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Qualifying for PR

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 3:23 pm
by traveller9765
This board was very useful when i was applying for my eea2 and again need some help from board members. I was issued a residence card of an unmarried partner of eea national and will be applying for PR. I just wanted to know as an unmarried partner do i qualify automatically for PR after 5 years. As i know being married gives you PR automatically I'm not sure about unmarried partners.

Just a little bit worried as well in the worse case that they refuse my application and it doesn't get sorted out in time before the brexit.

thank you

Re: Qualifying for PR

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 3:31 pm
by ohara
traveller9765 wrote:As i know being married gives you PR automatically I'm not sure about unmarried partners.
Who told you this?

If your sponsor has been exercising treaty rights for 5 continuous years, you should qualify for PR as an unmarried partner.
You can also get permanent residence if you’ve lived in the UK for a continuous period of 5 years:

as the extended family member of an EEA national and you’ve held a valid EEA family permit or residence card throughout