hi

I am hoping someone could offer some advice on my situation:

i am the non-eea national of an eea national. Recently I applied for EEA2 as my wife isnt working as she has to take care of our two kids. I put her as self sufficient through my income and in spite of having the comprehensive sickness insurance, I received a letter from Home Office today saying:

The submitted documents are insufficient to establish that you have a right of residence under the 2006 regulations. Please note that this is not a formal determination under the status under the regulations. Please reapply once you have all documents to support the application

They asked me to provide evidence of sufficient funds for my wife but in spite of submitting bank statements they still sent me this message in the letter. She is self sufficient on my income but I think they are looking for a healthy bank balance.

Now I am thinking if I should ask her to look for a job and then apply under FMRS as she was already registered under WRS couple years back when she was working.

Also I would be grateful that if someone could tell me if they had a similar situation and what was the outcome...can i still continue working as there is no mention of the same and my family permit has already expired. Should I seek advice from solicitors in this matter?

Please someone advise. I would be extremely grateful...

Thnx

 

Hi Yousafzai

Thank you so much for your reply.

They say in the letter:

To establish a right of residence, following additional evidence will be needed:
Evidence of Exercising Treaty RIghts in UK (D):
As your sponsor is self sufficient: Evidence that your sponsor holds sufficient funds (i.e. your six months bank statements) and evidence that your sponsor holds comprehensive sickness insurance for herself and accompanied family members.

Now I did provide the bank statements and recently purchased comprehensive sickness cover in which my whole family is covered. But I think I perhaps didnt mention that clearly as you said in the cover letter as I am earning enough for the family and so on.

My wife did work for an employer for a year but at that time the employer wasnt aware of registering her under the WRS scheme. In her second job however she worked for a few months when she was registered.

Should I make a new cover letter and resend the same documents again or take up advice from a solicitor before reapplying.

Also is my employment considered still legal even if the family permit has expired?

I only sent the EEA2...should I send an EEA1 as well to accompany it with a letter from my wife as well.

Please advise

I really appreciate your effort in replying.

Thank you.