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i have applied for eea family member visa from my country , now they gave me visa eea for 6 month . i can work with this visa in this 6 month in uk ?
if i want apply for resident card for eea family member , i. need to wait 6 month or i can apply directly when i come to uk ?


my question now my wife want have a nationality uk. what i can do now in this situation apply for settlement husband from uk ? i can change the statut of my visa ?

It sounds like you have been issued with an EEA Family Permit and that permits you to move to the UK to exercise Treaty Rights, because your wife is/will be exercising Treaty Rights in the UK. Those Treaty Rights include the ability to work.

British Citizenship? That is years away. You would probably need to be living in the UK for at least 6 years before being eligible to apply for Naturalisation. But your wife? How long has she been living in the UK?

See also Rights with a family permit.

Unfortunately, 284(i) prevents you from switching to FLR(M) after your wife is naturalised.

now they gave me 6 months visa from my country .
this s eea1? what i can do when i come to uk to have the residence card of 5 years ? i need to wait 6 months and after apply or i apply directly when i come to uk ?

My visa is like that now.

That is an EEA Family Permit. After you come to the UK, and after it is clear that your EEA spouse is exercising Treaty Rights in the UK, such as by being employed, you need to use form EEA2 to apply for a 5-year Residence Card. It is not necessary to wait until near the end of the 6 months.

thx john and vinny

i will resume what i understand abt you /

step 1- now i have my eea1 (6months visa eea) from the embassy of uk in my country than i can travel and join my wife in uk
step 2-when i will be in uk i can work with this visa , and i can also apply directly for resident card ( eea2) i dont need to wait the 6 month finish
step 3 - i will be with resident card for 5 years
step 4 - my wife will apply for uk nationality this year bcz she spent now 7 years in uk
step 5 - i can change the status of my resident to settlement husband when my wife will be uk nationality ?

bibou100 wrote:thx john and vinny

i will resume what i understand abt you /

step 1- now i have my eea1 (6months visa eea) from the embassy of uk in my country than i can travel and join my wife in uk
step 2-when i will be in uk i can work with this visa , and i can also apply directly for resident card ( eea2) i dont need to wait the 6 month finish
step 3 - i will be with resident card for 5 years
step 4 - my wife will apply for uk nationality this year bcz she spent now 7 years in uk
step 5 - i can change the status of my resident to settlement husband when my wife will be uk nationality ?

1. Yes

2. Yes, after when it's clear treaty rights are being exercised and can be proved, ie after a reasonable period of time not like one week.

3. Yes, eventually - delays receiving the RC are huge but improving.

4. Ok.

5. Yes, but it's not free, any time under EEA rules will be lost and it will cost about £3000 for all visas to Naturalisation that way.

thx Wanderer
I've read that the eea2 visa takes 6 and 7 months it s a long period and i will be without passport me and my wife all this period !!!!
now i have my vaf5 for 6 months and my wife can have the uk nationality in some weeks bcz she have everything and 7 years work in uk .
i think it s better for me to apply directly for settlement husband from uk when she will have uk nationality.
my questions
1- she have Finnish nationality , how long it will take to have her uk nationality ?
2- After i can apply for settlement husband directly or i need to be more than 6 month in uk ?
Plz what s the best situation if i want choose this way ( vaf5 after my wife have uk nationality after i apply for settlement husband )??????

bibou100 wrote:i think it s better for me to apply directly for settlement husband from uk when she will have uk nationality.

No. However, you may apply for a spouse visa from outside the UK. Subject to maintenance and accommodation requirements.

thx vinny
i applied for eea family visa from outside uk (vaf5) and i have now 6 months
i speak abt if my wife have uk nationality in this 6 month and i m with her in uk.