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by John » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:21 pm
There are two different aspects to this. Firstly, in Poland itself, you have no EU rights and accordingly the answer to your question is given by Polish immigration law, not EU law. Personally I have no knowledge of what Polish immigration law says, but maybe your wife can find out?
Living and working in other EU countries? Poland is of course an A8 country, and is therefore still in the transitional period after joining the EU back on 01.05.04. So, for example, your wife currently has no right to be employed in Germany. But a number of countries such as the UK have gone further, and allows A8 national to work, as long as they register on a Worker Registration Scheme.
So if you and your wife intend to move to the UK, she can do so merely using her Polish passport. As for you, you would apply at the British Embassy in Warsaw for an EEA Family Permit. The application would be free. Actually when making that statement I am assuming you are legally resident in Poland, rather than just a visitor. So what is your immigration status in Poland?
If you do get an EEA Family Permit, that would entitle you to live and work in the UK.
John