akhr90 wrote:Reg 7 100%
Because if I have applied under Reg 5 then he can't sponsor anyone in near future. And I have done his 2015-2016 tax return along with letter from accountant.
It is indeed very useful to me in my application. Lets see how it goes.
Tomorrow morning I will send you the exact link of cw in which he clearly mentioned that under Reg 7 doesn't mean an applicant has to be fully 100% dependent on the sponsor for EEA PR. Both can share rent and other expenses too.
So I included all the cw reference in my application along with the cw instructions print out.
I have sent almost 300 different kind of documents for myself & for my dad.
But i will definitely share everything.
Do that.
But its well known that a child's dependency on the EEA sponsor may only be, say 50%.
The applicant does not need to be dependent on the relevant EEA national to meet all or most of their essential needs
And that would be the case under Regulation 5 or Regulation 7.
You may have misunderstood Regulation 5. Its just another way for an EEA national to acquire PR status.
There is no 'good PR' or 'bad PR', its all good.
And if someone has PR (no matter how it was acquired, whether via reg 5 or reg 7) they can sponsor any family member (if they have funds).
The problem comes if someone does not have PR nor exercise treaty rights (anymore), then they have no basis to reside in UK;
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unless ofcourse they themselves have some other EEA sponsor).
Interesting to see how a caseworker sorts this case out as father did not acquire PR in a regular way before retiring (he was a little shy of 5 years treaty rights);
now he's retired he cannot sponsor anyone if he does not have PR.
It all depends on what period you have used, whether HO actually considers you as an FM or EFM, and whom is actually dependent on whom - as discussed earlier in this thread.
If father's PR status is not confirmed then the whole thing collapses like a house of cards.
So hope for the best but plan for the worst.
Suggest come up with a Plan B for that eventuality.
As intimated earlier:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/eea-ro ... l#p1356913
My main concern is whether your wife as an EFM can use the Reg 5 route with you, baby and father.
If you can post extracts from the decision letter/s that may help to clarify it too.