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EEA member wants to apply for permanent residence
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:29 am
by Javed butt
I am a EEA member and been exercising treaty rights for the past 5 years.I am entitled to apply now.
Can you pls tell is do I need to fill EEA3 form and also I have 2 kids.Can I include them in my application?Do I need their birth certificates or just Polish passports are enough?
Can make application by person or do I have post the application.
Pls help me
Thanks
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:34 am
by Jambo
Form
EEA3 is the correct form. You can only apply by post.
PR status is acquired automatically after exercising treaty rights for 5 years. The HO just confirms this status. You don't need to apply for it but you can if you wish.
In my opinion, having PR confirmation is mainly useful in the following cases:
1. Applying later for British Citizenship in cases in which your 5 years of exercising treaty rights is not straight forward (you can apply directly for BC after 6 years. You don't need to have PR confirmation but if your case is not straight forward, better to make EEA3 application first as it is free).
2. Applying in future for British passport for children born in the UK - Children born in the UK after obtaining PR status are British from birth and can apply for a British passport. Having PR confirmation will make the passport application simpler (no need to provide 5 years treaty rights evidence).
3. Supporting EEA4 (non-EEA) application as you are sending your documents anyway.
For EEA children, you will need to provide their passport + birth certificate (as proof of relationship to you). I would not bother with the children application as it adds no value to them (if you wish to apply for BC later, then it is your status that matters, not theirs).
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:50 am
by Punjab
you can apply for PR using EEA3 and you can include all the kids in them as there is a section in the form.. eea members etc living with you. for non eea it will be eea4.
after having pr for 1 yr you can apply for British citizenship and passport.
Best Wishes
Re: EEA member wants to apply for permanent residence
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:50 pm
by boloney
Javed butt wrote:I am a EEA member and been exercising treaty rights for the past 5 years.I am entitled to apply now.
Can you pls tell is do I need to fill EEA3 form and also I have 2 kids.Can I include them in my application?Do I need their birth certificates or just Polish passports are enough?
Can make application by person or do I have post the application.
Pls help me
Thanks
Remember, you will Have to prove that kids Lived in the uk for 5 years as Well.