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✎ EN Wokring or travelling while waiting for EEA2 residency card?
    

Discussion in 'Immigration UK' started by Sunshine82, May 15, 2008.

  1. Sunshine82

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    My husband (Sri Lankan) is with a 6 month family permit in the UK, he applied the day after his arrival for the residency card, which of courese is gonna take quite a while.
    My question now is, is he allowed, to work while he is waitng for his residency card?? (I belive he is,but not to sure) Can he apply for a NInumber? And what, if his Visa runs out and he still doesn't have his resideny card?? Could he continue his work?
    Another thing is travelling. Is there a way he can travel to Germany, as I'm German and we would like to see my family? I thinks is not possible, as he would need a tourist Visa for Germany. I don't think the German Embassy will give him a Tourist Visa, when his Visa for England runs out a month after we want to travel, but I still hope there is a way!!
     
    #1 Sunshine82, May 15, 2008
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    Re: Wokring or travelling while waiting for EEA2 residency c

    The answer is yes to all these questions. He has the right to work, and this does not depend on any paperwork.

    He is allowed to travel. I assume that you sent the passport with the application, so he has to ask for it to be sent back. He should be able to apply for a Schengen visa. The Family Permit is a visa leading to settlement, so it is different from a tourist visa. It is not 100% certain that he will get the visa, but I think you should at least try. And if you have been in the UK for at least 6 months, he should be able to apply under the Surinder Singh case, which means the application is free.

    Once he gets the residence card, he can in theory travel to Germany without a visa. However, this seems to be handled very inconsistently, so I would not rely on it.

    Tom
     
    #2 thsths, May 15, 2008
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    Thanks for your answer. Helped us a lot. I just called Home Office to get the passports back, than we will apply for a Shengen Visa, is worth to try it!! Thanks a lot
     
    #3 Sunshine82, May 16, 2008
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    My husband went for an job interview today, he showed his letter from the home office, which confirms he applied for the residency card and is allowed to work. They just took a copy of it and it was fine!!
    Now we are waiting for our passports, so he can apply for the NI number. Any idea how long it takes, until home office sends the passport? We called and sent the request fax on Monday.
     
    #4 Sunshine82, May 21, 2008
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