Now I am totally confused with EEA and Brithsh Citizen

Graham Weifang · Post by **Graham Weifang** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:16 pm

Hello,
Firstly, what a great forum,
So much information.
So much, I am now overloaded and bewildered.

My position.
I am British Citizen, born in England, normally live in England, normally work outside England, all around the world infact, I have a house in Cheshire.
I am in China at the moment, and I will very soon marry my Chinese girlfriend. June / July this year.
I have a job offer coming up in Norway, and as Norway is part of EEA, it has got me thinking.
When I go to Norway, like before,I will rent an apartment in Norway, furnish it, and live there for the duration of the contract, maybe 4 months, maybe 1 year, also as Norway is part of EEA, I am looking to excercise my 2004/38/EC and bring her ( my new Chinese wife) to Norway under the "free entry visa" which is supposed to take just 4 weeks to issue.

Is this EEA route, applicable to my situation, if I am employed, and working in Norway, with registered accommodation, can my new wife join me on the EEA scheme.?

I am quite confused, our final destination, is my house in Cheshire.
This is not to get around my Chinese wife from taking any A1 test, as her English is excellent, she is the company translator, where she works in China.
It is the Â£850 cost of the UK settlement visa that annoys me.

Graham Weifang

fysicus · Post by **fysicus** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:34 pm

In principle you are right.

However, you will need to find out how Norway actually implements directive 2004/38. Norway is part of EEA and Schengen but not a member of EU, and there might be a few subtle differences therefore.

Once you and your wife have lived in Norway for a while, you can move to the UK or in fact any EEA country without worries about immigration rules.

Graham Weifang · Post by **Graham Weifang** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:44 pm

Thank you Fysicus,

First good post.

I will hope it go's to plan.
I need wait until more posters add more information.

Thanks again,

Graham

86ti · Post by **86ti** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:51 pm

Probably not many people here will know the details regards Norway, so you may want to have a look through the UDI web pages.

Graham Weifang · Post by **Graham Weifang** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:10 pm

86ti wrote:Probably not many people here will know the details regards Norway, so you may want to have a look through the UDI web pages.

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Thank you 86ti.

I can always turn down the contract in Norway, and wait a little longer until another contract turns up in another EEA country.

Which EEA would best suit my needs?
I hear Belguim or Netherlands are pretty easy going, if what I heard is correct.
There is nothing better than first habd recent information.
Please any one else, chip in with ideas.

Graham

edinburgh · Post by **edinburgh** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:18 pm

norway with its wealth is on top of the list in europe! all nordic countries are, in fact. i'd not think twice about moving there! germany seems to be doing fine, too.

fysicus · Post by **fysicus** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:36 pm

86ti wrote:Probably not many people here will know the details regards Norway, so you may want to have a look through the UDI web pages.

The most relevant page seems to be: http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate ... gulations/
At first sight it looks fairly straightforward to me

Graham Weifang · Post by **Graham Weifang** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:13 am

fysicus wrote:
86ti wrote:Probably not many people here will know the details regards Norway, so you may want to have a look through the UDI web pages.
The most relevant page seems to be: http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate ... gulations/
At first sight it looks fairly straightforward to me

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WOW,
THANKS,

I have found more help here than I could ever have hoped for

http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate ... tions/#how
Really seems to give me all the answers for our move to Norway.
We have lived together for 18 months, and will marry in June / July this year, 2011

Thanks, and if any one has any experience of this process that Fay and I are about to embark on, then please post your experiences.

Graham Weifang

Graham Weifang · Post by **Graham Weifang** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:16 am

edinburgh wrote:norway with its wealth is on top of the list in europe! all nordic countries are, in fact. i'd not think twice about moving there! germany seems to be doing fine, too.

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I love Norway, firstly because the high wages I can get.

I don't like Norway, because the high wages I can get, are all eaten away in rent, electricity, shopping, fuel, road tolls, it is surprising how fast the big Norway wages fritter away.

It is still a beautiful country though.

Graham Weifang.

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Now I am totally confused with EEA and Brithsh Citizen

Now I am totally confused with EEA and Brithsh Citizen