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Hello Everyone. I am really grateful to this forum for all the advice being given to people. Thanks a lot.

I need your advice concerning an issue that is bugging me on a daily basis. I hold a EEA Residence Card ( Extended Family Member of an EEA National ) presently and this 5 Year Residence Card will expire March 2016. I am already thinking of my PR application next year. However, I am married but my wife does not live in the UK with me for now. She lives back home in Nigeria. I always go to spend time with her and on my last visit, I spent 2 months with her. I have never spent more than 2 months out of the UK. The plan is to apply for her to join me in England after I get my PR next year ( By God's grace ).

Now, I want to ask a question- Will I be required to meet the £18,000 pounds earnings level to be able to file for my wife to join me in the UK? I am asking this question because by then I will be holding a Permanent Residence Card ( EEA ) and not an ILR ( UK equivalent ). Under the EEA rules, will I need to be earning £18,000 to bring my wife to the UK to join me? I work at the moment with Agencies and my job is not a white collar job for now. So what can I do? And what do i need to do to bring my wife to the UK after getting my PR Card? Please help me out. Thanks a lot. Cheers.

Yes you will. As you will need to apply under the UK immigration rules (using your PR status) and not using EEA regulations (as you are not EEA).

@Jambo, thanks for the reply. I have been reading through this forum and you have always given excellent advice to people. Thanks a lot to you and the other moderators on Immigration Boards. I still need to ask one more question-

I work with agencies in the catering industry and I don't really work the same hours on a weekly basis. My work hours varies between 25-50 hours weekly. So I can't really calculate how much i earn every month exactly. So can I combine the wages from different jobs to meet the £18,000 earnings threshold? Can I also factor in my Ebay earnings into the £18,000 earning threshold to be able to bring my wife to join me here? Thanks a lot.

I am also thinking of becoming self employed to make extra money. So can money from employment and private business be combined together to reach the £18,000 earnings minimum to bring me my wife to join me here? Please, I need your advice. Thanks.