Health Insurance on EEA2 application

[stevesyjames]

Hi, I'll soon be posting my much-delayed EEA2 application off, and am wondering about the 'proof of insurance' (CSI) bit. It seems quite black-and-white, telling me to send in proof of CSI or an EHIC card. I have neither, as I have been a European citizen living and working (full-time) in the UK for the past 5 years, paying NI and full taxes. I am on the NHS, as is my nursing student wife.

My question is, since I am a full-time working paying contributions, do I need to send anything at all? Does my wife, as a non-EU citizen studying here in the UK, need to have a separate CSI? Or can I just ignore that bit of the application and inapplicable to myself?

Thanks!

[Jambo]

Ignore. CSI is not required if the EEA national is in employment. I presume it is your wife (the non EEA) who is applying for EEA2. If you have been working in the UK for 5 years, you can apply for a Permanent Residence confirmation using form EEA3.

UPDATE: just read your previous posts. If you have only been working for 2 years and you were a student before, you will need a CSI to cover your student years if you apply for Permanent Residence. It is not required for your wife current application. For a EU national, having or not having a PR doesnt have a major impact on your daily life so it is OK if only she applies for RC using EEA2.

[stevesyjames]

Thanks for the advice. The idea is just to get her the RC, not fussed about the Permanent RC for myself. I have been working for 3+ years now, with my first year of full-time employment coinciding with my last year of studies. But as I said, not fussed.

Will just ignore then, and send in without any reference to insurance.