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Did you pay for this advice? The solicitor was wrong.sanami wrote:my husband got British passport in 2009. The solicitor told me that in that case I can apply in 2014 ( in few months time) on the basis of being married to him. As an eea I will acquire permanent residency in 5 years from being married to him, and he said not having insurance will not make any difference to that application. However I am still scared searching everywhere to confirm that I do not need to get the documents about the health insurance, my husband has been in full time work all this time.
There is no requirement to be married for 3 years.bonio_j wrote:you are certainly entitled to
naturalisation as a partner of a Briton, assuming you have been married for at least 3 years before application is submitted.
Just to make it clear. This has nothing to do with eligibility for NHS. Every resident in the UK has free access to NHS. The only purpose of CSI is to meet the EEA immigration regulations. Nothing to do with NHS. In fact, the European Commission is in a discussion with the UK over the HO requirement of CSI in a country where health is free to everyone.sanami wrote:The incongruity between the reality and the immigration law is beyond my comprehension here. It is a shame that many people only find out about this weird NHS entitlement when they decide to apply for naturalisation. This should be clear from the moment you come- if you do not work you cannot have NHS access, regardless of anything else. As in fact British person, who does not work, and has no benefits that pay NIN 'legally' should not be entitled to the NHS, and I presume hardly anyone is aware of it.
It's more than just testing the water (and reducing risk £55 compared to £874). If the European Case team confirm your PR, you just wait 1 year and apply for BC. In that case, the Nationality team will not question your PR status. So you only need to get lucky once (while dealing with the experts on EEA rules so more chance for discretion).sanami wrote:Just one more thing, why you mention applying for PR? This is not necessary at all, once you have the status you do not need to fill EEA3 form. You either wait 1 year if you are EEA or apply immediately after 12months passed if married to a British citizen.
I presume idea of 'tasting the water' is behind this advice, but as far as I have learn either your case is straightforward and you would get naturalised without complications, or not at all and you would be rejected for both PR and naturalisation. Trying your luck with PR, never if case is complicated is never a guarantee of getting naturalisation.
Just saying...