Non EU Spouse Visa - 10 years in UK - low income!

[jm2i]

Hi fellow experts
I'm EU native, resident in UK since 2003.
Married (in Fr) my NON Eu wife in 2005.
Both living together in UK since 2005. One child, born in UK (Eu passport), 3 y.o.
Wife works, earns 8000 Gross per year, same employer since 2005.
I'm NOT working since 2009. Couple receives house benefits, working tax credits, child benefits.
Eu Spouse visa expires end 2014. Last application was 5 years ago.
Q1: Odds of having her visa approved?
Q2: how long this would be for? (i.e another 5 years or 10 years or indefinite? - confused)
Q3: Given our length of stay in the UK here we applying for the right visa extension? (the Non Eu Spouse Visa)
Q4: If income is an issue:
q4 a/ how much in savings would I/she/we need
q5/would taking a 20K employee job, even for a few months make a big difference for me?
Thanks to all very much.

[Obie]

have you got evidence of working in the UK from 2003-2009?

[jm2i]

Yes absolutely. But would this be looked at again? I did provide that evidence (salary slips etc..) in her last EU Spouse visa extension application 5 years ago, which was granted, for the second time (=1 grant 5 years + 2nd grant 5 years = now 10 years)

[Obie]

It will be necessary to get those documents again.

5 years of full employment in the UK without any break or absence of 6 months or more in any year during that period, and no absence of 2 years from the UK after that will be enough.

[jm2i]

Sorry but you are hi-jacking my post with your TOTALLY IRRELEVANT questions with my topic. Please remove your post and create a new topic. thank you.

[Obie]

I believe you have made a case, for that post to be removed, i have accordingly removed it from your thread.

[sheraz7]

Yes absolutely. But would this be looked at again? I did provide that evidence (salary slips etc..) in her last EU Spouse visa extension application 5 years ago, which was granted, for the second time (=1 grant 5 years + 2nd grant 5 years = now 10 years)

The reason you have been asked about the evidences of work between 2003-2009 is that you might have already acquired permanent residence because you as an EU national need to exercise your treaty rights for 5 years and once you got PR then your non-EU spouse will no longer need any further evidence of your treaty rights rather simply need to complete its 5 years together with you in order to secure PR equivalent to Indefinite leave. If you have evidence of those years as you told then you can send your EEA3 application too to get the confirmation of your PR status, if not then simply apply another 5 years eea2 RC on the basis of your current treaty rights.

[jm2i]

Thanks so much for your guidance. I have taken a look at the EE3. Shall i apply (and pay) for 1 applicant (me) or my wife and daughter."Main applicant and two family members"
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _06-14.pdf

[fatimahh]

[code]Shall i apply (and pay) for 1 applicant (me) or my wife and daughter."Main applicant and two family members"[/code]
EEA4 for your wife, if you do not want, you don't have to apply for yourself and your baby as you both old European passport. However if your aim is for all of you to apply for british citizenship later on, then it may be of good use to apply EEA3 for yourself. No need to do it for the baby, as as soon as you or your wife get PR the baby can be registered in order to get british citizenship.