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EEA(PR)

Application for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent

residence card under the EEA Regulations

Who this form is forUse this application form if you wish to apply for a document certifying permanent residence (if you’re an EEA national) or permanent residence card (if you’re a non-EEA national) as confirmation of a right of permanent residence under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (‘the EEA Regulations’). Any reference on this form to EEA nationals includes Swiss nationals.

EligibilityYou must normally have lived in the UK for a continuous period of 5 years as either:

• an EEA national ‘qualified person’ (worker, self-employed, self-sufficient, student or jobseeker) • a family member or extended family member* of an EEA national qualified person or

permanent resident • a former family member of an EEA national if you’ve retained your right of residence after

the EEA national died or left the UK, or your/their marriage or civil partnership ended in divorce, annulment or dissolution

• a family member of a British citizen who worked or was self-employed in another EEA state before returning to the UK (‘Surinder Singh’ cases)

You can also qualify if you are either:

• an EEA national former worker or self-employed person who has ceased activity in the UK because you have retired, are permanently incapacitated, or you’re now working or self-employed in another EEA state but still retain your residence in the UK

• the family member or extended family member* of an EEA national who has ceased activity• the family member or extended family member* of an EEA national former worker or self-

employed person who has died

Version 03/2019

This form is to be used for applications made on or after 14 March 2019

The Home Office will use the personal information you provide to consider your application. We may also share your information with other public and private sector organisations in the UK and overseas. For more detail please see the Privacy Notice for the Border, Immigration and Citizenship system at www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship. This also sets out your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 and explains how you can access your personal information and complain if you have concerns about how we are using it.

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*You can only apply as an extended family member if you’ve held valid residence documentation (registration certificate, residence card, or EEA family permit) throughout the relevant qualifying period.

Replace or renew your permanent residence documentYou can also use this form if you have previously been issued with a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card (or equivalent document) and want to replace it because it has been permanently lost or stolen, or renew it because it has expired.

The feeThere is a fee of £65 for each person applying for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card. See the payment guidance notes, enclosed with this form, for further information.

Your family membersYou can include your family members (including extended family members) in this application if they also qualify for permanent residence.

You must pay an additional £65 for each family member you include. If your payment does not cover you and your family members, we will reject your application and return it to you without consideration.

Biometric information for non-EEA nationalsIf you are a non-EEA national applying for a permanent residence card, you must give your biometric information (fingerprints and a digital photograph) before your application will be considered. If you do not, we may reject your application. See pages 7-13 of this form for further information.

Completing the application formComplete all relevant sections of the form as directed. Use a black pen and write names, addresses and similar details in capital letters. In sections where you are asked to give your personal details and address, leave a space between each name and each part of the address.

You must also send the relevant evidence as specified in section 18 of this form and the guidance notes on our website at:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-document-certifying-permanent-residence-or-permanent-residence-card-form-eea-pr.

Only complete the sections of the form that are relevant to you. If a section does not apply to you, leave it blank.

To save paper, postage and storage costs, we recommend that you only print and send us the:

• front page of the form

• sections of the form that you have actually completed (including the payment section and, if required, the biometric section).


Where to send your completed applicationYou must send your completed application form, supporting documents, and payment of £65 to the address below:Department 600 UKVI The Capital

LiverpoolL3 9PP

Sending it to any other address will delay your application. If you want to confirm that we have received your application, we recommend that you send it by special or recorded delivery and track it on the Royal Mail website: www.royalmail.com/track-your-item

Payment Guidance

The FeeThere is a fee of £65 for this application. If you wish to include any family members in this application, the fee increases by £65 for each family member included, as explained in the table below:

Number of applicants FeeYou, no family members £65You and 1 family member £130You and 2 family members £195You and 3 family members £260You and more than 3 family members Add £65 to the amount above for each

additional family member

You must pay the specified fee. If you do not include valid payment details, or your payment does not cover the full cost of the application, we will reject your application and return it to you without further consideration.

How you can payYou can pay by any of the following methods:• Cheque/Bankers Draft• Postal Order • Credit card - Mastercard, Visa (including Electron) or American Express (Amex)• Debit card - Delta, Maestro* (including Solo)

* Maestro - We can accept only Maestro cards issued in the UK.

Please note that when making large or multiple payments using your credit card, the anti-fraud measures that banks operate sometimes stop the full payment being taken. This can happen for a number of reasons. To prevent this you may inform your bank of your intention to make large or multiple payments in advance so that your bank allows the full payment to be taken when you submit your application. Please be aware that not all banks offer this service.

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Cheques and postal ordersYou must make the cheque or postal order payable to ‘Home Office’ and cross the cheque or postal order A/C Payee only. Please write the full name and date of birth of the applicant on the back of the cheque and/or each postal order and keep the postal order receipt(s). Please make sure that the date and the amount (words and figures) are correct and that the cheque is signed properly. Attach your cheque or postal order(s) to the front of the application form.

Completing the payment details pageTo ensure that your payment is processed without any delay, please follow this guidance when completing the Payment Details section.

1-2 The address at 1 should be the contact address in the UK for any correspondence. If it is not your home address (eg a solicitor or other authorised immigration adviser may be submitting the application), give the contact name at 2.

3 This should be the full name of the main applicant as given in his or her passport or travel document.

4 Date of birth - for example, 3 January 1980 should be written 03 01 1980 in the spaces provided.

5 If you do not select a fee then we cannot take a payment and your application will be rejected as invalid.

9 The name as displayed on the credit/debit card

10 Card number - this is the long number across the centre of the card

11 The card security number is a three-digit security code known as the card verification value (CVV). It consists of the last three numbers on the signature strip on the back of the card as shown below. For Amex the security code consists of 4 digits and is found on the front of the card.

If you do not provide the CVV number, we cannot take the payment and your application will be rejected as invalid.

12 Cardholder’s signature - the person named on the credit/debit card must sign and date these sections.

4567 123AUTHORISED SIGNATURE

CVV123

AMERICAN EXPRESS

1234 1234 123456 12345

CVV 1234


Consideration process• If the payment submitted does not cover the full cost of your application, it will be an invalid

application and the form, together with any documentation submitted, will be returned to you.

• The fee charged is for the processing and consideration of the application. This fee will be payable once the application form is received by the Home Office or its payment processing agent, regardless of the outcome of the application. If your application contains errors or is missing information it may be rejected as invalid. Your application will not be considered and your fee will be refunded less an administration fee of £25 for each person included in the application.

• We cannot begin the consideration process until the payment has cleared. We allow 5 working days for payments made by cheque to clear, credit/debit cards and postal orders will clear immediately.


Payment details - EEA(PR)Please complete this page in block capitals and black ink after first reading the payment guidance. It is mandatory to complete this section. If it is not complete, the application will be invalid and will be returned to you.

1. Contact address in the UK for correspondence

Postcode

2. Contact name in the UK if different from that of the applicant

3. Full name as given in your passport or travel document

4. Date of Birth

5. Amount - please tick the amount you are paying. If no fee is ticked we cannot take a payment and your application will be rejected as invalid.

Single applicant - no family members £65 Main applicant and two family

members £195

Main applicant and one family member £130 Main applicant and three family

members £260

If more than 3 family members are applying with you, please state the number in the space below and enter the correct amount specified in the payment guidance in the box.

Main applicant and ............... family members £

6. How are you paying? Please tick a box.

Postal order Cheque Debit or credit card Banker’s draft

7. Paying by cheque/bankers draft - please give cheque details below (payable to ‘Home Office’)Cheque number Account number Sort code

- -

8. Which card are you using for payment? Please tick a box

Visa/Electron Mastercard/Amex Maestro/Solo Delta

9. Name on card

10. Card number

Valid from Expiry date CVV number Issue No. if11. Card details / / available

12. Cardholders signature Date


Biometric information for non-EEA nationals: form EEA(PR)Note: this section applies to non-EEA nationals applying for a permanent residence card only. Do not complete this section if you are an EEA national applying for a document certifying permanent residence – proceed straight to section 1 instead.

If you are, or anyone included in this application is, a non-EEA national applying for a permanent residence card, you must complete this section in full. If you do not, we may reject your application and return it to you without consideration.

Introduction

In accordance with the Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006 (as amended), any non-EEA national applying for a residence card as evidence of their right to reside under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (‘the EEA Regulations’) must give their biometric information (fingerprints and a digital photograph) before their application will be considered. You must complete this section fully to ensure that we have the correct information when you attend your biometric appointment.

When we receive your application, we will send you a biometric enrolment letter. This will instruct you (and any non-EEA family members included in your application) to make an appointment at a designated Post Office to have your biometric information recorded. You will be charged an additional handling fee for this service, payable to the Post Office Ltd. You must pay the fee by cash or debit card when you attend your biometric enrolment appointment.

Do not send the biometric enrolment fee with your application fee.

Your application may be rejected as invalid if you do not enrol your biometric information when requested. For more information about biometrics, please visit www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits

Definitions

In this section, the term ‘residence card (biometric format)’ means a residence card, permanent residence card or derivative residence card issued under the EEA Regulations after you have given your biometric information. This is issued as a separate biometric card and not as a vignette or sticker in your passport, travel document, or other document.

If you currently have, or last had either:

• a residence card (biometric format) confirming your right to reside under the EEA Regulations

• a biometric residence permit confirming that you had been granted leave to remain under the Immigration Rules or Immigration Act 1971

you must include this document with your application (unless you have already returned the document to us).

www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits

www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits


Your personal details

1. Your title - please tick(Please state)

Mr Mrs Miss Ms Master Other

Your full name:

Your nationality:

Your date of birth:

Village, town or city of birth:

Country of birth:

Your home address in the UK:

Postcode

Personal details of any non-EEA family members included in this application

2. If you are including any non-EEA national family members in this application, please confirm their details in the table below. If there are more than two family members, make a copy of this table and enclose it with your application.

Number of family members included:


Family member 1 Family member 2Title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Master, Other). If ‘other’, please specifyFull name as shown in their passport

Nationality as shown in their passport

Date of birth

Village, town or city of birth

Country of birth

Address (if different to the address given in question 1 above)

Current or previous residence card (biometric format) or biometric residence permit

3. Have you, or has anyone included in this application, been issued with a residence card (bio-metric format) or biometric residence permit (BRP) in connection with a previous application under the EEA Regulations or for leave to remain?

Yes go to question 4 No go to question 10

Note: if you/they were last issued with a residence card under the EEA Regulations in the form a vignette or sticker in your/their passport, travel document, or other document (such as an ‘immigration status document’), answer ‘no’ to the above question.

4. If you answered yes to question 3, please give details of your/their residence card (biometric format) or BRP below. You must include this document with your application, unless it is not available for one of the reasons specified below. If you need more space, make a copy of this table and enclose it with your application.


You Family member 1 Family member 2Residence card (biometric format) or BRP numberNationality recorded on card or BRPIssue date (DDMMYYYY)Expiry date (DDMMYYYY)

Place of issueCard or BRP enclosed?

Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No

5. If any residence card (biometric format) or BRP referred to in the table above is not enclosed with the application then please state where the residence card (biometric format) or BRP is now:

Returned to Home Office - go to question 6

Stolen - go to question 7

Lost - go to question 8

Other - go to question 9

6. If any residence card (biometric format) or BRP listed in the table above has been returned to the Home Office, please give details below.

Reason it was returned:

Date it was returned:


7. If any residence card (biometric format) or BRP listed in the table above was stolen, please give details below.

Police report number:

Crime reference number:

Police station:

Date reported to the police:

Date reported to the Home Office card management service:

8. If any residence card (biometric format) or BRP listed in the table above was lost, please give details below.

Date it was lost:

Where it was lost:

Date reported to the Home Office card management service:

9. If any residence card (biometric format) or BRP listed in the table above is not enclosed for any other reason, please explain why you are unable to provide it below:


Fingerprints in previous immigration applications

10. Have you, or has any non-EEA family member included in this application, had your/their fingerprints taken as part of a previous UK immigration application made in the UK or abroad (including for an EEA family permit)?

Yes continue below No go to question 11

Please give details below for each case. If you need more space, continue on a separate sheet and enclose it with this application form.The name in which your/their fingerprints were taken

Date on which they were taken (DD/MM/YYYY)

Place at which they were taken

British diplomatic post if they were taken abroad

Special arrangements for medical conditions

11. Do you, or does any non-EEA national family member included in this application, have a medical or physical condition which may require special arrangements for your/their biometric features to be recorded?

Yes Please provide us with a letter from a treating clinician registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) giving details of the condition and/or special needs and explaining any arrangements that may be necessary.

No

Applicants under the age of 16

12. Are you, or is any non-EEA family member included in this application, under the age of 16?

Yes answer questions 13 to 14

No go to question 15


13. Any child under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult when they attend their biometric appointment. Please give details of the person who will be accompanying you (if you are under 16) or the child when you/they attend your/their biometric appointment. If there are more than 2 children, make a copy of this table and include with your application.

Child 1 Child 2Name of responsible adult

Date of birth of responsible adult

Nationality of responsible adult

Relationship of responsible adult to child

Note: The responsible adult accompanying any child under the age of 16 will need to provide a form of photographic identification, such as a passport or UK photo driving licence. If that person is not the parent or guardian of the child, they must have a letter confirming that they are a responsible adult who has a close connection to the child and has been authorised to accompany him or her.

14. If the responsible adult is not the parent or legal guardian of the child, please explain why your/the child’s parent or legal guardian will not be accompanying you/the child to the appointment:

Declaration15. As required by the Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006 (as amended),

I confirm that I am applying for a residence card (biometric format) for myself and any family members included in this application. If I am a sole applicant under the age of 16 or if any de-pendent child under the age of 16 is applying with me, I understand that the Home Office may make enquiries about any responsible adult nominated to be present when my fingerprints and/or a photograph are taken.

Signed Date

Now go to section 1.

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Section 1 - Applicant’s detailsYou must complete this section as required, even if you have already completed the biometric section. If you do not, your application may be delayed or even refused.

A. Document applied for1.1 Which document are you applying for? Please tick:

I’m an EEA national and I’m applying for a document certifying permanent residence

I’m a non-EEA national and I’m applying for a permanent residence card

B. Your personal detailsPhotographs - You must provide 2 recent identical photographs of yourself with your full name on the back of each one. Please place the photographs in a small sealed envelope and attach it across this box with a staple or paper clip at the right-hand side.Please make sure that the staple or paper clip does not damage or mark the photographs.All photographs must be as specified in the photograph guidance. A copy of the photograph guidance can be found at: www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports

Your name and date of birth1.2 Your title - please tick

(Please state)Mr Mrs Miss Ms Master Other

1.3 Your full name as shown in your passport, travel document or EEA national identity card

1.4 Surname or family name as shown in your passport, travel document or EEA national identity card

1.5 Any other name(s) by which you are or have been knownName(s) Dates during which you have

used this/these name(s)

1.6 If you have changed your name, why did you change it?

Marriage/civil partnership Divorce

Other (please state)

https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports


1.7 Your date of birth

Your gender and relationship status

1.8 What is your gender? Male Female

1.9 What is your relationship status?Married Single

Civil partner Unmarried partner

Divorced/ Dissolved civil partnership

Separated/ Separation order

Widow / widower Surviving civil partner

Your relationship to your sponsor

1.10 If you’re applying as the family member of an EEA national or British citizen, how are you related to them? For example, spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner, child, parent, etc.

Note 1: if you’re applying on the basis of a retained right of residence, indicate how you were related to your sponsor before your sponsor died or left the UK, or before your/their marriage or civil partnership ended in divorce, annulment or dissolution.

Your nationality and place of birth

1.11 Your current nationality (as stated in your passport, travel document or national identity card):

1.12 Do you currently hold, or have you ever held, any other nationality or citizenship?

Yes No

1.13 If yes, please give details below:Nationality or citizenship Dates held

From (DD/MM/YYYY) To (DD/MM/YYYY)*

* If you still hold the relevant nationality or citizenship, please write ‘present’.


