Residence cards issued to family members of an EEA national are normally valid for 5 years. Once the EEA national has completed the 5 years of legal residence they can normally submit an application for PR via the EEA 3 form. However, at this time, and, if your EEA family member holds British Citizenship
as well as another EEA citizenship (in my case my husband is both Irish and British)...an application for naturalisation can be submitted straight away (5 years) rather than waiting the additional year (6 years of legal residence). The EEA 3 application is not complusory at this stage..so long as you can proove that you qaulify for PR..
Prooving that you qualify for PR covers things such as
- not being absent from the UK for more than 90 days per year (450 days during the 5 years)
- married for atleast 1 year (spouses)
- others outlined in the Directive..
I found this out myself via the forum and would try to find the link and post it here
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... light=dual