Can I travel while awaiting my PR? and other questions

[zoefr]

Is 5.5 of the EEA PR for non EEA citizens? Does an EEA citizen who has for example registered with their consulate in the UK and been issued EU ID from their consulate fit the "Document certifying permanent residence"? Or is this only for non-EEA who have been issued such documentation in UK or in another EEA country?

[vinny]

@zoefr, do stop posting multiple topics.
You are breaching Board T&Cs.

There are hundreds of questions in the PR form and we cannot fill the forum with questions on each one

Kindly continue in existing, now-combined topic:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/eea-ro ... 16692.html

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[zoefr]

Are there any tips on what to put on this section? I presume generic terms are sufficient e.g.

France - extended family, friends
Italy - parents

Family ties are clear enough but what else are they looking for here when they ask about social and cultural ties? Would my descriptions above be sufficient? Section 17 is mostly to determine any associated criminalism but I don't see the obvious connection of 17.9 as I'm not going to start listing out people by name, etc. or saying I like Italian art and film. Maybe certain countries trigger additional questions?

[vinny]

@zoefr, do stop posting multiple topics.
You are breaching Board T&Cs.

There are hundreds of questions in the PR form and we cannot fill the forum with questions on each one

Kindly continue in existing, now-combined topic:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/eea-ro ... 16692.html

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[zoefr]

I have dual nationality, 1 EEA (EU) and 1 non-EEA. Both have always been declared in the UK (to government, banks, etc.) and I will declare in the relevant sections of the EEA PR. My EEA nationality is my primary and the basis for my EEA PR application, I will submit my EU ID card when sending my application and keep my EU passport as I need it for travel.

Other than declaring my second nationality with the non-EEA country on the PR forms, is there a requirement to submit the actual passport, etc. It is not relevant to my PR qualification/certification and I don't use this nationality on a day to day basis, in fact my last passport expired about 4 years ago and I have not renewed it so technically "not valid" as detailed in the requirements list (section 18, etc.)

[vinny]

@zoefr, do stop posting multiple topics.
You are breaching Board T&Cs.

There are hundreds of questions in the PR form and we cannot fill the forum with questions on each one

Kindly continue in existing, now-combined topic:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/eea-ro ... 16692.html

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[noajthan]

Suggest applying using earlier form instead of agonising over each question in the current, 'monster' form.

Take a look at this PR form a member has compiled by mashing a previous/simpler PR form with the up-to-date HO contact and other details:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/128 ... ple_v2.pdf

[zoefr]

There are some contradictory opinions on this.

Is the "one single adult 25% discount" a tax council reduction, a tax council benefit or neither in terms of the PR application, specifically section 16, question 16.1?

[Casa]

It's a reduction...not a benefit (Public fund).

[zoefr]

I don't get this forum's mods.

What is the point of combining questions under a user's thread? It goes against one topic per thread. It is not useful to others. Why do this?

[LilyLalilu]

I think usually it's one thread per question but if someone asks an unusually large number of questions regarding one topic in (in this case all relating to the EEA PR application), it probably makes more sense to keep it all in this user's thread as the whole first page of the forum topic would otherwise only be packed with one user's questions.

[noajthan]

Its not about the mods, its about the forum rules;
that's the ones you read when you signed up.

There are rules and requirements expected of a Board member, just as there are for visa, EEA and naturalisation applications.

Think of rules here as a practice run for complying with the real thing.

[Casa]

...and to save anyone from having to ask...the Moderators don't set the forum rules.

[Noetic]

It takes some getting used to because almost all other forums expect you to add to threads on the same topic rather than start your own. However with immigration matters it really helps if people can see all your info and issues in one thread as that means anyone responding can see the whole picture on the person's immigration status, nationality and application they're working on.

[zoefr]

Thanks for the replies.

I understand and agree that if the applicant's specific background situation contributes to the complexity of the question then a 'personal' thread works best.

But surely in other cases (most?) it just leads to same questions being asked over and over again with valuable insight lost because it is in the seventeenth page of a random thread with a generic title. This also largely defeats search function's efficiency which is what every other forum encourages first, before just asking the same thing that has already been covered.

In my case, I asked highly specific questions which were not tied to individual cases but would be applicable to others in a similar position.

This forum has great information with very knowledgeable, patient, prompt user contribution but the posting logic is certainly chaotic.

Also, holy mother of bizarre ads.

Good weekend all!

[noajthan]

Here's the thing: multiple posts

Common questions may make their way into FAQs in due course.