As far as I know, the rules are *in principle* clear: you would not need a FP to re-enter the UK. This is not necessarily the view of UK...

Sorry - I have no idea, but I'm sure others can tell you. They are supposed to issue these Family Permits without delay, but you never know what...

According to EU law, UK immigration would have to let you in as long as you and your husband can prove that you are married. However, in my...

I'm no expert on this but as far as I can tell, your chances of (legally) remaining in the UK after your wife has left don't look good. Have a...

Sad it's even worse than it used to be... I'm only an infrequent visitor in this forum these days - we got our residence card some time in 2007,...

Oh dear - 2 years ago when we were going through the ordeal, we received the certificate within a couple of days. I guess the Brits will never get...

Re: Spousal Visa - How long until we can move to another cou Hi, I'm not sure I understand your question... Why should there be a minimum...

I suppose you are referring to a move to Ireland? I have no further information than what's in the two links I posted - and I know very little...

You probably mean: http://curia.europa.eu/en/actu/communiques/cp08/aff/cp080057en.pdf This is not a change in EU law, just a ruling that...

If you call the Home Office and ask them whether that's possible, you'll get a definite "No!". But I know people who have done exactly what you...

Yes - I think it does. Although you are likely to get lots of variation in the answers... I am a German citizen, but until very recently, it was...

True - we still got ours through the mail almost 2 years ago. Unfortunately, Schengen is oh-so-foreign for the Brits. ;-) That argument is...

I'm not sure whether that's so obviously wrong. It certainly wouldn't be wrong if you intended to move back to the UK with your wife. You would...

Re: application delay Unfortunately, calling the Home Office isn't likely to get you anywhere. The people who deal with calls are not the...

Oh dear - that sounds very complicated. And there may be a bit too many factors involved to get reliable information here. I'll try to raise a few...

Well - the COA is more or less meaningless in itself anyway, isn't it? It does not change the status of the non-EEA spouse, as their legal status...

I'm not sure. They could if they were *dependent* family members - then the same rules would apply as for a non-EU spouse of an EU citizen. Since...

Yes - you can use the UK/EU queue when entering the UK. I don't know about the rest of the EU. Sebastian

Re: How to Transfer Residence stamp from expired to new pass Hi, Yes. No - you would have to apply for a new residence card - with the usual...

Yes - your *right* to work depends on your status of being married to an EU citizen and not on any kind of permit. Whether your future employer...

I have no personal experience with this – but: All I know is that treaty rights are automatically conferred to your husband by virtue of being...

Straight from the horse's mouth: http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/eucitizens/rightsandresponsibilites/ Immigration issues - UK implementation...

You apply for EEA2 when you are already inside the UK. If you are in Canada and want to travel with your new husband to the UK, he needs a Family...

Re: Need Advise:Work permit for Non EU if married to EU Nati Hi! It's not for permanent residency straight away but for five years first. After...

Hi - how did it go? Sebastian

Yes - direct ascendants qualify and have the same rights as you have. Have a look at...

Hi, As an American citizen who is married to an EU citizen, you are free to move around the EU with your husband. This also applies to the UK, of...

Wait a minute - did I get that right? The British authorities have been holding your passport for 4 years now???

Just to recap from what I said in response to an earlier post of yours: Before you do anything like getting off benefits, you need to be certain...

OK - my view of things: - you are now married to a German citizen. Therefore, the EU Directive 2004/38 applies. You have the automatic right to...

Hi, I wouldn't send it back but wait for them to contact you. You may need your passport in the meantime. In effect, this will probably mean...

Re: Thank you No job offer needed. I don't know what the best procedure is in your case. Maybe somebody else can help - but in any case wait...

No - no employment offer is required to "exercise your treaty rights". It is enough that you are working. Sebastian

OK - here are my 2 cents (or, I guess, pennies), largely based on http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/frattini/archive/guide_2004_38_ec_en.pdf:...

It's got to do with the fact that the directive deals with mobility of EU citizens (and their spouses) within the European Union. It therefore...

It's all in this sticky: http://www.easyexpat.com/forums/ftopic_10179.htm Sebastian

What makes you think this is the case? I really think you are being *far* to negative here. The procedures in the UK are certainly not ideal, but...

I'm not sure this is correct. As a spouse of an EEA citizen (who is a qualified person, for example by being employed in the UK) you are...

Back in the "good old days" (i.e. 1995), we actually went to Britain because it was so much more easy to get married there than in Switzerland....

Welcome to the forum! Well - as you are in London now, you will have found out that it isn't the place to be when you are strapped for cash....

Unfortunately, that is not always the case. We were very surprised to find out when our first child was born that the Malaysians didn't recognize...

What exactly does that mean? Did they find your name in their computer? Or is this just a standard reply for anything they can't answer? Have you...

Another thing you might want to try is to call immigration at Heathrow and ask them how they would deal with such a situation. This was once...

This question comes up from time to time and - as you found out yourself - nobody seems to have any first-hand experience of this. UK Visas insist...

From the same UK Visas webpage that I mentioned in an earlier post: Sebastian

Also - Royal Mail were on strike three weeks ago, weren't they...? Some places in south London (and Liverpool) were on strike longer than the rest...

I suppose you sent your documents via registered mail or special delivery? And I suppose you kept the receipt? Did they ask you for the number on...

Re: passport back when application is under consideration Hi Hiba, You need to call them and tell them you want your passport back. They'll...

