GMC - EC rights for UK National qualified in non EEA country

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Hi All,

Looking for some help/advice with EC rights and GMC registration

I am a UK national (from birth) married to a doctor qualified in Pakistan. He qualified a number of years ago and worked in Pakistan for 3/4 years before we got married and he moved to the UK in 2009 on a spouse visa and in 2011 he obtained ILR. In Augus 2013 he became a UK National and obtained his British passport. During the time that he has been here (before UK nationality) he sat IELTS and obtained the score required - I think an overall 7 but without 7 on each of the component parts but prior to making application to GMC the requirements changed to a 7 in every element.

My spouse is now looking to move to Paris for a couple of months in order to obtain EC rights, and my questions are around whether as a person who is now a UK national he is able to move to Paris and actually exercise EC rights - will this mean that he is exempt under the rules from having to do IELTS or PLAB? We have had loads of conflicting advice and really just want clarity on whether this route has been successful with any others with same circumstances - particularly someone who is now a UK National


Many thanks in advance