I am a Polish national and my husband is a national of outside the EEA. We have lived and worked fulltime in Scotland earlier for 8 months during 2008 (hence, I didnt finish the WRS expected stay of 12 months).

We are coming back to Scotland in the end of July 2009 and have a few questions.

1) I am accepted as a full-time postgraduate student with scottish government research scholarship and will be studying full time and do not intend to work. In this case, do I need to apply for WRS or can I apply for EEA1 directly?

2) If I do not have to apply for WRS, can my husband apply for EEA2 together with me? (as soon as he gets a job)

[ I have read positive and negative responses here and there and am totally confused. To clarify our situation, I will have scholarship thus, will be self-sufficient (not self-employed) and my husband as he will be working, will be able to support himself.
We will also have a few grand in our bank account to show evidence that we will not be using public funds, etc. ]


I thank everyone in advance who replies with their experiences or have read about relevant issues.

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anyone?

can someone reply please!!!

 

Thanks Scotman but I have already found out that if I do not intend to work I don't have to apply for WRS and can apply directly to EEA1.
Moreover, WRS is even exempt if I plan to work only 10 hours a week and no more.
I am in Aberdeen

 

Geography!

But the exempt is regardless what you study, only criteria is you will not work more than 10 hours a week.