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...
There are plenty of examples of similar cases: Dutch people who temporarily live in Belgium or Germany, while keeping their job in Holland, and then after about six months or so return to Holland with their non-EEA spouse under Directive 2004/38. Not a problem at all! Living in Spain and working in ...
This was in the news this morning UK faces European Court over immigrants' benefits The UK is to be taken to the European Court of Justice over its alleged failure to correctly assess whether immigrants are entitled to benefits. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22712569 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
anp: unfortunately for you, the UK (as well as Ireland and Denmark) has opted out of Directive 2003/109/EC Long Term Residents (see paragraph 25 of the preamble).
As a result time spent in the UK under the EEA regulations does not help non-EEA nationals anywhere else in the EU.
Well, it makes sense to have a CoA to confirm the ongoing right to work in case the RC expires while the EEA4 application is still not decided. Of course, in the case at hand (RC still valid for a considerable amount of time) it is unlikely that the CoA is actually needed, but when it is issued it h...
I assume you are talking about a Residence Card that was issued as a result of a successful EEA2 application? Generally it is only valid in combination with a valid passport, although that does of course not rule out that you may sometimes be lucky and have it accepted on its own. But I would not co...
Some time ago already I have written to my MP about this, and he has forwarded it to the minister for immigration, Mark Harper MP. Sofar no response from mr Harper has been received. The question was simple: to clarify what the similar documents are, as referred to in article 25 of EU Directive 2004...
It's totally unclear to me what you are trying to say. It seems you disagree with me, but I don't see a conflict. Remuneration does not need to be instantaneous, nor does it need to be at regular intervals (e.g. monthly).
Not knowing the nature of the business I can only speculate, but I can easily imagine some credible cases. 1. if the investors (shareholders) have put a lot of money in the business or 2. if there are contracts with customers in place etc. It is not uncommon for a startup company that the cashflow s...
I would think so, but in my situation I could avoid it so I have no confirmation from experience. I suppose the most important thing is that UKBA needs to be convinced that the company is a genuine, viable and profitable business, which is of course easier the longer it is in existence. For a new co...
