Hi

i have the same exact problem. My wife is chinese, i'm spanish, phd student. We have the european health card, and i have an insurance, covering pretty much everything. Still, they returned my application.

The problem is also that they don't seem to want to specify what the problem is exactly.

Anyway, please report it if you solve your problem. I'll do likewise.

Regards
iker

 

Hi

It seems that this discussion is in a bit of a standstill, but never mind. Just want to say that my wife just received her passport back, with the residence card in it. We had the problem described above and, in the end, we decided to buy some insurance and try again. We bought the WPA XS plan, which has a 1,500 GBP excess per year. It is a lot cheaper than others I was able to find, although arguably useless, due to the excess. Anyway, for people like us, who do not intend to use it, it's a way to save money. More importantly, it was accepted by the UKBA.

The insurance was bought for me, the EEA citizen and husband of the applicant. I also enclosed bank statements for the last 12 months, proving that I had more than 1,500 GBP at all times, just in case they rejected due to the excess mentioned above.

 

Hi Daniel,
I completely agree with you that as you have a comprehensive medical insurance policy which I am sure would also provide coverage to your wife, buying a separate medical insurance policy for her makes no sense. However, I am assuming that your healthcare policy provides cover to your wife as well since I believe every individual should be covered under a comprehensive and affordable medical insurance policy.
In case you are left with no option but to purchase a separate medical insurance policy for your wife, you may buy an affordable online health insurance.

 

Hello Iker,

My EU national husband is a student too. Does it mean he just need to have comprehensive private insurance for himself, and not for me?

It's been a while since you were on this forum but I hope to hear from you. Thankyou.