sponsors permanent residence

[mike1]

:Help: We have been getting everything ready for fiancee visa application but after reading sponsors notes I now see that as an Irish National I need evidence of "permanent residence in the uk". I rang the Home Office and was told I would have to apply on the EEA 3 form , but it could take anything up to six months to process .We were hoping to apply for fiancee visa in June but we will have to put it on hold until "residence" status has been granted.I have 20 year +work record which I thought would have been ample evidence.Any ideas appricated.

[baboyako]

i would call them again - bound to get a different answer - i thought irish residents (?) were treated the same as the rest of the uk because of some agreement from way back..

[andypaul]

Didn't someone on here recently apply for a eea family permit and find it a doodle and more importantly cost nothing?

[aromulus]

:Help: We have been getting everything ready for fiancee visa application but after reading sponsors notes I now see that as an Irish National I need evidence of "permanent residence in the uk". I rang the Home Office and was told I would have to apply on the EEA 3 form , but it could take anything up to six months to process .We were hoping to apply for fiancee visa in June but we will have to put it on hold until "residence" status has been granted.I have 20 year +work record which I thought would have been ample evidence.Any ideas appricated.

That is correct... However...............
When I spoke on the phone to a lady at the Home Office a few weeks ago, I was told that if you can prove that you have been living and working in the Uk for at least 5 years, you will be ok (the eastern accented bloke 2 days before that, was absolutely useless). All you need is letter from your employers... work references and stuff like that.
And if you apply for a Family permit as opposed to a Settlement Visa, it won't cost you a penny...


http://filipinaroses.com/showthread.php?t=2323





http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/UK...on=Philippines


Anyway, just check if it applies to your situation.



Dom

[joebloggs]

might not cost a penny for a family permit but

Spouse visa:
- Permanent residence after 2 years (if immediate settlement is not possible)
- Eligible for naturalisation after 3 years in total
- Cost EUR403 + fee for ILR after 2 years
- Naturalisation fee additional

EEA Family Permit
- Permanent residence after 5 years
- Eligible for naturalisation immediately afterwards
- No cost for the visa or permanent residence status.
- Naturalisation fees would apply as normal.

[Irelandken]

Mike,
Although you are an irish citizen are you not also in posession of a British passport? If you are you have the free choice of which passport/ application route to take, British or EEA.

[aromulus]

Here we go straight from the horse's mouth,

hot from the press.....



From : <PublicVisaEnqs@fco.gov.uk>Sent : 24 April 2007 15:04:29To : <@hotmail.com>Subject : RE: Comment from Dominic G....... - EEA & Swiss NationalsThe documentation checklist is exactly as the settlement visa, it is free of charge. If sending the documents by courier service is not convenient. We suggest you contact the post and ask for alternatives to send documents to them. This is local arrangement which they will have the answers.

Public Enquiries [C], UKvisas, London SW1A 2AH
Telephone: 020 7008 8438
Web-site: www.ukvisas.gov.uk

-----Original Message-----

From: ..............@hotmail.com [mailto:..........@hotmail.com]

Sent: 11 April 2007 09:55

To: publicvisaenqs@fco.gov.uk

Subject: Comment from Dominic ...........- EEA & Swiss Nationals

I have been trying to speak to someone at UKVACS, but never possible, it seems that the system is user non friendly.

I am a EEA national from Italy, and soon I will be applying for a Family permit for my Filipina wife. I understand from your website that the application is free of charge.

I have basically 2 queries.

1- Is the documentation check list exactly like a settlement visa? And if not, what it consists of?

2- As all the documentation already collected is rather bulky, how would you suggest it is packaged for collection by the courier?

I understand that the envelope your service provides its barely larger than A4... Grossly inadequate, for the amount of documentation asked.

I would very much appreciate to be actually able to speak to someone in person, rather than to listen to voice messages, directing to mail boxex and the like.

looking forward to hearing from you

Yours faithfully

D. G........

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13 days for an answer... good really. I never thought they would actually do it and it pleases me to be wrong.

Well, there you go...

As per Naturalisation after 5 years, it is not necessary as we both wish dearly to retain our own nationalities, besides... after 3 years my wife would authomatically assume the italian citizenship if she so wanted, at no cost.

Dom

[mike1]

Thanks Baboyako, Andypaul, Aromulus, Joebloggs and Irelandken for all the advise and ideas , they are very much appricated . I just seem to be getting conflicting answers. It seems to me that the EEA family permit is the one we should be going forbut sadly this is only granted after marriage . On reflection I should have got married in December and we could have applied for EEA family permit in June but hindsight is a wonderful thing . Ive e- mailed UK visas and they suggest my lady applies for MARRIAGE-VISIT visa which you have to tick in the "other- please specify" box on VAF1 form. She comes over , we get married ahe goes back and then we apply for EEA family permit , that sounded a bit drawn out for me and both of us would hate the thought ofher returning to PI after the marriage .
As i would proberly find it hard to get the time off work to go backto PI this year we will proberly apply for Fiancee visa when I get my residence status granted

[andypaul]

Whats a few months for a lifetime together, tough at the time but far less hassle it seems.