EEA Permanent Residency Tips

If you are looking for settling on a permanent basis in United Kingdom you need to apply for it, seeking permission to do such. EEA Permanent Residency related information will be given and discussed a bit here to help the readers looking for permanent settlement in UK find the article useful.

EEA means European Economic Area and if you happen to be outside EEA, then you can apply for permanent residence facility in UK with the help of EEA Permanent Residency tips and information. Also if you happen to be a family member or extended family member of an EEA national, you can apply for permanent residence in United Kingdom. If you are a family member you do not need to apply for this card but this card can help you in many ways that might convince you to consider about availing this EEA residence card

• You will get entry into the country more easily
• You can at ease work without any objection in the UK
• You can qualify to receive certain benefits also by the help of this card

Applying for a document certifying permanent residence in UK is done as a confirmation of the right of residence on a permanent basis under the Immigration Regulations 2006.

For being able to apply for this permanent residence card in UK, you need to have lived in the country for at least 5 years successively, without any gap in between

• As an EEA national qualified person like for example a student or jobseeker.
• As an extended family member or a family member of an EEA national qualified individual or permanent resident.
• A family member of a British citizen who had been working in an EEA state prior to returning UK. This is popularly known as ‘Surinder Singh´case.
• If you happen to be a former family member of an EEA national but you have retained the right of residence after the death of the EEA national or even after the EEA national left the country.
• Remember that as an extended family member you can rightfully apply only if you possess and retain valid residence documentation all through the relevant qualifying period.

If you want you can also renew your permanent residence document. One needs to pay a fee of £65 to apply for a document certifying permanent residence or seeking to avail of permanent residence card. Failing to provide valid payment details and cover the full payment will result into rejection of the application form. If your family members qualify for permanent residence card then you can also include them in the application form if you so want.

EEA Permanent Residency requires biometric information like fingerprints and digital photograph needs to be provided, in case you are a non-EEA national trying to apply for permanent residence card. In the application form all relevant sections need to be duly filled with a black pen and information need to be provided in capital form.

Some websites are there to help the people understand and apply for permanent residence in UK better.

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