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Why did she fill in EEA1, not EEA3, if she had already been in the UK for 5 years?jbarlow wrote: I am non EEA citizen (from india.) Came to UK on 10th of september 2004 on a two and a half year student visa. I was living with my girl friend since april 2005. Later on we got married in august 2006. My wife is a greek(and australian citizen.) She has dual nationalities. She has been in UK for the last 7~8 years. She got EEA1 in september 2006 and i applied for EEA2 at the end of september 2006. (i am still waiting for the return of our passports.)
My question is: how long will it take me to get british citizenship?
actually we didnt know about this law.Why did she fill in EEA1, not EEA3, if she had already been in the UK for 5 years?
As long as your wife has been "exercising Treaty rights" for 5 years,she became a Permanent Resident automatically on 30 April 2006. She can apply for British citizenship in May this year.
Does she want to do this? This will determine how quickly you can get British citizenship.
Also - have you any children born in the UK?
They received my application on 2nd of october, 2006. Probably they will send back my passport on 2nd of april, 2007.Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:As JAJ says, she automatically gets Permanent Residence after 5 years in the country. The Permanent Residence Card is not required, but is an optional way of documenting that status.
The Home Office have, by law, at most 6 months to process your application for EEA2. If you applied in September and have not had to to submit documentation that you initially forgot, you should already have a decision by now. Any idea why there is a delay?
OK I'm going to come right out and say it.jbarlow wrote:Hi all.
I have read some discussions here and you guys are doing a great job. Its not cheap what you are offering for free here.
Anyways,
I am non EEA citizen (from india.) Came to UK on 10th of september 2004 on a two and a half year student visa. I was living with my girl friend since april 2005. Later on we got married in august 2006. My wife is a greek(and australian citizen.) She has dual nationalities. She has been in UK for the last 7~8 years. She got EEA1 in september 2006 and i applied for EEA2 at the end of september 2006. (i am still waiting for the return of our passports.)
My question is: how long will it take me to get british citizenship?
Cheers!
Well said Russia!Russia wrote:OK I'm going to come right out and say it. :(jbarlow wrote:Hi all.
I have read some discussions here and you guys are doing a great job. Its not cheap what you are offering for free here.
Anyways,
I am non EEA citizen (from india.) Came to UK on 10th of september 2004 on a two and a half year student visa. I was living with my girl friend since april 2005. Later on we got married in august 2006. My wife is a greek(and australian citizen.) She has dual nationalities. She has been in UK for the last 7~8 years. She got EEA1 in september 2006 and i applied for EEA2 at the end of september 2006. (i am still waiting for the return of our passports.)
My question is: how long will it take me to get british citizenship?
Cheers!
Yes you are right, there is plenty of freebie information on this board - thankfully so, for there are many people visiting in real dire straits desperate for help, then one day someone like you comes along - and quite openly says, 'hey guys, i want british citizenship', and for no other reason than to travel the world without inconvenience.
The answer to your question is (i hope) NEVER... what is happening in the UK, with tossers like this exploiting the rules?????
The rest of you who are truly in a desperate position, take note - your chances of a fair immigration system are NIL whilst people like this take advantage.
Makes me sick
The statutory requirements in the British Nationality Act do not specify a particular "reason" for becoming a British citizen.Russia wrote:desperate for help, then one day someone like you comes along - and quite openly says, 'hey guys, i want british citizenship', and for no other reason than to travel the world without inconvenience.
The answer to your question is (i hope) NEVER... what is happening in the UK, with tossers like this exploiting the rules?????
Applying for British citizenship is relatively straight forward once you have all the requirements. She must have been permanently resident for 5 years, which is why May is the first point she can apply. She will have to fill out the form, and pay quite a large application fee. Note that you will either want to use NCS or (may result in a slower application) send solicitor certified photocopies of your documents if you want to travel outside the UK while the application is being processed.jbarlow wrote:how smooth the process would be , for her , if she applies for a british citizenship this May. (by the way, why May. why she cant apply earlier.)
I'd like to add my opinion on this if I may.sakura wrote:Russia,
Why does it matter whether they have 5 passports between themselves? If they received them all legitimately and without lying or cheating, so what? His wife is a Greek national who grew up in Australia (or vice versa) and now living in london...like a million+ other people who are dual- or tri-nationals.
And just because other people are struggling with the immigration system doesn't mean to say they should act coy. Plus I don't recall reading anything 'dodgy' about their plans...many people post questions about the best route (i.e. the fastest route) if they have a few options, because, of course, the rules keep changing, and, with British Citizenship it really is easier to travel/work around...is it a bad thing to ask what is the better option?
British citizens from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland don't really care much about the fortunes of the England cricket and football teams.Wanderer wrote: I'd like to add my opinion on this if I may.
I think we Brits, despite our county's shortcomings, we all hate it here let's face it, complain about the weather, the government, the England Manager, crap cricket performances, but in spite of this we value our Britishness.
