thank you, Thanks so much @Kolner_Mike, @chaoclive and @LunarGirl for taking time to reply Iam so nervous about applying, but I know I have to do it. @chaoclive, do you mean Iam not going to be affected by the Mccarthy Judgement? please say yes :) Yes :D Like me, you applied before the McCarthy Jud...

I just admit I was not aware of the 2012 McCarthy Ruling and I'm a little peeved. To travel back to the UK we have always applied for an EEA Family Permit. But this is getting to be a right pain. The waiting times even for the "express" €120 service are sporadic. Sometimes 10 days, sometimes 8 week...

Thanks for all the advice folks, if I do get made redundant, i'll call the Job Centre Plus that day, and make a fresh claim to keep my 'Worker Status'. Though I doubt I would get any monetary payments, what with my redundancy being about £12,000. How much is sufficient funds in my account to keep Se...

chaoclive wrote:I remember I got a quote from Bupa for about 48GBP/month for both me and my civil partner.

Thanks mate, i'll have a look at that, though still not sure what way I want to do it.

That's of it happens at all, we're still in the Consultation stage at work.

Just got this response this morning - My apologies for the delay in responding to your email. In the unfortunate situation that you are made redundant, you will need to find an alternative way in which you exercise your free movement rights in order to continue to accrue the five year qualifying per...

Temporary absences of 6 months in a year, or 12 months in exceptional circumstances, won't affect the continuity of your residence (Article 16 of the Directive). A holiday is certainly just a temporary absence. That said, I'm not sure if the UK will view an absence as 'temporary' if you give up you...

When is she due to apply for EEA4? I'm not sure about the answer to your question, but, rather than risk it, if she only had a few more months to go, I would probably just try to get another part-time job just to maintain worker status right through until the end. Just a thought from another 'North...

Hi, I'm a dual national born in Belfast, Irish/British passports living and working in London. I am married to a non EU National, who is with me here in London via Family Permit, then 5 Year Residents Card. We applied before the McCarthy judgement (thankfully), so stay on the old rules. Basically, m...

Thanks Salem! Glad to hear that your wife is on the way to getting sorted! We're probably gonna go with Irish citizenship (spouse of Irish national route) at 3 years in NI simply cos it's shorter...as long as I can get him the EEA FP to get into NI in the first place! Fingers crossed :) Have you th...

Salem is correct. The options: 1) Follow the UK immigration rules (financial requirements etc) 2) Surinder Singh via another EEA country (of which you don't have citizenship, e.g. France/Germany etc) 3) Renunciation of one of your citizenships (not easy for the British one, but that should allow yo...

Hello members this is my first post on the forum. I was directed here by a member on Thaivisa. I am married to a Thai citizen. I live in Northern Ireland and I am an Irish passport holder. My wife has been to my home in Belfast each summer for the last 3 years. Her first two visits were on tourist ...

My Wife got her RC today, dated from 5th March. We applied for RC on 27th December, received COA 18th January. Delighted. I'm Irish/UK Dual National, applied before the McCarthy changes were implemented, received FP, my wife arrived in UK in November. EDIT - Just read the above, we live in London. ...

My Wife got her RC today, dated from 5th March.

We applied for RC on 27th December, received COA 18th January.

Delighted.

I'm Irish/UK Dual National, applied before the McCarthy changes were implemented, received FP, my wife arrived in UK in November.

EDIT - Just read the above, we live in London.

Application sent - 27/12/2012
Application received - 28/12/2012
COA received back - 23/01/2013 ( dated 18/01/2013)

Right to work confirmed for my Wife, and application dated 27/12 when sent, not 28/12 when received.

RC?

@ sharazahmad45 I am utterly shocked an out of words, I posted my application on 29th December, the received 2nd Jan 2013. I am very sure of the application forms i used for both applications (EEA1 and EEA2), it was the June/July version, and at the point of posting my application, I checked the we...

Each application form under the EEA regulation states on its front page Please note it is not mandatory to complete this application form. However it will assist in dealing with your application more efficiently if this form is used. . Under EEA regulations, there is no requirement to use an applic...

We sent off for my Wife's RC on December 27th, but it was with the 7/12 forms. I'm nearly sure i checked a few days before Christmas and the forms were the same 7/12. Nightmare! So really i should call and tell them, probably end up getting them back to do again? Better than getting them back after ...

Erik84 wrote:My non-EEA wife tried Nationwide today and they opened an account for her without any problems. And that was without any UK driving license, just with a passport and a council tax bill.

Nice one Erik

As far as Nationwide goes, all they need is one proof of ID, and 1 proof of address.

Only needed to fly, N.Ireland is a part of the UK, domestic as you say. My Wife's Passport, indeed both our Passports were required to fly by Aer Lingus. I actually contacted them to confirm photo ID or Passport, and was told Passport, so that was that. I'm not sure what other Carriers require, phot...

My non EU Wife has been in the UK since the end of November on a Family Permit, we only sent off for the RC on Thursday (needed our Passports to fly to Belfast for Christmas). Anyway, she has been registered with our local GP, received NHS Card, sent off for and received NI Number and opened an A/C ...

Not as far as i'm aware. Who knows when they change the Law regarding this, but i would doubt it. Think Mrs May is concentrating on Student Visa's - Theresa May said that from next April border staff would question more than 100,000 people to "root out abuse" of the system, while maintaining the UK ...

Neep, i'm a dual national exercising my Treaty Rights to have my Wife with me here in the UK. My advice to you, would be too go down the EEA Route, just as you're doing. Far less hassle, far less expense.

Good luck, and keep eating those neeps and tatties in this cold weather

Another sham wedding IMO

Why are you thinking that is a problem? Where is your evidence that a recent marriage is more problematic than a marriage some time ago? A marriage of ten years is hardly likely to be a sham; a marriage of convenience. Unfortunately, a recent marriage isn't just another marriage when the end game i...

My Wife is Thai, and yes she was required to get the TB Cert before the FP was issued. I was going to say this, but we had just came off a 13 hour flight. I just wanted through, less hassle the better!

Yep, Mr MacNab, that's exactly what the IO said to me, they need a record for the first time.