1.14 Place and country of birth:

Your contact details

1.15 Your home address in the UK:

Postcode

1.16 Your home/daytime telephone number: 1.17 Your mobile number if you have one:

1.18 Your name and address for all correspondence in the UK, if different from your home address:

Postcode

1.19 Is the address in 1.18 the address of your representative or authorised immigration adviser?

Yes No Not applicable

1.20 Your email address and that of your representative if you have one. Please write your email address clearly in block capitals and note that we can only send updates to the email address you provide.

Please note: if you do not provide a valid email address for you or your representative, we will be unable to send you confirmation that we have received your application.

Your email address:

Please re-enter your email address in block capitals:

Your representative’s email address:

The Home Office or persons acting on behalf of the Home Office may use the above email address(es) to communicate with you about your application. You must check your email account at regular intervals and respond to any further information requests as soon as possible.


Your passport or national identity card

1.21 If you are not submitting a valid passport, travel document or nationality identity card, please say why in the box below and submit alternative evidence of your identity and nationality. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Please note: we will only accept alternative evidence of your identity and nationality if you can show that you are not able to submit a valid passport, travel document or national identity card due to circumstances beyond your control.

Your personal reference numbers

1.22 Home Office reference number(s). Include any registration certificate or residence permit number(s):

1.23 UK national insurance number:

If you do not have any of the above reference numbers, please write ‘N/A’ (not applicable) in the relevant box or leave it blank.

C. Family members included in your applicationIf you wish to include your (or your sponsor’s) family members (including extended family members) in this application, please give their details below.

If you want to include more than 3 family members, enter the number below, make an extra copy of this page, complete it with their details, and enclose it with your application.

Number of family members included:

Photographs

You must provide two identical photographs of each family member who is applying. Write the family member’s full name on the back of each photograph and enclose both photographs

1.24 Family member’s full name:

1.25 Nationality:


1.26 Date of birth: 1.27 Gender - please tick

Male Female

1.28 Home office reference number:

1.29 Relationship to sponsor:

Document applied for (please tick):

Document certifying permanent residence (EEA national)Permanent residence card (non-EEA national)


1.31 Nationality:


Male Female






1.37 Nationality:


Male Female





If you’re applying as a family member or extended family member, go to section 2. Otherwise, go to section 3.


Section 2 - Your sponsorComplete this section with details of your sponsor if, during the relevant qualifying period, you have mainly had a right of residence as a family member or extended family member, or if you’re applying on the basis that you have retained your right of residence.

Note: you don’t have to complete this section if you’re applying to replace a lost or stolen permanent residence document, or renew an expired permanent residence document - go straight to section 3.

‘Sponsor’ means the person from whom you derive your right of residence in the UK and who is your:

• EEA national family member or extended family member who is, or has been, a qualified person or who has permanent residence

• EEA national former family member who was a qualified person or had permanent residence (if you’re applying in the retained right of residence category) or

• British citizen family member who has exercised free movement rights in an EEA state other than the UK (if you’re applying under the ‘Surinder Singh’ route)

‘Relevant qualifying period’ means the period required to acquire permanent residence. This is normally 5 years, unless you’re applying as the family member of an EEA national who ceased activity, or who has died.

Photographs - Enclose at least one passport-sized photograph of your sponsor with their full name written clearly on the back.

Please place the photograph(s) in a small sealed envelope and attach it across this box with a staple or paper clip at the right-hand side.

Please make sure that the staple or paper clip does not damage or mark the photograph(s).

All photographs must be as specified in the photograph guidance. A copy of the photograph guidance can be found at: www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports

If you cannot provide a photograph of your sponsor because they have died, left the UK, or you’re unable to contact them, tick the box below:

Your sponsor’s name and date of birth

2.1 Title - please tick:(Please state)

Mr Mrs Miss Ms Master Other

2.2 Full name as shown in their passport or national identity card:

2.3 Surname or family name as shown in their passport or national identity card:

www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports


2.4 Any other name(s) they are or have been, known by:Name(s) Dates during which they have

used this/these name(s)

2.5 If they have changed their name, why did they change it?

Marriage/civil partnership Divorce

Other (please state):

2.6 Date of birth:

Your sponsor’s gender and relationship status

2.7 What is their gender? Male Female

2.8 What is their relationship status?

Civil partner Married

Single Unmarried partner

Divorced/ Dissolved civil partnership

Separated/ Separation order

Widow / widower Surviving civil partner

Your sponsor’s nationality and place of birth

2.9 Their current nationality (as stated in their passport or national identity card)

2.10 Do they currently hold, or have they ever held, any other nationality or citizenship?

Yes No

2.11 If Yes, please give details below:Nationality or citizenship Dates held

From (DD/MM/YYYY) To (DD/MM/YYYY)*

* If you still hold the relevant nationality or citizenship, please write ‘present’.


2.12 Place and country of birth:

Evidence of your sponsor’s identity and nationality

2.13 If you are not submitting a valid passport, travel document or nationality identity card, please say why in the box below and submit alternative evidence of your identity and nationality. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Your sponsor’s personal reference numbers

2.14 Home Office reference number(s):

2.15 UK national insurance number:

If your sponsor does not have any of the above reference numbers, please write ‘N/A’ (not applicable) in the relevant box or leave it blank.

Your sponsor’s contact details

2.16 Please give your sponsor’s home address in the UK, if different from your address given in section 1.

Postcode



Section 3 - About your applicationComplete this section to indicate the basis on which you’re applying for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card and then complete the relevant sections as directed.

Category of application3.1 Please tick to indicate the basis on which you’re applying for permanent residence:

I’ve previously been issued with a document certifying permanent residence, permanent residence card, or equivalent document, and wish to replace that document because it’s been lost or stolen, or renew it because it’s expired.

Complete sections 4, 17, 18 and 19 only.

I’ve lived in the UK for a continuous period of five years as an EEA national qualified person, the family member or extended family member of a qualified person, or a combination of these.

Complete sections 5, 9, 16, 17, 18 and 19. (If you are or have been a family member or extended family member, also complete the relevant section(s) as indicated in question 3.2 below.)

I’m an EEA national who ceased activity (stopped work or self-employment) due to retirement, permanent incapacity or because I’m now active as a worker or self-employed person in another EEA state.

Complete sections 5, 7, 9, 16, 17, 18, and 19.

I’m the family member or extended family member of an EEA national who ceased activity.

Complete sections 5, 7, 9, 16, 17, 18, and 19 (and the relevant section(s) as indicated in question 3.2 below).

I’m the family member or extended family member of an EEA national former worker or self-employed person who has died.

Complete sections 5, 6, 9, 16, 17, 18, and 19 (and the relevant section(s) as indicated in question 3.2 below).

I’ve retained my right of residence after my EEA national family member died or left the UK, or their marriage or civil partnership ended in divorce, annulment or dissolution, and I’ve lived in the UK for a continuous period of five years (including time spent as a family member).

Complete sections 5, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18 and 19 (and the relevant section(s) as indicated in question 3.2 below).

I’m the family member of a British citizen who exercised their free movement rights in another EEA state before returning to the UK and I’ve lived in the UK for a continuous period of five years as their family member (‘Surinder Singh’ route).

Complete sections 5, 10, 17, 18 and 19 (and the relevant sections as indicated in question 3.2 below).


Family members and extended family members3.2 If you are (or anyone applying with you is) applying on the basis that you/they are (or have been) a family member or extended family member during the qualifying period, tick the relevant box(es) below and complete the relevant section(s) as directed.

I am or have been the spouse, civil partner, or unmarried or same-sex partner of the sponsor.

Complete section 11.

I am or have been the descendant (child or grandchild) aged under 21 of the sponsor, or of the sponsor’s spouse or civil partner.


I am or have been the dependent child or grandchild aged 21 or over, parent, or grandparent of the sponsor (or of the sponsor’s spouse or civil partner).


I’m an extended family member (relative) of the EEA national sponsor, or of their spouse or civil partner, and I’m dependent on them and/or I’m a member of their household.


I’m an extended family member (relative) of the EEA national sponsor, or of their spouse or civil partner, and I strictly require their personal care on serious health grounds.


Note: if you are, or have been, an extended family member of the relevant EEA national, you must have held valid residence documentation (registration certificate, residence card or EEA family permit) throughout the relevant qualifying period.

Only complete the sections of the form that are relevant to you. If a section does not apply to you, leave it blank.

To save paper, postage and storage costs, we recommend that you only print and send us the front page(s) of the form and the sections of the form that you have actually completed.

In all cases, please also complete the Document Checklist on the final page of this form.


Section 4 - Replace or renew your permanent residence documentComplete this section if you have previously been issued with a permanent residence document (see below for definition) under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, 2006 or 2000 (‘EEA Regulations’) but that document has been permanently lost or stolen and you would like to replace it, or it has expired and you would like to renew it.

In this section, ‘permanent residence document’ means either:

• a document certifying permanent residence issued to an EEA national under the EEA Regulations 2016 or 2006

• a permanent residence card issued to a non-EEA national under the EEA Regulations 2016 or 2006

• a residence permit issued to an EEA national under the EEA Regulations 2000 endorsed to say you can stay in the UK indefinitely

• a residence document issued to a non-EEA national under the EEA Regulations 2000 endorsed to say you can stay in the UK indefinitely

Note: only complete this section if you still have a permanent right of residence. If the relevant document was revoked or cancelled, or you have been outside the UK for a continuous period of more than two years since it was issued, you cannot apply to replace or renew it and will need to qualify for permanent residence again.

If any of your family members also wish to replace or renew their permanent residence document, make and complete an extra copy of this section for each family member. Clearly write the name of each family member in the space indicated.

Number of family members

Full name of family member:

About your permanent residence document

4.1 Which document do you wish to replace or renew?

Document certifying permanent residence

Residence permit endorsed to say you can stay in the UK indefinitely

Permanent residence card

Residence document endorsed to say you can stay in the UK indefinitely


4.2 Give details of the document below:

Date of issue:

Document reference number:

Date of expiry (if stated):

4.3 Why do you wish to replace or renew it?

Document is permanently lost – answer questions 4.4 and 4.5 then 4.7 and 4.8

Document has been stolen – answer questions 4.4 and 4.5 then 4.7 and 4.8

Document has expired (permanent residence card only) – answer questions 4.7 and 4.8

Other reason – answer questions 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8

Document permanently lost or stolen

4.4 If the document has been permanently lost or stolen, did you report this to the police?

Yes No

If you have answered no, we cannot replace your document. The only exception to this is if the document was retained by your national authorities (for example, when you renewed your passport). If this is the case, give further information in 4.6 below and provide relevant evidence – for example, a letter from your country’s embassy.

4.5 Give details of when and where you reported the loss or theft of the document

Where was it lost/stolen?

When was it lost/stolen?

Name of the police station to which you reported the loss or theft:

Date you reported it:

Crime reference number:

You must include evidence with your application – see section 18 and the guidance notes.


Other reasons

4.6 If you have ticked ‘Other reason’ in question 4.3, give the full reason(s) below and provide any relevant supporting evidence.

Absences from the UK

4.7 Since you were issued with your permanent residence document, have you at any time been absent from the UK for a continuous period of more than 2 years?

Yes No

If you have answered yes, you will have lost your right to permanent residence and should not complete this form.

4.8 If your permanent residence document was issued more than 2 years ago, give details of all absences from the UK since the date it was issued. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and enclose with your application. You must also provide evidence of your continued residence in the UK.

Country or countries visited Date of departure

Date of return Number of days*

* Enter whole days’ absences only. Do not include the day you left the UK or returned to the UK. For example, if you were absent from the UK between 1 January 2014 and 31 January 2014, enter 29 days (2 January to 30 January inclusive).



Section 5 - Residence in the UK and previous EEA documentationComplete this section with details of your and (if applicable) your sponsor’s residence in the UK and any EEA residence documentation that you currently hold, or have previously held.

If you’re including any family members in this application, make and complete a copy of this section for each family member, enclose it with your application, and clearly write the name of the family member in the space provided.

Family member’s name:

A. Residence in the UK5.1 Date you first entered the UK

or Born in the UK

5.2 If you are applying as a family member or extended family member, or because you have retained your right of residence, date your sponsor entered the UK

Born in UK Or not applicable

5.3 Have you (or has your sponsor, if applicable) had any absences from the UK since you/they entered?

Yes No

If yes, please give details in the tables below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and enclose with your application.

You:

Country or countries visited Date of departure Date of return Number of days*

Your sponsor (if applicable)

Country or countries visited Date of departure Date of return Number of days*


* Enter whole days’ absences only. Do not include the day you left the UK or returned to the UK. For example, if you were absent from the UK between 1 January 2014 and 31 January 2014, enter 29 days (2 January to 30 January inclusive).

5.4 If you were or your sponsor was absent from the UK for more than 6 months in any 12-month period, please indicate the reason for the absence by ticking the relevant box below:

Military service

Other important reasons, such as pregnancy and childbirth, serious illness, study or vocational training, or an overseas employment posting

Give further details below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and enclose with your application.

B. Current or previous EEA residence documentation

5.5 Do you currently hold, or have you previously been issued with, any EEA residence documentation listed in table below?

Yes No

If yes, please provide details below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.Document Date of

issueDate of expiry

Document reference number

EEA family permit

Registration certificate

Residence card

Document certifying permanent residencePermanent residence card

Derivative residence card*

* Note: time spent in the UK with a derivative right of residence does not count towards permanent residence.


5.6 Were any of the above documents issued to you on the basis that you are, or were, the family member or extended family member of the sponsor named in section 2?

Yes No

If yes, provide details below:

5.7 Have any of the above documents since been revoked or cancelled by the Home Office?

Note: only answer ‘yes’ if you have received a formal notice from the Home Office telling you that it has been revoked, or if it was cancelled by a Border Force (immigration) officer. Do not answer ‘yes’ if the document has simply expired.

Yes No

If yes, provide details below:

5.8 Are you enclosing the relevant document(s) with your application?

Yes No

5.9 If you have answered no to 5.8, please explain why you are not enclosing it/them and provide any relevant supporting evidence (e.g. if the document was stolen, details of when you reported it to the police, crime reference number, and evidence that you reported it, such as a police lost property report).

Now go to—

• Section 6 if you’re the family member or extended family member of an EEA national who has died

• Section 7 if you are, or your sponsor is, an EEA national who has ceased activity

• Section 8 if you have retained your right of residence

• Section 10 if you’re the family member of a British citizen and applying under the ‘Surinder Singh’ judgment

• Section 9 in all other cases


Section 6 - Family member or extended family member of an EEA national worker or self-employed person who has diedComplete this section if your sponsor was an EEA national worker or self-employed person who has died and you were living with them as their family member or extended family member immediately before their death.

Note: if you’re applying as an extended family member, you must have held valid residence documentation (registration certificate, residence card, or EEA family permit) as the relevant EEA national’s extended family member immediately before their death. Give details of that document in section 5 and enclose it with your application.

6.1 Date your sponsor died

6.2 Were you (and your family members, if applicable) living with your sponsor immediately before they died?

Yes No

6.3 What was your sponsor’s status immediately before they died?

Worker Self-employed

You must give further details of your sponsor’s activity in section 9.

6.4 Had your sponsor lived in the UK for at least 2 years immediately before they died?

Yes No

6.5 Was your sponsor’s death due to an accident at work or an occupational disease?

Yes No

If yes, give details below:



Section 7 - EEA national former worker or self-employed person who has ceased activityComplete this section if you are, or your sponsor is, an EEA national who was working or self-employed in the UK and you or they have ‘ceased activity’ because you/they either:

• have retired

• are permanently incapacitated

• are now active as a worker or self-employed person in another EEA state but you/they still have your/their main home in the UK

In the rest of this section, ‘relevant EEA national’ refers to the person (you or your sponsor, whichever is applicable) who ceased activity.

Note: if you’re applying as an extended family member of a relevant EEA national who has ceased activity, you must hold, or have held, valid residence documentation (registration certificate, residence card, or EEA family permit), as their extended family member.

