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BC after EEA4 or as a BC spouse

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 4:18 pm
by ohojska
Hello,
I would be grateful if anyone could provide me some info regarding following case :)
Can someone who obtained PR on based of EEA4 application can apply for BC after his wife became BC(previously EU/dual citizenship allowed in her country) as a BC spouse? Or maybe those two paths clashes and he would have to keep following the EU path and wait another year to obtain his BC?

Re: BC after EEA4 or as a BC spouse

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:38 pm
by milan69
You can apply either as a spouse of BC or after being UK resident for the last 5 years having had PR for one year.

Re: BC after EEA4 or as a BC spouse

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:46 pm
by Julian11
Well, you kind of apply via both really. You prove treaty rights for five years (by showing PR), then you prove residency via spouse (3 years, removing the requirement of having to hold PR for one year).