Originally Posted by joebloggs
you got nothing to lose by applying, if they refuse you, apply for a spouse visa., Joe ...
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Put in that context,- and assuming Robert's current status allows him to be in a position to make the choice (based on Terpe's interpretation) - then clearly there are advantages and disadvantages with EITHER route.
I hadn't realised, for example, that what he could expect to gain from a financial angle - through opting for the EEA Family Permit - was likely to be offset by longer waiting intervals entailed ... both for the Permit itself, and the ultimate qualifying period for ILR. "Swings & Roundabouts" immediately spring to mind; however, while (at the *present time) the choice might be influenced by how quickly his wife is keen to obtain Permanent Residence, *this looks set to change in the light of the latest government proposals ... meaning it will make little or no difference one way or t'other.
