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gnasher729
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My interpretation of the rules is that as a EU citizen living in the UK, under the right circumstances you received unlimited leave to remain in the UK. Now, in 2017, you will want a "document certifying permanent residence". To get this (that's my understanding) you need to prove that you received unlimited leave to remain at any point after 2006, and that you didn't lose it by leaving the country for more than two years.

If for some timereason you didn't acquire the right earlier, you still can qualify for the period from say Jan 2014 to Jan 2019.

Look for the online application form, which is a lot easier than the 85 page document they will want you to fill out. Go to https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/next and if that doesn't work start at https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk and find your way to the online application.

My interpretation of the rules is that as a EU citizen living in the UK, under the right circumstances you received unlimited leave to remain in the UK. Now, in 2017, you will want a "document certifying permanent residence". To get this (that's my understanding) you need to prove that you received unlimited leave to remain at any point after 2006, and that you didn't lose it by leaving the country for more than two years.

If for some time you didn't acquire the right earlier, you still can qualify for the period from say Jan 2014 to Jan 2019.

Look for the online application form, which is a lot easier than the 85 page document they will want you to fill out. Go to https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/next and if that doesn't work start at https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk and find your way to the online application.

My interpretation of the rules is that as a EU citizen living in the UK, under the right circumstances you received unlimited leave to remain in the UK. Now, in 2017, you will want a "document certifying permanent residence". To get this (that's my understanding) you need to prove that you received unlimited leave to remain at any point after 2006, and that you didn't lose it by leaving the country for more than two years.

If for some reason you didn't acquire the right earlier, you still can qualify for the period from say Jan 2014 to Jan 2019.

Look for the online application form, which is a lot easier than the 85 page document they will want you to fill out. Go to https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/next and if that doesn't work start at https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk and find your way to the online application.

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gnasher729
gnasher729
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My interpretation of the rules is that as a EU citizen living in the UK, under the right circumstances you received unlimited leave to remain in the UK. Now, in 2017, you will want a "document certifying permanent residence". To get this (that's my understanding) you need to prove that you received unlimited leave to remain at any point after 2006, and that you didn't lose it by leaving the country for more than two years.

If for some time you didn't acquire the right earlier, you still can qualify for the period from say Jan 2014 to Jan 2019.

Look for the online application form, which is a lot easier than the 85 page document they will want you to fill out. Go to https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/next and if that doesn't work start at https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk and find your way to the online application.