2. Lisbon – Santa Apolonia Rail Station (from Chamartin Rail Station in Madrid): There isn't immigration control in any of the rail stations. We didn't show our passports in any of the rail stations. 3. Lisbon Airport (to Barajas Madrid): We didn’t show our passports, it was a security control only...
That's the thing: some sources claim that since the PR was granted on the marriage to a EU basis, the HO have rights not to extend it (if in 10 yrs I renew the stamp as it's written on it) or refuse citizenship if this marriage is no longer valid. They also claim it is the ROR i have to apply for. ...
Please note, we can only accept complaints in English and Welsh not very compliant with EU law is it? I thought they had to accept communication in any state's language, and infact reply in the same language... I don't think EU law is as strict on this point as you think. The European Commission an...
It's seems that there are plenty of IOs on top of the regs, which is good. I still can't get over it - presenter, what ever next? Unfortunately not yet all IO's are on top of the EEA Regulations, as we found out a few days ago. First he made a problem of the fact that my wife's PRC was a standalone...
A non-EEA national with a Residence Card (EEA2) can be outside the UK as long as they please. It will not affect their right of residence or the validity of the RC, as long as their EEA family member continues to exercise treaty rights in the UK. The only drawback is that long absences (more than si...
I have no experience for this specific example, but more general as a family member of an EEA national (especially if it is formally confirmed by a Residence Card) you should be treated as an EEA national yourself as well. That includes the right to work, to NHS care, to social benefits, etc. and el...
By coincidence I sent a complaint to SG-PLAINTES@ec.europa.eu a few weeks ago, as the sort of hurdles described by OP constitute in many cases a very big hidden cost for the applicant (although technically the visa itself is issued free of charge, as Directive 2004/38 prescribes), and in some cases ...
PR under the EEA rules only exists since 2006, so there is for now no clear process in place for the renewal after 10 years. Actually PR under the EEA rules does not need renewal, only the PRC which confirms it needs to be renewed. However, as you can only lose it by being physically away from the U...
With a Canadian and/or American passport you already have no travel restrictions within Europe. An EEA FP or a Residence Card will only confirm your right to live and work in UK as long as your husband is exercising treaty rights in the UK. As you are apparently in the UK already, skip the EEA FP an...
With this description of your situation, I would submit the EEA4 immediately (to avoid the £55 fee after 1 July), and requests passports back as soon as you get the CoA. If your Residence Card is still valid till April next year, it is totally irrelevant what the CoA says. The Permanent Residence Ca...
There is no benefit in skipping the EEA4 application. You will still need to provide the same evidence, including the proof that you have in fact acquired PR. There is always the possibility that an application is rejected, in which case the application fee will not be refunded. For an naturalisatio...
I would suggest your wife sends in an EEA3 form to get her PR confirmed (she has probably acquired it already automatically). If she does that before 1 July it is still free of charge (from 1 July a £55 fee will be charged). The accompanying letter will then also tell you that your kids can be regis...
@vinny: even submitting a valid passport does not prove that the holder is still in the UK (or even alive). And the same can be said about any other type of document.
This is a fundamental weakness of the postal procedure that the UK has chosen for EEA applications.
I find this a very odd story. The cost of living is in the UK much higher than the EU average for many years already, nothing new here. When people apply for a Residence Card, normally their intention is to stay in the UK for at least a few years, if not forever. If six months is too much for you, I...
I think the employer letter is fine, at least for the purpose of proving that OP was exercising treaty rights for the period stated in the letter. Normally that is all UKBA is (or should be) interested in. They may, of course, pass on information to HMRC who then may do their own investigation to se...
@A.Jama: just out of curiosity - why are you so desperate to become British? Is there any particular benefit which justifies the hassle (and the cost)?
Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:Remember that the work in France has to be real and effective.
Note that OP is planning to exercise treaty rights in Germany, not in France. This does not really affect any of your recommendations, of course, and I fully agree with them.
... They pretty much told the UK that they should not charge more than a comparable domestic document. The minister does not dispute this, but the fundamental question is what qualifies as a comparable domestic document (or similar document , the wording used in the directive). The wording in the d...
I have now (via my own MP) received a reply from Mark Harper MP, the minister for immigration, who writes that advice from the European Commission had been obtained before proposing the £55 fee. It was already sent before my previous post but took a while to reach me. As similar documents he mention...
I would use the EEA3 form in your case, and do not mention anything about your past as a non-EEA citizen (the form does not have any provisions for that anyway). There is of course a slight possibility that UKBA does proper checks and finds out that you need CSI for part of the five years. I have sa...
the reply from the Minister will be interesting. By now I consider the absence of an answer (despite a reminder I sent about two months after first asking the question) almost just as interesting. It strengthens my belief that in the UK there are no similar documents , as referred to in article 25 ...
It would help if mobismome can indicate a bit more details about the document of his friend that is due for renewal after 10 years. On the basis of what regulations was it issued 10 years ago? The concept of Permanent Residence was only introduced in EU legislation in Directive 2004/38, which came i...
I used the "Do you need a visa" page, and there I got as answer that Venezuelans are visa nationals, with no mention about the exemption for biometric passports.
The important thing is first of all: are you currently working in Spain? If not then you cannot use the EEA route If yes, then you can come back to UK with your husband under the EEA Regulations. As a Venezolan national your husband needs a visa to enter UK. Whether it will be an EEA FP or another t...