7.1 What was the relevant EEA national’s status in the UK immediately before they ceased activity?

Worker Self-employed Other (please state)

7.2 Date the relevant EEA national ceased activity

7.3 How long had the relevant EEA national been living in the UK before they ceased activity?

7.4 How long had the relevant EEA national been working or self-employed in the UK before they ceased activity?

Note: you must give details of your/your sponsor’s activity in the UK before you/they ceased activity in section 9.

7.5 If you are the family member or extended family member of the relevant EEA national, were you (and your family members, if applicable) living in the UK immediately before the relevant EEA national ceased activity?

Yes NoIf no, give details of any family members who were not in the UK and where they were:


7.6 Reason the relevant EEA national ceased activity – please tick:

Retired when they reached state pension age – go to section 9

Took early retirement (worker only) – go to section 9

Permanent incapacity to work – answer questions 7.7 and 7.8 below

Now active in another EEA state – answer questions 7.9 to 7.16 below

Permanent incapacity

7.7 Was the incapacity the result of an industrial accident or occupational disease?

Yes No


7.8 If you answered yes to 7.7, does the relevant EEA national receive a pension paid in part or in full by an institution in the UK?



Working or self-employed in another EEA state

7.9 What is the name of the EEA state in which the relevant EEA national is now active as a worker or self-employed person?

7.10 What is the relevant EEA national doing in the EEA state named above?

Worker Self-employed


7.11 When did the relevant EEA national start work/self-employment in the EEA state?

7.12 Give details of the relevant EEA national’s employment or self-employment in the EEA state below:

Name and address of employer or business

Job title or position held or type of business

Number of hours normally worked each week

Salary or wage*

Start date of employment or self-employment

*Give the figure before deductions for tax, national insurance and other regular deductions.

7.13 If you have any other information to give about the relevant EEA national’s activity in the EEA state, use the box below:

7.14 Does the relevant EEA national continue to own or rent property for his or her own use in the UK?

Yes No

If yes, and the address is different to the one given in section 1.15 or 2.16, what is that address?

Postcode

7.15 How often does the relevant EEA national return to their address in the UK?


7.16 Complete the table below with details of all absences from the EEA state mentioned above by the relevant EEA national. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary:

Country or countries visited Date of departure

Date of return Number of days*

* Enter whole days’ absences only. Do not include the day you/they left or returned to the EEA state. For example, if you/they were absent from the EEA state between 1 January 2014 and 31 January 2014, enter 29 days (2 January to 30 January inclusive).



Section 8 - Retained right of residenceComplete this section if you previously had a right of residence as the family member of a relevant EEA national (your ‘sponsor’ named in section 2), you have retained your right of residence for one of the reasons given below, and you have now completed 5 years’ continuous residence in the UK (this can include time spent in the UK as the family member of the relevant EEA national).

Category of retained right

8.1 Tick the relevant box below to indicate the basis on which you claim to have retained your right of residence.

My sponsor has died and I had lived in the UK for at least one year at the time of his or her death. (Complete subsections A, E and F.)

My sponsor has died or left the UK and I am, or a family member is, a child of the sponsor (or of their spouse/civil partner) who is in education. (Complete subsections B and E.)

I am the parent with actual custody of a child mentioned in subsection B. (Complete subsections B, C and E.)

I, or one of my family members, was the spouse or civil partner of the sponsor and the marriage or civil partnership has legally ended in divorce, annulment or dissolution. (Complete subsections D, E and F.)

In all cases, you must submit the relevant evidence listed in section 18 and the guidance notes.

A. Death of sponsor – one year’s residence

8.2 Date the sponsor died:

8.3 How long had you been living in the UK as the family member of the sponsor at the date of the sponsor’s death?

Years Months

8.4 If other members of your family are applying in this category, list them below and state how long they had been living in the UK when your sponsor died:

Name of family member How long they had been living in UK

Now go to subsection E.


B. Sponsor died or left the UK – child or children in education

8.5 If the sponsor has died, date of their death:

8.6 If the sponsor has left the UK, date they left the UK:

Please give details of all children who qualify in this subcategory. If there is more than one child, make a copy of this page, or continue on a separate sheet, and enclose with your application.

State the number of children applying this category:

When you have completed this subsection, go to subsection E below.

8.7 Full name of the child:

8.8 How is (or was) the child related to the sponsor at the time of his/her death or departure from the UK?

Child/grandchild of the sponsor

Child/grandchild of the person who was spouse or civil partner of the sponsor when he or she died or left the UK

8.9 Was the child in education at the time the sponsor died or left the UK?

Yes No

8.10 Is the child currently in education in the UK?

Yes No

8.11 Give further details of the child’s education in the UK in the table below.

Name and address of school(s) or college(s) attended Dates attended (from and to)


C. Parent with actual custody of a child or children in education mentioned in subsection B

8.12 Please confirm the name(s) of the child or children of whom you have custody. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and enclose with your application.Full name of child Date of birth Nationality Relationship to

sponsorRelationship to you

8.13 How long have you had custody of the relevant child/children?

8.14 What kind of custody is this? Please tick:

Court order By agreement with the sponsor

Other - please state

Now go to subsection E.

D. Marriage or civil partnership ended by divorce, annulment or dissolution

Note: if you’re the former spouse or civil partner of the sponsor, make sure you complete section 11 with details of the relationship.

(1) General questions

8.15 Please confirm who is the former spouse or civil partner of the EEA national sponsor:

I am the former spouse or civil partner of the sponsor

A member of my family is the former spouse or civil partner of the sponsor

If you have ticked ‘a member of my family’, give their details below:

Full name

Date of birth

Nationality

Relationship to you


8.16 Date of the relevant marriage or civil partnership:

8.17 Date legal proceedings began to end the marriage or civil partnership (that is, the date the divorce petition, nullity petition, dissolution petition, or overseas equivalent, was filed):

8.18 Date the marriage or civil partnership was legally ended (that is, the date the decree absolute, final dissolution order, or overseas equivalent, was issued):

8.19 Were you living in the UK at the date of divorce, annulment or dissolution?

Yes No

8.20 Was your sponsor present in the UK at the date of divorce, annulment or dissolution?

Yes No

8.21 If no, where were they and why? (For example, had they left the UK permanently or were they away on business or holiday?)

8.22 How long had your sponsor been living in the UK at the date of divorce, annulment or dissolution?

8.23 How long had you (or the family member named in question 8.15, if you are not the former spouse/civil partner) been living in the UK at the date of divorce, annulment or dissolution?

8.24 Is the sponsor still living in the UK?

Yes No Don’t know

If no, when did they leave the UK?

8.25 Please tick which of the following applies to you (tick more than one box if relevant):

The marriage or civil partnership referred to above lasted for at least 3 years before legal proceedings began to end it.


The parties to the marriage or civil partnership (that is, you, or the family member referred to in question 8.15, and the relevant EEA national sponsor) lived in the UK for at least one year while they were still married or in a civil partnership .

If you have ticked the 2 boxes immediately above, you can go straight to subsection E below. However, you may wish to complete the remaining questions in this subsection if you feel they are relevant to your circumstances.

I have/the person named in 8.15 has custody of a child of the sponsor. Answer the questions under (2) below.

I have/the person named in 8.15 has access rights in the UK to a child of the sponsor and the child is aged under 18. Answer the questions under (3) below.

I, or a member of my family, was the victim of domestic violence while the marriage or civil partnership referred to above was subsisting, or there are other particularly difficult circumstances which justify retaining the right of residence. Complete subsection (4) below.

(2) Custody of a child of the sponsor

8.26 Details of the relevant child(ren):

Full name of the child Date of birth Nationality

8.27 Who has custody of the child(ren)?

I do The person named in 8.15 does Someone else does

If ’someone else’, give their details below:Full name Date of birth Nationality Relationship to child

8.28 What kind of custody is this?

Court order By agreement with the sponsor

Other - please state

8.29 How long have you/they had custody of the child/children?


(3) Access rights to a child aged under 18 of the sponsor

8.30 Details of the relevant child(ren):

Full name of the child Date of birth Nationality

8.31 Who has access rights to the child?

I do The person named in 8.15 does Someone else does

If ’someone else’, give their details below:Full name Date of birth Nationality Relationship to child

8.32 Has a court ordered that access must take place in the UK?

Yes No

8.33 How long have you/your family member had these access rights?

Note: you must include the relevant court order with your application.

(4) Domestic violence or particularly difficult circumstances

8.34 If you were, or a family member was, the victim of domestic violence while the marriage or civil partnership was subsisting, or there are any other particularly compelling circumstances which you feel justify your retaining your right of residence, please give details below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary. You must also provide relevant evidence – see section 18 and the guidance notes.

Now go to subsection E (below).


E. Your sponsor’s status in the UK at the relevant date

8.35 Please indicate below your sponsor’s status on the date they died, left the UK, or when your (or your family member’s) marriage/civil partnership legally ended (‘the relevant date’).

Permanent right of residence

Qualified person (i.e. worker (including retained worker status), self-employed (including retained self-employed status), self-sufficient, student, jobseeker).

You must give details of your sponsor’s activity in the UK while you were still their family member – see section 9.

Now go to subsection F below.

F. Your status in the UK

You do not need to complete this subsection if you’re applying under category B (child in education, sponsor has died or left the UK) or C (parent with custody of such a child).

You must provide this information if you’re applying under category A (death of sponsor, one year’s residence) or D (marriage/civil partnership ended in divorce, annulment or dissolution).

8.36 Complete the table below with information about your activity in the UK since your sponsor died, left the UK, or their marriage/civil partnership ended.

Activity From (date) To (date)

Working for an employer

Retained worker status - temporary incapacity

Retained worker status - involuntarily unemployed and looking for workRetained worker status - unemployed and doing vocational trainingSelf-employed

Retained self-employed status - temporary incapacity

Self-sufficient

Family member of a non-EEA national in one of the above categories


8.37 If you have indicated that you are, or have been, a family member of a non-EEA national who is/has been working, self-employed or self-sufficient, please give their details below:

Full name

Date of birth

Nationality

Relationship to you

Employment

8.38 If you have (or your non-EEA family member has) been working, give details below:

Name and address of employer Start date of employment

End date of employment (if applicable)

Self-employment

8.39 If you have (or your non-EEA family member has) been self-employed, give details below:

Name and address of business Type of business Date started trading

Date stopped trading (if applicable)

Self-sufficiency

If you are or have been (or your non-EEA family member is or has been) self-sufficient, answer the questions below.


Financial resources

8.40 Please indicate your/your family member’s financial resources. This could include savings, investments, income from a pension, income from a family member’s lawful employment or self-employment, and so on. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Source of income How much it is How often you/they receive it

Comprehensive sickness insurance

8.41 Give details of what form of comprehensive sickness insurance you have (or your non-EEA family member has) held.

Type of insurance Period(s) held (from and to)

European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) issued by an EEA member state other than the UK (formerly form E111)Form S1 (formerly E106, E109 or E121)

Form S2 (formerly E112)

Form S3

Private health insurance plan

Temporary incapacity

8.42 If you are or have been (or your non-EEA family member is or has been) temporarily unable to work or pursue self-employed activity due to an illness or accident, give details below:

Nature of the illness or accident

How long the incapacity to work lasted or is expected to last:


Vocational training

8.43 If you have (or your non-EEA family member has) been doing vocational training after becoming unemployed, give details below:

Name and address of training provider Title of course and qualification (if relevant)

Start date End date

8.44 If you/your family member left your/their previous employment voluntarily, is/was the training related to your/their previous work?


If yes, how?

Looking for work

If you have (or your non-EEA family member has) been looking for work after becoming involuntarily unemployed, answer the questions below

8.45 Reason previous employment ended:

8.46 Did you/your non-EEA family member register with the relevant employment office (Jobcentre Plus in England, Wales or Scotland, or the Jobs and Benefits Office or Social Security Office in Northern Ireland)?

Yes No

If yes, date(s) you/your non-EEA family member registered:

Now go to section 9 to give details of your (former) sponsor’s activity in the UK.


Section 9 - Relevant EEA national’s activity in the UKComplete this section with details of the relevant EEA national’s activity in the UK as a qualified person (also known as ‘exercising Treaty rights’).

‘Relevant EEA national’ means the EEA national who is or has been a qualified person. If you (the person named in section 1) are not the relevant EEA national, you should complete this section with details of what your EEA national sponsor (named in section 2 of this form) has been doing.

‘Qualified person’ means an EEA national who is in the UK as a worker, self-employed person, self-sufficient person, student, or jobseeker. It also includes periods when you/they were temporarily unable to work due to illness or accident, involuntarily unemployed and looking for work, or unemployed and doing vocational training.

9.1 If you’re applying as the family member or extended family member of the relevant EEA national named in section 2, or because you have retained your right of residence, does the relevant EEA national have a document certifying permanent residence?

Yes - go to 9.2

No - go to subsection A then subsection B (if relevant)

Not applicable - go to subsection A then subsection B (if relevant)

9.2 If you have answered yes to question 9.1, give details of the document below

Date of issue:

Document reference number:

9.3 Are you enclosing the document with your application?

Yes No

If you have answered yes to question 9.3, you do not have to complete the rest of this section – go straight to section 16 instead. However, we reserve the right to ask you for more information if necessary.

If you have answered no, complete subsection A with details of your/the relevant EEA national’s activity in the UK.

If the relevant EEA national is or was an accession state national who worked for an employer during the accession period (see subsection B for definitions), you should also complete subsection B.


A. Details of the relevant EEA national’s activity

9.4 Complete the table below with details of the relevant EEA national’s (your or your sponsor’s) activity in the UK. Complete in chronological order, starting from when you/they entered the UK. For each period, briefly indicate what you were/your sponsor was doing. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Give further details of your/your sponsor’s activity in questions 9.5 to 9.12. For any period in which you were/your sponsor was not a qualified person, or if you wish to give any further information, give details at 9.13.

(1) Summary of the relevant EEA national’s activity

From (date) To (date) What the EEA national was doing (e.g. working, self-employed, self-sufficient, studying, looking for work, retired, incapacitated, family member only, etc)

(2) Employment

9.5 For any period in which you were (or your sponsor was) working for an employer, please give details in the table below. If you need more space, make a copy of this table or continue on a separate sheet and enclose with your application.

Name and address of employer Start date of employment

End date of employment

Salary/wage*

Reason for leaving (if applicable)

* Give the ‘gross’ figure before deductions for tax, national insurance, etc. Say whether per week, month or year.

Note: if you are/your sponsor is a (former) accession state worker, you must also complete subsection B.


(3) Self-employment

9.6 For any period in which you were, or your sponsor was, self-employed, please give details below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and enclose with your application.

Name and address of business Type of business Date started trading

Date stopped trading (if applicable)

(4) Temporary incapacity

9.7 If, during the relevant qualifying period, you were/your sponsor was temporarily unable to work or pursue self-employed activity due to an illness or accident, please give details below:

Nature of the illness or accident:

Period(s) during which you/they were unable to work:

(5) Study or vocational training

9.8 For any period in which you were, or your sponsor was, a student or doing vocational training, please give details in the table below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and enclose with your application.

Name and address of school, college, university, or training provider

Title of course and qualification

Start date End date


(6) Study or self-sufficiency – financial resources

9.9 For any period in which you were, or your sponsor was, a student or self-sufficient person, please state what financial resources were available to you/them. Indicate the source of the income (for example, own savings, scholarship or bursary, income from lawful employment or self-employment, income from rental property, money from a friend or relative, etc), how much you/they received and (where relevant) how often you/they received it (for example, every week, month, year). Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Source of income How much you/they receive(d)

How often you/they receive(d) it

9.10 If you have any other relevant information about your/your sponsor’s financial resources, use the box below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

(7) Study or self-sufficiency – comprehensive sickness insurance

9.11 For any period in which you were, or your sponsor was, a student or self-sufficient person, indicate below how you/they met the requirement to hold comprehensive sickness insurance cover (the insurance must also cover family members in the UK).

