New Family visa rulings in the UK

[esllou]

EEA Family Permit route is not being closed off as an option. The regulations for that permit are still pretty much the same. They're changing some of the definitions and one of them is that British passport holders can not, under any circumstances, apply for EEA permits for their family members to enter the UK like they were able to before.

If you're Irish, however, your family member can still apply for and move to the UK on an EEA Family Permit.

EDIT: Here are the links if anyone's interested:

Changes:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/news/changes-imm-eea-regs.pdf

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1547/made

DIRECTIVE 2004/38/EC:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:158:0077:0123:en:PDF

As long as the UK is part of the EU, the rights laid down in the above directive are to be respected and upheld by the UK.

do you mean those who ONLY hold Irish passport? I have UK and Irish.

 

[nicoenarg]

do you mean those who ONLY hold Irish passport? I have UK and Irish.

Hm, sorry I wasn't aware that you had UK citizenship as well. I was only referring to people who are EU citizens other than British. The following then applies to you:

B. Restrictions on Free Movement Rights ​

McCarthy ​

The definition of "EEA national" has been amended in light of the ECJ judgment in McCarthy, which confirmed that the provisions of the Directive are not applicable to an EEA national who has never exercised his right of free movement, who has always resided in a Member State of which he is a national and who is also a national of another Member State.

An EEA national is therefore now defined in amended regulation 2(1) as "a national of an EEA State who is not also a United Kingdom national".​

 

[jago25_98]

Subscribing to thread.

We were about to do this after getting 3 years together and now we see the timeframe has been raised to 5 years. In addition, I was looking at going freelance contracting in order to get work in Argentina in the interim, which will now delete my eligibility regards the £18k limit. So, double screwed there.

To all those sods moaning about Asians and Nigerians taking your jobs, screw you! You're next in line for visa requirements to exit the country

 

[nicoenarg]

Subscribing to thread.

We were about to do this after getting 3 years together and now we see the timeframe has been raised to 5 years. In addition, I was looking at going freelance contracting in order to get work in Argentina in the interim, which will now delete my eligibility regards the £18k limit. So, double screwed there.

To all those sods moaning about Asians and Nigerians taking your jobs, screw you! You're next in line for visa requirements to exit the country

No one's moaning about Asians or Nigerians taking anyone's jobs. I mentioned "Asians" in reference to what I read, that the government of the UK was talking about changing immigration laws because of the abuse of the system by "Asians" (forced and faked marriages and polygamy).

That is a real problem in the so called Asian community whether you like it or not. Its got nothing to do with people taking anyone's jobs.

I would much rather the government profiled rather than screwing everyone over. But that's just me.

 

[PhilinBSAS]

A friend/ex colleague's son (Uk citizen) just married non Eu in UK and hit by rule changes in the middle of process is taking this up with local MP who seems willing to pursue

Unlike France who I believe has the equivalent of MP for ex pats there is no equivalent for UK expats to be represented even though voting rights were extended by Mrs T I seem to recall.

I cant find much in the British press about the rule changes except a letter to the Times and mention of MP involvement


http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/blog/2012/05/home-office-plans-are-too-harsh-letter-editor

 

[walkingtwig]

think i might just take a look at the snp's stance on immigration.. i might become a nationalist if it will make things easier for us in the long run...

 

[scotttswan]

think i might just take a look at the snp's stance on immigration.. i might become a nationalist if it will make things easier for us in the long run...

You still can't vote on independence unless you are living in Scotland when they have the vote.

 

[Churchill]

Although this is a worker-based category, this could have implications for the recent new rules for families as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18888241

 

[jp]

Looks like there may be a change in the law sooner than expected...

"Supreme court strikes down Home Office's back-door changes to immigration rules"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/...immigration-rules?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038

 

[walkingtwig]

You still can't vote on independence unless you are living in Scotland when they have the vote.

i voted for the snp when they said they would abolish tuition/graduation fees (a whole differnt topic), scince then they keep sending me a postal by proxy vote card that i applied for once when i went on holiday.

I would be concerned, but for the fact that argentine bureaucracy has numbed me to to such a point that all i now say is .... "buwah" -_-