EEA national married to a British- WRS & Permanent Recidency
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:41 pm
Hi,
Thank you for reading the below...
I'm considering applying for naturalisation but I'm a bit concerned over my WRS registration when I first came to the UK.
I am Polish citizen who's been living here since 2006. When I found my first job I registered with Home Office under the WRS scheme as required (2006) but never actually updated my record. Back then it was required to notify HO about any changes in employment conditions for first 12 months which stupidly I never did even though I changed my job twice during that year. Apart from that I meet all the conditions - I've been living here continuously, never been unemployed or claimed any public funds.
My husband is a Polish too. He has a permanent residency and is now going through process for naturalisation.
At the beginning I thought that I could apply as a spouse of British citizen (when his application is accepted) but for that the permanent residency status us required. In order to be eligible, I would need need to work in UK for 5 years and since I haven't updated HO about job changes before April 2011 (when the WRS scheme was cancelled).
I have also read here: http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Images/Document% ... 176427.pdf
Adult EEA nationals who are married to a British Citizen must have been resident in the UK for at least five years, AND
show that is ‘settled’ in the UK. This means that you have either: exercised your EU Treaty free movement of workers’ rights in
the UK for a period of 5 years, OR by having obtained a formal grant of permanent residence.
As you are married to/ the civil partner of a British citizen you do not need to have been settled for 12 months prior to your application. In other words, if relying on your exercise of Treaty rights, after having worked for a continuous period of five years in the UK you will be deemed to be both ‘settled’ and immediately eligible to apply for naturalisation.
All of that means, that I could only apply for British citizenship in April 2016? Is there anything I am missing?
Is there any way, I could receive a permanent residency and then apply for British citizenship earlier??
Could you please kindly help?
Thank you for reading the below...
I'm considering applying for naturalisation but I'm a bit concerned over my WRS registration when I first came to the UK.
I am Polish citizen who's been living here since 2006. When I found my first job I registered with Home Office under the WRS scheme as required (2006) but never actually updated my record. Back then it was required to notify HO about any changes in employment conditions for first 12 months which stupidly I never did even though I changed my job twice during that year. Apart from that I meet all the conditions - I've been living here continuously, never been unemployed or claimed any public funds.
My husband is a Polish too. He has a permanent residency and is now going through process for naturalisation.
At the beginning I thought that I could apply as a spouse of British citizen (when his application is accepted) but for that the permanent residency status us required. In order to be eligible, I would need need to work in UK for 5 years and since I haven't updated HO about job changes before April 2011 (when the WRS scheme was cancelled).
I have also read here: http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Images/Document% ... 176427.pdf
Adult EEA nationals who are married to a British Citizen must have been resident in the UK for at least five years, AND
show that is ‘settled’ in the UK. This means that you have either: exercised your EU Treaty free movement of workers’ rights in
the UK for a period of 5 years, OR by having obtained a formal grant of permanent residence.
As you are married to/ the civil partner of a British citizen you do not need to have been settled for 12 months prior to your application. In other words, if relying on your exercise of Treaty rights, after having worked for a continuous period of five years in the UK you will be deemed to be both ‘settled’ and immediately eligible to apply for naturalisation.
All of that means, that I could only apply for British citizenship in April 2016? Is there anything I am missing?
Is there any way, I could receive a permanent residency and then apply for British citizenship earlier??
Could you please kindly help?