Non EEA national and a Latvian wife

zahid.ali.anwar · Post by **zahid.ali.anwar** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:56 pm

Hi,

My friend is on a student visa in UK.

Last month he married a Latvian National Girl.

Now he needs to know, can he apply for Residence Card as spouse of EU National.

His Tier 4 leave will expire in End of July. If he apply after that, will he be classed as an over stayer. If so what should he do.

Thanks,

alekos · Post by **alekos** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:06 pm

He doesn't need to apply for anything. As long as EEA National is exercising treaty rights in the UK, your friend can legally live and work in the UK. Of course, life is easier with a Residence Card, see http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/eucit ... ts-family/

Also see http://eumovement.wordpress.com/directive-200438ec/

Post by **Casa** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:15 pm

Is your friend's Latvian wife working or studying..or is she 'self-sufficient' with private medical insurance?

zahid.ali.anwar · Post by **zahid.ali.anwar** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:03 am

Casa wrote:Is your friend's Latvian wife working or studying..or is she 'self-sufficient' with private medical insurance?

No. She is not working, studying and she is not self sufficient either

86ti · Post by **86ti** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:40 am

zahid.ali.anwar wrote:
Casa wrote:Is your friend's Latvian wife working or studying..or is she 'self-sufficient' with private medical insurance?
No. She is not working, studying and she is not self sufficient either

Then she (and her husband after July) obviously has no legal basis to stay in the UK. A residence card application will also fail under these circumstance.

Post by **vinny** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:53 am

How is she maintaining herself in the UK? What is she doing?

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Non EEA national and a Latvian wife

Non EEA national and a Latvian wife