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The Netherlands issue it in under two months (povided you qualify ofcourse)!eueueu wrote:I would like to know which EU countries are fast to issue a resident card for the family member of EU national. If you know that ,please let me know it.
Does this also give the right to work? I know it should but...Rozen wrote:You get to keep your passport (in which they affix a 6 month temporary 'leave to remain' sticker) during the process. [
Yes it does!86ti wrote:Does this also give the right to work? I know it should but...Rozen wrote:You get to keep your passport (in which they affix a 6 month temporary 'leave to remain' sticker) during the process. [
Even in the UK, EU citizens can have their RC issued same day at Croydon! It's the non EU Family Members for whom it takes aaaaaggeesssszzzz....Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:Some cities in Germany used to issue residence permits to EU citizen the same day once you had a job. Not sure about Residence Cards, but I guess it would also be issued same day. Note that these timings were pre Directive 2004/38/EC, though I don’t see a reason for them to be slower now.
I just read in the Directive the other day that the residence certificate can be asked for when applying for the residence card. Sounds like some potential for delay tactics for a "creative" bureaucracy...Rozen wrote:Dunno! But the point I was trying to make is that it's relatively easier (and faster) for an EU national to obtain an RC rather than for the non EU national. Sad, but true.86ti wrote: Yes, but it's an appointment system. What are the waiting times at the moment?
It so much depends on the particular situation of the person doing the application. Do they have other citizenships? Who are they married to? How long have they been resident? How fast is the real application process as opposed to the official application process?global gypsy wrote:I have a question somewhat related to this topic:
Which EU country offers the fastest route to citizenship?
This is from the point when one becomes a resident.
Based on my research so far, it seems the fastest is 5 years.
(I am excluding Nordic countries that offer citizenship to fellow Nordics in 3 years.)