Langsky wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:40 pm
Also, is there a deadline for 30 June to use EEA specifically for long residence, since the route has closed? Or as long as I reached 10years before December 31st, I can apply?
You are making up deadlines that do not exist.
31st December 2020 was the deadline for EU nationals to move to the UK to qualify for the EU Settlement Scheme.
31st December 2020 was also the deadline for Non-EU nationals to start forming a relationship with the sponsoring EU national and qualify for the EU Settlement Scheme.
30th June is the deadline for EU nationals and their family members to apply for the Settlement Scheme.
You moved to the UK, and formed a relationship with the relevant EU national before the corresponding deadlines. But most importantly, you are NOT applying for the EU Settlement Scheme. So why bring up the deadlines above?
You are applying for ILR. There is no deadline for that.
What is important for your case is that throughout the 10+ years you have lived in the UK you have done so legally (and this means your EU sponsor exercised treaty rights when you resided as their non-EU family member). That is all that matters.
My posts express what I believe are the facts, based on the best of my knowledge, about the topics discussed in this forum. They do not constitute immigration advice.