Hello All, I am American and will be beginning my UK immigration application via the Surinder Singh route this year. My husband is English, and we've lived in Italy for nearly 5 years. My question is in regards to a misdemeanor shoplifting arrest on my record, from 1999, when I was 17 years old. I i...

I have one more question about going the EEA route… When we moved to Rome, my husband continued to work for EasyJet, which is a UK company. However, while living in Italy he is paid in euros, and pays Italian payroll tax, not English payroll tax. He has, in every sense, moved the center of his life ...

You could apply for a family permit (a type of entry visa). You could also simply move to the UK and apply for a residence card once there (this is the UK's version of the Carta di Soggiorno). Given that you are a not a visa national, you should have no problem entering the UK. Incidentally, I susp...

You would apply for an EU resident permit...not a UK spouse visa. Here's a link to the EEA2 application form, but there are others on the forum who are more clued up on the EU route. Remember you'll be applying under 'Surinder Singh' (section 5 on the form) http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecon...

You qualify under the 'Surinder Singh' EU route. This diagram from the BBC may help you to understand. However, ignore the '3 month residency'...from today it will have increased...but your 2.5 years will cover you. http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=138469 That is really helpful...

Hello All, My husband and I are brand new to the UK immigration journey, and our situation is a bit unique, so I am having trouble figuring out exactly where to start. My husband is a British citizen, and I am American. We were married in the USA 2.5 years ago. (marriage only - we have never lived t...