Canadian married to uk citizen living in Norway
Jun 24th 2018, 2:02 pm
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Canadian married to uk citizen living in Norway
I’m Canadian and my husband is British. We met in Norway 5 years ago and still live in Norway. I hold a permanent residence permit here and have free movement around the EU. We want to move to the U K to be with his family. How would that work for us with regards to my residence permit?
Jun 24th 2018, 10:39 pm
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Re: Canadian married to uk citizen living in Norway
As a Canadian citizen you won’t have freedom of movement around the EU in your own right but you can accompany your husband as he is an EU citizen. EU citizens are not normally permitted to exercise freedom of movement in their own countries but if you have been married and living together in Norway for a number of years then you should be eligible to move to the UK under freedom of movement rules using the Surinder Singh route.
https://www.gov.uk/family-permit/surinder-singh
https://www.gov.uk/family-permit/surinder-singh
Jun 25th 2018, 5:21 am
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Re: Canadian married to uk citizen living in Norway
I should clarify. I’ve held my permanent residence card long before I met my husband here in Norway. I can travel freely to other EU nations based on that. Now we are considering leaving Norway together in 2 years. I’m read more about that Surinder Signh route.
Jun 25th 2018, 8:57 am
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Re: Canadian married to uk citizen living in Norway
If you wish to use the Surinder Singh route then note that Brexit will almost certainly curtail it by the end of the transition period, currently slated for 31 December 2020. You would need to move to the UK no later than that date.
Jun 25th 2018, 9:03 am
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Re: Canadian married to uk citizen living in Norway
So late after Brexit? That works for us since we can’t move until Summer 2020 anyway.
Jun 26th 2018, 6:53 pm
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Can we apply for this well before we plan to move?
Jun 26th 2018, 8:43 pm
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Re: Canadian married to uk citizen living in Norway
\I'd be surprised if even BIP could give a definitive answer to that. I would speculate that with the way things are going on Brexit, you should activate your SS application immediately.
Although I can't imagine why you'd want to live in a post cliff edge Britain. I'm personally making other plans.
Although I can't imagine why you'd want to live in a post cliff edge Britain. I'm personally making other plans.
Jun 26th 2018, 9:19 pm
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Re: Canadian married to uk citizen living in Norway
\I'd be surprised if even BIP could give a definitive answer to that. I would speculate that with the way things are going on Brexit, you should activate your SS application immediately.
Although I can't imagine why you'd want to live in a post cliff edge Britain. I'm personally making other plans.
Although I can't imagine why you'd want to live in a post cliff edge Britain. I'm personally making other plans.
OP: Do you have any recent British or Irish ancestry?
