as per subject line - "there are now a number of circumstances in which non-EEA national family memebers of EEA nationals may retain their right of residence in the UK if the EEA national leaves the UK or dies or the relevant marriage is terminated .... these circumstances are set out in regulation 10 of the 2006 regulations
.. the marriage lasted for at least three years immediately before the initiation of proceedings for divorce, annulment or dissolution and
.. the parties to the marriage had resided in the uk for at least one year during the duration of the marriage "
Ok my story, am non-EEA married to EEA we have both been living in the UK since 2000 and got married in April 2002, so after 4 1/2 yrs marriage we are wanting to go our seperate ways. I need to think about my future One of my options is to remain in the UK and turn my residence permit (granted August 2002 - expiring August 2007) into permanent residence /ILR Visa.
Looking at this new directive (divorce proceedings have not been initiated as yet although she has moved out)
Questions..
- will i be granted some new type of visa?
- How do i go about / what forms to look at to getting visa status moved so that i am no longer reliable on being here due to marriage to EEA national - as i have looked around and cannot find anything pertaining to this
- Do i lose my last 4 qualifying years upon application for change
- Should we wait till my visa status has been amended before applying for divorce?
- Should i just make an appointment with a lawyer i will be going to a lawyer just hoping to gleam some more info from anyone out there