eea2 - Employed or student?

Hi everyone!

Could you please advise me on what is the best option for the eea2 aplication? I am italian, and my wife, non-EU. I am studying at Uni and both of us are working and even if we were not, my Family would support us until I finished my studies. I got my fist payslip now and she will apply as soon as possible. The problem is that I would like to search for another job because this one may not give me less hours so could dedicate myself more to Uni, besides, it´s not a reliable one. Therefore, I am afraid to quit the job while in process if I apply as a worker.
So, I thought it might be better to apply as a student, but we don´t have large amounts of money in our joint accounts. I see that it is not mandatory to prove any specific amount so, my questions are:

1. Do you think I should apply as a worker or student?
2: If applying as a student, do the EHIC which I get free of charge count as a health insurance for this purpose?
3. are our savings account (which is aroung 5000) plus a single payslip of my full time job enough?

Many thanks

Regards

no one can help me, please?

Hi

1. You can apply either student or Worker. Even if you work 10 hours per week that's fine but would recommend minimum 14

2. EHIC card is OK if issued by Italian authorities


apply for EEA1 / EEA 2 as a worker if you can.

I would strongly recommend applying as an employed as omits much less hastle