

[Plum70]

hi all,

I am a NON-EU family member of a Romanian citizen and I received a residence permit for 5 years on my passport.

I had a new passport issued now and I would like to know what is the procedure to transfer my permit from the old to the new passport.

You will need to make a fresh EEA2 application. Current waiting times 6 - 12 months.

[Ale13]

you don't have too.
you can travel with both passports in your hand
just keep your old passport always with the new one

[UK_BR5]

hi all,

I am a NON-EU family member of a Romanian citizen and I received a residence permit for 5 years on my passport.

I had a new passport issued now and I would like to know what is the procedure to transfer my permit from the old to the new passport.

You will need to make a fresh EEA2 application. Current waiting times 6 - 12 months.

thank you very much for all for your replies,

i thought i could use the form TOC to do the trick and just pay the £165 to get the job done!
http://ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ukresiden ... opassport/

btw, being a spouse of Romanian (or Bulgarian) i don't apply for an EEA2, i apply for a BR5 application, waiting time is 3 months.

so if i applied for a new one , does this reset my 5 years clock to the PR ?

[Plum70]

i thought i could use the form TOC to do the trick and just pay the £165 to get the job done!
http://ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ukresiden ... opassport/

No, you cannot. This is for all other UK based visas.

so if i applied for a new one , does this reset my 5 years clock to the PR ?

No it is not reset. Remember that your UK residential qualifying period starts from the day of your marriage to our EU spouse and not when a residence document is issued.

[UK_BR5]

i thought i could use the form TOC to do the trick and just pay the £165 to get the job done!
http://ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ukresiden ... opassport/

No, you cannot. This is for all other UK based visas.

so if i applied for a new one , does this reset my 5 years clock to the PR ?

No it is not reset. Remember that your UK residential qualifying period starts from the day of your marriage to our EU spouse and not when a residence document is issued.

thx plum70 for your clarification, i am just a bit confused..

so this means that i do not qualify on my own for the PR after 5 years of residence in the UK but rather i qualify when my EU spouse resides for 5 years and obtains PR first ? is that right ?

in this case, when does my spouse's 5 years clock start ? from the date stamped on her registration certificate (March 2009) or when she first arrived in the uk (July 2008)

[bototo]

I understood his comment to be "from the date of your marriage" and nothing to do with your spouse's residence.

[UK_BR5]

I understood his comment to be "from the date of your marriage" and nothing to do with your spouse's residence.

this is what i understood too, i thought that the EU citizen had to continue 5 years of continuous residence first so that he/she will be able to apply for PR and consequently the spouse. not after 5 years of marriage,kindly clarify

[86ti]

I understood his comment to be "from the date of your marriage" and nothing to do with your spouse's residence.

this is what i understood too, i thought that the EU citizen had to continue 5 years of continuous residence first so that he/she will be able to apply for PR and consequently the spouse. not after 5 years of marriage,kindly clarify

That's right. 5 years of continuous residence while exercising treaty rights.