Permanent Residency

[Steph353535]

I'm looking to apply for permanent residency in the hopes that I can apply for British Citizenship afterwards.

I've got dual nationality (Portuguese/American) and hold two passports. I've been living in the UK since 2004 (12 years old) and went to University throughout 2011-2015 but held both part time and full time positions throughout 2009-2017.

Will my application be refused because I didn't hold comprehensive insurance whilst I was at university? Im not sure if part time work excludes the need to have full comprehensive insurance or if that only applies if it was a full time roles?

Any advice would be appreciated.

[AVerr]

From https://www.freemovement.org.uk/compreh ... -needs-it/

"The main categories of EEA citizen who qualify for a right of residence are:
Workers
Self employed persons
Self sufficient persons with comprehensive sickness insurance
Students with comprehensive sickness insurance
As you can see, two of these categories require the EU citizen to hold comprehensive sickness insurance. "

So, students would need comprehensive sickness insurance, workers do not. It doesn't state anywhere that you'd need a full time position. You're going to need payslips or other proof that you were working while you were studying. I think it's also ok to be a jobseeker for a while, as long as you have proof that you were actively looking for a job. If you were just studying though, and not working/looking for a job, then I think CSI would have been required. I'm not an expert though, this is just my understanding of it. Maybe someone with more knowledge can help you out!