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Hello,

I've been living in London since 2011, however when I first came I didn't have an european citizenship. I became an european citizen in November 2015, so I've been living as european in the UK for 2 years. I would like to know if I can still aply for the residency or if I need to wait three more years.

Many thanks.

You can only exercise treaty rights once you became an EEA citizen.

You would only acquire PR after five continuous years of exercising treaty rights as an EEA citizen.

Therefore you need to wait for three more years (provided you continue exercising treaty rights).

Can I still apply by using documentation from my not European country of origin?

Had a student visa for the first 4 years but after achieving Italian citizenship 2 years ago I did not apply anymore because I did not need a visa in the last 2 years to live in the U.K.

Flabbud wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:55 pm

Can I still apply by using documentation from my not European country of origin?

You can not use the four years of residence in the UK as a non-EEA citizen towards PR under the EEA Regulations.

Only your time in the UK after you got your EEA Citizenship counts for the purpose of getting PR and even that only counts if you continue to exercise treaty rights.

If you have been an EEA Citizen student, you will have required either CSI (private health insurance) or a non-UK EHIC card for the period, otherwise even the period that you have been an EEA citizen in the UK will not count.

I really cannot see any basis why the OP cannot rely on the previous period toward PR. The Regulations give no indication that any such restrictions exist. Provided of course the person has been residing in the UK in accordance with the EEA regulation for a period of 5 year.