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urgurinder
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Help please... a lot of confusion

Post by urgurinder » Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:34 am

Hi there

Please bare with me as i try to explain the situation

History:
I am an indian national living in uk since October 2002 [2002-2006 on a student visa; since 2006 on a work permit]. My wife is a norwegian national. We met each other in october 2005; have been in relationship ever since and got married last month. My wife's pregnant now and we are expecting a li'll one in July next year 8)

Present Situation:
As i mentioned earlier working on a sponsored work permit but the company has been recently acquired and some jobs may be made redundant. Now I like to strengthen my chances of retaining the job by moving on to an EEA family permit - so that my new employers can't kick me out saying that they couldnt get a new work permit for me.

What I've found from my research so far is that I need to apply for an EEA Family Permit and then i won't require any more work permits to be able to work in UK. Is this right?

How is this likely to affect my chances of getting an ILR considering I have been living in UK for 7 years, out of which 3 years on a work permit.

What is this concept of durable relationship and marriage. I should point out that my wife moved to UK as a student in 2004 and graduated in 2008. She's been working full time since January 2009.

What are my options? Please advise what you can, it'll be greatly appreciated.

Regards

G man

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Post by vinny » Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:23 am

If you are in the UK, then you may apply for a Residence card (to confirm your status) and qualify for Permanent residence in 5 years' time.

However, if stick to being a work permit holder, then you may be eligible for settlement in 2 years' time (134).
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