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Hi,

I am hoping someone can offer some insight into my situation. I have searched the forum but can't find anything that quite resembles my situation!

I am dual French/British and plan to get married to my partner, a US citizen, currently here studying a Masters. I was born in, and have spent most of my life in the UK, with the exception of a couple of years spent studying/internship within the EU. I do not, and have never held a British passport, and have always travelled on a French one, and intend to use my French nationality for marriage. I currently work full time in a large accountancy firm.

My question is whether my wife to be would be entitled to an EEA family permit on the basis of my french nationality?
I understand there is a case currently (McCarthy) but I think my situation differs in that I am in full time employment, and I am of a different EU nationality (not sure if Ireland is a seperate case or not).

I apologise in advance if there is a similar thread already...I did search and couldn't find one!

Any insight/help would be most appreciated.

Thanks

You are French. You work in the UK, you'll be fine.

The McCarthy case was completed in June last year and I suspect the dust is still settling, but yours does not sound like it at all. No doubt others will give you more information.

Hi,

Thanks for the reassurance. I guess my concern was that I had read on some forums that as I had British nationality and was living in Britain, I would not be considered as exercising treaty rights?