Type of insurance Period(s) held (from and to)

European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) issued by an EEA member state other than the UK (formerly form E111)Form S1 (formerly E106, E109 or E121)

Form S2 (formerly E112)

Form S3

Private health insurance plan


(8) Looking for work (jobseeker or retained status worker)

9.12 If you were/your sponsor was in the UK looking for work during the relevant qualifying period, were you/was your sponsor registered as a jobseeker with the relevant employment office (Jobcentre Plus in England, Scotland and Wales; the Jobs and Benefits Office or Social Security Office in Northern Ireland)? Tick yes even if claiming national insurance credits only.

Yes No

If yes, dates you/they were registered:

(9) Other periods not accounted for above

9.13 If there are any periods not accounted for in the questions above, or if there is any further information you would like to give to explain how you acquired permanent residence in the UK, please provide this information in the box below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary. If you do not have any further information to add, leave this blank.


B. Accession state workers

Complete this subsection if you are/were, or your sponsor is/was, a national of one of the countries listed below (‘accession states’), and you or they were working for an employer during the relevant ‘accession period’ (defined below). You must show that you/they were registered or authorised to do the work in question, unless you/they were exempt from that requirement. If you/they were not exempt, you/they must have worked for an uninterrupted period of 12 months in accordance with a relevant registration or authorisation document to become exempt.

EU8 nationals

Accession period: 1 May 2004 to 30 April 2009Relevant scheme: Worker registration scheme (WRS)Relevant authorisation documents:

WRS card or certificate, leave granted before 1 May 2004 giving permission to work

Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Poland Slovakia Slovenia

EU2 nationals

Accession period: 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013Relevant scheme: Worker authorisation arrangementsRelevant authorisation documents:

Accession worker (‘purple’) card, Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) card, ‘yellow’ registration certificate issued to students, ‘blue’ (exempt) registration certificate, leave granted before 1 January 2007 giving permission to work

Bulgaria Romania

EU1 nationals

Accession period: 1 July 2013 to -Relevant scheme: worker authorisation arrangementsRelevant authorisation documents:

Worker authorisation (‘purple’) registration certificate, ‘yellow’ registration certificate issued to students, ‘blue’ (exempt) registration certificate, leave granted before 1 July 2013 giving permission to work

Croatia

Answer questions 9.14 to 9.18 below.


9.14 If you or your sponsor worked for an employer during the relevant accession period, please complete the table below with details of any worker registration, worker authorisation, or other documents you/they held giving you permission to work. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and enclose with your application.

Type of document* Reference number

Date of application

Date of issue

Name of employer or category of employment authorised

* For example, WRS card/certificate, accession worker card, SAWS card, worker authorisation registration certificate, yellow registration certificate (student), etc – see previous page for relevant documents.

9.15 Did you/your sponsor work for an uninterrupted period of 12 months in accordance with one or more of the documents mentioned in the table above?

Yes No

If yes, when did you/your sponsor complete this 12-month period?9.16 If, at any point during the accession period, you/your sponsor worked without holding one of the documents listed in the table above, why was this?

Exempt or not otherwise required to register/obtain authorisation – go to 9.17

Worked without permission – go to 9.18

9.17 If you were/your sponsor was exempt or not required to register or obtain authorisation, please explain why below – e.g. you had leave which did not restrict your right to work, were the family member of an EEA national qualified person, spouse/civil partner of a British citizen, etc. You must also provide relevant evidence – see section 18 and the guidance notes.


9.18 If you/your sponsor worked without permission at any time during the accession period (and were not exempt), give details below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Name of employer Date unauthorised work started

Date unauthorised work ended

Now go to—

• Section 11 if you (or anyone applying with you) are or were the spouse, civil partner or durable partner of the sponsor named in section 2

• Section 12 if you (or anyone applying with you) are or were the descendant (child, grandchild aged under 21) of the sponsor named in section 2, or of their spouse/civil partner

• Section 13 if you (or anyone applying with you) are or were the dependent child, grandchild, parent or grandparent of the sponsor named in section 2, or of their spouse/civil partner

• Section 14 if you (or anyone applying with you) are the dependent relative (extended family member) of the sponsor named in section 2, or a member of their household

• Section 15 if you (or anyone applying with you) are the relative (extended family member) of the sponsor named in section 2 and you strictly require their personal care on serious health grounds



Section 10 - Family member of a British citizen (‘Surinder Singh’ route)Complete this section if you’re applying for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card because you’ve lived in the UK for a continuous period of five years as the family member of a British citizen, and that British citizen exercised free movement rights as a worker or self-employed person in an EEA Member State other than the UK. This is also known as the ‘Surinder Singh’ route.

10.1 Tick which of the following applies and complete the relevant subsections as directed

I have, or was last issued with, a registration certificate or residence card, or entered the UK with a valid EEA family permit, as the family member of the relevant British citizen, and that document has not since been revoked or cancelled.

Complete subsections A and B. Make sure you have also given details of your previous document in section 5.

I have not previously been issued with a registration certificate, residence card, or an EEA family permit under the Surinder Singh route, but I had completed 5 years’ continuous residence in the UK as the family member of the relevant British citizen before 1 January 2014.

Complete subsections A and B below.

I have not previously been issued with documentation under the Surinder Singh route but I completed 5 years’ continuous residence in the UK as the family member of the relevant British citizen ending on or after 1 January 2014. Complete subsections A, B and C below.

A. Details of the British citizen’s activity in the EEA state

10.2 What is the EEA state in which your British citizen family member exercised their free movement rights?

10.3 What was the British citizen doing in the EEA state?

Working Self-employed

10.4 Date the British citizen starting working or self-employment in the EEA state:

10.5 Date the British citizen stopped working or self-employment in the EEA state:

Please provide further information about the British citizen’s work, self-employment or other activity in the EEA state below.


(1) Employment

10.6 Please list all of the British citizen’s employment in the EEA state, starting with the most recent. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Name and address of employer

Job title/position held


Salary or wage*

Start and end date of employment

* Please give the ‘gross’ figure (i.e. before deductions for tax, national insurance (or equivalent) and any other deductions). Say if the amount is per week, month or year.

(2) Self-employment

10.7 Name of the British citizen’s business:

10.8 Address of the business:

Postcode

10.9 Website address of business (if applicable):

10.10 Type of business (for example, what product(s) the business made or sold, what services they provided, etc):

Note: you must provide evidence of the British citizen’s activity in the EEA state. See section 18 and the guidance notes for details.


(3) Other activity

10.11 Use the box below to explain what the British citizen was doing during any period when they were not working or self-employed in the EEA state, or to give any further relevant information about their work or self-employment not mentioned above. This could include, for example, periods when they were unable to work due to an illness or accident, or they were involuntarily unemployed and looking for work or doing vocational training.

Please also provide any relevant evidence (for example, proof of receipt of state benefits, proof incapacity, etc) – see section 18 and the guidance notes. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

B. Residence in the EEA Member State

10.12 Please give details of where you, the British citizen, and any other family members (if applicable) lived while the British citizen was working or self-employed in the EEA state. Start with the most recent address and continue on a separate sheet if necessary. You must also provide relevant evidence – for example, tenancy agreements, mortgage statements, utility bills, etc. See section 18 and guidance notes for details.

Address Who lived there (you, the British citizen, any other family members)

Dates lived there (from/to)

Ownership of property - please state whether owned, rented, provided by employer, etc.

10.13 Date the British citizen returned to live in the UK:


10.14 If you or your family members lived with the British citizen in the relevant EEA state, date you/they returned to live in the UK. If not applicable, write N/A

You:

Other family members:

C. Integration in the EEA Member State

10.15 Use the box below to provide any other information which you feel demonstrates that the relevant British citizen transferred the centre of his or her life to the EEA Member State, and provide supporting evidence where possible. This could include things like:

• details of financial commitments in the EEA state (for example, mortgage, rental agreement, bank account, investments)

• evidence of learning or speaking the language of the EEA state (e.g. qualifications, evidence of attendance at language classes)

• if you had any children or grandchildren living with you in the EEA state, details of any nursery/school/college/university they attended

• membership of any social groups or sports clubs

• details of any community activities undertaken in the EEA state

• any other relevant information

Now go to—

• Section 11 if you’re the spouse or civil partner of the British citizen

• Section 12 if you’re the descendant (child or grandchild aged under 21) of the British citizen

• Section 13 if you’re a dependent family member (child or grandchild aged over 21, parent or grandparent) of the British citizen

Then go to section 17 (personal history).


Section 11 - Spouse, civil partner or durable partner of the sponsorComplete this section if you’re applying for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card because you are (or were) the spouse, civil partner, or durable partner of the person named in section 2 of this form (your ‘sponsor’).

11.1 Please tick which applies to you:

I’m currently the spouse or civil partner of the sponsor. Complete all subsections (A to E).

I was the spouse or civil partner of the (EEA national) sponsor and I have retained my right of residence following divorce, annulment or dissolution of the marriage/civil partnership, or my spouse/civil partner has died. Complete subsections A to D.

I’m currently the unmarried or same-sex partner of the relevant EEA national, I’m in a durable (lasting) relationship with them, and I’ve held valid residence documentation as their partner throughout the relevant qualifying period. Complete subsections A, B, C, and E.

I was previously the durable partner of the relevant EEA national and held valid residence documentation as their partner, and I’m now married to or in a civil partnership with them. Complete all subsections (A to E).

A. How and when your relationship began11.2 When and where did you first meet your sponsor?

11.3 When did your relationship begin?

11.4 Are you and your sponsor related outside of your marriage/civil partnership/relationship?

Yes No

If yes, how are you related?

B. Contact with your sponsor and living arrangements

11.5 Do you and your sponsor currently live together?

Yes answer questions 11.6 to 11.8

No answer questions 11.9 to 11.13


If you’re currently living together:

11.6 When did you start living together?

11.7 Were you in a relationship with each other when you started living together?

Yes No

11.8 If you have lived with your sponsor at an address other than the address given in section 1 of this form during the relevant qualifying period, please list them below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Postcode

From To

If you’re not currently living together:

11.9 Why do you not currently live with your sponsor?

11.10 Have you ever lived with your sponsor within or outside the UK?

Yes No

If yes, please provide details of when and where you previously lived with your sponsor

11.11 How often do you see (meet) your sponsor?


11.12 When did you last see your sponsor?

11.13 How do you keep in touch with your sponsor?

C. Children

11.14 Do you and your sponsor have any children together?

Yes No

11.15 Do you have any children of whom your sponsor is not the parent (such as, from a previous or other relationship)?

Yes No

11.16 Does your sponsor have any children living in the UK of whom you are not the parent?

Yes No

If you have answered no to questions 11.14, 11.15 and 11.16, go to subsection D (if you’re the current or former spouse of the sponsor), or subsection E (if you’re the durable partner of the sponsor).

11.17 If you have answered yes to questions 11.14, 11.15 or 11.16, have you included the child/children in this application?

Yes go to subsection D (spouse/civil partner) or E (durable partner)

No if any of the children mentioned in 11.14, 11.15 or 11.16 are not included in your application, please explain why not below:


D. Marriage or civil partnership11.18 When did you decide to marry or form a civil partnership with your sponsor?

11.19 Date of your marriage or civil partnership

11.20 Where (in what town/city and country) did your wedding or civil partnership ceremony take place?

11.21 Were you and your sponsor both present at the ceremony? Please tick:

Yes No

If no, please explain why not and where you were/your sponsor was at the relevant time:

E. Other relationships11.22 Do you or your sponsor currently have another spouse or civil partner, or an unmarried or a same-sex partner with whom you or they are in a durable relationship?

Yes No

11.23 Have you or your sponsor been married, in a civil partnership, or in a long-term relationship before your current relationship?

Yes No

11.24 If you have answered yes to either of the above questions, please give details of all other current or previous marriages/civil partnerships/relationships in the box below. Details should include name and nationality of former partner, date and place of any marriages and divorce, annulment or dissolution, how long the relationship lasted, date of death of former partner (if applicable), and any other relevant details.

Now go to -• Section 17 if your sponsor is a British citizen• Section 16 in all other cases


Section 12 - Descendant (child or grandchild) aged under 21Complete this section if you are (or anyone included in this application is) applying as a descendant aged under 21.

‘Descendant’ means the child or (great-) grandchild of the sponsor, or of the sponsor’s spouse or civil partner. Note: if the sponsor has only had a right to reside as a student, you can only include dependent children in this section. Grandchildren of students must qualify as extended family members and should complete section 14 or 15 instead. Descendants aged 21 or over must complete section 13 of this form.

If more than one person is applying in this category, make and complete an additional copy of this section for each descendant aged under 21 and enclose it with your application. Clearly write the name of the descendant on each copy.

Number of descendants aged under 21

Name of descendant

12.1 Please give details of your parents, as recorded on your birth certificate, legal adoption order, or UK parental order.

Mother/parent 1 Father/parent 2Full nameDate of birthNationality

12.2 Do you currently live with both parents named in question 12.1?

Yes No

12.3 If you have answered no to question 12.2, and you are under the age of 18, please explain who you normally live with and the reasons for this below. You must also provide relevant supporting evidence (see section 18 and the guidance notes).


12.4 Are you currently working (including self-employment) in the UK?

Yes No

If yes, please give details below:



Wages per week/month* (please specify)

Date this employment started

* Give the figure before any deductions for tax, national insurance or other regular deductions.

12.5 Are you currently in education (including school, college, university, or vocational training)?

Yes No

If yes, please give details below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary:

Name and address of educational establishment

Name of course or qualification

Course start date Course end date

Now go to -

• Section 17 if your sponsor is a British citizen



Section 13 - Dependent family member (child, grandchild, parent, grandparent)Complete this section if you are (or anyone included in this application is) applying for a document certifying permanent residence or a permanent residence card as the dependent family member of the sponsor named in section 2. You must be either the:

• dependent child or (great-)grandchild aged 21 or over of the sponsor (or of their spouse or civil partner)

• dependent parent or (great-)grandparent of the sponsor (or of their spouse or civil partner)

Note: if your sponsor is an EEA national who only has a right to reside as a student, and you’re their grandchild, parent or grandparent, you must qualify as an ‘extended’ family member and should complete section 14 or 15 instead.

In this section—‘Sponsor’ means the person who gives you financial support. This must be the relevant EEA national or British citizen named in section 2, or their spouse or civil partner, or both.

‘Dependent’ means that you need the financial help of your sponsor to meet your essential needs.If more than one person is applying in this category, make and complete an additional copy of this section for each dependent family member and enclose it with your application. Clearly write the name of the dependant on each copy.

Number of dependent family members:

Name of dependant:

Your sponsor

13.1 Is your sponsor:

(a) The EEA national or British citizen named in section 2

(b) The EEA national’s or British citizen’s spouse or civil partner

(c) Both

If you have ticked (b) or (c), please give details of the sponsor’s spouse or civil partner below:

Full name:

Date of birth:Nationality:


13.2 How long have you been dependent on your sponsor?

Your income

13.3 Does your sponsor regularly give you money?

Yes No

If yes, please say how much and how often:

13.4 Do you receive financial assistance from any other relative or friend?

Yes No

If yes, give details (including how much and how often) below:

13.5 Are you currently working (including self-employment) in the UK?

Yes No






* Give the figure before any deductions for tax, national insurance or other regular deductions.


13.6 Please give details in the table below of any other regular source of income or capital you have, in the UK or overseas. This could include, for example, a company or state pension, income from rental property, savings, investments, and so on. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Source of income How much you receive

How often you receive it

Accommodation

13.7 Do you currently live with your sponsor?

Yes No

13.8 Do you pay any rent, mortgage or other payment for this accommodation?

Yes No

If yes, give details in question 13.9.

