Hopefully someone can offer some advice on whether we are taking the right route with our EEA Permit application...
I am an Irish national, and Irish passport holder, however, I was born in the UK prior to Jan 1, 1983 so I think that also makes me a UK citizen. My wife is non-EU, and we got married in the Philippines, where she is from, in 2009.
We both live and work in Bermuda (which is a UK overseas territory). However, we've decided it's time to leave here and would like to move to the UK.
Can she, as the spouse of an Irish national apply for an EEA family permit for the UK? Neither of us have an address in the UK, or have work lined up in the UK, but we have sufficient funds to sustain us for 3 years at least, even if we don't work. I've spoken to recruitment agents also and have been told that it will be easy enough for us both to get work.
On the UK Visas website, it states the following:
I guess my questions are as follows:EUN2.16 Can family members of dual British / Irish nationals qualify for an EEA family permit?
This guidance is under review due to a case being referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (formerly ECJ).
Please refer to ECCCAT for guidance.
Does my UK citizenship prevent my spouse from applying for an EEA Permit?
Does the fact that we don't have an address in the UK, or jobs yet, likely to cause our application to be rejected?
Would much appreciate any opinions or advice from those who know, or have been in a similar situation.
Thanks