Tier 5 and EU Passport?

Hello,

I am relocating to England in May 2017. I am currently applying to confirm my Polish citizenship through my mother/apply for my passport which is taking a long time but I also qualify for the Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) visa which I would get as a sort of "back up". My question is -- is it legal to hold a passport from an EU country (Poland) and be on a Tier 5 visa simultaneously?

Thank you!

ramonabroad wrote:Hello,

I am relocating to England in May 2017. I am currently applying to confirm my Polish citizenship through my mother/apply for my passport which is taking a long time but I also qualify for the Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) visa which I would get as a sort of "back up". My question is -- is it legal to hold a passport from an EU country (Poland) and be on a Tier 5 visa simultaneously?

Thank you!

I rather susoect the EU passport would trump the T5 and render it void....

If you come here on a Tier 5 YMS visa and subsequently receive your Polish passport that's perfectly legal. You could then pop out of the UK, use the Polish passport for re-entry and, thereafter, not have any time limits on your stay as long as you meet the relevant rules regarding EU nationals.

I did this exact same thing. Arrived in the UK in on a Tier 5 YMV and then got my Hungarian passport (through grandfather/father). No issues, once you have the EU passport it basically negates the YMV.