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Hello all,

Here is my predicament: I am married to an EU citizen, we are planning on traveling to the UK and once arriving, applying for our resident card. But here is my question, can I take up studies(masters degree) while I wait for my resident card ? Is there anything that would prevent me from studying while I wait, or let me put in another way, is there anything that would prevent the university from accepting me based on my status ?

thank you very much,

Nick

NickUSAbr wrote:Hello all,

Here is my predicament: I am married to an EU citizen, we are planning on traveling to the UK and once arriving, applying for our resident card. But here is my question, can I take up studies(masters degree) while I wait for my resident card ? Is there anything that would prevent me from studying while I wait, or let me put in another way, is there anything that would prevent the university from accepting me based on my status ?

thank you very much,

Nick

Hi Nick,

I am no expert, experts will correct me if I am mistaken. when you apply for residence card, you will be asked for your biometric information and after submitting the biometric details, you will receive Certificate of Application (CoA). a letter confirming you've applied and whether you're allowed to work etc..

1) You can use your CoA if the uni asks about your status.
2) the university will probably ask additional info whether you qualify as Home student or international student,
check with the university to see if they will consider you as home student as the family member of EU national. I think it depends where you studying , Scotland, Wales or England and also the university, and also where you've been 3 years prior to the start of the course.

Hi Dowlad,

Thank you for taking your time to answer my question. I have sent e-mails to the universities I received offers from, but 'till now, no reply back. I have read something similar to your answer in other forums, but can't find any government related information on this specific topic.
I believe that with this COA I should be able to start my course, but nevertheless, I am very worried.

Thank you for your help.

Take care.

Hello All,

I am planning on applying to an EEA2(5 Years) once we arrive in the UK, I already have an EEA permit(6 months), but here are some questions:

1) Do I need to translate my bank statements to english to file for an EEA2 ? The bank statements are currently in portuguese. I did not translate it for the family permit and had no problems, I wonder if things are different for this process and also for the home office.

2) We are applying to the basis of being self sufficient, do I need to have money in an UK bank or can I just have it invested abroad(home country) and make monthly transfers to my UK bank ?

3) Anybody whose ever gone through the process of applying as self sufficient, can you give me any pointers ?

Thank you very much,

Nick,

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