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my wife recently got her rc
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:35 pm
by khubaib
i am going back for a while to back home i want to know how long she can stay out of country on their as she have 5 years rc card if any one can help me in this matter it will really appreciated thank you very much in advance
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:45 pm
by mam2
Are you going together? If yes, you should not stay out of UK more than 6 months in any one year.
If the EEA national should stay for more than 6 months, there should be a tangible reason like education, illness, pregnancy etc. You been absent from the UK for a longer period can have an effect on the RC holder because it will be like you have left the country.
Hope it makes sense.
Re: my wife recently got her rc
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:32 am
by EUsmileWEallsmile
khubaib wrote:i am going back for a while to back home i want to know how long she can stay out of country on their as she have 5 years rc card if any one can help me in this matter it will really appreciated thank you very much in advance
Who is the EU national and who is the non-EU? Presumably she is the non-EU.
In general. you can be absent for up to six months per year without affecting your residence. The non-EU's residence is dependent on the EU's residence.
Re: my wife recently got her rc
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:00 pm
by khubaib
EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:khubaib wrote:i am going back for a while to back home i want to know how long she can stay out of country on their as she have 5 years rc card if any one can help me in this matter it will really appreciated thank you very much in advance
Who is the EU national and who is the non-EU? Presumably she is the non-EU.
In general. you can be absent for up to six months per year without affecting your residence. The non-EU's residence is dependent on the EU's residence.
i am the eu national and my wife non eu national so in short my wife stay wit me up to 6 month out country i have been here since 2007
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:51 pm
by EUsmileWEallsmile
It is possible that you have Permanent residence. The non-EU can be out of the country for as long as they want, but if they wish to apply for permanent residence in their own right, they generally need to live in the UK for six months per twelve months.
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:36 pm
by khubaib
EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:It is possible that you have Permanent residence. The non-EU can be out of the country for as long as they want, but if they wish to apply for permanent residence in their own right, they generally need to live in the UK for six months per twelve months.
thank you for you help