EEA family permit visa to UK for an non-EU spouse by unemployed/yet to be employed EU citizen?

[jacobj0912]

I am an EU(French) national, my husband is a non - EU national (Indian). Both of us are working as software engineers in Dubai. We are planning to move to UK for long term. Kindly let me know if I will be able to sponsor my husband as dependent (EEA family permit) because both of us have to quit our current jobs, move to UK and then start searching for jobs. Will my husband get a EEA family permit before moving to UK? If so, will he be able to look out for jobs immediately after moving to UK.

[jacobj0912]

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[Richard W]

I am an EU(French) national, my husband is a non - EU national (Indian). Both of us are working as software engineers in Dubai. We are planning to move to UK for long term. Kindly let me know if I will be able to sponsor my husband as dependent (EEA family permit) because both of us have to quit our current jobs, move to UK and then start searching for jobs. Will my husband get a EEA family permit before moving to UK?

Yes.

If so, will he be able to look out for jobs immediately after moving to UK.

It is not clear whether the family permit provides an employer with a statutory excuse against a fine for employing an illegal worker, for instance, if you fail to find work or otherwise become a 'qualified person'. Some employers accept it, others don't.

[jacobj0912]

Thanks for your response Richard