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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA NATIONALS AND SWISS NATIONALS
This section covers you if the country to which you belong is part of the European Economic Area or Switzerland.
New immigration regulations came into force on 30 April 2006. If you are a national of a country which is a member state of the EEA or Switzerland, or the family member of such a person, you will automatically have permanent residence status after exercising EEA free movement rights in the UK for any continuous period of 5 years ending on or after 30 April 2006, and therefore will not have to apply for indefinite leave to remain. But remember that, unless married to or the civil partner of a British citizen, you should normally have held permanent resident status for 12 months before applying for naturalisation.
Who is an EEA national?
The EEA comprises the Member States of the EC together with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. The Member States of the EC are set out below:
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Irish Republic
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Categories of EEA and Swiss Nationals who may have the right to reside permanently in the UK:
Workers - this includes:
• Job seekers
• Those between jobs (for example, women who have ceased employment on becoming pregnant but who intend to resume employment at some point after the birth)
• Those undergoing training in their own or another field
• Sick, injured and retired workers
Self-employed / Business persons
Students
Self-sufficient persons
Retired persons
Incapacity - (i.e. people who are incapacitated / permanently incapacitated and thus unable to pursue employment)
Applicants who have been outside the UK for 6 months or more in any one of the 5 years residence period will be seen to have ‘broken’ their residence. However, this does not apply in the following circumstances:
1. Period of absence from the UK due to military service
2. Any one absence from the UK not exceeding 12 months for an important reason
such as pregnancy and childbirth, serious illness, study or vocational training or an overseas posting.
Permanent residence status will be lost if an applicant is out of the UK for a continuous period of 2 years or more (as is the case with ILR).
If you are from a country that joined the EC on 1 May 2004 you will not acquire permanent residence in the UK on the basis of 5 years’ exercise of EEA free movement or establishment rights until 1 May 2009 at the earliest. You will need to obtain ILR if you apply for naturalisation before that date.
EEA nationals and family members who have been granted ILR under UK Immigration Rules, whether before or after 30 April 2006, continue to be “settled in the UK” provided they have not been away for 2 years or more since receiving ILR.
zrodlo:
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk - naturalisation - standard requirements
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk - naturalisation - knowledge of language and life in the UK
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk - naturalisation - The documents we require for naturalisation applicationsUwaga moderatora: uzupelnilem liste panstw
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