In fact, I'm surprised none of the senior members corrected any of the assumptions being made. They certainly have, in this thread and in others. They probably just grew tired of watching the 100th rerun of the same show over and over again. Should you ever have the time to then just read through t...

Visa? No. Your current entrance clearance is a EEA family permit. In the UK you would apply for a Residence Card. To be successful your EEA national spouse will need to exercise treaty rights in the UK.

The conclusion so far was that you should be a 'direct' family member. Nevertheless, it would probably be a good idea to include also those documents (dependency aborad) that would qualify you as an extended family member.

One more problem I can think of is that your wife could be alleged of being the originator of or party to the tampering. Personally I would have expected that the French police would be informed at some point. I still wonder what the Albanians are expected to do: report back that the passport itself...

Because when i applied for residence permit i was self- employed If you are not self-employed anymore or your business is not viable you will have to find a way to become economically active in such a way that you can claim to be either a worker or self-employed person. At that stage your husband s...

Just a moment: why did you pay class 2 NI?

No. A worker would be covered through NHS to which you contribute through taxes and NI payments.

She could be exempt from CSI if she had applied for a Registration Certificate as a student before June 2011, see the ECIs in Annex B of Chapter 6.

Did/do you have comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI)? This is health insurance that self-sufficient persons (and obviously you would have to be categorised as such) need to have to stay in the UK in correspondence with the EEA regulations. Your husband's status is tightly bound to yours, that is y...

For naturalisation you would need to be free of immigration restriction for at least 1 year. In your case this means to have permanent residence. You do not need to explicitly apply for PR but you still have to satisfy the requirements for PR.

Old passports are typically rendered invalid through physical means. It is interesting that the Albanians didn't do that. I would expect the UKBA to have a database, that is your failed application may show up at the border. Generally, the non-EEA nationality family member does not become "illegal" ...

The decision was obviously made under EEA regulations. The only argument why the application has been refused is that it apparently has been tampered with, is thus invalid and your wife's identity could not be established. The question is if they expect or will get feedback from the Albanian authori...

Just as an aside but why where you not allowed to open a bank account? Do you actually mean that no bank accepted you? If the latter, I think you could still open a joint bank account with your mother.

What type of visa will the wife be applying for? Does your cousin plan to extend his stay?

I can imagine that the expiring visa may cast doubt on their intent to leave Germany again.

Just to confirm: the problem that the UKBA have with the ID card is that it does not literally state 'Nationality: Polish' (or its Polish equivalent)?

Congratulations! Good to see that you were succesful after this long "journey". Thanks for the feedback.

You really should have infomred about this crucial piece of information when you started this thread to avoid this unnecessary confusion.

It seems odd that they would believe you can be treated as an extended family member simply because you have entered the UK without the EEA FP.

More interested in what it means which I know now and obviously the inverse is true! Even if my wife does have to leave the Uk it still doesn't prove anything ! I am not mistaken you arey friend! You seem to too focused on your book! If you believe you are not mistaken you need to show evidence as ...

@86ti - whatever!! move on!. Sure. If I choose so. @ Directive - Think you are mistaken, loophole is around the fact that once a resident visa is issued, i dont think there is a control around the fact that checks your eligibility for being resident /not resident. Unfortunately, you are the one who...

mcovet wrote:also, do NOT forget that it is THEIR interpretation of the law[...]

Not to mention that some people have gotten contradictory answers in even very simple cases.

And you need to quote me correctly: I clearly said "sound like someone who is trying to cheat". This was merely a hint to you to realise how your wording may come across to those who read this thread. Please, do not put things into my mouth that I have never said.

You may also want to consider this if you haven't done so already.

No need to be rude. I know the legal situation. The question is whether, there is a control to find out otherwise, which i dont think there is. I am not trying to be rude here but with a question like this you simply sound like someone who is trying to cheat. You may want to consider your wording t...

my understanding is once the resident card is endorsed, would it be an issue whether i am here or there in malta? The question is not what documents your wife holds but it all depends on you, the EEA national, exercising treaty rights according to the EEA regulations. The legal situation has been e...

Basically the UK route costs (quite some) money and you would have to establish yourself (alone) in the UK first. The EEA route (under the Surinder Singh and Eind rulings) may need some explaining to the embassy staff in Paris unless your spouse happens to be a non-visa national and you could try to...