Outgoings and expenditure13.9 Please complete the table below with details of your regular outgoings and expenditure. This could include things like rent/mortgage, gas, electricity, or water bills, medical bills, insurance, etc. If your sponsor or another relative or a friend helps you with these, please give details in the third column.If you need to give more details, you can use the box at the end of this section or provide them on a separate sheet if necessary.

Outgoing Amount per month Who pays (e.g. you, your sponsor, a relative/friend)


13.10 Please give any other relevant information about how you are dependent. This could include any further information about your financial circumstances or details of any emotional or physical support you receive from your sponsor. If you have no further information to add, please leave this blank.

Now go to -

• Section 17 if your sponsor is a British citizen



Section 14 - Extended family member (relative) who is dependent on the EEA national or is a member of their householdComplete this section if you are (or anyone included in this application is) applying for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card because you’re a relative of the relevant EEA national, or of their spouse or civil partner, and you:• were dependent on the EEA national or were a member of their household before you came

to the UK and• since entering the UK, have continued to be dependent on the EEA national or be a member

of their household

Note: you must have held valid residence documentation (registration certificate, residence card or EEA family permit) as the relevant EEA national’s extended family member throughout the relevant qualifying period. If you have not, you will not qualify for permanent residence. If you wish to apply for a registration certificate or residence card, you should complete form EEA(EFM) instead.

In the rest of this section, ‘sponsor’ means the relevant EEA national named in section 2 of this application form and of whom you are a relative.

If more than one person is applying in this category, make and complete an additional copy of this section for each dependent relative and enclose it with your application. Clearly write the name of the relative on each copy.

Number of dependent relatives

Name of relative

Your current status

14.1 Are you currently dependent on your sponsor or are you a member of your sponsor’s household in the UK ? Tick more than one if relevant.

Yes, dependent Yes, member of their household

No


Income

14.2 Do you regularly receive money from your sponsor?

Yes No

If yes, please say how much, how often and for how long:

14.3 Do you regularly receive money from any other relative or friend?

Yes No

If yes, please say how much, how often and for how long:

14.4 Please give details in the table below of any other regular source of income or capital you have, from the UK or elsewhere. This could include, for example, income from employment or self-employment, a company or state pension, state benefits, income from rental property, savings, investments, and so on. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Source of income How much you receive

How often you receive it

Accommodation

14.5 Do you currently live with your sponsor?

Yes No


14.6 If you have answered yes to 14.5, is this property owned or rented by the EEA national, or is the EEA national the person mainly responsible for paying any rent, mortgage or other payment?

Yes No

14.7 Who else lives with you (apart from your sponsor, if applicable)? Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.Name Relationship to you

Outgoings and expenditure14.8 Please complete the table below with details of your regular outgoings and expenditure. This could include things like rent/mortgage, gas, electricity, or water bills, medical bills, insurance, etc. If the EEA national or another relative or a friend helps you with these, please give details in the third column. If you need to give more details, you can give these in the box at the end of this section or provide them on a separate sheet and enclose with the application.

Outgoing Amount per month Who pays (e.g. you, your sponsor, a relative/friend)

14.9 Please give any other relevant information in the box below to show how you are dependent on your sponsor. This could include:• further information about your financial circumstances before or after coming to the UK• details of any emotional or physical support you receive, or have received, from the EEA

national • your family circumstances in your home country• details of any compelling or compassionate circumstances which would make it difficult for

you to live in your home country without the EEA national’s support• any other relevant information

Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and enclose it with the application.



Section 15 - Extended family member (relative) who strictly requires the personal care of the EEA national, or of their spouse or civil partner, on serious health groundsComplete this section if you are (or anyone included in this application is) applying for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card because you’re a relative of the relevant EEA national named in section 2, or of their spouse or civil partner, and you strictly require their personal care on serious health grounds.

Note: you must have held valid residence documentation (registration certificate, residence card or EEA family permit) as the relevant EEA national’s extended family member throughout the relevant qualifying period. If you have not, you will not qualify for permanent residence. If you wish to apply for a registration certificate or residence card, you should complete form EEA(EFM) instead.

If more than one person is applying in this category, make and complete an additional copy of this section for each relative who requires care and enclose it with your application. Clearly write the name of the relative on each copy.

Number of relatives requiring care

Name of relative

15.1 What is the nature of your health condition(s)?

15.2 How long have you had this (these) health condition(s)?

15.3 How long is (are) the health condition(s) expected to last?

15.4 Are you able to care for yourself on a daily basis – that is, undertake daily tasks, such as washing and dressing yourself, or preparing food for yourself, without the help or support of anyone else?


Yes No

If no, please say which daily tasks you have difficulty with:

15.5 Who currently provides you with the majority of your care?

a) The relevant EEA national

b) The EEA national’s spouse or civil partner

c) Both

d) Someone else

15.6 If you have ticked (b), (c) or (d), please give the name, nationality and date of birth of the other person. If you have ticked (d), please also say what their relationship is to you.

Full nameDate of birthNationalityRelationship to you

15.7 Please describe the care they provide you with and how often:

15.8 Do you receive any care from any other person or organisation (for example, social services) not mentioned in questions 15.5 and 15.6 above?

Yes No


If yes, please provide details below:

15.9 Before the EEA national (or their spouse or civil partner) started caring for you, did anyone else (or any organisation, such as social services) provide care?

Yes No

If yes, please give details below and explain why the arrangement stopped (if it stopped):

15.10 Are you currently doing any work, paid or unpaid, employed or self-employed, in the UK?

Yes No






*Give the figure before any deductions for tax, national insurance or other regular deductions.

15.11 If you wish to provide any further information about your circumstances, please use the box below. Continue on a separate if necessary and enclose it with the application.



Section 16 - Public funds (state benefits)This section asks for information about any public funds or state benefits (also known as ‘social assistance’) you are claiming, or have claimed, or that your sponsor is claiming or has claimed since you have lived in the UK.

Note: you do not have to complete this if you’re the family member of a British citizen and applying in the ‘Surinder Singh’ category (see section 10).

16.1 Are you/is your sponsor claiming, or have you/has your sponsor claimed, since living in the UK, any of the public funds or state benefits listed in the table below?

Attendance allowance Disability living allowance Personal independence payment

Carers allowance Housing and homelessness assistance

Severe disablement allowance

Child benefit Housing benefit Social fund payment

Child tax credit Income-based jobseeker’s allowance

State pension credit

Council tax benefit Income related employment & support allowance – ESA (IR)

Universal credit

Council tax reduction Income support Working tax credit

Yes No

16.2 If you have answered yes to question 16.1, please complete the table below to show the amount you/your sponsor receive(s), or received, each week/month and for how long the benefit has been paid. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Benefit Who receives it Amount you/they receive each week/month (please specify frequency)

Date you/they started receiving this benefit

Date you/they stopped receiving this benefit (if you/they no longer receive it)



Section 17 - Personal history

This section asks you about any criminal convictions you (or any family members who are applying with you) have, any civil judgments or civil penalties made against you and details of any involvement you may have had in war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity or terrorism. If you fail to answer all of these questions as fully and accurately as possible, your application may be refused.

It is an offence under section 26(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1971 to make a statement or representation which is known to be false or is not believed to be true. Information given will be checked with other agencies.

17.1 Have you (or any family members who are applying with you) been convicted of any criminal offence in the UK or any other country?

Yes - continue below No - go to question 17.2

Please give details below for each criminal conviction, starting with the most recent one. If you (or any family members who are applying with you) have received more than one conviction, please photocopy this page and enclose it with this form.

Note: We will carry out criminal record checks on all applicants and dependants.

In accordance with section 56A of the UK Borders Act 2007 you are required to disclose all spent or unspent convictions. This includes road traffic offences but not fixed penalty notices (such as speeding or parking tickets) unless they were part of a sentence of the court. This includes all drink-driving offences.

Criminal conviction 1

Name under which you were convicted:

Country where convicted:

Nature of the offence:

Sentence given:


Date sentenced:

If you were sentenced to a period of imprisonment, what was the length of the prison sentence imposed (in months)?

months

17.2 Do you (or any family members who are applying with you) have any civil judgments against you or any civil penalty under the UK immigration acts?

Yes continue below No go to question 17.3

Give details for each civil judgment or any civil penalty under the UK immigration acts, starting with the most recent one.If you (or any family members who are applying with you) have received more than one civil judgments and/or civil penalties under the UK immigration acts, please photocopy this page and enclose it with this form.

Details of judgment or civil penalty 1:

Date of judgment or civil penalty:

Country where judgment made:

You must answer the following questions even if you have answered that you (or any family members who are applying with you) have not been convicted of any criminal offence in the UK or any other country.

For help in answering these questions, please see the definitions at the end of this section.

Provide more details on a separate sheet of paper if necessary and submit it with your application.

17.3 Have you (or any family members who are applying with you) ever been charged or indicted in any country with a criminal offence for which you have not yet been tried in court?

Yes Please provide details: No go to question 17.4


17.4 In either peace or war time, have you (or any family members who are applying with you) ever been involved in, or been suspected of involvement in, war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide?


17.5 Have you (or any family members who are applying with you) ever been involved in, supported or encouraged terrorist activities in any country?


17.6 Have you (or any family members who are applying with you) ever been a member of, or given support to, an organisation which has been associated with terrorism?


17.7 Have you (or any family members who are applying with you) ever, by any means or medium, expressed views that justify or glorify terrorist violence or that may encourage others to terrorist acts or other serious criminal acts?


17.8 Have you (or any family members who are applying with you) ever engaged in any other activities which might indicate that you may not be considered to be a person of good character?


17.9 Please state what ties you (or any family members who are applying with you) have with:

• the country where you were born

• any other country whose nationality you hold

• any country where you have lived for more than 5 years


You should tell us about any family friends, or other connections with that country:

Country Social, cultural or family ties

DefinitionsThe following information provides guidance on actions which may constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, or terrorist activities.

This guidance is not exhaustive. The full definitions of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide can be found in Schedule 8 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 at www. legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/17 or purchased from The Stationery Office (telephone 0870 600 5522). It is the your responsibility to satisfy yourself that you are familiar with the definitions and can answer the questions accurately.

War crimesGrave breaches of the Geneva Conventions committed during an armed conflict. This includes an internal armed conflict and an international armed conflict. The types of acts that may constitute a war crime include wilful killing, torture, extensive destruction of property not justified by military necessity, unlawful deportation, the intentional targeting of civilians and the taking of hostages.

Crimes against humanityActs committed at any time (not just during armed conflict) as part of a widespread or systematic attack, directed against any civilian population with knowledge of the attack. This would include offences such as murder, torture, rape, severe deprivation of liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law and enforced disappearance of persons.

GenocideActs committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.

Terrorist activitiesAny act committed, or the threat of action, designed to influence a government or intimidate the public and made for the purposes of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause and that involves serious violence against a person; that may endanger another person’s life; creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public; involves serious damage to property; is designed to seriously disrupt or interfere with an electronic system.

Organisations concerned with terrorismAn organisation is concerned with terrorism if it commits or participates in acts of terrorism; prepares for terrorism; promotes or encourages terrorism (including the unlawful glorification of terrorism); or is otherwise concerned in terrorism.


Section 18 - Documents and evidenceComplete this section to indicate what documents you’re submitting with your application. Please also complete the document checklist on the final page of this form.

Please note: this section provides only brief guidance on what documents to submit. You must refer to the full guidance on our website at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-document-certifying-permanent-residence-or-permanent-residence-card-form-eea-pr

If you don’t submit sufficient evidence to show that you qualify for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card, we will refuse your application.

Photographs (sections 1-2) – 2 passport-sized photographs of you and each family member included in your application; and one passport-sized photograph of your sponsor. The photos must conform to the standards at www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports

Proof of identity and nationality (sections 1-2) – for example, a valid passport, travel document or national identity card for you, any family members applying with you, and your sponsor (if applicable).

If you can’t provide any of these documents you must explain why and provide alternative evidence of your/their identity and nationality.

Proof of relationship to your sponsor (sections 1-2) – for example, birth or adoption certificates, marriage/civil partnership certificates, etc, clearly showing the relationship

Replace/renew your permanent residence document (section 4) – your previous permanent residence document (if available) or police lost property report/crime reference number. Proof of continued residence in the UK if document issued more than 2 years ago.

Previous immigration or residence documents (section 5) – registration certificate, residence card, biometric residence permit; previous passports, travel documents or national identity cards; police lost property report or crime reference number for lost/stolen documents

Proof of residence in UK (sections 4-8) or EEA state (section 10) for the relevant period – for example, utility bills, bank statements, council tax (or equivalent) bills, NHS (or equivalent) letters, mortgage/tenancy agreements, etc.

Sponsor has died (section 6) – sponsor’s death certificate, proof your sponsor was working or self-employed before he or she died (see notes for section 9), proof of your/their residence in the UK before his/her death

You have/sponsor has ceased activity (section 7) – evidence of receipt of pension, permanent incapacity, or work/self-employment in another EEA state; evidence of previous work/self-employment and residence in the UK

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-permanent-residence-document-or-permanent-residence-card-form-eea-pr

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-permanent-residence-document-or-permanent-residence-card-form-eea-pr

www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports


Retained right of residence (section 8) –

• death certificate for sponsor (8A or 8B)

• evidence of child’s attendance at school (8B or 8C)

• evidence of custody of or access rights to children (such as court order) (8C or 8D)

• decree absolute or dissolution order (8D)

• evidence of domestic violence – for example, evidence of conviction against sponsor, medical report, letter from women’s refuge (8D)

• evidence your sponsor had permanent residence or was a qualified person (8E)

• evidence of your status (for example, proof of employment, self-employment, self-sufficiency) (8F)

• evidence of your previous residence in the UK as a family member

Your sponsor’s document certifying permanent residence if they have one (9.1)

Evidence of employment (sections 6-10) – for example, employer’s letter, wage slips, bank statements showing receipt of wages, P60s

Evidence of self-employment (sections 6-10) – for example, tax self-assessment forms, proof of payment of class 2 or 4 national insurance contributions, invoices for work done, business accounts, business bank statements, etc

Evidence of temporary or permanent incapacity (sections 7-10) – for example, letter from doctor or medical report, evidence of sickness-related benefits

Evidence of vocational training (sections 8-10) – letter from training provider giving details of training

Evidence of self-sufficiency (sections 8-9) – for example, bank statements, building society pass book, evidence of receipt of pension, etc.

Evidence of study (section 9) – for example, letter from school/college/university, statement of sufficient financial resources, bank statements, evidence of receipt of scholarship or bursary, etc.

Evidence of comprehensive sickness insurance for students and self-sufficient persons (sections 8-9) – European Health Insurance Card (not issued by the UK); form S1, S2, or S3; or evidence of comprehensive private medical insurance.

Note: The definition of comprehensive sickness insurance does not include cash back health schemes, travel insurance policies or access to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).


Evidence of looking for work (sections 8-10) – for example, proof of receipt of job-seeking benefits, letters of invite to interviews, rejection letters from employers, evidence of academic or professional qualifications, etc.

Accession state nationals: proof of authorisation to work (section 9B) – for example, worker registration cards or certificates, accession worker card, blue or yellow registration certificate, worker authorisation (purple) registration certificate, passport endorsed with leave to remain, or proof of exemption

Surinder Singh (section 10):

• evidence of your sponsor’s employment or self-employment in another member state

• evidence of your/your sponsor’s residence in another member state

• evidence your sponsor transferred their centre of life to the other member state – for example, details of financial commitments, evidence of family living with them, etc

Marriage/civil partnership/durable relationship (section 11):

• marriage or civil partnership certificate (if applicable)

• proof of living together (such as utility bills, mortgage/tenancy agreements, NHS letters, etc)

• birth certificates of children you have

• evidence that any previous marriage or civil partnership has legally ended – for example, divorce certificate

Descendant under 21 (section 12) – birth or adoption certificate(s) for children; if the child is under 18 and not living with his/her parents, parental order or residence order, or letter from parent(s) consenting to living arrangements

Evidence of dependency or household membership (sections 13 and 14) – for example, money transfer receipts, bank statements showing money transfers, evidence of accommodation provided by sponsor, etc.

