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Two things - is ur EEA partner exercising treaty rights ie living, working or studying in a member state other than his own?inUK wrote:Hi,
- My partner is EEA national, I am non-EEA national.
- We have been together for 6.5 years, but 3.5 years leaving together in the UK.
- We both have been Postgraduate Students all this time we have been in the UK.
- My student visa expires in January 2008, and we both are planning to stay in the UK to work after we finish our PhD Programme.
So, these are the questions:
1) I wonder what's easier for me, to apply for the Highly Skilled Professional Scheme or for the unmarried partner visa in order to be able to work in the UK?
2) Should we apply with the FLR form or the EEA2 form? what are the advantages/disadvantages of applying with either form?
3) Would my (almost) 4 years as a full-time student in the UK count for the required 5 years to apply for the permanent residence? Would I need to wait another 5 years to apply for the ILR if I get a unmarried partner visa now?
4) What if I need to travel while my application is being revised? Can I get my passport back without this meaning an application withdrawal?
5) As far as I understand, the EEA2 application does not require you as many documents as it does the FLR form to prove that you have lived with your partner for more than 2 years. Would you suggest to send all that bunch of documents anyway when applying with EEA2?
6) Do you know if we get all the original documents back at the end of the process?
7) Based on our circumstances, would you have any tip for ensuring that our application succeeds?
Many thanks!
wow thats fastosiris wrote:Hi
It is not essential to apply for EEA1.
However, in our experience by applying together, it may have sped the process as EEA1 applications do not take as long (around 1 month) so they may process both applications together to save time.
Took us about 5-6 weeks to get our applications back.
It may be necessary for you to demonstrate that you can support yourselves, if you are both students.
Good luck