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Hi,

I am Non EEA who married with EEA citizen and live in UK. I just want to know in a new immigration rule, how much money should be held by the EEA sponsor if i want to apply for Residence card or permanent residence ? thank you before.

The new rules don't apply to applications under EEA regulations. There is no minimum threshold.

But Don't you have a RC already?

There is no formal threshold. The point of it is for them to be convinced that you can make ends meet without needing to try to access public funds, so as long as you can demonstrate that you have either an income stream or savings that are enough to live off in a basic way (i.e. you aren't destitute) you should be ok on this clause. You would need to provide bank statements if you are looking to prove treaty rights as a 'self-sufficient' person.

[quote="Jambo"]The new rules don't apply to applications under EEA regulations. There is no minimum threshold.

But Don't you have a RC already?[/quote


thank you Jambo. yes i have my RC already. need to know cos my friend want to apply RC.

jotter wrote:There is no formal threshold. The point of it is for them to be convinced that you can make ends meet without needing to try to access public funds, so as long as you can demonstrate that you have either an income stream or savings that are enough to live off in a basic way (i.e. you aren't destitute) you should be ok on this clause. You would need to provide bank statements if you are looking to prove treaty rights as a 'self-sufficient' person.

so its means we can not apply for public funds if we want to apply for RC or PR?

SRE wrote:I am Non EEA who married with EEA citizen and live in UK. I just want to know in a new immigration rule, how much money should be held by the EEA sponsor if i want to apply for Residence card or permanent residence ? thank you before.

Does the EEA citizen work? If so you can be like any British citizen and have debt up to your eyeballs. No savings are required!

SRE wrote:

jotter wrote:There is no formal threshold. The point of it is for them to be convinced that you can make ends meet without needing to try to access public funds, so as long as you can demonstrate that you have either an income stream or savings that are enough to live off in a basic way (i.e. you aren't destitute) you should be ok on this clause. You would need to provide bank statements if you are looking to prove treaty rights as a 'self-sufficient' person.

so its means we can not apply for public funds if we want to apply for RC or PR?

See e.g. this recent discussion.

The whole point about PR is to have unrestricted access to the social assistance system should the need arise just like British citizens. Self-sufficiency would also require comprehensive sickness insurance.

sum1 wrote:The whole point about PR is to have unrestricted access to the social assistance system should the need arise just like British citizens.

I am not sure where this statement comes from. I am not aware you get any additional access to the social assistance system when you have PR

Clumsy phrasing perhaps: the right to PR implies that access to the social assistance system is not limited anymore.

Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:

SRE wrote:I am Non EEA who married with EEA citizen and live in UK. I just want to know in a new immigration rule, how much money should be held by the EEA sponsor if i want to apply for Residence card or permanent residence ? thank you before.

Does the EEA citizen work? If so you can be like any British citizen and have debt up to your eyeballs. No savings are required!

'you' in this case would be the EEA citizen. The benefit claim should be made in the working EEA citizen's name, rather than the non-EEA national.

Some public funds must be applied for in joint, e.g. work tax credits. There is nothing wrong in claiming for Child Benefits in the name of the non-EEA national.

jotter wrote:

Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:

SRE wrote:I am Non EEA who married with EEA citizen and live in UK. I just want to know in a new immigration rule, how much money should be held by the EEA sponsor if i want to apply for Residence card or permanent residence ? thank you before.

Does the EEA citizen work? If so you can be like any British citizen and have debt up to your eyeballs. No savings are required!

'you' in this case would be the EEA citizen. The benefit claim should be made in the working EEA citizen's name, rather than the non-EEA national.

On what basis do you say this? There does not seem to be any legal basis for this...