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I have EHIC but only one issued in this country. I have had this for 10 years. Other than the last two years, I have been slightly under the threshold to pay National Insurance. So my only option seems to be to make a better case for being self-employed. I may have to wait a few years to meet ...

Thanks for your help on this. It's straightforward and good. I am suppling excerpts from the HO refusal letter stating their refusal points: Point 1: At section 9.4 of your application form you have stated you became self-employed in 2008 on a part-time basis working from home. You have supplied the ...

Interesting... I cannot find an ILR (whatever that is) on any of my old passports. I had a clean six years when I first arrived in the UK (1997 to 2006) but was supported by my husband and did not have private medical insurance. I was not self-employed then and was looking after my first-born. When ...

The facts: I am an Italian woman and have lived in the UK just over 20 years. I have a British husband and two children born in the UK. I applied for a Permanent Resident Card and was refused because: I took a 10 month course at a college in 2007 and didn't take out private medical insurance. I ...