EEA Family Permit

[Lara Costa]

Hi,

I posted here before but forgot my previous login so made a new one with my new married name.

I am a non EU national (South African) recently married to en EU national and we have an appointment to obtain an EEA Family permit to travel to the UK on the 26th of August in Pretoria in South Africa.

We are not working and are travelling to the UK to assist with my Mother in law's business. She was recently diagnosed with cancer and needs help with the business and at home as my Father in law is working full time. They are offering full support to us (my husband, me, my son and daughter (both children from a previous relationship)) My husband will be looking for work while we help. I will be helping with the business mostly and if that is not required anymore will also look for work. We are both skilled professionals with a lot of experience in the IT industry.

My husband is Portuguese and so is his Mother which is the basis of her living and being a business and home owner in the UK for the past 8 years.

We have the following documentation:

- Marriage certificate (We were married on the 8th of August 2011)
- Proof of co-habitation since January 2011 (post & a few bills to the same address)
- Photos and emails etc. proving our relationship since last year October
- Photos of us together 20 years ago (we were in a relationship before finding each other again and re-uniting last year)
- Letter from my Mother in law inviting us to stay and confirming support and stating that the size of the accommodation offered is adequate
- Itinerary confirming flights to the UK

My questions are:
- Could the fact that family is supporting us in exchange for help with the business be a problem?
- Should I submit anything additional?
- We are not certain of whether we will be staying in the UK or not so have not booked return flights.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Lara

[86ti]

See also: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=83962 .

- Could the fact that family is supporting us in exchange for help with the business be a problem?

Would that entail proper employment? After three months you will need to be a qualified person, i.e. you must be exercise treaty rights. If you do that on the basis of being self-sufficient you would also need separate comprehensive sickness insurance. A jobseeker is a qualified person too.

- Should I submit anything additional?

No. Your last two items above are certainly not required.

- We are not certain of whether we will be staying in the UK or not so have not booked return flights.

Irrelevant.

[Lara Costa]

See also: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=83962 .

- Could the fact that family is supporting us in exchange for help with the business be a problem?

Would that entail proper employment? After three months you will need to be a qualified person, i.e. you must be exercise treaty rights. If you do that on the basis of being self-sufficient you would also need separate comprehensive sickness insurance. A jobseeker is a qualified person too.

- Should I submit anything additional?

No. Your last two items above are certainly not required.

- We are not certain of whether we will be staying in the UK or not so have not booked return flights.

Irrelevant.

Thank you very much. It all seems terribly easy. Do we not need to provide proof of finances at all? My husband would be a job seeker. Perhaps we should provide proof of him applying for jobs from here already?

Thanks again.

Lara

[Jambo]

Thank you very much. It all seems terribly easy. Do we not need to provide proof of finances at all? My husband would be a job seeker. Perhaps we should provide proof of him applying for jobs from here already?

No need to provide any finance at all under EEA regulations.
No need to provide proof of applying for jobs under EEA regulations.

For the first 90 days, your EU husband (and the family accompanying him) has the right to reside in the UK without any restrictions.
After 90 days, he needs to exercise treaty rights.

More info available in the following guide.

[Lara Costa]

Thank you very much. It all seems terribly easy. Do we not need to provide proof of finances at all? My husband would be a job seeker. Perhaps we should provide proof of him applying for jobs from here already?

No need to provide any finance at all under EEA regulations.
No need to provide proof of applying for jobs under EEA regulations.

For the first 90 days, your EU husband (and the family accompanying him) has the right to reside in the UK without any restrictions.
After 90 days, he needs to exercise treaty rights.

More info available in the following guide.

Thank you so much! :):):)

[Directive/2004/38/EC]

You are only recently married.

I would in general tend to submit only the marriage certificate unless you have real time pressures.

I would carry the extra relationship documentation with you to the appointment, but only offer some of it if asked.

But if you are in a rush, that may encourage you to over-document...

[Lara Costa]

You are only recently married.

I would in general tend to submit only the marriage certificate unless you have real time pressures.

I would carry the extra relationship documentation with you to the appointment, but only offer some of it if asked.

But if you are in a rush, that may encourage you to over-document...

Ok, will do. Thank you