Thanks @kamoe and @Richard. Our marriage certificate was made in India but because France require its own registration, we also have a french family book ("carnet de famille"). Do you think this would facilitate entry and re-entry ? Actually the main worry is the return since if they refuse my wife ...
Hi all, As far as I know brexit did not yet happen so EU rules still apllies: A EU country can't refuse entry for your spouse if you are a EU member. We are planning to go to France to see family this summer but my wife sent her residence card for the EU application scheme. She still has her ...
By the way, for those that are in the same situation, and you did not yet started a mobile-based application, you should contact them first as they allows you to proceed with the mobile-based app. They told us to apply via the mobile app and answer that I was only French (basically not replying ...
I agree with you that OP must apply under the regulations, but this is for a different reason. By applying under the regulations she can challenge unlawful decision, where as such rights are not applicable under the rules. Do you still think we should apply for the permanent residence card or ...
Hey good news! I called the EU Settlement Resolution Centre again today and after insisting they replied to me that we can indeed reply yes to the question 3.40 ("Have they held British citizenship since they were born?") and still carry on with the application. The person on the call advised me to ...
Also if I managed to convince them to accept our application as EEA and they decline our application for whatever reason. Would I be able to try the permanent card residence path later ?
Thanks all for your replies. As for applying to permanent card residence. we were actually thinking to do so before and asked the forum here but people replied it was better to wait since settle procedure would be quicker (see https://www.immigrationboards.com/eea-route-applications/should-my-wife ...
Yes, I mentioned to them the transition provisions of 2012, even named them accurately as I had our previous letter (send for my wife's latest residence card application) in front of me. (see https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1547/made schedule 3 (part 2, subparagraph 3 and 5) ) And to ...
Hi, - I am a dual french/british citizen from birth. - I got a uk passport the year I learnt I was a british citizen : 2012 - My wife (Indian) entered the uk as a family member of a EEA citizen (french) in 2010. - She received her residence card in that same year. - In August 2012 we left the UK for ...
Ok, yes just want to be certain :) Actually our children, while they are dual french/british, they do not have french passport nor a french id card. I was assuming it would be easy to apply for an id card but I just found out they require us to go to London in person (including the children) for ...
Hi we are planning to travel in Europe in April 2019 just after brexit 2 years decisions. I am french/english and my wife is Indian. She got a residence card and since she lived more than 5 years continuously in UK she also has right of permanent residence (did not apply for the card though) Since I ...
Out of my own interest - given I want to know whether gaining British citizenship would affect my EU family members - through which route was your wife able to gain the Residence Card if you're British (& French)? Did you gain UK citizenship at birth or more recently? Can you direct me to a link to ...
Thanks for the reply. As mentioned I know my wife's rights and she is definitely entitled to the permanent residence card if desired but wanted to get opinion simply in regard to the process and if it is better to wait brexit to finalize or not before wasting time and energy for the paper work. You ...
Is there nobody in the same situation that wonder whether we should apply for a permanent residence card now or wait for brexit to finalize and apply for whatever settlement scheme they will put in place? Part of me knows that the permanent residence card does not give right in itself and is only ...
Hi thanks for the comments. To clarify, my wife entered the UK first time in 2010 as a EEA family member. She applied and got a residence card (forgot the dates) but we left the UK on August 2012 (so thanks to the transition scheme she is still considered EEA family member even though I am dual ...
Hi, As the "brexit" withdrawal agreement is taking shape and the UK decided to put in place a way for current resident to apply for permanent residence, I wonder if my wife should wait when such system is in place (March 2019) or should she apply for the permanent residence card now to facilitate ...
Reading the child benefit manual now and it seems to indicate that even if my wife was under immigration control (which to my understanding she isn't) as they claim, she would be allowed child benefit : https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/child-benefit-technical-manual/cbtm10140 under section ...
I read the public fund guidance again and it is still not clear to me : it states : "A person subject to immigration control can claim certain public funds when they have a right to reside in the UK if they live with a family member who is a: • British citizen • national of a country in the European ...
Hi, We just got asked to pay back 2 years worth of child benefit :( I am myself a Birtish/French citizen but according to the Transitional provisions stated in schedule 3 (part 2, subparagraph 3 and 5) of the Immigration Regulations of 2012 (European Economic Area) (Amendment) I am considered to be ...
