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Settlement visa for wife
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:49 pm
by Kate V.
I really need an advice. I live in Moldova.my husband is Lithuanian,he lives in UK for 4 years.can i apply for 2 years settlement visa from Moldova?and does he need permanet residence for that?or it is not necessary?
Thank u all for help
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:56 pm
by geriatrix
Kate V. wrote: I live in Moldova.my husband is Lithuanian,he lives in UK for 4 years.can i apply for 2 years settlement visa from Moldova?
No.
Kate V. wrote:and does he need permanet residence for that?
Yes.
You may apply for
EEA Family permit (form
VAF5) from
Moldova.
regards
thauks
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:53 am
by Kate V.
Thank you very much indeed.
Re: Settlement visa for wife
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:24 pm
by fysicus
Kate V. wrote:I really need an advice. I live in Moldova.my husband is Lithuanian,he lives in UK for 4 years.can i apply for 2 years settlement visa from Moldova?and does he need permanet residence for that?or it is not necessary?
Thank u all for help
I'm afraid sushdmehta's answer is not entirely accurate.
You need indeed to apply for an EEA FP (using form VAF5) to join your husband in the UK. Once in the UK you apply for a Residence Card using form EEA2. Your husband does
not need to
Permanent Resident in the UK. You write he is in UK for four years already. In his first year he should have been registered in the WRS for EU-nationals from the so-called A8-countries. Provided he is still exercising treaty rights in the UK now (e.g. working) you can now join him in the UK without any problems.
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:03 pm
by 86ti
The OP made it clear in her other
thread that the husband is self-employed (Kate, please keep your questions in a single thread) and thus is not required to register with the WRS. That's also why she will be able to apply for an RC.
I belief what sushdmehta meant is that the EEA national would need PR to be regarded as a 'settled' person and could then make use the UK route.
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:37 pm
by geriatrix
fysicus wrote:I'm afraid sushdmehta's answer is not entirely accurate.
86ti wrote:I belief what sushdmehta meant is that the EEA national would need PR to be regarded as a 'settled' person and could then make use the UK route.
Yes.
Unless the sponsor has settled status or is a British citizen, one cannot apply for "
settlement visa"!
regards
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:42 pm
by Kate V.
When you say "settled",do you mean he MUST have Permanent Residence,if he is EEA citizen?Thank you
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:49 pm
by Kate V.
Dear Moderator,
Could you tell me please can I read information,that it is possible to apply for RC as sooon as u arrive in uk?(i mean official source,may be Home Offie)
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:48 pm
by fysicus
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:58 pm
by 86ti
Kate V. wrote:When you say "settled",do you mean he MUST have Permanent Residence,if he is EEA citizen?Thank you
This question doesn't make any sense. Since your husband is not a permanent resident of the UK the EEA FP is the way to go. See the links given to you by fysicus.
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:32 am
by Kate V.
I have heard that my husband should prove that he had worked in uk for 12 months with max interruption 30days. As my husband is self-employed and has been in uk for 4 years,must he prove 12 months period,if i apply for FP and RC?and which way? i appreciate your help
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:53 am
by 86ti
Would you please spend some time and read through the links provided here for you? You can then come back and ask more specific questions if there are still unclear points.
A self-employed person is not a worker and thus does not register under the Worker Registration Scheme.
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:50 am
by Kate V.
i have already read above mentioned links.i even learned some parts by heart as was reading it again and again,the way HO writes sometimes left some parts unclear