Hello,

I have a similar situation here but a bit different, for which I ask for support.
My wife is a Dentist. She is a EEA national and decided to move to UK. Dentist is of course a Self-employment, she will start from scratch, meaning that when we enter in UK, she will not have a job, but will start looking for one.
I am not a EEA national and work in a multinational company. After her decision (to move to UK), I started searching a position for me and found it. But I cannot be expatriated. I need to own a work permit in order for the company can hire me.
By the rule I read, it is first necessary for me to apply for a residence card, wait 6 months and then move to UK. Of course no company will wait 6 months for his candidate to show up and start work. They also don't want to pay the transfer or sponsorship fee.
In that case, can we (me and my wife) just move to UK and when entering get the license or permition that allows me (as non-EEA member) to work because I am accompanying my wife, that at thee moment she is entering in the UK will not have a job yet? I have a offer letter with me.

Can anybody help me with this case?
Best.

 

Hello Cyrilexpat,

Thank you very much for your quick response. It helped a lot.

Everything looks good, but there is one small piece of the condition that I am not fully convinced about.
As far as I understood, in order to be considered as on "the process of seeking employment", she must satisfy the condition of being involuntary unemployed after having been employed in the UK, which is not totally the case, because she have never worked in UK.
We are both curently working in and living in Brazil.

Due to the fact that I own an offer letter from an international company, the only thing I need is that the government provides me with some license or authorization that allows me to work when entering in the UK, accompanied by my wife, who is a EEA citizen. My wife and I will move together, but from now, only I have the offer letter and I am only a family member of a EEA citizen.

What do you think about it?

Best

 

Hi Cyrilexpat,

Thank you. That makes much more sense now.
So, she (and me with her) has the right to reside by exercising the Treaty Rights. In what timeframe this (right to reside) is given?
Is it when we enter the country? Or should this be requested in advance via a form?
Dos it take long to be given?

Sorry for so many questions and thank you very much for your kind support.

Best.

 

Thank you very much Cyrilexpat. Looks much more clear now for me.
Best.

 

Thank you again Cyrilexpat. I will do so.
I am now browsing to check how to import my home goods into UK, taxes I will need to pay and all about it. I would appreciate if you have any tip.