Thanks again noajthan. You've been extremely helpful and appreciate all the responses. I think we can now rule out her applying as a family member as the timing doesn't work. That leaves us with finding a clean 5 year period for which she could apply in her own right. This may well be challenged by ...

Apologies if this is going round in circles. I appreciate your patience. Maybe it's terminology I'm stuck on here (EFM RC v EEA PR v EEA QP). Our end game is applying for naturalisation as soon as we can. The application requirement is holding permanent residency. So is the conclusion here that I ap...

Unmarried - no that's no good :!: if unmarried then dependent needs to have held an EFM RC on the basis of durable relationship with you. Did wife have such an EFM RC :?: :!: No EFM RC - no confirmation of PR. :arrow: Choose another period in which you have been married 5 years. Not sure what you m...

Were you married throughout 2006-2011? Don't send wife's papers as proof of work. Its immaterial. - if its for proof of residency that's fine. Don't forget proof of identity too. Married after that period but cohabiting within that period. As long as we can prove the relationship we're okay? We wil...

Thanks noajthan very much for the prompt and informative responses (and your patience). You've helped me clarify my thinking on this application. Based on the above and my interpretation of your responses, I think this is the way forward - shout if I've got this wrong. :oops: .. We apply together - ...

4) You seem literate and fluent and reasonably organised. What could an agent do that you cannot? I was hoping an agent would have a clearer understanding of the laws/regulations; and experience with submitting such applications. A chance of the application being more successful. Maybe not? At the ...

Thanks for the clarity.

To confirm, this example is specifically regarding an EEA national married to a British Citizen.

The rules are different for an EEA national married to an EEA national?

>> Thank you. Am I right to assume (hope) that the children don't need it? No, British people (adult or child) play no part in this EU process; neither as sponsor or dependent. Do you mind clarifying this as I am in a similar boat. If the family member (spouse) is applying for permanent residency a...

I've run into some confusion with our situation. It's proved a little more complicated than we initially thought. I'm an EU passport holder that has worked and lived in the UK indefinitely for 10 years. No perceived issues. My wife is a EU passport holder however has mixed timelines in the UK. + Liv...

Thanks again.

5) Ok. Let's see how we go once we submit the application. If we didn't have passports for more than 3-4 weeks this would be an issue.

6) Unfortunately I am hearing this quite a bit. I wonder if a cover letter pointing out the wording in the guidance notes would help.

Thanks for the quick reply. 2) Re - sponsorship - I am reading your response to mean: we do not need to complete the sponsorship information as we are both EEA? 4) We are stuffed without our passports. Work and holidays. I know we can submit a chaser. Sending the application form without passports i...

(Apologies in advance for the questions but being overwhelmed by UKVI documents.) My wife and I are both EU passport holders who have lived and worked in the UK since early 2000. Our intention is to apply for naturalisation however first need to attain our permanent residency (EEA PR). We have both ...

I am self employed so I only really have electronic copies of Company Accounts and personal tax returns for the past 5 years. Would this be adequate? The letter isn't clear but apparently I only need to supply documents for myself (as applicants' responsible parent). I do not need to provide any evi...

Hi, We applied for our child's UK passport three months ago. Both parents are EU passport holders and have lived & worked in the UK for 10 years ("legally settled"). Child was born in the UK. We received a letter today asking us to provide more information. We need to prove 5 years of continuous per...

Hello Everyone, Appreciated this has been asked several times in the past, I just wanted to confirm the process before submitting the forms. Seems like the process keeps changing over time. Is the below accurate? We have a child (under 12 months old) who was born in the UK. We both hold EU passports...

Another link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eea-family-permits-eun02/eea-family-permit-eun02 Hence the confusion... however section 9 does call out dependency. 9. EUN2.9 How do I establish dependency under the EEA Regulations? Direct family members must be wholly or mainly financially d...

The dependency required is with regard to their current and on-going situation rather than what you will provide them during the visit. There is, in my opinion, no way they would qualify under EEA rules and it's more appropriate to apply for UK visit visas. Thanks. The issue of dependency is not to...

My understanding is that to qualify for an EEA Permit, non-nuclear family members must be dependent on the EEA National in the UK. The distinction is that parents need only be dependant at the time they apply, but extended family members must show they were dependent before the EEA national moved t...

An EEA Family permit will be refused if your parents are not dependant on you. What proof will you submit of this? Our parents are not dependent on us... they are simply visiting for a couple of weeks. I thought that you only need to prove dependency for extended family members; or for stays over 6...

EU Citizens aren't considered settled in the UK until they have been here 5 years. However, you don't need to apply for a UK visa for them - you can apply via the EEA family permit: https://www.gov.uk/family-permit Thanks. Wow, great news! That will save us £83 per application! The online form look...

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For the past 10 years we have lived and worked in the UK. We hold EU passports. Our parents plan to visit us in February for around 30 days. They hold non-EU passports. If it makes any difference they do have entitlement to live in one EU member state – however this could be ignored to avoid any com...

Check the Citizenship FAQ (link below) Q1 & Q5. Thanks. 1) This is where I am confused. Does 'exercising your treaty rights' simply mean working & living indefinitely in the UK? So by me living and working in the UK for more than 5 years (as a EU passport holder), I automatically obtain PR? This al...

I hold an EU passport (one of the core founding member states). When I first entered the UK it was on another passport (with a visa). A year later I acquired the EU passport. For the past 7 years I have lived in the UK on the EU passport. I was born and raised in an English speaking country. I do no...