chr wrote:I am an EEA national applying for a document certifying Permanent Residence (PR).
I was studying in the UK between 2008 and 2015 (finished my course in 2011, but still had a student status for writing my thesis, and then graduated in 2015).
I've started working full time in August 2011 and working since then without any breaks. I think I am correct to say that I am exercising my Treaty rights as full time worker since August 2011 (5 years now).
My question is whether I need to mention that I was studying in Summary of the relevant EEA national's activity in 9.4 and 9.8 questions in the application form? I'm asking because as a student between 2008 and 2011 (where I started my full time job) I did not have any comprehensive sickness insurance, hence didn't exercise my treaty rights as a qualified person.
Anyone with similar experience?
I appreciate any advice.
You can mention it in timeline.
You won't be penalised for not having CSI at this stage (application for confirmation of PR).
After 2011, you appear to fall into another category of qualified person (worker) so as long as the work was
genuine and effective, and your
presumably part-time study was
supplementary and marginal in comparison, then all should be well in terms of acquiring PR.
You being a taxpayer removed you from being a burden on the state's social assistance system after 2011.
Your position from 2008-2011 as a student without CSI, ie a non-qualified person (not exercising treaty rights), is a bit of a grey area if you have ambitions for citizenship.
If you look ahead to the naturalisation application form (as any prudent prospective citizen would be doing about now) you will note the questions around up to 10 years employment history.
It would be prudent if history as recorded in previous applications (PR form) tallies with history as entered in subsequent applications (AN form).
It begs the question whether omitting student activity altogether relates to suppressing material facts.
