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Dependent ? and 21 years old
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:59 pm
by IIE49
I am looking for some guidance regarding the requirement of qualifying as dependent when moving to the UK as a non-EEA.
My son is in Canada and is 21. I live and work in the UK and would like him to join me. I would be providing him with a home etc, but would like him to gain employment. I have Irish Citizenship.
I am unclear from what I have read if he will have the right to live in the UK under a EEA Family Permit.
Any advise would be appriciated.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:03 pm
by Lucapooka
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:22 pm
by vinny
Dependent ? 21
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:10 pm
by IIE49
Thank you for the references. I am still a little fuzzy on this. Does the requirement imply that he is currently dependent on me while he is living in Canada? If that is the case I cannot make that claim.
He would be dependent in the UK and I would be living with me and working or continuing his education.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:55 pm
by Directive/2004/38/EC
There is also the possibility to apply on the basis that your son is an OFM:
http://eumovement.wordpress.com/2008/04 ... ficiaries/
What citizenship does he have?
Dependent ? and 21
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:28 am
by IIE49
My 21 year old son is Canadian.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:12 am
by Directive/2004/38/EC
Does your son meet the requirements of the UK ancestry visa?
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... -ancestry/
There are some other options too...
Dependent ? and 21
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:44 am
by IIE49
No unfortunately he does not seem to qualify for a UK Ancestry visa. I have Irish Citizenship through my Grandfather who was born in Belfast about 1900, but his children including my mother were all born in Canada. No other grandparents were born in the UK.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:20 pm
by Directive/2004/38/EC
Your son can move to the UK on a working holiday visa:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ityscheme/
Your son can also move to Germany on the basis of the same program:
http://www.ottawa.diplo.de/Vertretung/o ... seite.html
These are great programs. I would personally recommend Germany. Lots going on there and lots of options for work. Plus it is a fun place to live.
http://www.experience-germany.ca
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:57 pm
by saffaboy
Have you looked into whether your son can get Irish citizenship through the foreign birth registry? It depends on when you did your FBR registration.
If you did it before your son was born then he can register as an Irish citizen through FBR, theres no limit how many generations Irish citizenship can be pased down,as long as the FBR registration is done before the next generation is born. Have a look at the link below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_nati ... By_descent