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[cdeleeuw1990]

Hello everybody,

I have a question about the EEA family permit.
My husband is Pakistani and I'm Dutch. He's still living in Pakistan and I just moved to the UK about a month ago.
I already applied for my EEA1 which is for a residence certificate because the UK embassy in Pakistan said that I needed this proof of residence to even apply for this visa.
Can anybody help me out with what kind of documents I need and if we actually have to wait until I get the EEA1 back?

Kind regards,
C

[Gentleman of Leisure]

I don't understand the question.  You can apply for your registration certificate using EEA1 inside the UK (an entirely optional measure) and he can apply for an EEA permit in PK.  After he enters the UK he may then apply for a residence card using EEA2.  

So, where is your confusion?  If you are asking if you need to have been issued a registration certificate in order for him to apply for an EEA Permit, then that is not correct.

[Victoria]

This happens a lot. And I've seen visa refusals because the EAA national didn't have this card. It's wholly unlawful.

[cdeleeuw1990]

Yes, basically my question is does my husband need to show my residence certificate when he is applying for an EEA family permit?

[Victoria]

If you have it, show it.  If you don't then clearly you can't.

[cdeleeuw1990]

Because my husband is actually applying from Pakistan, and at the embassy they told him that we need a residence card/certificate without it your not even applicable.

[Victoria]

And as I have said, they do this a lot, but it's not true.

[cdeleeuw1990]

We've called the embassy again and now they said they needed a bankstatement and payslips from the last 3 months. I've lived in the UK before (for 3 months) but now I've only been back for bit longer then a month can they make a problem out of this?

[Victoria]

cdeleeuw1990 - it's easier to send what they want.  Come back here if they refuse.

[moutia]

hi guys:
im  an no eea national spouse to an eea national which is a self emplyed since we came to this country with no stop .actually i have 5  years residency permit expiring in january 2014

willing to apply for a permanent 1. i asked 1 soilictor he told that i can

apply for it right now ,because we are married for 5 years already and we living in uk from 7/01/2008, got my residency card back on january 2009.

Am i eligible to apply now as he said



moutia

ps: is housing benenifit can affect my application when im applying

Many thanks to every body involved