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The University have settled the date of my presentation for Oct 30th. So definitely I was planning to go some days before. My concern is after Oct 30th when I'll want to get back to UK.John wrote:Do you need to go to France that specific day? Or can you go say a week earlier?I am finishing my studies and I need to go to France to present my thesis on Oct 30
Well my intention was to remain in France for a few days after the presentation, but I planned that before being aware of the current problem. That is to say that now I am willing to do everything in order to avoid problems once in the UK Border. If I should go back the same day of the presentation I will (if I ever find places and connections available for travelling).John wrote:I think that needing to be in France on the exact date your current visa expires is the worst possible situation. In fact I can't think of a solution! I say that because Bolivians are now visa nationals and without a valid visa in your passport I can't see how the airline/train/ferry company would let you back into the UK.
But let's establish :-
How will you be travelling to France? Or rather how will you be travelling back to the UK? Are you intending to fly? Or take the train or ferry?
And when, after doing your presentation, do you intend to travel back to the UK? On the presentation date? Or on a later date?
If I just had the money to go to Bolivia whenever I could, for sure I will consider this situation. But honestly, besides the fact of trying to avoid problems with the HO, the most important thing for us now is to avoid having to go back to Bolivia. It's veeeeeeeery expensive and we don't have now this money. We just got married and that put the bank under pressurehopeless2009 wrote:Why don't you still go ahead to france on the 30th and then fly to bolivia to apply for an eea family permit.less hassle.
You can try but the CoA (the confirmation of your application) may not arrive in time and most likely the CoA will not convince the airline check-in staff. But it might work with the Eurostar because British immigration officers check in Paris. In fact, you could also try with only your marriage certificate (in an acceptable format, is it a British one?) and best also proof of your wife exercising treaty rights in the UK.benbmxer wrote:What if I send my application EEA2 now without my passport for the moment? and then try to pass the border with a copy of my application already sent
You would not be illegal in the UK. You would be here in the UK as a "family member" of your Italian wife, and as she is clearly exercising EU Treaty Rights in the UK, you are entitled to be here.I mean they could consider that just a few days after my entrance I'll be in UK illegally. How to prove that I am really applying for a EEA2?
Our certificate is an Italian one, but we will have it translated in English by a recognised institution (by the way do you know which institutions are recognised?) because we need that anyway for the EEA2 application.86ti wrote:You can try but the CoA (the confirmation of your application) may not arrive in time and most likely the CoA will not convince the airline check-in staff. But it might work with the Eurostar because British immigration officers check in Paris. In fact, you could also try with only your marriage certificate (in an acceptable format, is it a British one?) and best also proof of your wife exercising treaty rights in the UK.benbmxer wrote:What if I send my application EEA2 now without my passport for the moment? and then try to pass the border with a copy of my application already sent
If she has a Contract of Employment, supply that. Also supply payslips for say the previous 3 months. Or even 6 months if available.Concerning the proof of the exercising rights, what should work in this case? a letter from her employer? contract?
Could also be done in France if visa validity permits.hopeless2009 wrote:Why don't you still go ahead to france on the 30th and then fly to bolivia to apply for an eea family permit.less hassle.
Mmmmm this last option sounds very interesting, I could apply for this family permit from France. That will safe the risk of paying for Eurostar and being refused by the British controllers.86ti wrote:Could also be done in France if visa validity permits.hopeless2009 wrote:Why don't you still go ahead to france on the 30th and then fly to bolivia to apply for an eea family permit.less hassle.
You should make sure that your French permit is valid for long enough to receive your EEA family permit. In principle, the embassies have to issue one as fast as possible (and it is also free of charge) but the definition of "fast" differs from embassy to embassy and case to case. The average processing times are somewhere on the web but I forgot the link.benbmxer wrote:what do you mean if VISA validity permits? are you talking about my French permit? or the type of french permit I got?
Thank you very much for your help! I will do that, apply for this permit in France. I just checked the times and usually it should take 15 to maximum 30 days to be issued (hereis the link). My Visa in France is valid until Dec 2009 (and even being extended at the moment) so there is no problem with that.86ti wrote:You should make sure that your French permit is valid for long enough to receive your EEA family permit. In principle, the embassies have to issue one as fast as possible (and it is also free of charge) but the definition of "fast" differs from embassy to embassy and case to case. The average processing times are somewhere on the web but I forgot the link.benbmxer wrote:what do you mean if VISA validity permits? are you talking about my French permit? or the type of french permit I got?
You will need to fill out form VAF5. It is 17 pages(!) but not all applies to your circumstances. Basically just submit everything that you would also send for the EEA2 application. In principle, you would only need a minimum set of documents (passport and marriage certificate) but if you want to avoid hassle better through at them a few documents more than formally necessary.
I think that this route is your safest option (though I would be very interested to hear if the other options would actually work out).
Form EEA2.benbmxer wrote:One last question, knowing that after France I'll enter UK with a family permit, once in UK I should apply for a EEA2 or for a FLR (M)? in order to get the RC?
Thank you!benifa wrote:Form EEA2.benbmxer wrote:One last question, knowing that after France I'll enter UK with a family permit, once in UK I should apply for a EEA2 or for a FLR (M)? in order to get the RC?