Residence Card after EEA family permit
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:41 pm
Dear all,
I am a German national currently studying for my PhD in the UK.
My wife is from Hong Kong and has joined me here last week with an EEA family permit valid until late August.
I have a question regarding the residence card she can obtain.
Looking at the gov.uk page, it is mentioned that:
Stay after your EEA family permit expires
You can stay in the UK after your permit expires if you:
are the family member of an EEA national - see if you’re eligible
qualify for a ‘Surinder Singh’ application
have a retained right of residence
have a derivative right of residence
You can apply for a residence card card or derivative residence card to confirm your right of residence. You don’t have to apply but it will make it easier to prove your right to live and work in the UK.
So here's my question - what exactly happens if she does not apply for and does not obtain a residence card in the following months before the family permit expires?
Does she indeed retain the right to stay here?
Does she also retain a right to work?
Might be a stupid question, but I would be grateful for your input, especially if you have been / are in the same situation. Considering what's going on at the moment, I'm not so sure about EEA-related rights anymore.
By the way, the reason I'm asking is I won't take much longer to complete my PhD and we have no plans to stay in the UK once I'm done.
Many thanks in advance!
I am a German national currently studying for my PhD in the UK.
My wife is from Hong Kong and has joined me here last week with an EEA family permit valid until late August.
I have a question regarding the residence card she can obtain.
Looking at the gov.uk page, it is mentioned that:
Stay after your EEA family permit expires
You can stay in the UK after your permit expires if you:
are the family member of an EEA national - see if you’re eligible
qualify for a ‘Surinder Singh’ application
have a retained right of residence
have a derivative right of residence
You can apply for a residence card card or derivative residence card to confirm your right of residence. You don’t have to apply but it will make it easier to prove your right to live and work in the UK.
So here's my question - what exactly happens if she does not apply for and does not obtain a residence card in the following months before the family permit expires?
Does she indeed retain the right to stay here?
Does she also retain a right to work?
Might be a stupid question, but I would be grateful for your input, especially if you have been / are in the same situation. Considering what's going on at the moment, I'm not so sure about EEA-related rights anymore.
By the way, the reason I'm asking is I won't take much longer to complete my PhD and we have no plans to stay in the UK once I'm done.
Many thanks in advance!