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EEA Family Memeber divorcing and married to another EEA!?

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:55 pm
by Joe1988
Hi all,

I'm non-eea on EEA family member visa living in UK with my wife ( Spanish ) , we recently decided to get a divorce.

But I'm going to marry a another girl ( Italian ) living in UK as well , is that will affect my visa? Do I need to apply for new EEA family member visa or I can stay on mine?.

I have been on my EEA Family member visa for two years only since 2011.

I'm living in UK since 2008

I'm professional working in UK with 40k salary.

Please advise

Many thanks,

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:16 pm
by EUsmileWEallsmile
Moved to UK section.

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:51 pm
by Obie
For how long have you been married to this Italian woman / do you have a kid?

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 4:09 pm
by Joe1988
Hi Obie,

Thanks for your reply, we don't have any kids

We didn't get married yet, I'm still with my wife working on divorce paper

Me and my wife been married for two years and half but on visa is two years only ( These the 5 months was waiting after marriage when I applied for the visa )

Now after divorcing I'm going to marry the Italian girl, my question is do I need to apply for new visa, some people said I just need to inform the UKBA and nothing need to change at all in visa???

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 4:18 pm
by Obie
Well if you wait for another six months and then file for a divorce, then you will be able to retain your right of residence and probably secure PR in 30 months time.

If you divorce now, provided you get married on the same day as you divorce came through, which is nearly impossible, you residence will break and you will need to wait for an other 5 years to be able to secure PR.

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:07 pm
by Joe1988
Obie, Many thanks for your advise

Another question, the three years start counting from the date of marriage certificate or visa issued ?

as difference between them nearly 6 months

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:21 pm
by askmeplz82
Joe1988 wrote:Obie, Many thanks for your advise

Another question, the three years start counting from the date of marriage certificate or visa issued ?

as difference between them nearly 6 months

marriage date.


i will be looking at your case very closely.

i'm in the similar situation. separated from my ex wife . it's 4 years now. we thinking now about divorce.

i'm in relationship with an EU/British national and she is think i'm not serious enough to marry her. which i can't because legally i'm still married to someone else. She knows it

If after divorce i go to register office to give notice to marry they will see i have EEA2 resident card which is no longer valid ( no longer family member of an EU national after divorce )

so i don't know whether they i can marry or not

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:25 pm
by Obie
The time count from date of marriage.

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:15 pm
by SouthWest1
Obie,

from the date of marriage providing it was conducted in UK . correct?

otherwise, from the entry to UK on FP!

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:36 pm
by Obie
SouthWest1 wrote:Obie,

from the date of marriage providing it was conducted in UK . correct?

otherwise, from the entry to UK on FP!
Correct

Re: EEA Family Memeber divorcing and married to another EEA

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:39 am
by na so
Where can I see the link to marrying to an EU citizen more than 3 yrs that you can stay in EU? I have such issue, I have been married for about 6 yrs now(August), but moved from Sweden after almost 2yr to Denmark(almost 4yrs) as my wife is Danish, we are considering divorce now but I am advised that if I divorce, I will be sent out of the country.

Re: EEA Family Memeber divorcing and married to another EEA

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:34 am
by askmeplz82
na so wrote:Where can I see the link to marrying to an EU citizen more than 3 yrs that you can stay in EU? I have such issue, I have been married for about 6 yrs now(August), but moved from Sweden after almost 2yr to Denmark(almost 4yrs) as my wife is Danish, we are considering divorce now but I am advised that if I divorce, I will be sent out of the country.

article 12, 13

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex ... 048:en:PDF