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Applying time of settle status after 5yrs EEA2
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 1:33 pm
by hevenly12
Hi
I am non eea, a family member of an EEA national since 2014.
Me and my husband married 30th May 2014 in Asia.
I came to UK is on 28th June 2014 then obtained EEA 19th December 2014.
This year we are going to apply together for settle status(my eea national husband came alone to UK in 2013).
I am wondering if I should apply after 28th June 2019 for settle status so that it will qualify full 5 years with EEA2 since I came first UK).
Or can apply now.
Or..even though I highly doubt.. should I wait til 19th December?
Thanks
Re: Applying time of settle status after 5yrs EEA2
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 3:42 pm
by kamoe
hevenly12 wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 1:33 pm
I am wondering if I should apply after 28th June 2019 for settle status so that it will qualify full 5 years with EEA2 since I came first UK).
If you absolutely want to receive Settled Status and not Pre-Settled status, then yes, you can wait until June 28th.
Or can apply now.
You can apply now, but might only get Pre-Settled status, then would have to apply again to get Settled status.
No need to do all this, again, you can skip the Pre-Settled stage and apply when you complete the 5 years.
Or..even though I highly doubt.. should I wait til 19th December?
No, your clock started when you arrived in the UK as the spouse of a EU national,; not when you were issued a card. So in your case, your 5 years complete on June 28th 2019.
(Note that this is different for unmarried partners, for example, who in the absence of a marriage certificate only count on the actual residence card as first legal document certifying their status. If you were unmarried, then you would need to wait until December. But that's not the case
).
Re: Applying time of settle status after 5yrs EEA2
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 9:21 pm
by hevenly12
hevenly12 wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 1:33 pm
Hi
I am non eea, a family member of an EEA national since 2014.
Me and my husband married 30th May 2014 in Asia.
I came to UK on 28th June 2014 then obtained EEA2 19th December 2014.
This year we are going to apply together for settle status(my eea national husband came alone to UK in 2013).
I am wondering if I should apply after 28th June 2019 for settle status so that it will qualify full 5 years with EEA2 since I came first UK).
Or can apply now.
Or..even though I highly doubt.. should I wait til 19th December?
Thanks