residence card for a family member: form EEA (FM)

[brighton]

Hi Silvanti,

You should receive biometric letter within 6 weeks of the payment been taken but again this is not set in stone. After enrolling the biometrics you will receive certificate of application which will state if your other half can work or not while he waiting for his visa. Remember the wait time is 6 months as per service standards or could be more. Some even got it in 4 months so it is just matter of waiting. I know it frustrating but you have no choice. Did you send your ID along with the application then you can just ask for your passport to be returned through filling up form online.

[silvanti_78]

I was just copying the threat to another area as I think I got this wrong.

yeah I send my passport but I havent even got a reference number

[Richard W]

The Certificate of Application may provisionally confirm the right to work, but it cannot prohibit work. Silvanti_78's husband has the legal right to work - unless the marriage is a marriage of convenience as defined in EU law. (The definition in the UK's EEA Regulations currently declares too many marriages to be marriages of convenience and is legally incorrect.)

I will now reply to Silvanti_78's currently missing initial post.

I am therefore intrigued as to why your husband should not work cash in hand - which may be all the work he can get until his right to work is formally confirmed by the Home Office. The only reason I could think of is threats from employers if he should declare any such income, as I hope he will need to for the tax year 2017-8. It may be tactful to keep the pay from any such work from any single employer below the weekly national insurance and income tax thresholds.

[silvanti_78]

The Certificate of Application may provisionally confirm the right to work, but it cannot prohibit work. Silvanti_78's husband has the legal right to work - unless the marriage is a marriage of convenience as defined in EU law. (The definition in the UK's EEA Regulations currently declares too many marriages to be marriages of convenience and is legally incorrect.)

I will now reply to Silvanti_78's currently missing initial post.

I am therefore intrigued as to why your husband should not work cash in hand - which may be all the work he can get until his right to work is formally confirmed by the Home Office. The only reason I could think of is threats from employers if he should declare any such income, as I hope he will need to for the tax year 2017-8. It may be tactful to keep the pay from any such work from any single employer below the weekly national insurance and income tax thresholds.

Hi Richard,

Reason why we have decided against working is that he hasnt got a work permit and we are way to afraid to be caught and he will get deported. I mean after 8 years in this country without the the right paper work we dont want to risk anything.
I am not sure whether we would even find anyone who let him work cash in hand. we havent tried and then there also the risk that he may doesnt get paid either.. sigh

I am new to this forum and I cant find my post and nor do I get notified when someone is responding.

[Richard W]

Reason why we have decided against working is that he hasnt got a work permit and we are way to afraid to be caught and he will get deported.

In law, he doesn't need a work permit. You've got a British marriage certificate (you can buy an official duplicate if you don't already have one) and access to a German passport or ID card. I forget if you are still waiting for some form of Home Office reference number. I suppose ID for your husband is currently a problem.

I suppose there is a risk that he may get detained on a raid until you can present documents or a Home Office reference number so the Immigration Officers can confirm that you two are married and that you are German.

I am new to this forum and I cant find my post and nor do I get notified when someone is responding.

I had hoped one of the moderators would have restored it by now. I originally saw it in both this thread and its duplicate.

[silvanti_78]

Reason why we have decided against working is that he hasnt got a work permit and we are way to afraid to be caught and he will get deported.

In law, he doesn't need a work permit. You've got a British marriage certificate (you can buy an official duplicate if you don't already have one) and access to a German passport or ID card. I forget if you are still waiting for some form of Home Office reference number. I suppose ID for your husband is currently a problem.

I suppose there is a risk that he may get detained on a raid until you can present documents or a Home Office reference number so the Immigration Officers can confirm that you two are married and that you are German.

I am new to this forum and I cant find my post and nor do I get notified when someone is responding.

I had hoped one of the moderators would have restored it by now. I originally saw it in both this thread and its duplicate.

Both our passports are with the HO. I scaned both before sending them of.
I was clever enough to get 2 marriage cert on the day we got married. I kept the hand written one as I was worried to lose this one.

I know it takes all time etc but how can they take a payment withough showing the reference number.
why arent there any guidelines anywhere ... sighhhh

[silvanti_78]

Reason why we have decided against working is that he hasnt got a work permit and we are way to afraid to be caught and he will get deported.

In law, he doesn't need a work permit. You've got a British marriage certificate (you can buy an official duplicate if you don't already have one) and access to a German passport or ID card. I forget if you are still waiting for some form of Home Office reference number. I suppose ID for your husband is currently a problem.

I suppose there is a risk that he may get detained on a raid until you can present documents or a Home Office reference number so the Immigration Officers can confirm that you two are married and that you are German.

I am new to this forum and I cant find my post and nor do I get notified when someone is responding.

I had hoped one of the moderators would have restored it by now. I originally saw it in both this thread and its duplicate.

woheyyyy we finally have a case number... some news at last.. now waiting .. sigh