Retained rights of Residence

Hello, I am Pakistani Citizen Married to an Italian National on May 2017 in Italy. I was issued an EEA Residence card by Italian Authorities. My wife came in the UK March 2018 and started employment activities. I joined her on January 2019 in the UK and applied for a EEA residence card in the UK which was granted in April 2019. After I have received my biometric residence card I had applied for Pre Settled Status for both myself and my wife which was granted same time.
Now my circumstances with my wife has changed and we have domestic issues. My question is that am I eligible for Retained rights of Residence if I'll start the divorce proceedings now.

Kind Regards
Kaym

Hello

Yes you may get retained rights.

The conditions are:

- Minimum 3 years marriage before the start of the divorce proceedings

Plus:

- Minimum 1 year in the UK before the start of the divorce proceedings

As it's yes for both counts, you should get the retained right. But keep all documents as you need to demonstrate these times to qualify.