pls help....i need help urgently

[kunleswags]

Hello guys,this is such a wonderful and informative board helping people out with their problems like family.i got into the UK last week on a visitors visa not a family permit to join my wife who has been living in the UK for 2 years.my visit visa expires in october.my wife is german and im ghanian and we have a UK born 10 months old baby together.we got married in ghana in may last year.my wife just started a partime care job with an agency last week.she works about 30 hours a week.my question is how many weeks or months can she work before i can apply for a residence card and can i apply for a residence card with the same passport that has my visitors visa in it.thank you in advance

[kunleswags]

pls experts dont ignore me....kindly answer my questions pls

[Obie]

Well if the work is genuine, then there is no time limit as to when you can apply. A confirmation letter from employer, a contract of employment, and few payslips should suffice.

[kunleswags]

thanx obie.....im really grateful for your response.they also asked of proof of residence and as i just moved here i dont have a bank account,any bills in my name or a tenancy agreement cos we live in a room in a shared house.wot can i use as proof of residence cos i came on a visit visa and i doubt any bank will open an account for me.secondly,can i apply for the residence card with the same passport that has my visit visa on it.thirdly,does d fact that we have a UK born child an added advantage to the application?

[Amebo]

thanx obie.....im really grateful for your response.they also asked of proof of residence and as i just moved here i dont have a bank account,any bills in my name or a tenancy agreement cos we live in a room in a shared house.wot can i use as proof of residence cos i came on a visit visa and i doubt any bank will open an account for me.secondly,can i apply for the residence card with the same passport that has my visit visa on it.thirdly,does d fact that we have a UK born child an added advantage to the application?

Like Obie Said, they only need documents from your EEA sponsor and not you, contract of employment, bank satement and few pay slips, and also you can use the same passport, you need to fill in the date when you 1st came to uk in EEA2 Form. I dont know if the child is an advantage or not.... Go ahead and apply

Hope this helps

[Amber]

Hello obie,jambo,sheraz EUsmile and other distinguished board members.my eu wife works for a care agency which basically sends her to different care homes and hospitals subject to availability of work or more like on a zero hours contract.she works minimum of 20 weeks weekly.dis week a strange thing happened which is that they wrote to them that they will be registered as self employed people for purposes of tax and national insurance and told her and other workers to get in touch with an accountant which is contracted to the agency to help facilitate their registration as self employed.my question is that is this normal and can one be a worker and be registered as self employed by the company one works for for tax purposes.secondly,will home office regard my wife as a self employed person or employed as per exercising treaty rights?

The situation you described above then I believe it will be more likely self employment because an individual itself will pay taxes instead of employer. Self employment can be carried out even with individual own name instead of registering company.
This web link can further give you information about self employment:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/employment-status/

For knowing the documents for proving self employment read:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=105916