EEA Permit after getting married in Philippines

[yanness]

Hi there,

Sorry if the question has already been discussed before. But I will still ask.

I have met a Filipina woman online that I love and want to get married with. I am going to visit her in September and it will be 5 months that we know each other. I trust her and believe she is genuine as I am as well, for a relationship.

The document for getting married in philipines are in the link below.

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We will apply for an EEA permit for her.

• She must provide:
• a valid passport
• evidence of your relationship to your EEA family member, for example a marriage certificate, civil partnership certificate, birth certificate or proof that you’ve lived together for 2 years if unmarried
• your family member’s valid passport or national identity card (or a certified copy if you can’t provide the original)
• proof of your dependency if you’re dependent on your EEA family member
  
  I must provide:
  EEA family members
• permanent right of residence (which I have with a residence card).
• working, for example an employment contract, wage slips or a letter from an employer (I am an engineering contractor).
• self-employed (for example contracts, invoices or audited accounts with bank statements) and paying tax and National Insurance. (I started working as a self employed doorman)
• studying, for example a letter from the school, college or university
• financially independent, for example bank statements
• Your family member must have full health insurance (comprehensive sickness insurance) if they’re studying or financially independent ( I have an European insurance card whether it is enough or not i am not sure).

Among all these I have to show evidence of dependency. So I am planning on showing:

• Written statement by her and me confirming financial support when in UK
• Mortgage doc for accomodation
• Engineering contract (but I am not keen on giving my bank statements as i am quite a private person)
• Doorman wage (recent) and tax and National Insurance on doorman slip
• Tax and National Insurance from previous contract and work (although I have also claimed Job Seeker Allowance in the past and Universal Credit when not working).

Some people talked about

• Evidence of money transfer, but I am not too keen on transferring money at the moment.

I wanted people to share their experience and give me advises whether or not this is enough.

Thank you for you help

[Richard W]

Hi there,

Sorry if the question has already been discussed before. But I will still ask.

I have met a Filipina woman online that I love and want to get married with. I am going to visit her in September and it will be 5 months that we know each other. I trust her and believe she is genuine as I am as well, for a relationship.

The document for getting married in philipines are in the link below.

weblink removed by moderator


We will apply for an EEA permit for her.

• She must provide:
• a valid passport
• evidence of your relationship to your EEA family member, for example a marriage certificate, civil partnership certificate, birth certificate or proof that you’ve lived together for 2 years if unmarried
• your family member’s valid passport or national identity card (or a certified copy if you can’t provide the original)
• proof of your dependency if you’re dependent on your EEA family member

Proof of dependency is irrelevant - it's for extended family members, whereas she will be a direct family member as your wife.

I must provide:
EEA family members
[*]permanent right of residence (which I have with a residence card).
[*]working, for example an employment contract, wage slips or a letter from an employer (I am an engineering contractor).
[*]self-employed (for example contracts, invoices or audited accounts with bank statements) and paying tax and National Insurance. (I started working as a self employed doorman)
[*]studying, for example a letter from the school, college or university
[*]financially independent, for example bank statements
[*]Your family member must have full health insurance (comprehensive sickness insurance) if they’re studying or financially independent ( I have an European insurance card whether it is enough or not i am not sure).
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You've messed this list up. From what you have written, and assuming you are a French citizen, the evidence of working is all that is relevant. However, if you are a French citizen, you should not have a 'residence card'. You should have a 'residence certificate' or a 'document certifying permanent residence' (DCPR). If you are not an EEA citizen, you cannot use the EEA regulations to bring your intended to the UK; you must apply under the Immigration Rules.

Among all these I have to show evidence of dependency.

No, you don't. If you are an EEA citizen, you either show that you are 'qualified person'. e.g. a worker, or that you have permanent residence, for which the best evidence is a DCPR combined with evidence that it has not expired because you have been absent from the UK for two years.