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May be difficult?Extended family members of EEA nationals wrote:Durable partners: regulation 8(5)
This page tells you about the requirements of regulation 8(5) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (the 2016 regulations) relating to extended family members of European Economic Area (EEA) nationals.
If an applicant wishes to apply as the durable (unmarried) partner of an EEA national sponsor, they must satisfy the following requirements:
the applicant and the EEA national sponsor have been living together in a relationship similar to marriage which has continued for at least 2 years:
o you must always consider the individual circumstances of the application
o the couple may have been in a relationship for less than 2 years but they have a child together
o you can use your discretion if there is enough evidence, for example, if they provided a birth certificate showing shared parentage with evidence of living together
the applicant and the EEA national sponsor:
o intend to live together permanently
are not involved in a ‘consanguineous’ relationship with one another (they are not blood relatives)
any previous marriage or similar relationship by either party has permanently broken down
16 wrote:(8) A person is the “primary carer” of another person (“AP”) if—
(a)the person is a direct relative or a legal guardian of AP; and
(b)either—
(i)the person has primary responsibility for AP’s care; or
(ii)shares equally the responsibility for AP’s care with one other person who is not an exempt person.
16(7) wrote:(c)an “exempt person” is a person—
(i)who has a right to reside under another provision of these Regulations;...