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EEEA FP for Grandparents

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:41 pm
by pett22
Hi,
My grandparents are both non-EU citizens and want to visit me in London for a week. I'm a EEA national, student, 20 years old.
On some pages I find the information that they need to be dependent on me for a EEA FP, on others that this applies only for a residence card.
Can they apply for a EEA FP or do they need a general or family visa?
I emailed the UKBA but they just replied with useless information that I should check their website.
Thanks

Re: EEEA FP for Grandparents

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 2:13 pm
by pett22
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=de

This was what it said yesterday:
You can apply as either:

the wife, husband, civil or unmarried partner, child, grandchild, parent or grandparent of the person you’ll be joining in the UK
a dependent extended family member - eg unmarried partner, brother, sister or cousin
They changed the website today:
Qualifying as a family member

You must be the EEA citizen’s spouse or civil partner, or related to them (or their spouse or civil partner) as their:

child or grandchild under 21 years old, or dependent child or grandchild of any age
dependent parent or grandparent

Re: EEEA FP for Grandparents

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:07 am
by slough_Boy
pett22 wrote:Hi,
My grandparents are both non-EU citizens and want to visit me in London for a week. I'm a EEA national, student, 20 years old.
On some pages I find the information that they need to be dependent on me for a EEA FP, on others that this applies only for a residence card.
Can they apply for a EEA FP or do they need a general or family visa?
I emailed the UKBA but they just replied with useless information that I should check their website.
Thanks
If they want to live with you permanently on settlement route then go for EEA-FP
if just for visit go for family visit visa.

Re: EEEA FP for Grandparents

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 2:29 pm
by pett22
Thanks,
but don't they need a General Visitor Visa? I thought the Family Visitor Visa is only for cases where the family member is settled in the UK, and as a EU citizen I get this status only after living here for 5 years?