It appears a Surinder Singh application has been made online despite the Home Office stating a paper application has to be made instead. The applicant already holds a Residence Card. https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/immigration/news/103156/excl-foreign-nationals-seeking-settled-stat...
The government website makes clear Surinder Singh applications cannot be made online. https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/applying-for-settled-status Who cannot use this service You cannot use the online service to apply to the scheme if you’re not an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen and ...
Britons living in the EU who return to the UK after Brexit will be able to bring non-British family members until the end of March 2022. The date has been announced in a UK policy paper on citizens' rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit. UK nationals will also be allowed to bring in children who w...
Where a previous biometric residence card has been issued it makes no sense to require applicants to make a paper application especially if they are not going to require evidence of residence in another EEA state. I don't think they have fully thought it through and may make changes to their policy....
It will depend very much on the form of brexit we have. If we get a soft Brexit where UK retains access to the single market then free movement continues and applications will have to assessed on the basis of exercising a treaty rights as opposed to just residence under the EU settlement scheme. Nor...
This will undoubtedly effect British Citizens of Pakistani origin. Pakistan law states children born to Pakistan parents irrespective of which country they are born are Pakistani nationals from birth. Many of us also have overseas Nadra ID cards which allows us visa free entry to Pakistan and in eff...
The HO view is that Eind is still a relevent factor however BC must still exercise a treaty right in order for the Directive to apply by anology. I can confirm that the Home Office does not hold any recorded information about any decision to reverse any previous approach relating to the Eind judgmen...
My understanding is that, if the Withdrawal agreement is passed then British Citizens can still move to EU after Brexit on 29th March and return by the end of transition period of 31st December 2020 in order for their non-EU family members to be eligible to apply under the EU settlement scheme. That...
You have three options: 1. Apply again and provide the information of BC activities from 2016 onwards. 2. Appeal the decision and provide the information on appeal and challenge the decision based on Eind judgment (outcome uncertain). 3. The EU settlement scheme is now open to the public and doesn't...
By the time you accrue 5 years in June 2019, Settled Status will be in place - and presumably PR will be phased out. So your only option will be to apply for Settled Status anyway. The way the events are heading in parliament at the moment, I wouldn't be so sure the settled status scheme will becom...
The statement of changes to the immigration rules posted on the gov website on 11th October 2018 implemented the Surinder Singh route into Appendix EU. However it looks unlikely they would be able to apply for status until the EU settlement scheme is fully open. https://www.gov.uk/government/publica...
Unbelievably, the UK visa requirements: list for carriers and IATA ’s visa advice seem to have omitted the UK B R P ?! IATA still recognise EU and UK residence cards are valid for travel to the UK in an anouncement posted on their website in August. It remains a mystery why they have removed it fro...
As far as I know FTT still considers Eind to be good law. One of the reasons my wifes application for RC was refused because I wasn't a qualified person on return to the UK even though I provided evidence. The judge noted that even though I was in employment, I didn't need to according to Eind and U...
It is would be interesting if people can report whether they have recently gained PR through SS route. We have had about 3 updated PR forms this year and none of them appear to ask for evidence of BC actvities in the UK contrary to the Regulations.
HO may no longer use DX services to deliver residence cards. We recently received Mrs residence card and it was delivered by a green van (possibly Yodel). By the time Mrs got to the door to sign for it the guy was already leaving and posted it through our letter box without a signature. I would hate...
You will need to apply under the settled status scheme which will be up and running from April 2019. According to the details of the scheme plublished this week, there will be no need to prove BC was a qualified person after their return to the UK. However proof of 5 years residence in the UK will n...
Without children you will struggle to succeed on FLR FP 10 year route unless there are compelling reasons why you cannot live with your spouse in Brazil. You have two options, either apply for a new spouse visa from Brazil or take the SS route. The latter will be around at least until the end of the...
HO are now refusing all applications if there is previous immigration history or where the applicant could have applied under UK immigration rules regardless of how long they resided in anoher member state. My wife received a refusal 3 months ago on the basis of circumvention because of a refusal u...
If you resided in another Member State with your non-EEA national family member for at least 3 months, you may succeed on an Appeal to UTT on the basis of this recent case.
I believe the Upper Tribunal still holds Eind to be good law. In an unreported case which was heard after the ammendment to Regulation 9, the Tribunal recognised there was no need for the BC sponsor to demonstrate they were a qualified person on return to the UK. https://tribunalsdecisions.service.g...
Isn't it right to say that Rudd was used as a pawn to enact TM's inhumane immigration policies.
Now that we have a new Home Secretary, I don't see any major change with the treatment of immigrants when the master mind behind the policies continues to reside at no.10.
