EEA discussion

[chrissiemissie 0]

hello all UK/US families! though i've posting around the CR-1 forum for a few weeks now, i'm kinda new to this forum. so i just wanted to introduce myself with a big hello. =D and quick description: my husband's the Polish citizen/EEA national/UK resident and i'm the US citizen.

i saw some posts here regarding EEA processes. but as my questions were still many, i started posting over at UK-Yankee . here's my thread on UK-Yankee

since we're considering the possibility of doing the EEA2 process and doing DCF in the future (to reduce time apart, and also for financial/job reasons), i thought it would be relevant to share my questions/discoveries here on VJ as well.

and here's a quick rundown of recent questions/discoveries for anyone on VJ who's also interested in this path:

1) if both options, EEA2 and Spousal Visa (how they are calling it on UK-Yankee, but i'm seeing it elsewhere as Settlement..?), are available to you (as they are to us), which is the preferred process? What are the outweighing benefits of one or the other?

2) so far looks like Spousal Visa costs quite a bit: 585 pounds for normal filing and higher fee for 24-hour processing and EEA2 is free. is this the information others have?

3) looks like you can file for quick processing for EEA2 as well? http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/eucitize...dereuropeanlaw/

anyone with recent experience with EEA2? how long was the processing time? did anyone apply in person? was it really a day turnaround?

4) do we need to file for an EEA family permit first? (saw an EEA family permit mentioned but not explained on BA website) and then file for EEA2 from within the UK?

5) to apply in person in Croydon are both the EEA national and non-EEA spouse required to be present?

(disclaimer: i am totally finding out everything as i go. and yes, perhaps this is not the best/smartest/quickest option. that i don't know yet. but if you do know, please share with us and correct me. =D ;D and i'm not trying to simply duplicate information/misinformation by posting on VJ as well as UK-Yankee. rather, simply trying to involve as many interested/experienced as possible so as to flesh out options available to UK/US families.)

thanks to all who are interested in this topic! and a billion thanks to anyone who can share information!

Edited May 24, 2009 by chrissiemissie

[chrissiemissie 0]

*sorry that link to the UK-Yankee EEA2 thread was broken, try this:

http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=...70918#msg770918

[chrissiemissie 0]

eek, sorry to post yet again.

but looks like there might not be an immediate interest in this on VJ. so i'll stop posting questions and updates here.

if there's anyone who wants to know more or share an experience, just PM me.

ta!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Would you be allowed to DCF with an EEA family permit?

I am not an expert on it, but I know in the past there have been limits on people using it who were UK residents. For example, you used to have Unlimited Leave to Remain, which would have meant living 2 years in the UK, though I believe that requirement has been relaxed.

[chrissiemissie 0]

Would you be allowed to DCF with an EEA family permit?

I am not an expert on it, but I know in the past there have been limits on people using it who were UK residents. For example, you used to have Unlimited Leave to Remain, which would have meant living 2 years in the UK, though I believe that requirement has been relaxed.

aha! is this true? this is great to know. meeting with lawyers this week to get some more info. this is a very good question to bring up. extremely essential, in fact. thank you!

[chrissiemissie 0]

Would you be allowed to DCF with an EEA family permit?

I am not an expert on it, but I know in the past there have been limits on people using it who were UK residents. For example, you used to have Unlimited Leave to Remain, which would have meant living 2 years in the UK, though I believe that requirement has been relaxed.

aha! is this true? this is great to know. meeting with lawyers this week to get some more info. this is a very good question to bring up. extremely essential, in fact. thank you!

if may get ahead of myself for a second: if i were living in the UK with an EEA2, and we wanted to apply for my husband to come to the States, would it be possible to just go ahead and file CR1 from outside the states since DCF might not be possible? or does CR1 from outside the States not work either?

(we're just trying to get creative with our options so that we can stay together... hmmm.)

*edit timed out. sorry for the re-post.*