EEA PR Application and Self-Employment

[treski]

Hi,

I wonder if any of you could help...

I am from an EEA country and have been living and working in the UK since March 2006.

From July 2006 to May 2008 I was working for a company which closed down in 2010. I have the contract, payslips, P60s and P45, no problem at all re this period.

In early 2008 I was contacted by headhunters and had a great job offer however it meant that I was in fact a contractor and had to register as self-employed from May 2008 to Jun 2010. I have almost all documents for this period (printouts of Tax Returns, receipts of submission, invoices, etc., some of them printed, some others can be retrieved from my records) but have lost some other documents (correspondence from HMRC, NI documents, etc. however I could provide bank statements to prove I paid all NI contributions).

From June 2010 I have been in full time employment and also have all documents required.

My question is, is it worth trying to compile all the info required for the time I was in self-employment? Or is it enough to submit my application with my last employment details, which would cover 5 years and 9/10 months?

In case I only go for the 5 years and 9/10 months, does it have any impact in my status as resident (or future rights, or pension/benefits etc.), as in fact I have been living here since March 2006? What happens re this "lost" years?

On the other hand, do I really need to state all my absences since March 2006? I do travel a lot for work, even if sometimes it is just for a day or two (so would count as 0), and I am envisaging a nightmare when trying to retrieve all the info. I have already submitted and received a SAR to UKVI, however the document only shows details since January 2013, the date when my current passport was issued, even when I had sent all the details needed (including copies of current and expired passport and current and expired ID card).

Thanks!

Treski

[Richard W]

My question is, is it worth trying to compile all the info required for the time I was in self-employment? Or is it enough to submit my application with my last employment details, which would cover 5 years and 9/10 months?

So far as I'm aware, it's only worth going further back if it will enable you to transmit rights to other people, e.g. permanent residence to ex-family-members or British citizenship to children born in the UK, or if you're in a hurry to naturalise as British.

[treski]

Thanks, Richard.

No, naturalisation is not in my plans (at least at the moment!); it would just be the PR document.

If I just go for the period since 2010, could I submit another application at a later stage in order to have the other 4 years acknowledged'? I am certain I have all the documents; it is just that I cannot find them as I live between my place in Birmingham and my partner's in London and have misplaced them at some point. They will make a triumphant reappearance once they are not needed...

Even the EHIC card I had back in 2006 is somewhere to be found, so in fact I could prove I was self-sufficient for the first months I was here in 2006, but I cannot find the wallet I keep it in!

And... if applying from 2010, do I really need to state my absences since 2006? Nightmarish!!!

Thanks again,
Treski

[ohara]

if applying from 2010, do I really need to state my absences since 2006?

No, only from 2010.