I'm a Polish citizen and my husband is Filipino. We are moving to the UK and would like to start looking for jobs quickly. We have been reading a lot of information on the internet about this but the EU/non-EU spouse thing is pretty complicated. I have some questions that I am looking answers to. Can anybody help?

As a EU citizen I can work in the UK . But can my husband work too without permit? Or do I have to find work first and then when I obtain it he applies for his work permit?

Please if anyone has RELIABLE info , share on this forum.

 

The messages in the provided link suggest that my husband will not be able to work for full one year, until I after 1 year of continuous work I apply for a Residence permit and then he inherits my right to work.
(If you are a national of one of the new member states and you are in employment, your family members will not be eligible for a residence document unless you are eligible for a residence permit.)

Don't really believe this one but I m not declining it either. What I have found in the net about Non-EEA spouses are those 3 scenarios:

1) this is the perfect world situaton. We come to London, my husband has a family permit which gives him the right to work right away.

2) when me and my husband go to London , he can't work until I have found work first and registered with Worker Registration Scheme. After that I apply for his Residence Card (with EEC3 form), which can last up to 6 month (during that time he cant work).

3) when we come to London, he can't work until I have found a job first and Registered with Worker Registration Scheme. Then after 1 year of my continuous work I apply for my Residence Card and when I get it, I then apply for his card. (means my husband can't work for 1 year at least) .

I've emailed Home Office about that one and the WRS people too, but no response yet.

Will keep you updated.

Aleks