And to put the cherry on the cake with the UKBA mismanagement disaster:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/may/0 ... sfeed=true

Typical British/Tory attitude, first to criticize everything about the EU especially stuff that has nothing to do with them at all like the Euro or Schengen for the sake of fearmongering and political gains. They have never offered any solutions by the way. Meanwhile the UKBA mismanagement disaster ...

... why is the UK press and government making such a fuss saying that they will not be able to make it on time?. Apart from one badly written Telegraph article who quoted unnamed sources, I didn't notice a fuss in the media. Here is another article from the Financial Times with better sources (note...

I have a little more information. Apparently the EC sent a "Formal Notice" regarding 16 points to the UK. The UK had 2 months to reply, and in that time addressed 12 of the points. So now the UK has sent a "Reasoned Opinion" about the remaining 4 points. The UK now has 2 months to respond. So depen...

mEEA wrote: Let me understand: you think that Home Office will change their understanding of EU laws? Why would that be?

They will lose the ECJ case and would be forced to make the changes, it is just a matter of time

Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:

docteurbenway wrote:Oh my word, they have finally admitted that they will lose an ECJ case!

The UK has lost a number of ECJ cases. See Singh as a classic. And Carpenter! Nothing new

So what do you think, whats the realistic timeline for this thing?

This is like the worlds dumbest criminals sketches on american TV, he goes on an immigration forum to ask for advice on how to avoid arrest after having committed 3 crimes

I think the media like Telegraph and others actually tell the truth about how Brits see other EU citizens. They see them as "immigrants" and "benefit tourists" dying to get to the UK and as far as thieving and criminal eastern europeans. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4276482/Immigrants-f...

Here is another good one from the Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/8798095/Brussels-threatens-to-sue-Britain-to-let-in-benefit-tourists.html And "favorite" parts and my remarks in cursive: Ministers fear the move could leave taxpayers handing out as much as £2.5  billion...

Here is clear evidence that they will fight till the very end: A Home Office spokesman said: “We disagree with the Commission’s opinion, which is not binding, and we will appeal. Also the poor UK does not even understand why the Commission is being so evil to them: Bill Cash, the Conservative MP for...

this is more comprehensive: Telegraph . What a poorly written and misinformed article. Oh my word, they have finally admitted that they will lose an ECJ case! See this quote from the Telegraph article: Legal experts believe it would be impossible for the Government to implement all the changes requ...

take a look at the comments on this news . Yeah looks cool, i especially "like" these: Matt - April 27, 2012 at 00:12 Report comment The British people want an EU referendum. Britain, is full up. We cannot take any more unskilled people. 21 Reply to Matt cg.tours - April 26, 2012 at 22:23 Report co...

Lets hope for the best. The way i see it, this thing could be resolved this year, if not and the ECJ has to decide then the average processing time for an ECJ case is roughly 2 years in the worst case scenario. If the UK decides to fight to the bitter end, then they could comply round the time of th...

Hello everyone, was just browsing the net when i stumbled on an article about UK Directive 2004/38/EC infringement procedure You can read the article here: http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/49649 and here http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/417&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&...

The UK is responsible for Gibraltar as far as the EU is concerned. However, Gibraltar transposes directives itself according to its own procedures. They have a very similar problem with transposition as the UK and appear to only accept residence cards issued by Gibraltar. What's different? Well Gib...

It just occured to me that Code 1A confers the exact same rights as an EEA Family Permit. So the mere existance of Code 1A stamp basically negates the need to get the EEA Permit or at the least makes it redundant. Since if you look at the EEA Permit as "pre arrival visa" for which you need to physic...

The stamp is called Code 1A. You will also get it if your RC application is still in process and you present a CoA at the border. 1. See 5.5.2 Seeking admission at port from the Border Force Operations Manual. 2. It is valid for 6 months and allows employment (same as a Family Permit). It doesn't a...

Summary: It´s not thoroughly checked. If you are checked, explaining that you´re "just" a day-tourist may do the trick. If this still doesn´t work, I´d start the "treaty-rights" talk asking for superiors etc... Thanks so much for sharing, actually this topic is in response to one of your post somew...

Hello everyone, i am starting a new topic on the subject of crossing from Spain into Gibraltar with an EEA Family Residence Card as per article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC. For example if an EU citizen and a non-EEA family member holding a Spanish or schengen Residence Card of a Family member as per ...

Hi everyone, i am starting a new topic about the so called stamp Code A1. This is a stamp that is placed in passports of EEA Family members that travel to the UK with the EEA citizen, but do not have an EEA Family Permit or hold a Residence Card of an EU family member issued by a schengen state. Thi...

newbieholland wrote:
What happens if it is a five years residence permit and not permanent RC ?

National or under Directive 2004/38/EC?

I am not 100% sure, but i believe the right is lost when you are de-registered, but can be restored upon return to Germany.

I think the OP is asking in a scenario where she moved from Germany to Ireland after having a RC from Germany. If she is staying outside Germany for more than 6 months is her German RC still valid?... Very good question! For my answer I assumed that (somehow) both RCs are valid. If they´re not, the...

In order for us to help you, you need to understand that the Directive does not grant automatic rights to all family members of all EU citizens under all circumstances. In order for the Directive to apply to you, you need to be married or have been in a long lasting durable relationship with the mot...

Dear forum members, on my part i would like to apologise to the OP and others who have been offended by my comments.

I would like to state that it was not my intention, it was just to bring a bit of humor into the discussion.

I wish the OP best of luck in his search.

Since you have lost many appeals that means you have been deported from the UK for breaching immigration laws. As such you are probably blacklisted in the EU making it nearly impossible to get a visa. Why were you deported? Also you can not just live and work in the EU without a reason and without k...