Unless permanent UK residency status has already been granted to the visa national family members residency status may be lost if the EEA/EU person loses the right to live in the UK, if you leave the UK permanently, if the EEA/EU person or the visa national are not working and cannot live without support from Public Funds, if you divorce.


What this means :"status may be lost ",is that all depends on your personal circumstances,and decisions are made accordingly.I would strongly advise you to get a solicitor nearer the time.

 

Divorce is not a reason to lose right of residence if a person is non-EU, and since EU laws supercede those of the UK, they can be applied. Your friend can remain in the UK, given that the conditions below apply to him:

2. Without prejudice to the second subparagraph, divorce, annulment of marriage or termination of the registered partnership referred to in point 2(b) of Article 2 shall not entail loss of the right of residence of a Union citizen's family members who are not nationals of a Member State where:

(a) prior to initiation of the divorce or annulment proceedings or termination of the registered partnership referred to in point 2(b) of Article 2, the marriage or registered partnership has lasted at least three years, including one year in the host Member State; or

(b) by agreement between the spouses or the partners referred to in point 2(b) of Article 2 or by court order, the spouse or partner who is not a national of a Member State has custody of the Union citizen's children; or

(c) this is warranted by particularly difficult circumstances, such as having been a victim of domestic violence while the marriage or registered partnership was subsisting; or

(d) by agreement between the spouses or partners referred to in point 2

(b) of Article 2 or by court order, the spouse or partner who is not a national of a Member State has the right of access to a minor child, provided that the court has ruled that such access must be in the host Member State, and for as long as is required.

Good Luck!

 

One way or another your friend will definitely need solicitor.