Why hasn't anyone considered Surindher Singh? Happy Diwali :) technically, the BC has exercised the right to free movement and can benefit from it! There is no EXPRESS provision in the legislation and it would be up to the courts to interpret the spirit and the word of it, however, it would seem pre...

Thanks and please do. finally, what kind of twisted busy body are you? :) hahaha i'd never care enough to go through someone else's posts history?! weird, keep guessing which one i truly am- roman abramovich's hench or someone else :)) anyway, thanks for the advice and if you could elaborate more on...

She needs to be wholly or mainly financially dependent on the EEA national. Your brother's support could take her out of the realm of the EEA's support and into the hands of the national law. Others may give you more advice. Can't you only note your support? Dear Friends I am applying for my mothers...

God, you're nosey :lol: as I said this is a hypothetical question. Let's assume one is from his/hers native country where they lose their British Passport. If they have their native passport with the ILR in it, it would be quicker to fly back to the UK and apply for a replacement here, rather than a...

Thanks for the reply! What's AIVI? Have you got statutory authority for your comments? Many thanks again. AIUI - as soon as you are a naturalised BC - the ILR is no longer valid (because you are a BC) and thus couldn't be transferred. But this begs the question - why would you want to keep the ILR s...

You are right to love SS! you are spot on to get your husband to the UK this way, once you prove you benefit from the EU free movement Directive, which you would, the UK cannot stop you and refuse to let your husband in. The only exception is if he represents a current threat to the public etc. whic...

What happens to the ILR sticker in a foreign passport after obtaining a British Passport? How does it work in general, could you enter the UK without even showing the British Passport (obviously in theory) and is ILR valid nevertheless? If it's still valid, can it be transferred to a new foreign pas...

:) thx, will let u know Hi ... There is still no reply from the embassy and the answer was officially due tomorrow. How do you know they will respond tomorrow? I've never had an application when they've told me they *will* respond by day x. It's just been waiting until they come back to us. Sometime...

Just another query. Has anyone been able to remarry without applying for the COA AGAIN, after divorcing an EEA national (whether having retained the right of residence or not)? http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/while-in-uk/marriageandcivilpartnership/eligibility/ The exemption here could be said to ...

I have described the situation elsewhere- mother and son from Moscow. There are two family members (both British, naturalised) living in the UK who they wished to visit: 1) The mother's daughter; 2) The boy's father and the mother's former husband. Now, it's a bit complicated because the father of t...

I have described the situation elsewhere- mother and son from Moscow. There are two family members (both British, naturalised) living in the UK who they wished to visit: 1) The mother's daughter ; 2) The boy's father and the mother's former husband . Now, it's a bit complicated because the father of...

The currency is GBP, not roubles :) He is a former part of the Lukoil group which got haunted down by Putin & Co. He is not exactly overflowing with cash and the mother wouldn't want to ask for more than necessary as he's quite thrifty. That's why the cheapest and quickest route to BC would benefit ...

John and vinny, thank you both for your help, it is great to get such advice for free, god bless you. @vinny, I followed your link and one of the requirements for sole responsibility was "substantial financial remittance". The father transferred 10,000 and 12,000 in the last 2 years. Although this d...

my question relates to the fact that if an EEA national received a Document Certifying PR, based on the fact that he/she had exercised the rights for 5 years, the PR sticker should suffice instead of the pile of documents. The PR is only lost with the absence over 2 years, thus, PR is already proof ...

this is ridiculous, if it had been on that folded piece of cardboard, you could probably try and tamper with it and stick it into your passport :twisted: but if it's on an A4... i can imagine what the border guards across the world could tell you to use it for. There should be some way to transfer t...

Dear John, thank you very much for the reply. That is what I wanted to know. So, the only way to get the Child Settlement is if the father agrees with the mother that the boy should live with him in the UK and there is proof of the mother's permission. The mother would have to divest the responsibil...

this has been discussed here before, the actual Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/11/pdfs/ukpga_20090011_en.pdf has already come into force. Several parts of it, including the one about probationary citizenship, is due to come into force in July 2...

what if the eea national has already got the doc certifying permanent residence? does non-eea still have to send anything apart from that to prove the exercise of treaty rights by eea during the period? it would save the hassle etc. plus, non-eea will have to send this a 3rd time after confirming he...

:) in this post i never claimed i was in the situation myself, just described the scenario of a friend in general terms, otherwise you would have seen personal pronouns throughout the post which would have indicated my personal involvement. secondly, i use the same profile to query not only my probl...

There is a political asylum seeker father from Russia who got naturalised in the UK and got BC recently. He has an 8 year old son in Moscow who is living with his mum. The parents divorced just after this boy was born. The now-Brit father has a new family etc in the UK but wants to have his son visi...

My bad, sorry. What about married parties where one departs from uk? Is this a convenient circumvention of Art 13? Also, Art 12 is ambiguous as to reqs for departure and only mentions reqs for death- 1 year residence... What does one need to retain resid under 12.1? I think you have been reading Art...

I know, i tried to understand how can eea national who obtained PR despite being absent for 5 months a year(as this is allowed under eea regs) nevertheless apply for naturalisation - would he not be able to, i think not, so the person who is thinking of becoming british should stick to the 1971 act ...

isn't it a bit tricky to rely on 12.1? it refers to the retention of residence in case of divorce etc. The fact that the daughter simply "left" does not fall under this heading. The only solution I see is that, since the daughter can leave the UK for up to 6 months per year without breaking the resi...

does the qualifying residence period apply to the eea nationals too? to become naturalised During the residential qualifying period, you must not have been absent from the UK for more than 450 days. You must not have been absent for more than 90 days in the last 12 months this means, the person may ...

Please note, it will be harder for an extended family member to get the EEA FP as the requirements are more stringent than for others. You need to give more facts with dates of support, situation of your brother and so on. When did you live together in the same household? That should be not only YOU...