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by virtual-writer
Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:17 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: New fees in 2010 - explanation please?
Replies: 0
Views: 660

New fees in 2010 - explanation please?

Hi everyone, Could someone knowledgeable please explain why this doesn't add up? http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/britishcitizenship/feesfrom060409.pdf http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/news/wms-charging-imm-nat-services http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/...
by virtual-writer
Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:35 am
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Immigration status of divorced Moroccan with British child?
Replies: 3
Views: 1597

Immigration status of divorced Moroccan with British child?

Hi all. This query is with regards to a Moroccan woman who came here on a spouse visa. She has a child with British nationality, but recently got divorced because of abuse received from her ex-husband. Her solicitor says she has no right to permanent residence after her spouse visa expires. What are...
by virtual-writer
Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:12 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2210339

Update Application submitted through : POST Date of submission or posting : 29 Mar 2007 Criteria : EEA family member, 4 years residence + ILR Date of debit from account: 2 May 2007 Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 28/4, date on the letter: 25 Apr Date of receipt of approval : --- Ceremony invit...
by virtual-writer
Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:52 am
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

I contacted the Citizens' Signpost Service last week and this was our correspondence: Enquiry posted on 21/12/2009 Enquiry 69565: Dear Sirs/Mesdames, These questions are with regards to my husband's rights under European Law: We have permanent residence in the UK since Aug 2006, but the UKBA put an ...
by virtual-writer
Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:41 am
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

Thank you very much Obie, I am contacting Solvit today and the local MP.
by virtual-writer
Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:42 am
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

The format of the residence card is not fixed, so Member States are free to lay it down as they see fit . However, the residence card must be issued as a self-standing document and not in form of a sticker in a passport, as this could limit the validity of the card in violation of Article 11(1). ht...
by virtual-writer
Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:54 am
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Changing passports (expiring) - Can I use old Residents Card
Replies: 16
Views: 4745

Flann, does your wife have a Resident's card or permit ? They are not the same and don't come under the same rules, so it's important to keep them apart :!: If it's a resident's card, which is given to family members of EU-nationals, then you shouldn't have any problems crossing borders in Europe. Y...
by virtual-writer
Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:33 am
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Changing passports (expiring) - Can I use old Residents Card
Replies: 16
Views: 4745

Thank you for your reply DFDS, I appreciate it. But I have another problem, my husband has an ILR stamp, not the PR card sticker (UKBAs mistake). So how would he exercise his right of free movement in Europe under the Directive? If you have any ideas, I'd appreciate it, but maybe we should move such...
by virtual-writer
Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:56 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Changing passports (expiring) - Can I use old Residents Card
Replies: 16
Views: 4745

NTL is not applicable in cases of residence cards.
by virtual-writer
Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:50 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Changing passports (expiring) - Can I use old Residents Card
Replies: 16
Views: 4745

Re: Changing passports (expiring) - Can I use old Residents

if we want to move the Residents Card into her new Passport, we have to go through all the EEA2 application process again! I would have thought they would have had a more simple process for moving Residents Cards in this scenario where Passports are lost or replaced They don't! It's madness, I'm in...
by virtual-writer
Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:54 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

I've dabbled a bit in this subject before (I just made a search for my posts, because I wanted to remind myself of what I had spoken to Solvit about): Consequences of UK ILR on rights of EEA family members? I never understood it completely, and still don't. The UK is not implementing the Directive i...
by virtual-writer
Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:32 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

The format of the residence card is not fixed, so Member States are free to lay it down as they see fit . However, the residence card must be issued as a self-standing document and not in form of a sticker in a passport, as this could limit the validity of the card in violation of Article 11(1). Th...
by virtual-writer
Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:03 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

automatically renewed after 10 years. How is it automatically renewed, when two years abroad invalidates a PR status? There must be some kind of process by which PR holders are checked. More to the point: If you want your PR status confirmed, is there a process by which to get said confirmation? Or...
by virtual-writer
Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:23 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

you do not have to apply for EEA4. It's optional. You make yourself too much stress. Well, I did mention that we could travel with both passports, but UKBA don't "recommend it". That's why we applied, because we don't want any hassle at border checks, and because, as I've understood it, at a border...
by virtual-writer
Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:16 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

One other thing to consider is that when we applied for ILR, the new law had not yet come into force (end of March -06).
So technically (and we *have* the passport to prove it) he has ILR, not PR...

But it looks like UKBA doesn't see things that way.
by virtual-writer
Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:05 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

So in theory if you can prove that PR has been already confirmed by UKBA before and that you have not been absent for a period exceeding two consecutive years UKBA has to confirm PR without documentation from your sponsor. You say "in theory", but that doesn't help me very much does it? They have a...
by virtual-writer
Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:09 am
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8935

Renewal of ILR(/PR) status - NTL or new EEA4??!!!

Hi all. I've searched the boards, but can't find a solution to our problem. I've also trawled the UKBA and OPSI sites, without success. My husband, family member of EEA-national, got his ILR stamp 21st Aug 2006. He did not get the permanent residence card, and there is no expiry date on it. As his p...
by virtual-writer
Sat Jul 26, 2008 11:41 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2210339

Update Application submitted through : POST Date of submission or posting : 29 Mar 2007 Criteria : EEA family member, 4 years residence + ILR Date of debit from account: 2 May 2007 Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 28/4, date on the letter: 25 Apr Date of receipt of approval : --- Ceremony invita...
by virtual-writer
Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:04 am
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Directive 2004/38/EC thread
Replies: 251
Views: 299249

by virtual-writer
Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:12 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Directive 2004/38/EC thread
Replies: 251
Views: 299249

The Article "Travel rights for non-EU nationals closely defined", that you've mentioned must be old (why don't they put dates on them?!!). If you look carefully, they only mention the Schengen acquis and not the Directive of 2004. Secondly, the last paragraph talks about a "new proposal", but that p...
by virtual-writer
Wed May 30, 2007 12:37 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Directive 2004/38/EC thread
Replies: 251
Views: 299249

Schengen-handbook

The handbook issued to Schengen border guards: Section 3.1 says that family members accompanying an EU citizen have freedom of movement around the EU. However, if your non-EU citizen family member doesn't have permanent residence, then they either have to obtain a visa (will be free) or prove to th...
by virtual-writer
Wed May 30, 2007 12:08 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: unmarried partner-after interview,more delays?
Replies: 8
Views: 2590

virus10 wrote:PS: could u provide any links that I can read about this? Been searching the net but only finding bits and pieces. Thanks
Directive 2004/38/EC thread
by virtual-writer
Mon May 21, 2007 6:23 am
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Finland and implementation of directive 2004/38
Replies: 4
Views: 4666

Have you asked the Citizens Signpost Service about this? PS I've opened a thread about Directive 2004/38: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?p=89852#89852 and linked to this thread. It seems to me not one of the EEA states are iplementing the Directive in the spirit it was intended!
by virtual-writer
Mon May 21, 2007 6:18 am
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Directive 2004/38/EC thread
Replies: 251
Views: 299249

Finland's implementation of Directive 2004/38

Finland's implementation of Directive 2004/38 as of April 2007 (a comment from a member on this board).
by virtual-writer
Sat May 12, 2007 9:30 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Face to face interviews!
Replies: 27
Views: 8518

The interview takes 30 min, according to the passport web site. How many questions would they manage to cover in those minutes? 30 min is too long in my opinion, it's not in their right to know that much about a person. The information isn't destroyed until the passport has been issued.... what if s...
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