ECJ Press release:

https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/doc ... 0056en.pdf

Here is the full text.

http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/d ... cid=395324

https://www.ft.com/content/a50ef5d0-0fe3-36ed-b31f-6e5af5bb7f81 ECJ advocate general issues opinion against UK on non-EU residency rights Non-EU nationals may be given the right to reside in a member state in which an EU family member lived before the family member acquired the nationality of that ...

Case could mean EU citizens who become British citizens and keep dual nationality may be unable to bring family members to UK. Toufik Lounes case heard. The preliminary opinion of the advocate general of the European court is due on 30 May, with the Grand Chamber’s judgment to be published in the su...

So basically, we have nothing to lose. If my wife cannot acquire PR anyway due to Brexit then I will go ahead with naturalization as I already have all the paperwork ready. Wife may have some basis to remain in UK if you have children. May be worth digging into. With her PR clock only starting in 20...

Thanks for your clarification. We wouldn' mind leaving the UK after my naturalization, however as we cannot know when exactly my application is decided, it is difficult to make arrangements and it's very likely that my wife would be still in the UK when my citizenship certificate is issued. Given th...

Please kindly advise me if the transition rules could be applied in our case: I am an EU citizen who moved to the UK in 2008. I have automatically acquired permanent residence in 2013, although my PR document was issued only in 2016. I married a non-EU citizen in 2015, who moved to the UK in the sam...

A friend of mine:

15/11/2016 : Posted
16/11/2016 : Delivered
25/11/2016 : Email received
26/11/2016 : Money taken
26/11/2016 : Acknowledge letter
01/12/2016 : Biometric done
31/12/2016 : Approval letter with successful application (Posted 28/12/2016)

Thank you. It is good to know that if HO objects to my referee I will be able to choose someone else and won't lose the application fee.

When applying for British Citizenship I am considering the manager of the local Age UK centre as my professional referee. Age UK is a VAT registered charity, but when the list of acceptable professional persons mentions "Director/managaer of VAT registered Charity" do they mean local branch managers...

Any pending prosecutions during the processing of the BC application must be declared. :!: " 4.2 Failure to Disclose Convictions or Criminal Proceedings Where an applicant has attempted to conceal criminal charges or has failed to take reasonable steps to notify the Home Office that they have a pro...

A friend of mine received a speeding notice a few days after sending off his citizenship application. He intends to pay any fine that might be given to him and then take part in a speed awareness course. Should he contact Home Office right away or wait until the police send him the exact amount he h...

Obie wrote:
The other hope is that the CJEU rule Lounes, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016]EWHC 436 (Admin) (08 March 2016) favourably.

Any idea how long it might be till decision in this court case?

My non-EEA wife holds an EEA Family Member Residence Card, and we understand that when she arrives in the UK she is supposed to use the EU/EEA queue at the airport. However, we are not sure if the same applies when we visit another EU country. For instance, next week we are going to Spain on holiday...

Hungarian nationality law allows that the spouse of a Hungarian national who is also a parent of a child who is Hungarian national could apply for Hungarian citizenship after 5 years of being married without the need of ever having lived in Hungary. You got married in 2014. You two have a child who ...

Application posted on : 08/03/2016 Received by UKVI/HO on : 09/03/2016 Payment taken on : 14/03/2016 Passports requested : did not request Bio letter received on : late March 2016 Biometrics Enrolled on : late March 2016 COA With Work : dated 11/04/2016 Passports received : did not request them bac...

Application posted on : 08/03/2016 Received by UKVI/HO on : 09/03/2016 Payment taken on : 14/03/2016 Passports requested : did not request Bio letter received on : late March 2016 Biometrics Enrolled on : late March 2016 COA With Work : dated 11/04/2016 Passports received : did not request them back...

I wonder when the 6-month waiting period actually starts. It's been 6 month today that they received my wife's EE2 application. Is it already overdue? Or the 6 months start from the day the money was taken or from the date on COA?

I am an EU citizen and have a Document Certifying Permanent Residence. My non-EEA wife joined me in the UK on November 26th, 2015, we applied for her Residence Card on March 8, 2016 and hopefully it will come through by late September. However, we are worried that even she gets the RC for 5 years sh...

Application sent on 8 March, received by HO March 9, money taken from bank account March 14.

No email confirmation, no biometric letter, no COA so far.

Thank you.

We are applying for EEA Family Member Residence Card for my non-EEA wife. In my understanding if we provide all the evidence they need, she will be issued with COA that confirms her right to work. But I am not sure if this COA is just a simple letter or contains a photo or a vignette or something li...

No. ILR or PR is a prerequisite requirement for citizenship. That would take at least 5 years as a family member of an EEA national. Suggest you wait until she is granted confirmation of PR. I see. Yes, it seems I will have to put my citizenship application on hold for a while. Next week my wife is...

Yes, probably my wife's Residence Card is more important at the moment. If she gets it and then I successfully apply for citizenship she could also apply for citizenship within 3 years just before her RC expires.

I have just recieved my Document Certifying Permanent Residence. The issue date is Feb 2016, but I calculate that I automatically acquired PR in 2013. I would like to apply now, before the citizenship application fee goes up in April, and also to secure my situation before the EU referendum. However...

Documents sent: 08.01.2016 Documents received: 11.01.2016 Payment taken: 12.01.2016 Document Certifying Permanent Residence dated: 13.02.2016. DCPR received: 19.02.2016. I haven't gone through my supporting documents yet, but at first glance everything is there. They did not send back though the fol...