EEA or British

[aromulus]

u appear to know a lot about this process...i am hoping u can give me more info please...u will be making dreams come true...thank you very much

That is what I done for my wife, as I am Italian.

So it is just personal experience.

Obviously the system is very unfairly weighted against the brits, but they have the same rights, as us here, were they resident somewhere in Europe.

A few other people on the site did take advantage of the EEA route.

Spouse visa free of charge
Residence card free of charge
ILR (or whatever) free of charge.

[joebloggs]

That is what I done for my wife, as I am Italian.

So it is just personal experience.

Obviously the system is very unfairly weighted against the brits, but they have the same rights, as us here, were they resident somewhere in Europe.

A few other people on the site did take advantage of the EEA route.

Spouse visa free of charge
Residence card free of charge
ILR (or whatever) free of charge.

if i remember correctly , it takes 5yrs dom to get PR (equivalent to ILR), while using British the immigration system she could have ILR in 2yrs and citizenship in 3yrs.

then with PR if you want citizenship you will have to pay just like the brits, as citizenship is regulated by national law only, not EU.

and if your out of the country for 2yrs or more you can lose your PR just as you can with ILR.

so it depends how much money you have and how quick you want to wait til your wife is free of immigration control.

but for most who have a choice they go for the family permit.