EEA PR after leaving the UK

[DR_moving]

Dear all,

I have been living in the UK for 13 years, and fully working for 8 years, P60 forms for every one of the 8 years.
However, I am about to move to Germany in a month time. Since I want to keep my options open, can I apply for the EEA PR after I move to Germany?

Thanks for your help.

[noajthan]

Dear all,

I have been living in the UK for 13 years, and fully working for 8 years, P60 forms for every one of the 8 years.
However, I am about to move to Germany in a month time. Since I want to keep my options open, can I apply for the EEA PR after I move to Germany?

Thanks for your help.

What does move to Germany really mean?

And where do you think you may have acquired 'EEA PR'?

[DR_moving]

Well, I am an EU national and I have been living and working in the UK for 13 years.
Permanent residency is usually given to people living and working at least 5 years.
The question is, do I lose my rights totally when moving back to the EU?

[noajthan]

Well, I am an EU national and I have been living and working in the UK for 13 years.
Permanent residency is usually given to people living and working at least 5 years.
The question is, do I lose my rights totally when moving back to the EU?

PR is not given.
It is acquired automatically if, as you think, you have exercised treaty rights continuously for 5 years;
that is, assuming you have not enjoyed any prolonged absences that would have broken continuity of residence.

If you have acquired the holy grail of PR in UK it will be lost after an absence of 2 years from UK.

With all this wild talk of Brexit suggest you apply for DCPR to confirm your status (not grant) in UK if it is of value to you.

Are you an A8 national?

[secret.simon]

I have been living in the UK for 13 years, and fully working for 8 years, P60 forms for every one of the 8 years.

You may already acquired PR automatically after having worked in the UK for five continuous years.

The question is, do I lose my rights totally when moving back to the EU?

PR is lost if you are absent from the UK for two years.

Given that PR persists even if you have been outside the UK for less than two years and the document is merely confirmatory, I see no reason why it can not be applied from outside the UK.

EDIT: Overtaken by Noajthan.

[DR_moving]

Thank you all for your support.
I am from Spain, so I suppose that rules are different from those from A8 countries.
Since permanent residency is lost after 2 years outside the UK, besides citizenship, is there any other way of getting a permanent residency that will not expire in 2 years?

[noajthan]

Thank you all for your support.
I am from Spain, so I suppose that rules are different from those from A8 countries.
Since permanent residency is lost after 2 years outside the UK, besides citizenship, is there any other way of getting a permanent residency that will not expire in 2 years?

So at least you have no WRS nonsense to worry about then.

And no, as a Union citizen the way to get settled status is to serve your time as per EU law.
(In UK, even ILR times out after a 2 year absence).

Suggest get your UK DCPR in the bag before jumping ship from UK.
Use it or lose it.

[DR_moving]

Thanks for your help.
Will apply for the EEA PR.

Kind regards, DR