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Hey

Hypothetical question: An Irish person comes to the UK to look for work, but is unsuccessful in the short-term. He applies for jobseeker's allowance as soon as possible (anyone know how soon this is? Is it directly after entry to the UK or does the 3 month habitual residence rule apply?) and continues to look for work. His non-EEA wife them comes to the UK to join him and he finds a job (no need for JSA anymore).

Question: If, after he gets some pay slips together, his wife applies for EEA2, will they be disadvantaged in any way by the fact that he claimed JSA in the past?

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Irish citizens are not subject to immigration control, albeit same as other EU citizens, the Irish have a special status, they are considered settled up on entry into the UK, a status that is more favourable than ILR, habitual residency test will not apply, you must have already known that claiming benefits does not affect EEA applications.

Thanks Dalebutt. I knew that this used to be the case, but wasn't sure if the new rules introduced a few months ago changed anything or not! Thanks a lot.
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