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Wrong.UK_BR5 wrote:Dear All,
as i understand , an EU citizen's father-in-law is a "dependent in the ascending line" and has the right to be issued family permit if he wishes to visit his family in the UK (son + daughter-in-law) as long as financial dependency can be established.
is this right or wrong ?
In this case, yes - your father is a person described in Article 2(2) and so has the right to reside.UK_BR5 wrote:my wife has her registration certificate as an EU citizen exercising a treaty right,i have a 5 years residence permit and my father is fully dependent on us on his finances, no other sources of income , no properties and is divorced.
This is incorrect - Worldbridge are wrong.UK_BR5 wrote:my father went today to worldbridge to apply for a family permit on form VAF5,unfortunately,worldbridge refused to receive his application and told us that he can only apply as a visitor on a regular visitor visa citing that the only reason he can apply for a family permit is if he wishes to settle with us in the UK and not just for a visit. is this true ?
appreciating your help
As your father as a person with a right to reside in the UK, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2004/38/EC, then he has a right to enter.Directive 2004/38/EC, Article 6 wrote:Right of residence for up to three months
1. Union citizens shall have the right of residence on the territory of another Member State for a
period of up to three months without any conditions or any formalities other than the requirement to
hold a valid identity card or passport.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to family members in possession of a valid
passport who are not nationals of a Member State, accompanying or joining the Union citizen.
The UK calls the visa, described above in bold, the EEA Family Permit. This is what your father should be applying for, and what Worldbridge must issue.Directive 2004/38/EC, Article 5(2) wrote:2. Family members who are not nationals of a Member State shall only be required to have an
entry visa in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 or, where appropriate, with national
law. For the purposes of this Directive, possession of the valid residence card referred to in
Article 10 shall exempt such family members from the visa requirement.
Member States shall grant such persons every facility to obtain the necessary visas. Such visas
shall be issued free of charge as soon as possible and on the basis of an accelerated procedure.
Hi Good peopleUK_BR5 wrote:Dear All,
as i understand , an EU citizen's father-in-law is a "dependent in the ascending line" and has the right to be issued family permit if he wishes to visit his family in the UK (son + daughter-in-law) as long as financial dependency can be established.
is this right or wrong ?
my wife has her registration certificate as an EU citizen exercising a treaty right,i have a 5 years residence permit and my father is fully dependent on us on his finances, no other sources of income , no properties and is divorced.
my father went today to worldbridge to apply for a family permit on form VAF5,unfortunately,worldbridge refused to receive his application and told us that he can only apply as a visitor on a regular visitor visa citing that the only reason he can apply for a family permit is if he wishes to settle with us in the UK and not just for a visit. is this true ?
appreciating your help
i sent a complain to both the british embassy "visa section" and worldbridge, the reply of worldbridge came today , they said :Patience wrote:Please do.Will be interesting to get their response.benifa wrote:Please do.UK_BR5 wrote:..will post the outcome once i get a reply.
I am certain the Worldbridge staff in question has no clue about what they are saying.