Not sure if it's legal - but the Home Office state if you leave the UK and Ireland whilst the application is pending, then your application is void and you may not be allowed back in (unless you have a valid Family Permit or other visa) So you might want to think twice about your travel plans... Wh...

Hello, If your residence permit is stamped in the passport then you should be able to use that, together with new valid passport. If separate card (blue trifold?) and no passport number then suggest can be used ok. Why do you have to travel to your country to obtain the passport? Embassy here would ...

Hello Anastasia, Have you submitted your biometrics yet? when you get the letter requesting them it will have your case ref number which is best to include when you request your documents back. Although the Home office say ten days I'd request it at least a month in advance. Remember after ten days ...

Hello, I'll link you to the Guidance for family members of British Citizens suggest you take a read. - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/583220/Family-members-of-British-citizens-_v1.pdf 1. I heard about CSI recently… should we have had this? If so, me, my wif...

Hello Aga, I Arrived in UK in Sept 2008 but didn't registered with WRS, therefore I want to account my residency from April 2011when the regulation for A8 was changed. You're correct you cannot count the time during this period. I was in full time employment from April 2011. In September 2012 I star...

Why would people who apply under SS even be considered under domestic legislation? For starters, the requirements for say spouses or parents are completely different under SS and domestic legislation. Sorry I worded it poorly, I meant If they applied for Residence documentation under SS, and are re...

The power is not as unfettered as initially mentioned. Regulation 23(6)(c) references the regulation below; 26.—(1) The misuse of a right to reside occurs where a person— (a) observes the requirements of these Regulations in circumstances which do not achieve the purpose of these Regulations (as de...

Here is an achieved link to the UKBA which says; - You have been working legally in the UK for 12 months or more in the job you held on 1 May 2004; - You have been working legally in the UK and have stayed in the same job after 1 May 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20071012024412/http://www.working...

The holder of a valid EEA Family member Residence Card (those which say "family member of a union citizen") is entitled to use this document in lieu of an entry visa for entry to all EEA member states if traveling with their EEA Family member Sponsor and they are travelling together with you or trav...

You only receive a COA after submitting biometrics, have you done that yet?

For Requesting a COA
nweurocoarequests@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

For Requesting your Documents
https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outrea ... ments.ofml

You might want to consider traveling outside of the UK and applying for an EEA family permit, then a Residence card upon your return to the UK. An EEA family permit also gives you the right-to-work while they process your application which according to the timelines on here might be longer than six ...

Sept 2012- Aug 2015 working part time. Discovered employer was not paying her NI contributions, employer was prosecuted for this, but she was told she has a gap in her NI record. She has other proof that she was employed (contract, payment slips etc.). Failure to pay NI (even if it isn't the person...

This is only required for people who got citizenship from January 2016. Applicants who attended their ceremonies before date this are not required to send their cards back. http://www.immigrationboards.com/british-citizenship/important-return-brp-within-5-days-of-becoming-bc-t200820.html Thankyou C...

I asked them to show me where that's the law, The Immigration (European Economic Area) regulations 2016 (d)“student” means a person who— (i)is enrolled, for the principal purpose of following a course of study (including vocational training), at a public or private establishment which is— (aa)finan...

Hello, If you apply at the same time it is usually quicker (maybe?), It takes so much longer for NON-EEA family members because EEA Nationals get priority, whereas NON-EEA Applications only must be decided within six months. For EEA Nationals: Issue of registration certificate 17.—(1) The Secretary ...

Sorry I didn't get line: "British Citizen is treated as though they are an EU national" why British Citizen will treated as EU national? What I think mrkhan2525 is saying is that British Citizens cannot usually benefit from Treaty rights within the UK, it is only because of Surinder Singh that Brit...

2012-2014 Jobseeker allowance and studying 2014-2015 volunteering while on Jobseeker A Jobseeker for three years? Usually, you can only retain job seeker status for 91 days, longer than that you have to show a genuine chance of being employed which would be difficult given the length of time was th...

You’ll be fined up to £1,000 if you don’t return your permit within 5 working days. Once you’ve got your certificate of British citizenship, send your biometric residence permit back to the Home Office. You must send your permit back within 5 working days of either: going to your citizenship ceremo...

I understand that as an Irish citizen, I'm allowed to settle in the UK pretty much as soon as I arrive Yes, Irish Citizens are deemed to have settled status upon arrival in the UK (virtue of the Common travel area arrangement). That gives you two options: 1. Apply for a Spouse visa (UK immigration ...

Permanent residence is obtained automatically after exercising treaty rights for five years, however, it is automatically lost after two years of absence automatically as well. You will have to exercising your treaty rights for five years from when you returned so wait until 2018.

A Long-term visit visa only allows you to stay for six months per visit, just like regular visit visas. I assume you just mean granted entry as a visitor on arrival as Japan is a non-visa required country. I believe you must convince the border force officer your main purpose in the UK is temporary ...

Hello, If you had a French EHIC (or other EEA country EHIC) for the whole period you can use that (Cannot be a UK EHIC), Here is a post by another French person who is talking about French NHS (CPAM). I don't know what that is or if it helps you but I'll link the original post - http://www.immigrati...

The restriction for no recourse to public funds doesn't apply to family members of EEA Nationals. You may receive benefits if you meet the eligibility requirements. However depending on your status as a qualified EEA National in the UK, if you are residing as self-sufficient applying for benefits wo...

registered as a British citizen in 1992/ or 93 under Sectin 1 (1) of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990. A person who is registered as a British citizen by virtue of section 1(1) above shall be treated for the purposes of the M1British Nationality Act 1981 (in this Act referred to as “the...

katiasn wrote: Not sure what you mean by "Not if you are sponsoring your wife." - 2 of us are employed. I am not sponsoring him. We are not married. We are partners.
Thank you

Oh I'm sorry I misunderstood, Then you will each have to fill out an individual application for EEA PR.