EEA Permanent residence part-time worker and student

Hi there,

So right to the point is that my wife, an EEA national, has been both part-time worker and student during a 2 years of her residency in the UK out of the whole 6 years that she's been in the UK, so she has been in the UK from 2012 until now and from 2014 to 2016 she's been part-time worker and student. However we are aiming to prove she's been qualified person by her being a worker.
During her part-time working period, she has been earning just about PET threshold, some months more, some months less but generally working about 16 hours per week(2 days a week)

On the online application form it ask:
"Have you been a student or done vocational training since entering the UK?"
We answered : yes

"Please provide details":
We answered with the detail of her course and years

Then again on the next step it asks :
"Were you a student or self-sufficient person?"
I wonder what to answer to this? we said that she has been a student so If we say No, it contradict what we said just 2 questions back, and if we say "yes" then need go down the path of what was the source of income and CSI. So I think we should say "NO" to this specific question as we want to prove she has been a worker all the time and that is the basis of her being a qualified person?

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated

Many thanks for your help

Hi,

Did you manage to get your permanent residence card?

Sorry for the late reply, No I did not apply