How to Apply for a EEA family permit?

Are you looking to apply for an EEA family permit to join a family member staying or working in the European Economic area or in the UK to be more specific, you might want to consider a few important guidelines. You can only apply for the family permit if your fit one of the various below mentioned criteria.

It is important that both the applicant and the person situated in UK are from outside the European Economic area. The applicant also has to quality as the family member or the extended family member of the EEA national. It is therefore extremely important for the applicant to check their eligibility on this ground.

There are other ways available to an applicant seeking the EEA family permit. The person can apply under the derivative right of residence. This is true for someone who is the carer of someone who is rightfully residing in the UK. The applicant could even be such a carer's child. Further the applicant could even be the child of an EEA national who has formerly worked in UK.

• It is also possible for you to seek the permit if you are the family member of a British citizen who has lived and worked in another EEA nation.
• The applicants can even stay in the UK as a family member of an EEA national who has died or who no longer lives in the UK or who is no longer the spouse or civil partner of the permit seeker.
• One quintessential pre condition for seeking the permit is that the the applicant must be outside the UK to apply for an EEA family permit. One can apply for the permit completely free of all costs.

It is extremely easy for the applicant to gain entry into the UK with an EEA family permit. It makes the entire process quick and easy for the applicant. An important attribute of the EEA family permit is that it is valid only for a period of up to six months. A person who has gained entry into UK on the EEA family permit can leave the UK any number of times within that period of six months. It is possible to apply either as a family member or an extended family member. The EEA citizen that you seek to join must already be situated in UK or should be expected to travel to UK with you within 6 months of the date of your application. If the family member you seek to join has already been in UK for more than 3 months, they must either be a qualified or skilled person or have a permanent right of residence.