Evidence of strictly requiring personal care (section 15) – for example, detailed medical report from registered medical consultant

Public funds/state benefits (section 16) – for example, letter(s) from DWP, HMRC or local authority giving details of benefit(s) or tax credits received, bank statements showing receipt of relevant benefit(s)



Section 19 - DeclarationsYou (the applicant) should complete subsection A and your sponsor (named in section 2 of this form, if relevant) should complete subsection B, unless they are unable to do so. A. Applicant’s declarationPlease read the declaration below and sign it. It should be signed by you (the applicant) and not by a representative or other person acting on your behalf. If you are under 18, your parent or guardian may sign it. I hereby apply for a document certifying permanent residence / permanent residence card for myself and any family members included in this application. The information I have given in this form is complete and is true to the best of my knowledge.

I confirm that the photographs submitted with this form are a true likeness of me and my family members, as named on the back of each photograph, and that I have had the opportunity to see the Home Office photograph guidance.

I confirm that if, before this application is decided, there is a material change in my circumstances or new information relevant to this application becomes available, I will inform the Home Office.

I understand that all information provided by me to the Home Office will be treated in confidence but that it may be disclosed to other government departments, agencies, local authorities, the police, foreign governments and other bodies for immigration purposes or to enable them to perform their functions, and that, if such bodies provide the Home Office with any information about me which may be relevant for immigration purposes, it may be used in reaching a decision on my application or on whether I or my family members have, or my sponsor has, a right of residence.

I understand that my details may in certain circumstances be passed to fraud prevention agencies to prevent and detect fraud and money laundering. I also understand that such agencies may provide the Home Office with information about me. Further details explaining when information may be passed to or from fraud prevention agencies and how that information may be used can be obtained from the Home Office website.

I understand that documents provided in support of this application will be checked for authenticity, and that false documents will be retained and may result in my application being refused and in my prosecution and subsequent removal from the UK.

I understand that the Home Office may also use the information provided by me for training purposes.

I am aware that it is an offence to make a statement or representation which I know to be false or do not believe to be true, or to obtain, or seek to obtain a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card by means which include deception.

I understand that if I am, or anyone included in this application is, informing the Home Office that I or they have changed gender, these details may in certain circumstances be shared with other Home Office colleagues. I consent to this, where necessary, and understand that this information will only be shared in limited circumstances relating to identity and security in line with section 22 of the Gender Recognition Act. I am aware they will otherwise be treated in confidence and that my rights under the Equality Act 2010, Data Protection Act 2018 and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights will be unaffected.

Signed Date


B. Sponsor’s declarationThe sponsor named in section 2 of this application form (if applicable) should read the declaration below and sign it, unless the sponsor is unable to sign it for one of the reasons given below. It should be signed by your sponsor and not by a representative or other person acting on your or your sponsor’s behalf. If your sponsor is under 18, their parent or guardian may sign it.

Sponsor is unable to sign because:

They have died They have left the UK

I am unable to contact the sponsor Other (please state):

I confirm that I am the sponsor named in section 2 of this application form and I am the family member, relative or partner of the applicant (and any family members) named in section 1. The information the applicant has given in this form is complete and is true to the best of my knowledge.

I confirm that the photograph submitted with this form is a true likeness of me, as named on the back of the photograph, and that I have had the opportunity to see the Home Office photograph guidance.

I confirm that if, before this application is decided, there is a material change in my circumstances or new information relevant to this application becomes available, I will inform the Home Office.

I understand that all information provided by me or the applicant to the Home Office will be treated in confidence but that it may be disclosed to other government departments, agencies, local authorities, the police, foreign governments and other bodies for immigration purposes or to enable them to perform their functions, and that, if such bodies provide the Home Office with any information about me which may be relevant for immigration purposes, it may be used in reaching a decision on the application or on whether I have, or the applicant has, a right of residence.

I understand that my details may in certain circumstances be passed to fraud prevention agencies to prevent and detect fraud and money laundering. I also understand that such agencies may provide the Home Office with information about me. Further details explaining when information may be passed to or from fraud prevention agencies and how that information may be used can be obtained from the Home Office website.

I understand that documents provided in support of this application will be checked for authenticity, and that false documents will be retained and may result in the application being refused and in my /the applicant’s prosecution and subsequent removal from the UK.

I understand that the Home Office may also use the information provided by me or the applicant for training purposes.

I am aware that it is an offence to make a statement or representation which I know to be false or do not believe to be true, or to obtain, or seek to obtain a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card by means which include deception.


I understand that if I am informing the Home Office that I have changed my gender, these details may in certain circumstances be shared with other Home Office colleagues. I consent to this, where necessary, and understand that this information will only be shared in limited circumstances relating to identity and security in line with section 22 of the Gender Recognition Act. I am aware they will otherwise be treated in confidence and that my rights under the Equality Act 2010, Data Protection Act 2018 and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights will be unaffected.

Signed Date


Document checklist

Please complete the tables below to help us check that we have received your identity and other documents and to keep a record of them while they are with us. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

A. Identity documents

Documents How many?

Passport-sized photographs

Passports

National identity cards

Biometric residence permits (BRPs)

Birth certificates

Marriage/civil partnership certificates

Driving licence (paper or photo)

Deed poll

B. Other documents (please list)

Document How many?

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Version 5.0

EEA(PR): guidance notes

Please note: The UK is no longer a member of the EU and, as of 1 January 2021, will no longer be subject to Directive 2004/38/EC which was implemented in the UK through the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, which incorporates the Withdrawal Agreement, the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement, and the Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement into domestic law, provides all EU, EEA or Swiss citizens who have made the UK their home, the continued right to live and remain in the UK. To ensure all EU, EEA or Swiss citizens and their family members obtain the UK immigration status they need in order to remain here permanently, we have established the EU Settlement Scheme. If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, you and your family can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021. If your application is successful, you’ll be granted settled or pre-settled status. The scheme is simple, streamlined and free of charge. Applicants only need to complete three key steps: prove their identity, show they live in the UK, and declare any criminal convictions. You can find further information on how to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme here: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families.

These notes provide detailed guidance on the documents and evidence you must submit if you are applying for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card. You must:

• apply online (where applicable) at: https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/eea-pr

• alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, you can download a ‘hard copy’ EEA(PR)

form to complete here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-document-certifying-permanent-residenceor-permanent-residence-card-form-eea-pr

You cannot apply for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card in person at our Premium Service Centres. These guidance notes are to help you complete the ‘hard copy’ version of the application form. Online applicants are instead helped with on-screen prompts. However, if you are applying online you may still find this guidance helpful to understand the documents and evidence you need to submit to support your application, though the section references and questions numbers may differ. Read this document carefully before you submit your application.

https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/eea-pr

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/eea-pr

http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-document-certifying-permanent-residence-or-permanent-residence-card-form-eea-pr




www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/


Making a valid application To make a valid application, you must:

• pay the specified fee by one of the methods set out in the Payment Guidance section; • provide photographs of yourself, your partner and any children under 18 who are applying

with you as specified in the application form; • provide a valid passport, national identity card or travel document, as required; • provide the necessary evidence or proof to support your application, as required; and • complete all relevant sections of the form, including:

o Payment details; o Section 1 - Applicant's details o Section 19 - Declaration(s)

• and, where relevant: o Biometric information for non-EEA nationals. o Section 1(C) - Family members included in your application

form. o Section 2 - Your sponsor

For non-EEA national applicants, and any non-EEA national family members included in the application, you must enrol your biometric data in compliance with the biometric enrolment letter that we will send you after we have received your application. If your application is rejected as invalid If you fail to do any of these things, for example, if the payment submitted does not cover the full cost of your application, your application will be rejected as invalid. The fee charged is for the processing and consideration of the application. This fee will be payable once the application form is received by the Home Office or its payment processing agent, regardless of the outcome of the application. We cannot begin the consideration process until the payment has cleared. We allow 5 working days for payments made by cheque to clear, credit/debit cards and postal orders will clear immediately. If your application is rejected as invalid your application will not be considered and your fee will be refunded less an administration fee of £25 for each person included in the application. We will return the form with any documentation submitted to you. The fee The fee is £65 for each person applying for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card. You can include your family members (including extended family members) in this application if they also qualify for permanent residence. You must pay an additional £65 for each family member you include.


Where to send your completed application If you are not applying online, send your completed application form, supporting documents, and payment of £65 (plus £65 for each family member included in your application, if applicable) to:

Department 600 UKVI The Capital Old Hall Street Liverpool L3 9PP

We recommend that you send your documents by Royal Mail Signed For™ or Special Delivery. We will return your documents by Royal Mail Signed For™ Second Class mail. If you would like them to be returned by Special Delivery, you must provide a prepaid Special Delivery envelope which is large enough and covers the cost of postage. For further information on postage options, please refer to the Royal Mail website at www.royalmail.com. The documents and evidence you send us Passports and identity documents must be originals – we will only accept alternative evidence of identity or nationality if you are unable to obtain or produce the required documents due to circumstances beyond your control. Copies of these documents will not be accepted. (Note: Online applicants only can have their passports verified, copied and submitted to the Home Office by a local authority participating in the European Passport Return Service. For further information see: www.gov.uk/government/collections/european-passport-return-service). Other documents, such as marriage or birth certificates should be originals. If there is a valid reason for not being able to provide the original document you can send a copy certified by:

• the body or authority which issued the original • a legal representative

If you need to send us bank statements as part of your evidence, and you only receive them in an online or electronic format, ask your bank to stamp each page with their official stamp. All documents not in English or Welsh must be accompanied by an official English translation provided by a qualified translator. Ask the translator or translation company to confirm in writing:

• that the translation is a ‘true and accurate translation of the original document’ • the date of the translation • the full name and contact details of the translator or a representative of the translation

company

Original documents must be included with any translations submitted. The Home Office may contact your translator or translation company to conduct further enquiries into any translated documents provided.

http://www.royalmail.com/

http://www.royalmail.com/

http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/european-passport-return-service

http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/european-passport-return-service


Completing the application form The Home Office or persons acting on behalf of the Home Office may use your or your representative’s email address to communicate with you about your application. You must check your email account at regular intervals and respond to any further information requests as soon as possible. What period of residence can I rely on and provide evidence for? If you have lived in the UK for more than 5 years: You do not need to provide evidence for all your time spent in the UK. You can rely on, and provide evidence, for any continuous (5 year) period of qualifying residence. For example, if you were exercising Treaty rights in the UK continuously from 2005 to 2010, and you want to show that you acquired permanent residence in 2010, you should provide evidence for that period. If you’re not sure exactly when you acquired permanent residence, you may wish to send evidence of a sixth year as well. If your qualifying period of residence is more than 2 years ago: If you are relying on a qualifying period of residence that ended more than 2 years ago you must also provide evidence that you have not spent more than 2 consecutive years outside the UK since the qualifying period ended. This is because permanent residence is lost if you have been outside the UK for 2 continuous years or if you have been deported. If you have spent time outside the UK for a continuous period of 2 years or more: Any permanent residence status that you would have acquired before the time spent outside the UK will have been lost. You must provide evidence of a more recent continuous 5 year period. If you have been deported from the UK: If you acquired a right of permanent residence before being deported, you will have lost this right after being removed from the UK. If your deportation order has been revoked and you have re-entered the UK, you must provide evidence of a more recent 5 year period in order to qualify. If you have lived in the UK for less than 5 years: In some cases, you can acquire permanent residence in less than 5 years, for example, if you are the family member of an EEA national who has died (see Section 6), or you or your family member has ‘ceased activity’ due to retirement or permanent incapacity (see Section 7). If you are an EEA national resident in the UK prior to 2006: The Free Movement Directive was implemented in the UK, for the first time, through the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, which came into force on 30 April 2006. Therefore, that is the earliest point that a right to permanent residence can be established. However, permanent residence status for an EEA national could have been achieved based on an earlier period of qualifying residence. For example, a person arriving in the UK in January 2000 and working here ever since would have a 5 year qualifying period between 2000 and 2005. However, they would only have acquired permanent residence from 30 April 2006. Please note: you must not have been absent from the UK for a period in excess of 2 consecutive years since the period of qualifying residence.


I want to replace or renew a previously issued permanent residence document: See the guidance notes for Section 4. What, and how much evidence do I need to submit to support my application? These guidance notes, in particular for Sections 5 to 10, explain in detail the evidence you should submit. Annex H includes a table of examples of people exercising Treaty rights in various ways in the UK for different periods of time. The table suggests an adequate level of evidence of activity and residence for each scenario. You may find these examples a helpful guide when thinking about your circumstances. What happens if my application for permanent residence is unsuccessful? We will send you a decision letter telling you why we have rejected or refused your application. The letter will also tell you if you have a right of appeal and, if so, how to appeal. Change of circumstances while your application is pending: If you change personal details (for example a name change), your contact details (change of address or representative) or have a change in other circumstances (for example, your EEA national sponsor stops being a ‘qualified person’ or you stop being a family member), you must inform the Home Office immediately and provide any relevant supporting information. Details of how to contact the Home Office can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration. My situation is particularly complex: If your circumstances are particularly complex and you feel that the application form doesn’t allow you to explain how you qualify, you may wish to include a covering letter with your application, clearly explaining your circumstances. What if I want to apply for British citizenship immediately after obtaining my permanent residence documentation? If you wish to apply for British citizenship immediately after obtaining your permanent residence document, and you are not the spouse or civil partner of a British citizen, you should make sure that you provide evidence covering a continuous period of residence of at least 6 years (see Annex A for further information). Applicants who are EU8 nationals and the Worker Registration Scheme: Please see Annex B if you are a national of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia (the ‘EU8’).

Applicants who are EU2 nationals and Accession Worker Cards: Please see Annex C if you are a national of Bulgaria or Romania (the ‘EU2’). Applicants who are Croatian nationals and worker authorisation: Please

see Annex D. Applicants who are in the UK in breach of immigration laws: Please see Annex E.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration



Payment section You must complete this section. Fill the details in carefully and ensure you enclose payment of £65, and (if applicable) an additional £65 for each family member included in your application. If you do not, your application will be invalid and returned to you without consideration.

Biometric information (for non-EEA nationals only) If this section is relevant to you, you must complete this section in full. If you do not, your application will be invalid and returned to you without consideration. You must also submit the following with your application (if relevant): Previously issued biometric documents

• any biometric residence permits or residence cards (biometric format) previously issued to you and/or your family members

• if you cannot submit them you must explain why and submit any relevant supporting evidence (such as a police lost property report or crime reference number).

Special arrangements for medical conditions If you have (or anyone applying with you has) a medical or physical condition which may require special arrangements for your biometric features to be recorded, you must submit:

• a letter from a treating clinician registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) giving details of the condition and/or special needs and explaining any arrangements that may be necessary

Sections 1-2: Applicant and sponsor details You must complete Section 1 – Applicant details. Only if relevant, you must complete Section 1(c) – Family members included in your application form, and Section 2 – Sponsor details. Photographs You must include:

• two passport-sized photographs of you (the main applicant) with your name written on the back

• two passport-sized photographs of each family member applying with you (if applicable) with their names written on the back

• one passport-sized photograph of your sponsor (named in Section 2) (if applicable) with their name written on the back

All photographs must conform to the standards set out in the separate photograph guidance at: www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports.

http://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports

http://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports


Proof of identity and nationality You must include:

• your valid passport, travel document or (if you are an EEA national) national identity card • valid passport, travel document or EEA national identity card for each family member

included in your application (if applicable) • valid passport or national identity card for your sponsor (named in Section 2) (if applicable)

The documents must be originals - If you are not able to submit a valid passport, travel document or EEA national identity card for you, your sponsor or any family members included in your application, you must explain why (see Section 1.21 and 2.13 of the application form) and submit alternative evidence of your identity and nationality. Please note: we can only accept alternative evidence of identity and nationality if you are unable to obtain or produce the valid passport(s), travel document(s) or EEA national identity card(s) due to circumstances beyond your control. If you fail to do these things, your application will be invalid and returned to you without consideration. Proof of family relationship You must show that you and any family members applying with you are related to your sponsor as claimed. See Annex F for further information. If you are applying as an unmarried partner, see the guidance notes for Section 11.

