Unmarried relationship- 2 years living together

[ei30]

Hello,

I moved to UK under Ankara agreement a year ago and I want to I want to switch my visa type to EEA family member residence permit. Does anyone know about the process or did it before? I would be so glad if you could get in touch with me. Thank you.

[CR001]

Who is your EU sponsor and relation to you?

[ei30]

Hello,

I came to UK under Ankara Agreement in August 2018 and want to switch my visa type to EEA family permit visa as an unmarried partner.

I and my boyfriend are together since April 2017, we will start to live together soon. I wonder can I apply for EEA family permit after 3-6 month we started living together? We can prove that we were together since April 2017 with photos, passport stamps, plane tickets. Is it essential to living together for 2 years?

I would be really happy if someone could reply who had similar circumstances.

Many thanks.

[Casa]

You need 2 years of co-habitation in a durable relationship 'akin to marriage. This requires documented evidence of joint commitments, such as both names on a tenancy agreement or mortgage, shared finances, utility bills etc.

At present you will be considered as 'boyfriend/girlfriend, which won't qualify as extended family members.

[ei30]

Who is your EU sponsor and relation to you?

Thank you CR001, my boyfriend is EU sponsor.

[ei30]

You need 2 year co-habitation in a durable relationship 'akin to marriage. This requires documented evidence of joint commitments, such as both names on a tenancy agreement or mortgages, shared finances, utility bills etc.

At present you will be considered as 'boyfriend/girlfriend, which won't qualify as extended family members.

Thank you, Casa. I read somewhere that 2 years is not essential, even after starting to leaving for at least 6 months and provide these evidence, don't we consider in a durable relationship?

Many thanks.

[Casa]

You need 2 year co-habitation in a durable relationship 'akin to marriage. This requires documented evidence of joint commitments, such as both names on a tenancy agreement or mortgages, shared finances, utility bills etc.

At present you will be considered as 'boyfriend/girlfriend, which won't qualify as extended family members.

Thank you, Casa. I read somewhere that 2 years is not essential, even after starting to leaving for at least 6 months and provide these evidence, don't we consider in a durable relationship?

Many thanks.

6 months is nowhere near sufficient to be considered a durable relationship.

[at12]

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... s-V6.0.pdf
Page 22

If an applicant wishes to apply as the durable (unmarried) partner of an EEA national
sponsor, they must satisfy the following requirements:
• the applicant and the EEA national sponsor have been living together in a
relationship similar to marriage which has continued for at least 2 years:
o you must always consider the individual circumstances of the application
o the couple may have been in a relationship for less than 2 years but they
have a child together
o you can use your discretion if there is enough evidence, for example, if they
provided a birth certificate showing shared parentage with evidence of living
together
• the applicant and the EEA national sponsor:
o intend to live together permanently
• are not involved in a ‘consanguineous’ relationship with one another (they are
not blood relatives)
• any previous marriage or similar relationship by either party has permanently
broken down