Re: thanks for ur feedback! Sorry to keep going on about this - but just to re-state (to make sure everybody is talking about the same thing...

More on the language test... I did a bit of searching and found this:...

Please keep us informed on your progress. I just can't believe the Germans are beginning to act British (or even worse in this context,...

Re: hmmm... No - definitely not. That person simply hadn't realized what status you have. Yes, but there are other administrative problems...

If your husband is Dutch, Directive 2004/38 EC applies to you in Germany. This means that you cannot be refused a residence card - and your right...

Here's the link: http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1036679156328 The important passage:...

I think this may not be completely correct. As far as I know - and this has explicitly been confirmed over the phone by UK Visas - you have to be...

There's no reason why you shouldn't ask for it to be returned now... Your application is now in the queue and they won't do anything with it...

Many (if not most) of the topics here on the forum are related to UK immigration issues. While you may of course get useful info here, you will...

No - it won't. This is the general return-of-passports page. It does not apply to applications under European law (and it says so on that page,...

I think there might be some confusion about names here. The Family Permit has to be issued immediately - applications cannot cannot be added to...

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "EEA2 family permit for the EU"... Sorry - just to get some facts straight: You can't get back to France...

Re: Getting your passport back during visa processing Mhm - I guess that's another one of these cases where the UK authorities deliberately...

Yes - but you can always ask for your passport(s) to be returned once you submitted your application. This does not affect the application process...

Yep - thought so. Know that situation, too... ;-) I was once advised by a UK-Visas employee to contact the immigration officer of the entry point...

Your husband is allowed to travel while the application is in progress. Even the people at the HO phone lines have mostly realized this by now....

Is that what Americans have to do? Mhm - yes, I see the problem... I have a whole pile of old German passports - they just have been clearly...

No - the registration card remains valid in his old passport - he'll just have to travel with both. This of course presumes that the registration...

Hi all - I went incommunicado for the last month or so. Long story - but basically I couldn't focus on this for a while. In previous posts I had...

No - there's no need to extend it now. Even if you need to get a new passport, the residence card will remain valid in the expired one. You'll...

Oh - I hadn't really taken in this part before. Very annoying! Don't really know what to recommend. I now also understand why you need to apply...

I asked the HO about this myself and received a very definite answer that this would not be possible. However, "very definite answers" from one...

The bunch of highly efficient "experts" at the Home Office have spoken: my wife is apparently really my wife and therefore deserves a residence...

They want your passport and will need it to put the residence card in. I specifically asked recently whether one could send a certified copy...

Re: right of free movement Yeah - probably true. But I refuse to feel happy about it. ;-) I don't see any reason whatsoever why it should take 6...

right of free movement I've just got off the phone with somebody called Nick at the Home office - I asked him a few questions about procedures...

Re: Visa free travel to the UK for family members of EU citi By the way - could somebody please try to do all of this without a passport?! ;-)...

Re: Visa free travel to the UK for family members of EU citi I think you are basically right, but the paragraph you quote isn't the decisive...

I'm sorry to hear that you have not had much luck with the Home Office - but I can't offer any help or hints. It just confirms my impression that...

I've sent you a PM with my e-mail address... Sebastian

Re: Today is my 6th month for EEA2...no reply Huh??? That sounds very odd indeed. For me, Directive 2004/38/EU still reads as follows and I'm...

Here's a nice joke for everybody else who is waiting: Source: http://www.yourrights.org.uk/your-rights/chapters/rights-of-immigrants/......

The answer is "yes", but as polkasweetie said, it's all in one of the stickies: http://www.easyexpat.com/forums/ftopic_10179.htm, section 4.2.3....

Even if the answer is "yes", the main problem will be that once you've applied for a residence card, the Home Office normally has your passport...

I just stumbled across this interesting read - not entirely the same thing, of course, but still:...

OK - but if this is so obvious, why are we having problems deciding whether it is worth trying to leave the country without having a Family Permit...

more on this... OK - I have just received a reply from the Citizens Signpost Service (http://ec.europa.eu/citizensrights/front_end/index_en.htm)...

Thanks for your reply! Yes - we've been through that as an option. But considering that she really has a close relationship with my grandfather...

Welcome - and happy reading!

Ahhh - so luckily I was too pessimistic this time! Great!

Re: Residence stamp until 2012 but passport expiring next ye Sorry - but I think you'll have to re-apply. Here's a quote from the IND website:...

Sorry - I don't know. I asked a similar question a few days ago about the time something takes (in our case, an EEA2-application in a medical...

We received it after only a few days. As far as I remember, European Law says that they are supposed to give it to you "immediately". Ours did...

Yes! It says the following on the certificate of application you received: "Such persons may engage in employment without a work permit and...

Well - I checked ukvisas.gov.uk and they have the following information: Here's the link:...

You can send a certified copy: http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1129043173485...

Yes - definitely get a family permit! And I strongly recommend reading up on rules and regulations - and read all the other threads about EEA2 on...

Re: Working while waiting No - sorry, I have no experience with this kind of situation. It sounds odd that your wife would have to fill in an...

Re: Working while waiting Based on what I have read in the past few weeks: Your wife doesn't need a visa, nor does she need a work permit....

We sent two special delivery envelopes with my wife's EEA2 application. One big one, with extra stamps on, for the complete set of documents to be...

Mhm - this is interesting. But does it really work? The problem I see is the following (quoted from http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk): How can an...