Hello to all,
My boyfriend of two years who's French is going to work in the UK very soon and we are applying for the EEA visa (although it is not clear what the advatages are of the UK Settlement visa other than that it costs alot of money). We are putting together our documents to prove our relationship and living together. But it is hard to attest for the first few months since we didn't share an adress or bills at that point. We want our friends and landlord to write a letter but I am worrying that this isn't enough. Also since I am quitting my job to go join him I will get letters from parents that they will support mefinancially. We were thinking of opening a joint bank account and putting about 4000 euros in it for now - again I dont know if this is enough.
So we're a little worried. Can anyone who knows more tell me what is best to submit? We don't have shared bills but have bills coming to the same adress.

All advice is welcome and I'd be great to hear from someone who's been successful at getting this type of visa.

Best

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EEA 2 family permit

Hello, I did mean for me - US citizen. Little update, we've found a new option. If you are a national of a country like the US, you can travel to the UK without a visa!!! and apply from within the country for the EEA2 family permit, which if granted is for 5 years. It takes a long time - 6 months officially but I've been reading they are behind. But within 10 - 15 days they send you a certificate which can theoretically permit you to work in the meantime - it is not granted automatically though.

Crossing fingers.