Section 3: About your application Complete this section as directed to indicate the basis on which you’re applying for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card.

Section 4: Replace or renew your permanent residence document Proof of your status Please include one of the following:

• your previous document certifying permanent residence, permanent residence card or equivalent document (if available)

• police lost property report/crime reference number if the document is lost or stolen; or • letter from your country’s embassy confirming they have retained the passport containing

your permanent residence document • any other relevant evidence to explain the whereabouts of your document

Proof of residence (if required) If your permanent residence document was issued more than 2 years ago, you must also send proof that you have not spent more than 2 consecutive years outside the UK, for example:

• evidence of your residence in the UK (see guidance notes for Section 5, below, for guidance on the documents you can submit)


Section 5: Residence and previous documentation Please ensure you provide evidence of your residence in the UK since any 5 year qualifying period ended otherwise your application may be refused. This is because your right to permanent residence is lost if you have been absent from the UK for a continuous period of 2 consecutive years since acquiring the right to permanent residence, or if you have been deported. Evidence of residence in the UK You must show that you, your family members, and your sponsor (if applicable) have been living in the UK for the relevant period. If you are an EEA national relying on periods of residence as a worker, and are providing evidence of employment to confirm this (see Section 9), you do not need to provide additional evidence of residence for the same periods covered by your evidence of employment. However, if you are relying on any period of residence in another activity (for example, as a jobseeker, self-employed person, self-sufficient person or student), or are applying as a family member, you will need to provide one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm residence in the UK. If more than 2 years has elapsed since your qualifying period ended, you will also need to provide one piece of evidence for every subsequent 12 month period to confirm residence in the UK If you are applying on the basis of 5 years’ continuous residence, the evidence must cover the 5-year period. The documents should be spread evenly throughout the 5 years. The table below indicates the most suitable documents to provide: Category A (high value) One for every qualifying or required 12 month period

Utility bills (gas, electricity, water) Council Tax bill Bank statement Credit card statements School / college / university letters Evidence of continuous employment, such as HMRC employment history

Category B (medium value) One for every qualifying or required 12 month period

Tenancy agreements NHS letters to confirm regular attendance Mortgage agreements For children (relating to a child application only): a letter from the child’s school, confirming attendance at the school

Category C (low value) Mobile phone bills

Category D (no value) Please do not send these

Character references/testimonials from family and friends Wedding photograph albums Greetings cards (birthday, valentines, religious festivals) Multimedia (CRRs, CDs, DVDs, USB media sticks) Ring binders or similar folders NHS letters confirming a single appointment


Absences from the UK Please note, you only need to list your absences where you have been out of the UK for more than 6 months in total in any 12 month period. You do not need to list any absences that were before your qualifying period of residence. Previous residence documents These could include:

• previous EEA national identity cards; residence documents, such as registration certificates, residence cards, etc

• previous biometric residence permits, if you have any • previous passports, travel documents or ARC cards

Section 6: Relevant EEA national has died Please send:

• your sponsor’s (the relevant EEA national’s) death certificate • proof your sponsor was working or self-employed in the UK before they died (see notes for

Section 9 and Annex H) • evidence of you and your sponsor’s residence in the UK before your sponsor died (see

notes for Section 5 for examples of documents proving residence) • if you answered ‘yes’ to question 6.5, evidence that your sponsor’s death was due to an

accident at work or occupational disease, such as a letter from a doctor or consultant

Section 7: EEA national has ceased activity Please send: All subcategories

• proof that the relevant EEA national was working or self-employed in the UK before ceasing activity – see notes for Section 9 and Annex H

• proof that any family members were resident in the UK for the required period before the EEA national sponsor ceased activity – see notes for section 5 for examples

EEA national has retired One of the following:

• letter from the relevant employer confirming the date you/your sponsor retired • proof of receipt of a state and/or company pension (such as a letter from the pension

provider, bank statements showing receipt of payments) EEA national is permanently incapacitated One of the following:

• a letter from a doctor/consultant confirming your/your sponsor’s incapacity and that it’s expected to be permanent

• if the incapacity is the result of an accident or work or occupational disease, evidence of this, such as a letter from a doctor/consultant or evidence of compensation received from the employer

• if you receive a pension paid in part or full by an institution in the UK, evidence of this, such as a letter from the pension provider and/or bank statements showing receipt of payments


EEA national is now active in another EEA member state • proof that you are/your sponsor is working or self-employed in another EEA state – see

notes for Section 9 or Annex H below for guidance on the type of documents you can submit • proof that you have/your sponsor has retained your/their residence in the UK – such as a

mortgage statement or tenancy agreement, utility or council tax bills for that property (see guidance notes for Section 5 above for the list of documents)

Section 8: Retained right of residence All subsections: proof of residence If you have not previously been issued with a registration certificate or residence card on the basis of a retained right of residence, you must show that you, any family members applying with you, and your sponsor were living in the UK in accordance with the EEA Regulations at the relevant date (that is immediately before your sponsor died or left the UK, or the date of divorce, annulment or dissolution of your marriage or civil partnership). If you are applying under Subsection A below (sponsor has died), you must show that you (and any family members applying with you) had been living in the UK for at least one year before your sponsor died. If you are applying under Subsection D(1) below (marriage or civil partnership lasted at least 3 years), you must show that you and your sponsor lived in the UK for at least one year while still married to, or in a civil partnership with, each other. If you have previously been issued with a registration certificate or residence card on the basis of a retained right of residence, you must show that you have lived in the UK in accordance with the EEA Regulations since the document was issued, and have completed 5 years’ continuous legal residence in the UK. Please send: Subsection A: sponsor has died

• your sponsor’s death certificate Subsection B: child in education (sponsor has died or left UK)

• letter from a school/college/educational establishment confirming enrolment and attendance by the relevant child – this must show that the child was in education immediately before the relevant EEA national died or left the UK, and continues to be in education.

One of the following: • death certificate of sponsor (if they have died) • evidence that the EEA national has left the UK (if applicable) – for example, a signed

declaration from you or the EEA national, or evidence of their residence outside the UK Subsection C: parent with custody of a child in education Evidence listed for Subsection B above, and one of the following:

• relevant court order (such as a child arrangements order, residence order, or contact order) • letter or statutory declaration from the sponsor agreeing to the child living with you


Subsection D: Divorce, annulment or dissolution of marriage/civil partnership Proof of divorce, annulment or dissolution

• decree absolute, final dissolution order, or overseas equivalent (1) Marriage or civil partnership lasted at least 3 years

• if it’s not clear from the decree absolute or dissolution order, evidence of the date legal proceedings began to end the relationship – such as a certified copy of petition for divorce, nullity or dissolution

(2) Custody of child of relevant EEA national One of the following:

• relevant court order (such as a child arrangements order, residence order, or contact order) • letter or statutory declaration from the sponsor agreeing to the child living with you

(3) Access rights to child aged under 18

• relevant court order confirming details of the access arrangements (4) Domestic violence or other compelling circumstances If you have (or the relevant person has) previously been issued with a registration certificate or residence card on the basis of domestic violence, you do not have to submit this evidence again. Otherwise, you must submit relevant evidence, as listed below: (a) One of the following:

• an injunction, non-molestation order or other protection order made against the sponsor (other than an ex-parte or without notice order)

• evidence of a relevant court conviction against the sponsor • evidence of a police caution against the sponsor

If the sponsor has not yet been convicted of an offence but there is a pending court case, you should submit evidence of this (such as a letter from the court confirming the date of the hearing). (b) If you cannot submit any of the above documents, you must submit at least one of the documents

listed below: • a medical report from a hospital doctor at a UK hospital confirming that you have injuries

consistent with being a victim of domestic violence • a letter from a general practitioner registered with the General Medical Council who has

examined you and is satisfied that your injuries are consistent with being a victim of domestic violence

• an undertaking given to a court that the perpetrator of the violence will not approach you • a police report confirming attendance at your home as a result of a domestic violence

incident • a letter from a social services department confirming its involvement in connection with

domestic violence • a letter of support or report from a women's refuge or other domestic violence support

organisation • any other relevant evidence of domestic violence or compelling circumstances


Subsection E: Your sponsor’s status at the relevant date • proof that your sponsor was an EEA national with a permanent right of residence or a qualified

person at the relevant date – see Section 9 below for guidance Subsection F: Proof of your status since the relevant date

• evidence that you have been working, self-employed or self-sufficient, or have retained your status as a worker or self-employed person, since you retained your right of residence – see Section 9 below for guidance on what documents to submit or

• evidence that your non-EEA family member meets the conditions in Subsections A or D above, and

• proof of your relationship to your non-EEA family member (if relevant) – see Annex F for guidance on how to prove you are related to another person

Section 9: Relevant EEA national’s activity in the UK You may provide evidence for more than one category, for example, you may have spent time as a student for 2 years, and spent time as a worker for 3 years. A mix of time spent in different categories can be used provided they cover a single continuous 5 year period. Annex H includes a table of examples of people exercising Treaty rights in various ways in the UK for different periods of time. The table suggests an adequate level of evidence of activity and residence for each scenario. You may find these examples a helpful guide when thinking about your circumstances. Subsection A: evidence of the relevant EEA national’s activity as a qualified person Please provide one of the following:

• your sponsor’s document certifying permanent residence if you answered ‘yes’ to question 9.3

• proof that you have/your sponsor has been a qualified person for the relevant period – see below

Employment See Annex H. If you cannot submit the suggested documents outlined in Annex H then please provide 3 payslips (monthly or weekly) for each year, ensuring there is no more than a 6 month gap between each document. Ideally these should include March’s payslip for each year and 2 other payslips no more than six months apart, or a letter from employer(s) confirming period(s) of employment and annual earnings. If you are still unable to provide any of these suggestions (for example, you have lost the relevant documents, the employer is no longer trading or you are/your sponsor is unable to contact them), you should enclose a letter explaining why not and you must submit alternative evidence of the relevant employment, such as:

• P45s • signed contract of employment • notice of redundancy • letter accepting resignation • letter of dismissal • employment tribunal judgment relating to the employment


Self-employment • evidence of your/your sponsor’s self-employment – see Annex G and H

Temporary incapacity Please send one of the following:

• a letter from a registered medical practitioner (general practitioner or consultant) confirming the nature of the illness or accident and how long the incapacity lasted or is likely to last

• proof of any sick pay, statutory sick pay or sickness-related benefits (if relevant) Study or vocational training

See Annex H.

Note: if you are/your sponsor is claiming to have retained your/their status as a worker, and you/they became voluntarily unemployed, the letter from the training provider must say how the course is/was related to the previous employment. Sufficient financial resources (students and self-sufficient persons) See Annex H. If a relative, friend or other person has been financially supporting you/your sponsor, you must enclose a signed and dated letter from that person confirming that they have been supporting you/your sponsor and for how long. Comprehensive sickness insurance (students and self-sufficient persons) One of the following documents which was valid for the relevant period of study / self-sufficiency:

• schedule or other document from a private medical insurance provider outlining the level of cover, this must have covered you/your sponsor/your family member(s) for the majority of risks while in the UK

• European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) (formerly form E111) issued by an EEA Member State (not the UK)

• form S1 (formerly E106, E109, E121) • form S2 (formerly E112) • form S3

Note: the definition of comprehensive sickness insurance does not include cash-back health schemes, travel insurance policies, or access to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). Looking for work Please provide one of the following:

• evidence of registration as a jobseeker with Jobcentre Plus, the Jobs and Benefits Office or Social Security Office (such as a letter from the relevant office and/or proof of receipt of relevant benefits)

• proof of registration with a recruitment agency. • evidence of job-seeking (please provide at least 2 pieces of evidence which should cover

the period you were looking for work), such as: o copies of recent job applications o rejection letters from employers o invitations to job interviews


If you are/your sponsor is still looking for work, please provide one of the following:

• evidence of relevant professional, vocational or academic qualifications, or relevant work experience

• evidence of any training you are/your sponsor is doing or has done to improve your/their chances of finding work.

Other periods not accounted for

• if you completed Section 9.13, any other relevant evidence to show that you have or your sponsor has acquired permanent residence

Subsection B: accession state workers (See introduction to Section 9B of the application form for an explanation of what we mean by accession state workers.)

• Any accession worker authorisation, registration or similar document held by the relevant accession state national – such as a WRS card or certificate, accession worker (‘purple’) card, worker authorisation (‘purple’) registration certificate, ‘yellow’ (student) registration certificate, ‘blue’ (exempt) registration certificate, SAWS card, etc.

• One of the following: o evidence of leave to enter or remain granted before the relevant accession period giving

the accession state national permission to work o evidence of legally working for 12 months in accordance with one of the above

accession worker documents, this could be evidence for a worker as listed in Annex H, or if you are unable to provide this alternative evidence as set out in the Employment part of Section 9 such as P60, employer’s letters, wage slips, etc

o evidence of exemption from authorisation/registration – such as proof of family relationship to an EEA national qualified person

Section 10: Family member of British citizen (‘Surinder Singh’) Subsection A: your sponsor’s activity in the EEA state See notes for Section 9 for further guidance on evidence of activity. Other activity (if relevant)

• proof of temporary incapacity – for example a doctor’s letter – see guidance notes for Section 9

Subsection B: residence in the EEA state

• proof that you and your sponsor (and any other family members, if relevant) lived in the EEA state, such as tenancy agreements, utility bills, etc – see guidance notes for Section 5

Subsection C: integration in the EEA state Please provide relevant evidence. Examples include, but are not limited to:

• evidence of any financial commitments in the EEA state – such as mortgage agreement, bank loans, etc


• evidence of speaking or learning the language of the EEA state – such as qualifications or proof of attendance at language classes

• if you had any children attending school or college in the EEA state, evidence of this (such as a letter from the relevant school/college, educational certificates, etc)

• evidence of membership of any social or community groups • any other relevant evidence

Note: Please provide at least 3 pieces of evidence to cover the period you were resident in the EEA state.

Section 11: Spouse, civil partner or durable partner of the sponsor Evidence of living together with your sponsor If you are applying as the unmarried (durable) partner of an EEA national, you must show that you have been living together in a relationship similar to a marriage or civil partnership since you were last issued with a registration certificate or residence card in this category. Examples of acceptable items are listed below. They should be addressed to you jointly or in both your names. The documents provided must be originals. If you and your partner are living together, you can rely on all or some of the same documents submitted in support of Section 5. We will consider each case on its individual merits, but we recommend that you send items addressed to you and your partner jointly which cover each year you have been living together (or each year since you were last issued with a registration certificate or residence card, if applicable). If you have changed address during this period, the evidence should cover each address you have lived at. The evidence should come from a variety of sources. If you do not have enough items in your joint names, you may also provide items addressed to each of you individually if they show the same address for both of you. If you did not live together for any part of the relevant period, tell us the reasons for this and whether you stayed in contact with each other during this time, and provide any relevant supporting evidence. Please give an explanation on a separate sheet if you cannot provide the minimum number of items; the items are not addressed to both of you; or they don’t cover the relevant period. Relevant documents may include:

• letters or other documents from government departments or agencies, for example HM Revenue and Customs, Department for Work and Pensions, DVLA, TV Licensing

• bank statements/letters • building society savings books/letters • council tax bills or statements • electricity and/or gas bills or statements • water rates bills or statements • mortgage statements/agreement • tenancy agreement(s)


Children for whom you/your sponsor have parental responsibility Please send one of the following:

• child’s birth or adoption certificate • parental order, child arrangements order, residence order, or contact order (if relevant).

