EHIC

[lolo82]

Good evening. I am about to send off my EEA 1 and 2 applications and thought best to check something before I did. We are applying as an un-married couple. My partner is Irish and I am Canadian. He has lived in Belfast for over 5 years. I met him at work. After my UK visa expired, I moved to Dublin for 2 years. my question is (after a long intro): Does my partner need Comprehesive Sick Cover, or just me?

Also, as I have been a resident of Ireland since September 2009, I am etitled to and have received my own EHIC. The Irish government says Im entitled to it, but will the UKBA? Im no longer entited to Canadian Health Care since i have been away from Canada since 2007. Canada and Ireland both deem me a resident of Ireland.

It seems to be hit and miss with applications as of late and I am worried its on a whim that the UKBA is approving or refusing applications.

Cheers

[Greenie]

Your post is Unclear-have you and your partner moved to the UK or are you still in Dublin?

[lolo82]

Apologises. I am in the uk with my partner. From sept 2009 - august 2011, I worked in Dublin and commuted daily from Belfast to Dublin to work.

[Greenie]

What is your partner doing in the UK, e.g. working, studying etc?

[lolo82]

He is working. He has been in the uk since 2004. He has been in his current job since July 2004.

[Greenie]

He is working. He has been in the uk since 2004. He has been in his current job since July 2004.

where is he working? the UK?

[lolo82]

Yes. He is currently working in the UK. Has been there since 2004.

[fysicus]

If your partner is working in UK, as you say, then health insurance is not an issue for EEA applications. Don't worry about it.

As your partner is living and working in UK for a long time already, he is entitled to PR and I would advise him to submit an EEA3 form instead of EEA1.

[Greenie]

there's not really any need to make any application for your partner - EEA1 or EEA3 - Irish nationals are treated as settled in the UK anyway - is there any reason why you are applying for him also?

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

Is your partner an Irish citizen (ie holder of an Irish passport)?

It can be a little confusing. A person born in Derry or Belfast could be either British or Irish or both.

The main point is that, if the EU person is a citizen of country A and moves to and works (or exercises treaty rights) in country B, they are covered by Freedom of movement. If not, they are citizens of country A and always lived in country A, they are not. Having exercised treaty rights, one could use them to move back to home country.

Reading your post, I suspect that you may have already used treaty rights to move to Ireland and not Northern Ireland, which is a constituent part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[lolo82]

To EUsmileWEallsmile - my boyfriend has an Irish passport (and a british one that is expired) so it turns out he has claimed british and Irish citizenship. He is using his Irish passport. He lived in the republic for a few years but that was before he met me. I'm beginning to think that we won't be able to exercise treaty right (McCarthy ruling) because he must declare he is a British citizen.) I was the one living in Dublin for 2 years and commuted each day to live with my partner in Belfast. Our situation is sooo confusing. I can't afford a solicitor to help so am unsure my options.