EEA4 for a durable partner - correct application date??
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 11:34 am
Hi there,
I am a silent follower of this forum and I would appreciate if someone could please share some advice. I am an EEA national with a permanent residence card dated February 2018. My partner (Non-EU - durable partner) was issued a residence permit in June 2013 (5 years - expiring on the 15th of June). I am the sponsor. Since it is 2 weeks now until my partner's permit expires we wanted to apply for a PR for him too. We had a meeting with a solicitor last week and at the end of the meeting she told us she will be sending the papers to the HO that same day (24th of May), I had a bit of a discussion with the solicitor as far as I am aware my partner needs 5 years of residence from the date on the sticker in his passport - in my understanding he could only qualify on the 15th of June 2018 for PR. Just so you know that same solicitor handled my partner's residence permit case 5 years ago. She said that I was wrong as the date on the sticker is irrelevant as my partner qualifies earlier - 5 years from the date we sent the application for his residence permit 5 years ago (I think we sent that in April 2013). Anyway I know the documents have now been sent out and there is nothing we can do but I am a bit nervous that the application will be refused as my partner does not fulfil all the requirements for another 2 weeks. Just so you know we both worked full time in the last 5 years, lived continuously together and sent all relevant documents to prove it but we want to get married in a few years once we make some savings. Could anyone advise please?
Thanks!
I am a silent follower of this forum and I would appreciate if someone could please share some advice. I am an EEA national with a permanent residence card dated February 2018. My partner (Non-EU - durable partner) was issued a residence permit in June 2013 (5 years - expiring on the 15th of June). I am the sponsor. Since it is 2 weeks now until my partner's permit expires we wanted to apply for a PR for him too. We had a meeting with a solicitor last week and at the end of the meeting she told us she will be sending the papers to the HO that same day (24th of May), I had a bit of a discussion with the solicitor as far as I am aware my partner needs 5 years of residence from the date on the sticker in his passport - in my understanding he could only qualify on the 15th of June 2018 for PR. Just so you know that same solicitor handled my partner's residence permit case 5 years ago. She said that I was wrong as the date on the sticker is irrelevant as my partner qualifies earlier - 5 years from the date we sent the application for his residence permit 5 years ago (I think we sent that in April 2013). Anyway I know the documents have now been sent out and there is nothing we can do but I am a bit nervous that the application will be refused as my partner does not fulfil all the requirements for another 2 weeks. Just so you know we both worked full time in the last 5 years, lived continuously together and sent all relevant documents to prove it but we want to get married in a few years once we make some savings. Could anyone advise please?
Thanks!