Hi folks..
I really find this forum very helpful and wonder if I can get some advice from experts around ..
My story in short: I am non-EU holding RC since Aug 2007 and apparently my wife is EU (Spanish) with a registration certificate. I am not sure how she is considered by HO as exercising her treaty rights because when we submitted our EEA1 & EEA2 we included documents claiming she is self-sufficient plus a letter from college where she was following an ESOL course. Any way, applications were approved and my RC was issued.
Now .. I have heard rumors that applying under EU law is getting tougher especially for EEA3 and EEA4. My wife has not worked or registered as jobseeker in this country. She has got enough funds as I am working with good salary that can secure good living for both of us. Unfortunately we have claimed "as a couple" and granted CTC + CB (which was a mistake I believe because the EU national in our case, my wife, is exercising her rights as self-sufficient or student, no big difference in terms of access to public funds).
Any way we are getting prepared for next step which is EEA3 & EEA4 (probably bit early but we are not ready for any last minute surprises), and just wanted some advice regarding my wife's treaty rights.
1- Shall we ignore the fact we are receiving these benefits and apply for EEA3+4 assuming she has been self-sufficient (proof as bank statements ..etc available, plus I bought a private health insurace for her recently as backup after reading some threads in this forum)
2 - Would it be better for her to set up from-home buisness (say eBay store for example) and register as self-employment with HMRC? This option may be costy but can make life much easier in terms of benefits and applications later.
To be honest I'm bit concerned about the benefits we are receiving and think to write to HMRC to stop claiming CTC. (If my wife was working and paying taxes this should not be a problem at all).
I really appreciate any advice whether to go for option 1 or 2.
Thanks
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