Nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA) avail the liberty of travelling, residing, working, the establishment of a business, studying in any other associate nation within the zone. The contract between the EEA nations also contains a joint acknowledgement of the professional experiences and coordination between associates as regards to social safety. The EEA nationals’ card is a versatile instrument that is useful in numerous additional cases in adding to a UK residence authorization, such as:
To travel and visit across other EEA nations
To obtain a quicker and less administrative entry in the UK from abroad
To reveal the admissibility to work in the UK
To gain a more natural approach to certain aids and facilities
Who Requires
Your non-EEA family associates can obtain an EEA Residence Card from the UK if they are ‘direct family associates’ or ‘extended family associates’ now living here with you. This is conceivable only if you are either a ‘capable person’ or a ‘UK Permanent Resident’. Non-EEA nationals who are also qualified to obtain an EEA Residence Card are those staying in the UK as a ‘Retained Rights of Residence’ or a ‘Surinder Singh’ situation.
Remember: Due to Brexit, from 1 January 2021 the EEA Residence Card will not be useful in the UK. Afterwards, 31 December 2020, you and your EEA family associate should get the status of settled or pre-settled foreigners here, before such date.
Competent Individual
A competent individual is considered anybody staying in the UK and using treaty privileges as an employee, as a student with a health insurance coverage, as a job-searcher, as a self-employed individual (conditional situations), or as a self-adequate individual with a health insurance coverage.
Who Is Considered as a Direct Family Associate?
Known as family associates of EEA nationals are the following non-EEA residents:
Your spouse
Your or your spouse’s child or grandchild of age 21 years old or a dependent
Your or your spouse’s parent or grandparent.
If you are an EEA student in the UK, here is who meets the requirements as your non-EEA ‘direct family associates’:
Your spouse
Your or your spouse’s dependent children
Who Is Considered an Extended Family Associate?
Known as extended family associates of EEA nationals are the following non-EEA citizens:
Your unmarried companion from a long-lasting relationship
Your or your spouse’s relative
How to Apply
The appeal procedure for an EEA Residence Card comprises submitting the visa request documents and the biometric data, such as your digital photo, fingerprints and digital sign. When you are applying a similar time with a competent individual, they are permitted to contain you in their online appeal form. Other situations than that, you will require to download and fill up the appeal form for EEA Residence Card and send it to the Homebased Office using postal facilities.
EEA Residence Card Necessities
The essential documents to apply for an EEA residence card are:
Duly finished appeal forms for an EEA Residence Card. Form EEA (FM) for family associates and use form EEA (EFM) if you are an extended family associate
The candidates’ legal passport
Two newly taken passport size colour photograph of the candidate
One recently taken passport size colour photograph of the sponsor of the EEA or British national
EEA citizen’s valid passport or national identity card.
The vis application charge
Documents ratifying the relationship of the non-EEA with the EEA citizen (sponsor)
Marriage certificate
Civil partnership certificate
Birth certificate
Proof of a shared life with your EEA sponsor for at least two years
Documents to assure any of the residence statuses of a sponsor or the claimant
Proof that your EEA sponsor has the enduring right of residence in the UK
Proof that your EEA sponsor is a competent individual
Proof that you are a ‘retained right of residence’ if applicable
Proof that you are a ‘Surinder Singh’ case if applicable
For ‘Surinder Singh’ claims only: documents which settle a joint life and household between the British national and the non-EEA citizen in another EEA nation.
Proof which presents your home address in the foreign EEA state.
The leasing agreement
Buying agreement
Additional official documents showing the home address
Proof of incorporation in the overseas EEA state
Evidence of speaking any of the certified languages of such state
Evidence of having children born there
Evidence of having children still straying there
Prior travel plan to and from the overseas EEA state should show all arrival and departure dates to or from and from or to the overseas EEA state
The immigration record to the UK and other nations (if applicable)
The whole visa appeals for the UK or other nation’s visas
Refusals, terminations, deportations or alike immigration fines in the UK
Visa Costs
The visa fee you will require to pay is 65£, while the charge to offer the biometric info is about 19.20£.
