AngelaV

To be honest Nigel, it's fairly recent that people have started documenting their experiences on ss. When I started, I couldn't find anyone who had done it so did it on a wing and a prayer. I can't recall anyone who has done it in a durable partnership bit if your look on the www.britcits.com website, there are lots of personal stories posted, you might possibly get someone's perspective there relating to partnership. BritCits is probably the most collective website around as Steven is relentless in promoting this route.

AngelaV

The following has been copied over from the Home office RIGHTS OF NON-EEA NATIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS OF EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA) NATIONALS:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...df?view=Binary


²EC law now recognises “durable relationships”. For this reason an applicant may also be considered under regulation 8 if s/he:
Is the EEA national‟s partner (other than a civil partner) and can show the decision maker that s/he is in a durable relationship with the EEA national.
For guidance on how to assess if a relationship is durable, see Chapter 5 of the ECIs..

Directive 2004/38 refers to facilitating the entry and residence of any member of the family who meets any of the above conditions. Providing that a person falls within one of these categories, we may issue a residence card if in all the circumstances it appears appropriate to do so. The Directive states:

“The host Member State shall undertake an extensive examination of the personal circumstances and shall justify any denial of entry or residence to these people”
When deciding whether it is appropriate in all the circumstances to issue a residence card, we must assess whether refusing the family member would deter the EEA national from exercising his/her Treaty rights or would create an effective obstacle to exercise of Treaty rights. Each case must be assessed on an individual basis but an example of where it might be appropriate to issue a residence card would be if the family member was very elderly or incapacitated. In assessing such cases, it would be important to consider whether there were any relatives to care for him/her in the home country.

AngelaV

I thought I should update for the purposes of accurate information. Nigel received a mail from the Home Office to state that he cannot use the Surinder Singh route as a durable couple.

As I understand it, a durable partner is classed as extended family under regulation 8, persons under regulation 8 do not have an automatic right to residency in the UK.

I am told that a number of couples have gone down this route. However, as with a lot of advice in forums, it is often circumstantial.

Someone who was just about to embark on this route has contacted Solvit to query this rule.

I will update when she has received a reply.

CreteIan

Hi, new to the thread. I've been living here in Crete for just over 2 months now, came here at the end of July to live with my Russian wife. Spending a lot of time just writing, that's my main thing. Registered with Tax Authorities but as tax year Jan-Jan, haven't paid any yet..good as no income yet.
Applied for a visa to UK for my wife to accompany me to my parent's Diamond Wedding ceremony in October...UKBA refused! Maybe this is a way of actually getting her in!
I've already got the flight tickets, if I get evidence about bills etc, would there be any chance?

anyone...advice, please

MrMuffin

Ian you should start a new thread for maximum exposure to your issue. Cheers.

englishguygoinghome

On what grounds did they refuse? Did you apply for a full; priced visa (only need this if you are noit travelling together) or a family visit permit (free and the same permit you need to move back under Singh)