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Relevant sponsor
Where the date of application is after the specified date and before 1 July 2021, a relevant sponsor is either:
- an EEA citizen (in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) of that definition in Annex 1 to Appendix EU) who, having been resident in the UK and Islands for a continuous qualifying period which began before the specified date, has been granted either:
- indefinite leave to enter or remain under paragraph EU2 of Appendix EU (or under its equivalent in the Islands), which has not lapsed or been cancelled, revoked or invalidated (or is being granted that leave under that paragraph of Appendix EU or under its equivalent in the Islands) Page 68 of 184 Published for Home Office staff on 19 January 2021
- limited leave to enter or remain under paragraph EU3 of Appendix EU (or under its equivalent in the Islands), which has not lapsed or been
cancelled, curtailed or invalidated (or is being granted that leave under that paragraph of Appendix EU or under its equivalent in the Islands)
- an EEA citizen (in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) of that definition in Annex 1 to Appendix EU) either:
- resident in the UK and Islands for a continuous qualifying period which began before the specified date
- having been resident in the UK and Islands as described above, would be granted indefinite leave to enter or remain under paragraph EU2 of Appendix EU, if they made a valid application under Appendix EU before 1 July 2021
- an EEA citizen (in accordance with sub-paragraph (b) of that definition in Annex 1 to Appendix EU): a relevant naturalised British citizen, in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) or (b), together with sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), of that definition in Annex 1
- an EEA citizen (in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) of that definition in Annex 1 to Appendix EU): a relevant person of Northern Ireland, in accordance with that definition in Annex 1 to Appendix EU, either:
- resident in the UK and Islands for a continuous qualifying period which began before the specified date
- is an Irish citizen who, having been resident in the UK and Islands as described above, has been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain under paragraph EU2 of Appendix EU (or under its equivalent in the Islands), which has not lapsed or been cancelled, revoked or invalidated (or is being granted that leave under that paragraph of Appendix EU or under its equivalent in the Islands), or would be granted indefinite leave to enter or remain under paragraph EU2 of Appendix EU, if they made a valid application under this Appendix before 1 July 2021
- who is a British citizen, or a British citizen and an Irish citizen, who, having been resident in the UK and Islands as described above, would, but for the fact that they are a British citizen, be granted indefinite leave to enter or remain under paragraph EU2 of Appendix EU, if they made a valid application under Appendix EU before 1 July 2021
- a person exempt from immigration control either:
- resident in the UK and Islands for a continuous qualifying period which began before the specified date
- having been resident in the UK and Islands as described above, would, but for the fact that they are a person exempt from immigration control, be granted indefinite leave to enter or remain under paragraph EU2 of Appendix EU, if they made a valid application under Appendix EU before 1 July 2021
- a frontier worker, in accordance with that definition in Annex 1 to Appendix EU
kamoe wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:48 pm
In other words: someone who has never set foot in the UK cannot be the relevant sponsor, whatever their nationality.
Thanks for the detailed response. Just to let you know that my brother was living here in UK till 2003 before moving to Ireland and got Ireland citizenship after few years. He had visited UK for couple of days around 2014 for work, as per my knowledge
If he acquired Irish citizenship after his stay in the UK, it is irrelevant anyway as he would not have exercised treaty rights in the UK.