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Hi All ,

This -as you can see- is my first post and enquiry here on the form. My situation is a bit complicated as I'm led to believe and I'd genuinely appreciate your input on this.

For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to bullet point my case in chronological order, as follows:

1- I'm an Egyptian (non-EU) and married to an Estonian (A8 ) in Apr 2007;
2- In Apr 2008, I moved to the UK on a WorkPermit visa and was accompanied by my wife;
3- After moving here, we found out my wife was pregnant and therefore couldn't work;
4- Our first child was born in Jan 2009;
5- In June 2011, I wanted to change jobs, so I got CHI/PMI to prove we are self-sufficient and exercising treaty rights and switched to EEA2;
6- I received the vignette on my passport in September 2011;
7- We had our 2nd child in Dec 2011; and
8- During the entirety of our time here, I was in full-time employment and tax-payer, and my wife is a full-time mother.

To summarize:
Me: (Egyptian)
Work Permit (Apr 2008 - June 2011)
EEA2 (June 2011 to September 2016)
Wife: (Estonian - A8 )
Exercising Treaty Rights (June 2011 to date)

Now, my question is: When and How can she, I or the kids apply for PR?
(Now that next April, we'll have been here for 5yrs already)

I hope there's a "sort-of" straightforward solution to this!

Cheers,
Wael

It seems like you will qualify in the sumer of 2016. I wish you all the best

Obie wrote:It seems like you will qualify in the sumer of 2016. I wish you all the best

Thanks for your response

but what about my wife and kids? Can they apply for their PR earlier?

As your wife is self sufficient, you (the while family) will obtain PR once you hold CSI (private health insurance) for 5 years.

Jambo wrote:As your wife is self sufficient, you (the while family) will obtain PR once you hold CSI (private health insurance) for 5 years.

Thanks a lot for your help