Settlement scheme

I have dual citizenship...British and Bulgarian passport. My husband who is a Brazilian national married me 9 years ago through my Bulgarian passport and obtained an EEA permanent residence card.

Last year 2019 we moved to Brazil. Now we want to move back to UK and I don't know if his residence card will still be valid after 31st January.

I am looking for advice and information.

Thanks

Hello

Yes his permanent residence is still valid after Jan 31st. You didn't leave long time ago (less than 2 years) so the permanent residency is not affected at this point.

When you come back to the UK, get him to apply for the Settlement Scheme. He will get Settled normally.

If he doesn't do anything, his card won't be valid beyond Dec 31, 2020

Zerubbabel wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:04 am

Hello

Yes his permanent residence is still valid after Jan 31st. You didn't leave long time ago (less than 2 years) so the permanent residency is not affected at this point.

When you come back to the UK, get him to apply for the Settlement Scheme. He will get Settled normally.

If he doesn't do anything, his card won't be valid beyond Dec 31, 2020

I assume, the date depends on deal/no-deal? This is at least how I read gov.uk. Not that 6 months to 30/06/2021 (with deal Brexit) is a significant win, but can be important for someone.

Thank you

WE arrived in Brazil in November 2018. So this year November will be 2 years.

If we happen to travel after November what does he need to do?

My husband is a Brazilian nation. He has a Permanent residence card and is married to me through my Bulgarian passport. I also am a British citizen.

He has legally lived here since 2010, continuously without any gaps but in November 2018 we went to Brazil and stayed there for 1.5 years. We are back in UK and he is applying for a settled status through this new Settlement scheme.

They are talking about 5 years continuous living here but would the 1.5 years away from UK be a problem if immediately before that he lived here for 10 years?

Thanks in advance