EU citizen family - rights to work in other EU countries?

[tebee]

Just a theoretical question, if my non-eu family join me and get a residence permit in the country I live it, do they have any rights to work in other countries assuming I don't move with them ?

Is the UK a special case as usual ?

[SRAQAI]

Just a theoretical question, if my non-eu family join me and get a residence permit in the country I live it, do they have any rights to work in other countries assuming I don't move with them ?

Is the UK a special case as usual ?

No. You have to move with them to the other EU country. So you literally have to up sticks and move yourself (and home, and job, and dog or cat and chickens) to another EU member state. Your non EU spouse cannot be on their own, unless they want to under a normal visit visa.

[tebee]

Ah - that's a little unfortunate. It's my step-son, who is currently finishing a medical degree back in his own country.

Unfortunately where I live, France, will not recognize it when he completes it - medical training is different in France, doctors train for 9 - 11 years.

But it would be accepted back in the UK, and if he did his probationary time there , when he is registered to practice by the GMC he can work in France !

So it looks like we may all have to move back to the UK for a while ......

[casper_aks]

Ah - that's a little unfortunate. It's my step-son, who is currently finishing a medical degree back in his own country.

Unfortunately where I live, France, will not recognize it when he completes it - medical training is different in France, doctors train for 9 - 11 years.

But it would be accepted back in the UK, and if he did his probationary time there , when he is registered to practice by the GMC he can work in France !

So it looks like we may all have to move back to the UK for a while ......

Exactly, you have to move to the UK before you apply for GMC registration for your step-son
There's BIG difference between (having) the right, and (exercising) the right

[SRAQAI]

Ah - that's a little unfortunate. It's my step-son, who is currently finishing a medical degree back in his own country.

Unfortunately where I live, France, will not recognize it when he completes it - medical training is different in France, doctors train for 9 - 11 years.

But it would be accepted back in the UK, and if he did his probationary time there , when he is registered to practice by the GMC he can work in France !

So it looks like we may all have to move back to the UK for a while ......

Good luck. This whole EU palava gets people running around like headless chickens, sometimes I think it would be easier to just apply for a visa directly to the UK. The French dont seem to recognise anything apart from their own nation. Im attempting to apply for a UK visit visa for my hubby to come here and then together from UK we gonna try ireland. Keepingwell away from continental europe.

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tebee, what is your citizenship? How old is your step-son?

UK is never a special case. Rules work the same there as elsewhere for free movement of direct family members (like your step-son)