Re: anyone knows what document needed to apply under EEA LAW

I don't remember that anyone here actually did this, but it was certainly mentioned as one of the advantages of the EU law. I think the main problem is that you will need documents from your ex-spouse. This is to prove that while the marriage lasted, your spouse was residing in the UK and exercising treaty rights. If you are not on friendly terms with your ex-spouse, then you will probably need the help of a solicitor.

Of course it would help if you could write a bit more about your case, for example whether you have kids, how long the marriage lasted, when it ended, what your current status is etc.

 

Which is perfectly normal, but it does create a problem for you: how do you prove that your spouse was living (and working) in the UK up to the divorce? Technically you may have to provide this evidence, although common sense dictates that you cannot.

Anyway, have a look at the casework, Chapter 5, Section 5. It contains a list of required documents, and if you have these, you should be successful. You can also check with the relevant regulations, although these are only used in difficult cases.

It seems that you only need:

• Passports of the non-EEA family members
• Divorce certificate/certificate showing termination of civil partnership
• Evidence that at least one of the non-EEA family members is a worker, self-employed or self-sufficient.

Since your residence card is still valid for a number of years, I think you can just send the application and see what happens.

 

So many questions. Yes, you have to wait until May (or shortly before). With less then 5 years of residency, you can only apply for a residence card, and you have that (or the equivalent from the previous legislation) already. And you may want to wait until you are actually divorced, because that is the point when you retain your rights. You should certainly notify the Home Office when you are divorced, although it does not change your status.

The quoted sentence means that once you are divorced, you need to rely on your own income (either working, self employed or using savings). Before the divorce, the EEA citizen has to demonstrate sufficient means. And I assume that you are covered by the NHS, so insurance is probably not an issue.

 

Yes, that should be the one. Remember that you have to be in the UK for 5 years before you can apply.

 

The laws says 5 years since you started living together in the UK. However, you also need to produce evidence to support this. If you have that, you can probably apply now. Otherwise, the time when you applied for your first visa under European law is obviously a date that the Home Office already has on the record, so you can use that as well.