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by Obie » Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:47 pm
I think the Home office, are right to refuse your application, apart from the fact, the time they took to get back to you was disproportionately long and frankly speaking illegal.
You have showed evidence that you can provide for your wife, but you have failed to provide proof of comprehensive sickness insurance. You have to bear in mind that the HO wants to see evidence that your wife is exercising treaty rights as a self-Sufficient person and not you.
I hope aswell that you are legally working in the UK.
If that is the case, i suggest you get a comprehensive sickness insurance for your whole, then apply for a Registration certificate for your wife, clearly stating on a cover letter that you are providing for your wife's need from the legal paid employment you are undertaking.
Once you have done that, you then proceed with applying for a Residence card for family members of EEA national.
You don't need to wait for your wife to get a job and then apply under the WRS as this will take very long.
The HO will not take into consideration that your wife is Jobseeking, as A8 national don't benefit from the 6 months jobseeking priviledge awarded to other EEA nationals.
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