Hello all, I am a complete novice in terms of rights/law etc when it comes to immigration and all this complicated stuff so forgive me if I sound simple when asking any questions!!
My wife has recently been offered a new job here in the UK. She is a Malaysian national with a Malaysian passport. She has lived in the UK since she was 7 (so over 20 years). Her mother married a UK National and she was granted Indefinite Leave to remain when she moved to UK in 1987. This was stamped in her passport and she has had no problems with any other jobs or even claiming JSA while she was out of work for a short period.
Her new/prospective employers have said to her that she will not be offered the job unless she has 'Indefinite Leave to Remain' stamped in her new passport. Indefinite Leave to Remain was never stamped in her new passport.
Is there any way around this. Can the employer actually refuse to employ her based on no stamp in her passport? She has lived in UK for pver 20 years and has been working here since she was 16 and has never encountered this kind of issue in any of her previous jobs!
Is there a quick fix as it can take up to 6 months to get the new stamp in her current passport and the employer may not offer her the job based on the length that it may take.
I am an EU citizen so was wondering that as she is my wife does she not automatically qualify under EEA legislation?
Any help would be much appreciated!!
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