EEA Unmarried Partner & Pre-settled Status
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:15 pm
I've tried sorting through the existing posts on here, because this combo can't be uncommon -- EEA Unmarried Partner visa, and Pre-settled status. I'm not sure I've found anything clear and concise though.
My other half had a Tier 5 YMV for a year, and then we managed to obtain rights for her as an EEA Unmarried Partner (of an EU citizen). After another ~1.5 years, she applied for and obtain Pre-settled status.
The EEA Unmarried partner rights need to be renewed after 5 years, according to the expiry date on her BRP.
The Pre-settled status can be changed to Settled status after 5 years of continuous residence -- but the Tier 5 YMV duration won't be permitted to count towards that 5 years, so really, she'll qualify for Settled Status on the same day as the Unmarried partner rights need to be renewed. What happens in that case??? Would we need to redo a full/complete unmarried partner application, with all the faff that entails? That was an EU citizen right, so will that route still exist in early 2023? Or is there some other mechanism that applies?
MY particular case has an alternative consideration, which muddies the waters, but I'm happy for the questions above to be answered in isolation.
Where my case gets murky
We should be married / civil partners by 2023. We're engaged now, but not moving quick to make it official because Covid... Let's say that's done in late 2022, with all the permissions granted and Home Office permission that entails... What next? Do we need to apply for her to have rights recognised as an EU Married Partner (involving a new BRP I suppose?). If so, would that new BRP be valid for another 5 years, and she can simply apply for and receive Settled Status in that time?
In either case (continuing unmarried partner rights, or married partner rights), I simply don't understand how the associated BRPs and pre-settled / settled status interact. I've heard that people need to show that BRP as well as their pre-settled or settled status? So does one have to continue renewing those rights every 5 years, even after they get settled status?
My other half had a Tier 5 YMV for a year, and then we managed to obtain rights for her as an EEA Unmarried Partner (of an EU citizen). After another ~1.5 years, she applied for and obtain Pre-settled status.
The EEA Unmarried partner rights need to be renewed after 5 years, according to the expiry date on her BRP.
The Pre-settled status can be changed to Settled status after 5 years of continuous residence -- but the Tier 5 YMV duration won't be permitted to count towards that 5 years, so really, she'll qualify for Settled Status on the same day as the Unmarried partner rights need to be renewed. What happens in that case??? Would we need to redo a full/complete unmarried partner application, with all the faff that entails? That was an EU citizen right, so will that route still exist in early 2023? Or is there some other mechanism that applies?
MY particular case has an alternative consideration, which muddies the waters, but I'm happy for the questions above to be answered in isolation.
Where my case gets murky
We should be married / civil partners by 2023. We're engaged now, but not moving quick to make it official because Covid... Let's say that's done in late 2022, with all the permissions granted and Home Office permission that entails... What next? Do we need to apply for her to have rights recognised as an EU Married Partner (involving a new BRP I suppose?). If so, would that new BRP be valid for another 5 years, and she can simply apply for and receive Settled Status in that time?
In either case (continuing unmarried partner rights, or married partner rights), I simply don't understand how the associated BRPs and pre-settled / settled status interact. I've heard that people need to show that BRP as well as their pre-settled or settled status? So does one have to continue renewing those rights every 5 years, even after they get settled status?