What about all the British citizens who become naturalised citizens in the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand? Let alone other countries like France or Sweden? Do you believe that their British citizenship ought to be revoked?We can't understand how people can give up or dilute their nationality for a passport of convenience. I have Irish grandparents, I'm entitled to Irish Citizenship and it would help me and my russian partner WRT EEA permits etc. I;ve mulled long and hard over this, but I'm not Irish, I don't feel Irish, so I'm not doing it. I'm British and stuck with it.
No, because what we're talking about here is prostituting yourself for a passport to travel, all those nationalities you listed have freedom to travel in their own rights....JAJ wrote:British citizens from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland don't really care much about the fortunes of the England cricket and football teams.Wanderer wrote: I'd like to add my opinion on this if I may.
I think we Brits, despite our county's shortcomings, we all hate it here let's face it, complain about the weather, the government, the England Manager, crap cricket performances, but in spite of this we value our Britishness.
What about all the British citizens who become naturalised citizens in the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand? Let alone other countries like France or Sweden? Do you believe that their British citizenship ought to be revoked?We can't understand how people can give up or dilute their nationality for a passport of convenience. I have Irish grandparents, I'm entitled to Irish Citizenship and it would help me and my russian partner WRT EEA permits etc. I;ve mulled long and hard over this, but I'm not Irish, I don't feel Irish, so I'm not doing it. I'm British and stuck with it.
Its more like 4 passports. The OP will have to surrunder his Indian passport when he gets naturalised as British.but please here is couple who by the time they finish their collection will have 5 passports between them!
Wanderer, you will have to elaborate on that comment as I did not really entirely understand what you mean.No, because what we're talking about here is prostituting yourself for a passport to travel, all those nationalities you listed have freedom to travel in their own rights....
BRILLIANTDocterror wrote:Russia, I am not entirely convinced that the reason you are whining about in a forum has anything to do with the explanation Wanderer gave. There is an apparent difference between the posts made by a bitter person who feels terrible that a law abiding couple was successful in their Immigration applications while some others like loozit have not been quite as lucky. Immigration like any other system with a set of rules and laws will have people who suffer because of it and one who benefit from it. From the judicial system in which an alleged paedophile has to be set free or a murdering sports star walks free because of the lack of evidence while people convicted of a crime and died in prison only to be proven innocent after decades using modern techniques to random everyday things in life is not perfect. Some people get lucky brakes while others do not. What do you propose next? Sulk that talented mucisians, entrepreneurs and sports-persons get exorbitant salaries while ordinary people are stuck in their meagre salaries? Take this as an advice if you can- Get a life! Instead of coming back with posts featuring "tossers" and "whoring" etc try to attain something that currently seems way beyond your grasp - class! And you might accidently start feeling good about this world.
They certainly don't want to call themselves English. And it's not really appreciated when the term British is misappropriated to mean "English".sakura wrote:No, that is a good point that Wanderer made (but I got confused about the "we British" thing...I don't think the Irish or Welsh or Scottish call themselves "Brits" very often...look at tennis with Andy Murray).
Excellent question, and so rarely asked - as a Brit by your criteria I feel qualified to answer - but first the humourous answer (one trait we are famous for, and IMHO something that should be part of the citizenship test!)sakura wrote: The funny thing is- loads of British people (i.e. born and bred Brits) complain about the UK and what do they do? "I'm going to Australia/Canada/NZ/Hong Kong/USA....can't stand it here anymore"...See all the nurses, doctors, teachers, everyone, leaving for 'down under'...why is that? Why do people say the UK has "changed" so much, and what do they mean?
Ironically, many of those who leave for purely negative reasons end up returning to the UK. Or staying in their adopted home complaining about that too.sakura wrote: The funny thing is- loads of British people (i.e. born and bred Brits) complain about the UK and what do they do? "I'm going to Australia/Canada/NZ/Hong Kong/USA....can't stand it here anymore"...See all the nurses, doctors, teachers, everyone, leaving for 'down under'...why is that? Why do people say the UK has "changed" so much, and what do they mean?
Nope, you will be an international student even if you get married. University fees don't get reduced by getting married to an EEA national.1. would i be treated as an eu citizen when we get married or have the same rights? would i qualify for the local/eea citizen tuition fees?
Yes she will have PR after 5 years in the UK, and if she wants to apply for BC, in her 6th year (maybe she needs to pass some tests, and check whether Czech Rep. allows dual nationality, if she wants to be a BC).2. if my girlfriend lives in the uk for 5 years, will she qualify for permanent residency? n will she be eligible to apply for BC a year after?
You should make the BIA website your first point of contact if you don't understand anything. Better look through the rules, policies and application forms before anything else, just so you know how things work, otherwise you'll be traipsing through a thick wedge of posts to get all necessary information.[/quote]3. will it be possible for me to get BC thereafter though her?