svalavil wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:16 am
I'm married to EU citizen on 2014 October and i got my residence card on February 2018
According to my understating i'm eligible for permanent residence from date of marriage. Is that correct guys?
Your are eligible for permanent residence once you complete 5 years of UK residence spent as the family member of an EU national who is exercising treaty rights/ is a qualified person throughout those 5 years.
So the above is only correct if you have lived in the UK throughout the 5 years, you have been married to the EU citizen, and that EU citizen has been a qualified person throughout (gaps of no more than 6 months in a year).
If you have been married for 5 years but only started living in the UK a year ago, then no.
If you have been married for 5 years and have lived for 5 years in the UK, but there are gaps of more than 6 months in a year in your EU spouse's status as a qualified person, then no.
My question is what's the difference between permanent residence card and settled status?
Permanent Residence is given under EU law.
Settled Status is given under UK law.
Both grant the right to live and work in the UK permanently, but Permanent Residence will cease to be valid eventually after Brexit. You might want to check
this post, where pros and cons of each route are explained in detail.
Which one i need to apply for?
Can anyone please advise me on this.
Everyone wanted to stay in the UK after Brexit will eventually need to apply for Settled Status, but in thsi transition period it all depends on your circumstances. Do take a look at the pros and cos post above.
My posts express what I believe are the facts, based on the best of my knowledge, about the topics discussed in this forum. They do not constitute immigration advice.
last 9 years and still didn’t applied for permanent residence or settle status. I was thinking to apply on same time. Is that okay ? 