Gaps in employment / not registered as job seeker

[muraenidae]

Hi! My husband wants to apply for PR, but in 2015 he spent just under 3 months job seeking without being registered with a job centre or anything. Will this break continuity?

Here's the timeline:

10/2010 - 09/2013 : Full time employment (fixed term for 3 years)
10/2013 - 03/2015 : Vocational training, thereby retaining worker status (hopefully! not clear whether the home office will recognise the vocational training, but let's just assume this for now)
03/2015 - 06/2015: (unofficial) job seeker, not registered, no CSI
06/2015 - : Full time employment

What are the chances for PR being granted?

[ying688]

I had a 3 months gap between two jobs and received my PR. I provided job application emails and interview invitation letters as evidence to prove that I was a jobseeker.

[aggusiap]

I had a 3 months gap between two jobs and received my PR. I provided job application emails and interview invitation letters as evidence to prove that I was a jobseeker.

When did you apply for PR?

I was informed that if not registered as job seeker than the period of 'unofficial job seeking' doesn't count. Did you have the health insurance during that time?

[muraenidae]

Thanks for the information! When did you apply?

[bd577]

From my personal experience submitting evidence of looking for work in the form of printed out email correspondence with employers was sufficient. I was not registered as jobseeker and managed to get my PR.

[ying688]

I had a 3 months gap between two jobs and received my PR. I provided job application emails and interview invitation letters as evidence to prove that I was a jobseeker.

When did you apply for PR?

I was informed that if not registered as job seeker than the period of 'unofficial job seeking' doesn't count. Did you have the health insurance during that time?

I applied last year in May. I wasn't registered as job seeker and didn't buy health insurance for that period. All I provided was printed emails that I was looking for work.

[YOZ]

I had a 3 months gap between two jobs and received my PR. I provided job application emails and interview invitation letters as evidence to prove that I was a jobseeker.

When did you apply for PR?

I was informed that if not registered as job seeker than the period of 'unofficial job seeking' doesn't count. Did you have the health insurance during that time?

I applied last year in May. I wasn't registered as job seeker and didn't buy health insurance for that period. All I provided was printed emails that I was looking for work.

Hi guys,

@ying688
Have you been living in the UK for more than 5 years at the time of application? I'm just as well a bit worried that 'unofficial job seeking' won't count towards 5 year period and hesitate whether to wait a couple more month before submitting application or not..

@aggusiap
Where did you get this information? Is it anywhere on official documents?

Thanks!

[YOZ]

Just found an answer to my own question. Apparently unofficial job seeking is very well counted towards 5 years term.
For more details google: European Economic Area nationals qualified persons