Timeline for Living in the UK as US spouse of pre settled EU citizen - which of the various visa options is right for me
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| Jun 22, 2020 at 6:26 | comment | added | Bananach | I'm now waiting to be able to provide my biometrics to one of these commercial immigration centers to start my settlement application. I can only hope this happens before the UK stops being bound to free movement regulations | |
| Jun 22, 2020 at 6:23 | comment | added | Bananach | By the way, you were completely right, but unfortunately you know the law better than the border officer who held and interrogated me for an hour claiming I should have applied for a family visit visa (and I shouldn't have traveled in these times anyway) before eventually letting me in. I read afterwards that the UK, like that officer, had tried to force family visit visas on EEA dependents before and had to be forced by an EU court ruling to just let "us" in. google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/18/… | |
| Mar 3, 2020 at 18:20 | vote | accept | Bananach | ||
| Mar 3, 2020 at 18:19 | comment | added | Bananach | So even though there are automatic passport controls, I do have to think about what the reason for my entry is before I walk through that machine, and have corresponding documents with me? Hm, I wouldn't even be sure whether I'm a visitor at that point. I'm staying with my spouse for a couple of months but I might go somewhere else for another couple of months afterwards ... Expat life is difficult. But I guess I'll consider the UK my permanent residence from my next entry onwards, so I'll just bring the documentation. Also, I'll trust the settlement scheme just works then. Thanks so much | |
| Mar 3, 2020 at 15:47 | comment | added | phoog | @Bananach you can enter the UK without such evidence, but only if you are a "genuine visitor." If you are interviewed and it comes out that you are not visiting, you'll need the evidence. From a technical legal standpoint, the settled status system is a bit different from free movement, so I will have to do some research before I can address your second comment definitely, but under free movement a family permit is only required for visa nationals. | |
| Mar 3, 2020 at 7:30 | comment | added | Bananach | Also, I read "Bringing citizens of countries outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland If your family members are citizens of countries outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland, they should apply for a family permit to enter the UK." on citizensadvice.org.uk/immigration/… Could you confirm that this doesn't not apply and that website basically should have said "... outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland or any country that gives them visa free access to the UK, they should apply for a family permit to enter the UK" | |
| Mar 3, 2020 at 7:09 | comment | added | Bananach | Thanks for your answer. Some questions: You say "To enter the UK...you will, however, need to show evidence that you are married to an EEA national who is living and working in the UK." I'm confused by that as I entered the UK many times before without showing such evidence. Do you mean I have to show this evidence at the time of entry of a visit during which I plan to apply for a visa or similar? That is, they'd let me in without such evidence but they'd later reject residence requests submitted during that stay? | |
| Mar 3, 2020 at 4:37 | history | answered | phoog | CC BY-SA 4.0 |