EEA Family Permit

[Jackjjjj]

Hi, I would really appreciate any advice someone could give on the matter of EEA Family Permits. I am a non eea individual and my Girlfriend is from Spain but working in the UK and has been since the beginning of 2015. We met each other when I was studying in the UK and began our relationship around the time she started working. We are very much in love and plan on marrying each other. I had to leave the UK due to my visa expiring. After this I made some trips to the UK to visit her and she even came to my home country for a month last year. I am currently living and working in Spain and she has made many visits (every month I see her). The thing is that we have not lived together. Would there be any problems for me applying for an eea family permit if we have not lived with one another? Additionally, I read that for this application they would want me to give any previous passports I have had. Is it absolutely necessary to give this? I just don’t know where they are and I will need to try and find them.

I have to say that I have many photos of us, some that are pretty apparent that we are in a relationship, call logs and complete chat history from different applications. I am just really worried that once we get married and then after I apply for this permit that it will be refused. Like I said any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Casa]

Two years co-habitation in a durable relationship 'akin to marriage' is required. Also evidence such as joint tenancy, shared finances/utility bills etc as proof that it is more than a girlfriend/boyfriend relationship.

It appears from your post that you don't qualify for this.

However once you are married you will only have to prove that the relationship is genuine, with no need to have lived together prior to marrying.

[Jackjjjj]

Hi, Casa. Thank you very much for your reply!