Right, I know there has been some debate on job seeking and exercising treaty rights and whether there is a defined time limit for this, after a search I came across this quote:
Job seeker
A job seeker is a person in search of work for the first time or those between jobs or in training. An EEA national must be able to provide evidence that he/she is seeking employment. A job seeker is expected to be able to get employment within 6 months of the beginning of a search and is not entitled to benefits.
I hope this helps anyone else seeking clarification on this issue. There is a time limit and it goes on to say:
A person in low-paid or part-time work would not be considered as exercising Treaty rights if he/she was engaged in only a few hours per week and reliant almost totally on public funds
The context of those quotes is in relation to kids gaining British Citizenship by birth. What I understand from that is as long as you don't go on the dole, there is no defined minimum number of hours you have to work (the spirit of the rules is to prevent becoming an unreasonable burden on the state, as said several time by directive [respect]), in fact,
Those in vocational employment / voluntary work may qualify if they can
provide evidence to show that they can support themselves, or if the charity
organisation for which they work is meeting their living costs.
And those worried about compulsory military service affecting their treaty rights...
You should also note that longer absences for compulsory military service will not affect the five years continuous residence. Additionally a single absence of a maximum of twelve months for important reasons such as
pregnancy/childbirth, serious illness, study or vocational training or posting
overseas will not affect it either. Please request further evidence if parents
claim to have been absent for more than six months due to one of the above
reasons.
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