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Hello ,
I have been reading this board for some months now. Its great and have now taken up the courage to ask from fellow members to help me on this please.

I am a non-EU national married to an EU national- married in march 2007, residence permit issued in sep. 2007. I am due to apply for PR in 2 years time. I know there is still some time but the situation is that during first 2 years of my marriage I didnt work , means I fall in self-sufficient category - from march 2007 to march 2009 ( I am self employed now). I realise now that I needed comprehensive medical insurance for these 2 years!! ( I have all other docsneeded for application). I know insurance cant be backdated. Will having no medical insurance for this period hamper/ delay my application process when I may apply in 2 years time or will my application be rejected? What action can i take now to rectify the previous situation or has anyone been granted PR despite having no medical insurance for a few months/ years?

Please share your experience or help. Hand on heart will greatly appreciate.
Thanks in advance.

Harry

As you are the non-EEA national, what is more important is what your EU spouse has been doing in the UK since March 2007. This is to say: In what way has s/he been exercising treaty rights? Employed? Self-employed? Self-Sufficient ((CSI needed for entire period), Student (CSI needed too)? <by the way, CSI cannot be backdated>

If your EU spouse has been employed or self-employed then this "covers you" in the sense that it doesn't really matter in what way you have been (lawfully) economically active provided that your EU spouse has had sufficient funds to support you without heavily relying on the social assistance system.

So what has it been since March 07?

Thank you very much for your time and reply.
My EU national wife has always been full time employed in the UK without any breaks ever since the day of our marriage. Financially we didnt have any problem and I can show my bank statement for the gap period of 2 years from march 2007- march 2009. will this be ok? Having read other posts on this forum I can see that UKBA has been adamant about medical insurance and in some cases have asked medical insurance for both partners , weird. I do admire your knowledge as you are senior member here but have you come across anyone whose EEA4 is rejected/ approved due no medical insurance for couple of years?
Thanks again.

It is only of relevance how the EEA national has exercised his/her treaty rights. What the non-EEA national was doing during that time is immaterial.

86ti wrote:It is only of relevance how the EEA national has exercised his/her treaty rights. What the non-EEA national was doing during that time is immaterial.

Does this also matter if the NON-EEA is applying for PR on his own after divorce, as in my case? Would he still need to rely on the ex's treaty rights docs or other way round?

coolcalm wrote:Does this also matter if the NON-EEA is applying for PR on his own after divorce, as in my case? Would he still need to rely on the ex's treaty rights docs or other way round?

The necessary condition for the non-EEA nationas is that the EEA national was exercising treaty rights for a continuous period of five years. So yes, the non-EEA will have to show that. But regards the procedures after divorce from the EEA national I refer you to the other threads in this subforum.

86ti wrote:

coolcalm wrote:Does this also matter if the NON-EEA is applying for PR on his own after divorce, as in my case? Would he still need to rely on the ex's treaty rights docs or other way round?

The necessary condition for the non-EEA nationas is that the EEA national was exercising treaty rights for a continuous period of five years. So yes, the non-EEA will have to show that. But regards the procedures after divorce from the EEA national I refer you to the other threads in this subforum.

Thanks 86ti.

Thanks to you guys above. Appreciate your time.