Hi all, here are our application timelines from application to approval: German Citizen Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA1 + 1 year PR Language Criteria: Trinity College SELT Turkish Spouse Eligibility criteria: 5 years UK (mix of Tier 1 + EEA2) + 1 year PR Language Criteria: Master's degree taught ...

Hi all, see below for our timeline for combined EEA3 (German) and EEA4 (Turkish) application: EEA3+4 Applications sent : 28 July 2014 Cheque payments taken : 4 August 2014 (date on bank statement) Payment reference letters arrived: 4 August 2014 (dated 30 July) Confirmation e-mails arrived: 12 Augus...

Why don't you get from your country the international driving licence to drive for some period Please disregard this advice, as Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence is only allowed "for 12 months from when you became resident". I don't know if the DVLA will recognise your automatic permanen...

The available guidance is rather non-specific: https://www.gov.uk/check-job-applicant-right-to-work Check if someone can work in the UK You basically have a current passport with a current endorsement from the Home Office and are entitled to work in the UK until the endorsement expires. (Actually yo...

He is employed If your spouse is employed, then you're in a perfectly legal status since your marriage. A residence card only confirms this but is no prerequisite for your status. If the NHS wants to see proof, then send them a copies of your marriage certificate and confirmation of your spouse's e...

I don't want my civil partner to get to Heathrow and then get turned away at immigration, just because of the 'to acc' on the visa. If he gets to Heathrow, then he will also get into the UK. Even without a visa entry would have to be facilitated at the border for someone who falls under derived fre...

If you are mainly concerned about a foreign national's credit score, you can follow the advice from http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/loans/credit-rating-credit-score : For those who aren't eligible to vote (mainly foreign nationals), send all the credit reference agencies proof of residency and ask ...

noluck wrote:Turkish employed ECAA person may get ILR referring to below data [...]

"BUS under EC Association Agreement" most likely refers to a Turkish Businessperson visa. In that category "You can apply to settle in the UK if you’ve had a Turkish Businessperson visa for 4 years."

She'd be a job seeker, and would be self sufficient with about 20k in the bank. Would this be ok, or would she need a job before I'd be issued my residence card with a work permit? Being a job-seeker and being self-sufficient are two alternative ways to exercise free movement rights: Job-seeker: Sh...

Any advice appreciated! I'd much prefer the Croydon route to the 6-month mail-in, as I travel frequently on short notice! For EEA1 you can mail in your ID card and keep your passport (or vice-versa) and travelling shouldn't be an issue. A colleague who recently went for in-person ILR appointments o...

Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:I am not clear how well known Code 1A is among employers. I have never seen one.

FYI: A scanned photo of my wife's Code 1A is included in this ukresident.com article: Derived free Movement Rights at the Border without a Family Permit or Residence Card

I hope the deep links work for you.

I do! If the application doesn't fall under Surinder Singh, then how can the OP justify submitting his spouse's British passport??? In my personal opinion, the only sensible way to treat cases where the EEA national gets naturalised and gives up his original citizenship is to handle them in a way e...

Have you tried contacting the authorities in the country where your wife plans to apply for her passport? Maybe they can issue her an emergency travel document / laissez-passer / Notreiseausweis or similar.

Thanks but please confirm for me were it is stated i am no subject to immigration control and that i shouldnt fill landing card in th new or old EU Regulation ?So i can quate correctly when making my complaint. Thanks for the help Have a look at the Border Force Operations Manual , EEA nationals an...

My question is: Does this mean that I can claim to have been exercising treaty rights as an EEA national during the period I have been in the UK? The UKBA expects both students and self-sufficient persons to have held comprehensive sickness insurance when exercising Treaty rights in these categorie...

Quote from a sticky thread (Judgement on OFM and on PR finally out):

Obie wrote:The judgement in Czop confirm from the earlier case of Accession state national that residence accured before their state accede to the EU counts towards PR, provided it was in accordance with Article 7 of 2004/38EC.

Could someone please advise me whether an original French "Livret de famille" and a certified translation would suffice as proof of my mother's and step-father's marriage? If it's not too much hassle, I would advise that you get an international marriage certificate: Formule B (EXTRAIT DE L'ACTE DE...

About one month ago my wife (who holds a residence card) was asked to fill in a landing card at Heathrow. To help UKBA with their continuous professional development we've sent them a complaint. In case you're interested, see below for our letter and their reply. E-Mail to UKBACustomerComplaints@hom...

Thank you for your input stefan, how expensive are the insurance annualy in germany for a family of 2 if you have a rough idea? If one of you was working as an employee, the health insurance for him/her and the partner would be provided through the "Gesetzliche Krankenkasse" (the statutory health i...

She isn't working for no one, it is still a word of mouth thing as it is in that she goes to people's house to make their hairs or they come to us to have it done, transportation cost is included if she has to travel to them. If you properly organize this and sort out a health insurance for both of...

So in my case it seems that HO didn't inform the police saying that I am on EEA2 now and no need to register to the police anymore. We were in exactly the same situation and acted as follows: First we had my wife's police registration certificate (PRC) amended by the Borough registration office in ...

By the way, within EU countries, EU citizens can freely move with EU identity card (without passport) but not UK. UK require passport, so EU identity card is not enough to entre the UK. That is not correct in general, I can enter the UK without any problems with my German government-issued ID card....

--> Oh no, i thought i might have to hand in my passport in Germany to apply for the visa? That is what i had to do for my Tier1 visa when i was in Australia - restricted my ability to travel for the 12 weeks that it took to process. In Germany all applications for residence permits are dealt with ...

acme4242 wrote:This is a little unusual, does this mean the English version is inauthentic ?

The English version of the visa codex is of no specific interest, as the only English speaking EU member states UK and IRL are no full Schengen members and as such do their own thing with regards to visas anyway.

EEA2 for the Turkish spouse of a German worker: Application sent on 28 October 2010 Certificate of Application received on 25 November 2010 (dated 17 November) Requested passport back on 19 November 2010 by e-mail Received passport on 24 November 2010, later returned to HO without them requesting it...