Thanks Raff.

I did meet with an immigration lawyer and there's no chance I'm getting a refund.
I was told to contact the home office to understand exactly why my permanent residency was refused so that next time I apply I have everything in order.

Thanks everyone for your help.

Alex

Hi Dapto10, I used this 85 page form: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505032/EEA_PR__03-16.pdf And I sent it to this address, as specified on the form: Home Office – EEA applications PO Box 590 Durham DH99 1AD For context, a friend of mine applied in March 2...

Naturalization application was around 1200 I believe.
+ biometric registration
+ PR application $65
+ post and other small expenses.

All in all it's around £1,300 for the whole thing.

Thanks secret.simon. I did not have any private health insurance as a student. So when I applied (2016-Sep), I only had, at best, 4 years of continuous employment (FT and PT) which isn't enough. Fair enough. And, to be sure, looks like I can only apply for PR in 2019. Again, fair enough I guess. How...

Apologies. Wasn't sure if the other section (EEA-Applications) was suitable for British citizenship queries.
If there's a way to delete this one that would be great.

Thanks,
Alex

2010-Sep to 2012-Sep -> student worked part-time here and there during this period with small bursts of full-time employment over holiday periods. 2012-Sep to 2013-Sep -> placement year, worked full-time. 2013-Sep to 2014-May -> returned as student, finished my degree (whilst working part-time). 201...

Hi, Apologies if there is already a thread about this which I should've posted in. I've lived in the UK since Sep-2010 and am an EEA citizen. I recently applied for British citizenship (Feb-2017) as a worker, but was refused on the grounds of not meeting the permanent residency requirement. Just got...

Hi, Apologies if there is already a thread about this which I should've posted in. I've lived in the UK since Sep-2010 and am an EEA citizen. I recently applied for British citizenship (Feb-2017) as a worker, but was refused on the grounds of not meeting the permanent residency requirement. Just got...