Non-EEA family member permit

[mahavidyas]

Hello.
I have a question about non-EEA family permit.

My girlfriend is an EEA national, and lives in Slovenia.
I am a non-EEA national from Serbia.
We have been in a relationship since 2005.
She is currently working in Slovenia, and next year, we will get married,
right after I graduate. I have a Cambridge CPE certificate in English.

The plan is that she moves to UK after we get married, and then I apply
for non-EEA family permit as her husband. She will be working in UK asap.
And of course, we are in a real relationship, nothing staged.

What I wanted to know is, and I apologise if the question is too "broad",
is my case "strong enough" to get the permit?
I think the duration of the marriage is going to be very short, before I
submit my application.

Is there anything we could do to improve my chances of getting the permit?


Thank you very much for your time, and I apologise if my question is too trivial.

[John]

There is nothing complicated about this. Following the marriage you will be a "family member" of your wife, and if your wife is exercising Treaty Rights in the UK, then you will be entitled to apply for an EEA Family Permit, duration 6 months, in order to enable the two of you to live together in the UK, and for you to work.

Once you are in the UK you would apply for a Residence Card, which would be for 5 years duration.

[mahavidyas]

There is nothing complicated about this. Following the marriage you will be a "family member" of your wife, and if your wife is exercising Treaty Rights in the UK, then you will be entitled to apply for an EEA Family Permit, duration 6 months, in order to enable the two of you to live together in the UK, and for you to work.

Once you are in the UK you would apply for a Residence Card, which would be for 5 years duration.

Thank you so much!

Now having read some other threads, I understand we will have to prove to the UK gov't that our relationship
is a genuine one. I'm wondering if perhaps vacation photos (2006-2010)
could be one of the ways to prove that. We will also open joint bank accounts in Serbia
and Slovenia. Would they accept perhaps statements by our parents that the relationship prior to
marriage was a genuine one?

Thank you again in advance!

[John]

Those pics over the years will help, as will pics of the wedding.

[mahavidyas]

Those pics over the years will help, as will pics of the wedding.

John, thank you once again