Please help with EEA3 & EEA4 application.

[foyels]

Hi there, I would really appreciate your quick advice. Me and my wife are planning to apply for EEA3 & EEA4 application. We have been living in UK for last 5 years and both of us having EEA1 & EEA2 .

My questions are :

1) Can we apply together for eea3 & eea4(send both eea3 & eea4 applications in single envelop) ?
2) We have a daughter who is an EEA national, but she is only 4 years old, we never applied for her EEA1, but now can we also include her with eea3 ?

3) If the EEA4 is refused, in that case does the Home Office allow re-applying for EEA2?

Many thanks in advance for your valuable advice.

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

Applications can go in the same envelope.

Daughter's application can be made if you feel this is worthwhile. Being four, she will not have accumulated the required five years for PR. All cost £55 now.

I would include evidence that EU national is exercising treaty rights just now if you feel your case for PR is week. If it is strong, there is no reason reason to worry that it might be rejected.

[foyels]

Many thanks EUsmileWEallsmile for your very quick response. The reason I am worried is that my wife is the EU national, all the time last 5 years she has been working apart from 22 months in between as she took career leave from her employer due to it was difficult to look after our daughter in that time. And our daughter was only one and half years old. But in that 22 months she was registered in Job Centre Plus for 17 months and rest of the time she was looking for job through reed, total jobs etc. But her employment was continues with her employer although it was unpaid.

She returns to work last October and since then she is continuously working for the same employer.

I(non-EU) am working for last 7 years continuously although I know that will not count as we never had CSI, so we can not declare as self-sufficient for that period.

My present EEA2 is valid for one more year, because we were married in april'2008 and applied for EEA2 straightway, but only received EEA2 in September'2009.

I am thinking to apply for EEA4 , but if I got refusal then I would like to apply for EEA2 again. Do you think it will be a good idea?

I am just scared if they retain my passport and ask me to leave the country in case if they refuse my EEA4. Do you think HO might do that although my wife is living here continuously for last 5 years and she has been working since April'2008 to till now apart from that 22 months and our daughter who also herself a EU nation.

Any quick advice will be much appreciated.

[foyels]

Applications can go in the same envelope.

Daughter's application can be made if you feel this is worthwhile. Being four, she will not have accumulated the required five years for PR. All cost £55 now.

I would include evidence that EU national is exercising treaty rights just now if you feel your case for PR is week. If it is strong, there is no reason reason to worry that it might be rejected.

Many thanks EUsmileWEallsmile for your very quick response. The reason I am worried is that my wife is the EU national, all the time last 5 years she has been working apart from 22 months in between as she took career leave from her employer due to it was difficult to look after our daughter in that time. And our daughter was only one and half years old. But in that 22 months she was registered in Job Centre Plus for 17 months and rest of the time she was looking for job through reed, total jobs etc. But her employment was continues with her employer although it was unpaid.

She returns to work last October and since then she is continuously working for the same employer.

I(non-EU) am working for last 7 years continuously although I know that will not count as we never had CSI, so we can not declare as self-sufficient for that period.

My present EEA2 is valid for one more year, because we were married in april'2008 and applied for EEA2 straightway, but only received EEA2 in September'2009.

I am thinking to apply for EEA4 , but if I got refusal then I would like to apply for EEA2 again. Do you think it will be a good idea?

I am just scared if they retain my passport and ask me to leave the country in case if they refuse my EEA4. Do you think HO might do that although my wife is living here continuously for last 5 years and she has been working since April'2008 to till now apart from that 22 months and our daughter who also herself a EU nation.

Any quick advice will be much appreciated.

[foyels]

Applications can go in the same envelope.

Daughter's application can be made if you feel this is worthwhile. Being four, she will not have accumulated the required five years for PR. All cost £55 now.

I would include evidence that EU national is exercising treaty rights just now if you feel your case for PR is week. If it is strong, there is no reason reason to worry that it might be rejected.

Many thanks EUsmileWEallsmile for your very quick response. The reason I am worried is that my wife is the EU national, all the time last 5 years she has been working apart from 22 months in between as she took career leave from her employer due to it was difficult to look after our daughter in that time. And our daughter was only one and half years old. But in that 22 months she was registered in Job Centre Plus for 17 months and rest of the time she was looking for job through reed, total jobs etc. But her employment was continues with her employer although it was unpaid.

She returns to work last October and since then she is continuously working for the same employer.

I(non-EU) am working for last 7 years continuously although I know that will not count as we never had CSI, so we can not declare as self-sufficient for that period.

My present EEA2 is valid for one more year, because we were married in april'2008 and applied for EEA2 straightway, but only received EEA2 in September'2009.

I am thinking to apply for EEA4 , but if I got refusal then I would like to apply for EEA2 again. Do you think it will be a good idea?

I am just scared if they retain my passport and ask me to leave the country in case if they refuse my EEA4. Do you think HO might do that although my wife is living here continuously for last 5 years and she has been working since April'2008 to till now apart from that 22 months and our daughter who also herself a EU nation.

Any quick advice will be much appreciated.

Can please anyone advice me with my situation? Please apply ASAP. Many thanks.

[foyels]

Applications can go in the same envelope.

Daughter's application can be made if you feel this is worthwhile. Being four, she will not have accumulated the required five years for PR. All cost £55 now.

I would include evidence that EU national is exercising treaty rights just now if you feel your case for PR is week. If it is strong, there is no reason reason to worry that it might be rejected.

Hi, could please just tell me if anyone got refusal with EEA4, then HO usually return the passports and other documents back to the applicant? Please, please advice me. Thanks.

[Jambo]

They will normally return your passport if your wife is still exercising treaty rights. If you are worried they will keep it, why not ask for it several weeks after applying? The passport return will not affect the application.

[foyels]

They will normally return your passport if your wife is still exercising treaty rights. If you are worried they will keep it, why not ask for it several weeks after applying? The passport return will not affect the application.

Thank you so much Jambo. Really appreciate your advice.