Section 12: Descendant under 21 Please send:

• evidence of your/the child’s relationship to the sponsor (such as a birth or adoption certificate or parental order – see Annex F)

If you are (or the relevant child is) under 18 and not living with both parents named on the birth or adoption certificate or parental order, give the reasons for this in Section 12.3 and provide any relevant supporting evidence, such as:

• relevant court order (such as a child arrangements order, residence order, or contact order) • letter from parent(s) confirming that they consent to the child’s current living arrangements

Section 13: Dependent family member (child or grandchild aged 21 or over, parent, grandparent) Evidence of your/the family member’s financial dependency, such as one of the following:

• money transfer receipts from the sponsor to you/the family member • bank statements showing receipt of money from the sponsor • sponsor’s bank statements or other evidence of their financial resources • evidence of living in the same household as the sponsor, if relevant – such as a tenancy

agreement naming you/the family member and the sponsor, utility bills with your/the family member’s name on, etc

Section 14: Dependent relative or member of EEA national’s household Evidence of financial dependency since you were last issued with a registration certificate or residence card Please provide one piece of evidence to cover each of the following (as applicable):

• money transfer receipts from your sponsor to you • your bank statements showing receipt of money from your sponsor • sponsor’s bank statements or other evidence of their financial resources • proof of any outgoings, if relevant – such as utility bills, mobile phone bills, medical bills, etc

Evidence of membership of EEA national’s household Please provide one piece of evidence to cover each of the following:

• proof that the EEA national owns or rents the accommodation – such as a mortgage agreement or tenancy agreement


• evidence that you and the EEA national live there – such as a tenancy agreement or utility bill showing your name and address, etc (see Section 5 for examples of documents you can send)

Evidence of any medical condition you have and the care required (if relevant)

• letter from a registered medical practitioner confirming your condition and what care you require

Section 15: Relative who strictly requires personal care Please provide:

• a detailed medical report from a registered medical consultant giving details of your medical condition and the type of care you require

• a letter or statement from your EEA national sponsor confirming what care they provide you with and how often

• if you also receive medical care from anyone else or another organisation, a letter from that person or organisation giving details of this

Section 16: Public funds / state benefits • you or your sponsor’s bank statements showing receipt of the relevant benefit(s) • letter(s) from Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions, Her Majesty’s Revenue

and Customs, or the local authority, confirming receipt of the relevant benefit(s)

Sections 17 - 20 Complete these sections as required. You must complete the declaration(s) at Section 19. If you do not, your application will be rejected as invalid.


Annex A: Applicants who wish to apply for British citizenship If you wish to apply for British citizenship immediately after obtaining your permanent residence document, and you are not the spouse or civil partner of a British citizen, you should make sure that you provide evidence covering a continuous period of residence of at least 6 years. It may be easiest for you to provide evidence for your most recent 6 years, through you may find it beneficial to submit evidence to cover earlier dates that you exercised a Treaty right continuously for 5 years. Providing it at this stage will ensure your most relevant information is used and may allow you to apply for citizenship sooner. If my application is successful, how soon can I apply for British citizenship? If you meet the relevant criteria and are married to, or in a civil partnership with, a British citizen, you can apply for British citizenship as soon as you get your permanent residence document. If you’re not the spouse or civil partner of a British citizen, you must have held permanent residence status in the UK for at least 12 months before you are eligible to apply. This means, for most people, that you must have lived in the UK for at least 6 years before you can apply for British citizenship. If you apply too early, your citizenship application will be refused. For details of the requirements, see: www.gov.uk/browse/citizenship/citizenship. How will I know the date I acquired permanent residence in order to know when I am eligible to apply for British citizenship? If your application is successful, we will send you your permanent residence document and a letter telling you the date on which, based on the evidence provided, you are deemed to have acquired permanent residence. Please note that once the application is concluded, we are unable to revise the date you are deemed to have acquired permanent residence without a fresh application being made. It’s therefore important that you provide sufficient evidence with your application for the whole period that you want us to take into account. Use the date that you were deemed to have acquired permanent residence, as stated in the letter we will send you, to help you decide when to apply for British citizenship, if you wish to do so. Please note that the date printed on your permanent residence document will relate only to the date the document was issued and will be different from the deemed date given in the letter (the date you are deemed to have acquired permanent residence).

Annex B: Applicants who are EU8 nationals and the Worker Registration Scheme On 1 May 2004 a group of Eastern European nations joined the European Union (EU). These comprised of citizens from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. When these ‘EU8’ countries joined, the UK introduced restrictions on their nationals’ ability to work in the UK. These lasted until 30 April 2011. The restrictions meant that in order to work lawfully in the UK, EU8 nationals had to register their employment under the Worker Registration Scheme. Once they had completed a continuous 12 months employment under the scheme, they could work freely and no longer needed authorisation from the Home Office in order to take up a post.

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If you are an EU8 national and claim to have acquired permanent residence by relying on any period of employment between 1 May 2004 to 30 April 2011, you will need to show that:

• your employment during that period was registered under the Worker Registration Scheme and so lawful; or

• you were exempt from the requirements of the Worker Registration Scheme during that period of employment.

If you rely on employment that does not come under either of the conditions above, it will be deemed as unauthorised and so not count towards the 5 year qualifying period you will need to acquire permanent residence. See the guidance notes for Section 9 for guidance on what evidence you need to submit.

Annex C: Applicants who are EU2 nationals and Accession Worker Cards On 1 January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU. When these ‘EU2’ countries joined, the UK introduced restrictions on their nationals’ ability to work in the UK which lasted until 31 December 2013. The restrictions meant that in order to work lawfully in the UK, EU2 nationals who were not in an exempt category had to apply to the Home Office for an accession worker card before they could take up a post. Once they had completed a continuous 12 months employment in line with their accession worker card, they could work freely and no longer needed authorisation from the Home Office in order to take up a position. If you are an EU2 national and claim to have acquired permanent residence by relying on any period of employment between 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, you will need to show that you:

• obtained an accession worker card for that employment during that period, making it lawful, or

• were exempt from the work authorisation requirements of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 during that period of employment.

If you rely on employment that does not come under either of the conditions above, it will be deemed as unauthorised and so not count towards the 5-year qualifying period you will need to acquire permanent residence. See the guidance notes for Section 9 for guidance on what evidence you need to submit.

Annex D: Applicants who are Croatian nationals and worker authorisation On 1 July 2013, Croatia joined the EU. When Croatia joined, the UK introduced restrictions on Croatian nationals’ ability to work in the UK which remain in force. The restrictions mean that in order to work lawfully in the UK, Croatian nationals who do not fall into an exempt category have to apply to the Home Office for worker authorisation before they can take up a post. This worker authorisation takes the form of a purple registration certificate and, with some minor exceptions, is only available for posts within the Tier 2 or Tier 5 categories of the Points Based System. Once they have completed a continuous 12 months employment in line with their purple registration certificate, a Croatian national can work freely and no longer needs authorisation from the Home Office in order to take up a position.


If you are a Croatian national and claim to have acquired permanent residence by relying on any period of employment after 1 July 2013 you will need to show that you:

• obtained worker authorisation (such as a purple registration certificate) for that employment, making it lawful; or

• were exempt from the work authorisation requirements of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 during that period of employment.

If you rely on employment that does not come under either of the conditions above, it will be deemed as unauthorised and so not count towards the 5-year qualifying period you will need to acquire permanent residence. See the guidance notes for Section 9 for guidance on what evidence you need to submit. Annex E: Applicants who are in the UK in breach of immigration laws Please be aware that making this application does not automatically entitle you to remain in the UK while your application is being considered. If you are a person who requires, but no longer has, leave to enter or remain in the UK and the Home Office is satisfied that you do not qualify for a document certifying permanent residence, a permanent residence card or any other form of leave, you may be liable to be removed. If you are detained for immigration purposes, you must immediately inform the Home Office and your detention centre that you have submitted an EEA application. Details of how to contact the Home Office can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration.

Annex F: evidence of relationships If you are applying as a family member or extended family member (other than an unmarried partner), or you are including family members/extended family members in your application, you must show how you/they are (or were) related to the sponsor by providing relevant birth, adoption, marriage or civil partnership certificates. Examples are listed below for the main types of relationship. If you’re the unmarried partner of the sponsor, see Section 11. Note: For birth certificates we would normally expect a ‘full’ birth certificate – this means a birth certificate which shows the name of the child, the child’s parent(s), date of birth and place of birth. Please provide the following documents, which we accept as evidence to confirm your relationship to the EEA national sponsor. Spouse or civil partner of the sponsor

• your marriage or civil partnership certificate Child of the sponsor

• your birth or adoption certificate





Grandchild of the sponsor • your birth or adoption certificate • birth certificate of your mother or father to confirm your relationship to the sponsor

Parent of the sponsor

• your child’s (that is the sponsor’s) birth or adoption certificate Grandparent of the sponsor

• birth or adoption certificate of your child (that is the mother/father of the sponsor) • birth or adoption certificate of the sponsor (that is your grandchild)

Brother/sister of the EEA national sponsor

• your birth or adoption certificate • the relevant EEA national’s (that is your brother’s or sister’s) birth or adoption certificate

Aunt/uncle of the EEA national sponsor

• your birth or adoption certificate • birth certificate or adoption certificate of your brother or sister (that is the parent of your EEA

national nephew/niece) • the relevant EEA national’s (that is your nephew’s or niece’s) birth or adoption certificate

First cousin of the EEA national sponsor

• your birth or adoption certificate • birth or adoption certificate of your mother/father (depending on whether the relationship is

through your mother or father) • birth or adoption certificate of your mother’s/father’s brother or sister (that is the parent of

the relevant EEA national) • the relevant EEA national’s (your cousin’s) birth or adoption certificate

Nephew/niece of the EEA national sponsor

• your birth or adoption certificate • birth or adoption certificate of your mother/father (that is the brother/sister of the relevant

EEA national) • the relevant EEA national’s (your aunt’s/uncle’s) birth or adoption certificate

Family member or relative of the sponsor’s spouse or civil partner If you are a relative of the sponsor’s spouse or civil partner, rather than of the EEA national, then you must submit the relevant combination of documents outlined above, and:

• marriage or civil partnership certificate of the sponsor and their spouse or civil partner Other relationships or other evidence If you are related to the sponsor in any other way, or you otherwise cannot submit the documents listed above, you must submit any other relevant evidence clearly showing the relationship.


Annex G: evidence of self-employment We accept any one of the following, covering the relevant qualifying period:

• proof of self-assessment with HMRC • business accounts • P60s, including tax and National Insurance contributions for the relevant qualifying period

If you are able to send these, you do not need to provide additional evidence of self-employment. Please ensure that your evidence shows a UK address. If you are not able to send these, then you can instead provide one of the items from each of Categories 1, 2 and 3 below, for each relevant financial year in which the business was trading. Only if relevant to your business, you can also provide the evidence suggested in either Category 4, 5, 6 below. Category 1: Tax and National Insurance documents For any period in which you were/your sponsor was self-employed, you must show that you/they were registered with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and paying any relevant Income Tax, National Insurance or Value Added Tax (VAT) as a self-employed person. Note: If you wish to use tax and National Insurance documents as evidence you should only provide one item from any of the groups below to cover each year of your self-employment within your qualifying residence period: (a) Income Tax documents For each relevant financial year in which the business was trading:

• copies or printouts of Self-Assessment tax returns (SA100) for the relevant period and evidence that they have been received by HMRC (such as written notification or printout of online confirmation)

• statements of account (SA300) or tax calculations (SA302) issued by HMRC • P60s showing tax and National Insurance paid for each relevant financial year (such as if

the self-employed person was a company director) • receipts or other written confirmation issued by HMRC of relevant taxes paid

If the self-employed person hasn’t been trading long enough to pay tax or to send a Self-Assessment tax return, you must show that you/they have registered as self-employed with HMRC. Please send one of the following:

• copy of form CWF1 or printout of their online registration as a self-employed person with HMRC

• evidence that HMRC has received their application – such as letter or printout of online acknowledgement

• notification from HMRC of their national insurance number and/or unique taxpayer reference number


(b) National Insurance documents For each relevant financial year:

• stamped receipts showing payment of class 2 National Insurance contributions during the relevant period (if paid in person at the post office or over the counter at the bank)

• evidence from your/your sponsor’s bank statements showing payment of National Insurance contributions if paid by BACS, CHAPs, online or telephone banking or (before July 2015) direct debit (direct debits should show on bank statements as ‘HMRC NI – DD’)

• if you are/were or your sponsor is/was a company director who receives/received wage slips, and these show payment of National Insurance contributions through the PAYE system, all relevant wage slips

• if you are/were or your sponsor is/was a self-employed subcontractor under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), send your/their CIS pay and deduction statements from the contractor showing unique taxpayer reference (UTR) number and CIS deductions for the relevant period

• certificate of small earnings exception issued by HMRC (if you/your sponsor did not earn enough during the relevant tax year to pay National Insurance)

• any other written confirmation from HMRC of National Insurance paid. (c) Proof of VAT registration (if applicable): If, in any relevant tax year, the business turnover exceeded, exceeds, or is expected to exceed, the VAT threshold (£85,000 for both 2018/19 and 2019/20), please send both:

• a certificate of VAT registration • the VAT return for the relevant financial year (a copy or print-out) confirming the VAT

registration number Category 2: Proof of earnings from self-employment If you wish to provide proof of earnings as evidence of self-employment, please provide one piece of evidence from the list below to cover at least every relevant year of trading:

• copies of invoices, receipts for payments, etc – if the business is a limited company, these must be on company-headed paper

• personal bank statements showing receipt of payments for work carried out • business bank statements – you or your sponsor must be named on the account, or

otherwise provide evidence to show that you/they have access to the account • if trading for more than 12 months, a copy of your/your sponsor’s statutory accounts for the

relevant period with a letter from your/their accountant confirming gross/net profit for the relevant period

• if you have/your sponsor has been a subcontractor under the Construction Industry Scheme, your/their CIS pay and deduction statement, together with one of the above documents

If you are/were or your sponsor is/was a company director who receives/received a salary, please provide one of the following:

• three payslips for each year within the relevant qualifying period • three personal bank statements for each year showing receipt of wages


If you are/were or your sponsor is/was a company director who receives/received dividends, send: • dividend vouchers for dividends declared in your/your sponsor’s favour showing the

company's and your/your sponsor’s details, with the net dividend amount and tax credit, to cover each year of the relevant qualifying period

• personal bank statement(s) showing that those dividends were paid into your/your sponsor’s bank account

Category 3: Evidence that the business is/was actively trading If you wish to provide evidence that a business is/was actively trading, please provide 2 pieces of evidence from the following list for each relevant year of trading: • copies of invoices for services provided

• contracts to provide services Category 4: Additional evidence if the business is a partnership If you wish to provide evidence that the business is a partnership, please provide one of the following:

• proof that the partnership is registered with Companies House (certificate of incorporation) • if you are/your sponsor is the ‘nominated partner’ in the business, a copy or printout of the

partnership tax return (SA800) and confirmation that it has been received by HMRC (such as written notification or printout of online confirmation)

Category 5: Additional evidence if the business is a limited company If you wish to provide evidence that the business is a limited company, please provide one of the following:

• proof that the company is registered with Companies House (such as certificate of incorporation – certified copy is acceptable)

• proof that the company is registered with HMRC as an employer for PAYE and national insurance purposes

• company tax returns (CT600) (copies or printouts) for each year of the relevant period and evidence of receipt by HMRC (letter or online acknowledgement)

• appointment report from Companies House (company director only) • if the company has been trading for one year or more, a copy of the company annual return

(AR01), or a printout of the return if it was sent electronically, together with proof that it has been received by Companies House (letter or printout of online acknowledgment)

Category 6: Additional evidence if the business is a franchise

• franchise agreement signed by both or all parties

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Annex H: Example scenarios and suggested adequate evidence of activity 1. Exercising Treaty rights as a worker

Applicant’s nationality

Treaty rights

activity

Duration of

residence in UK

Employed Education Other Application type Suggested adequate evidence of activity

EEA Worker 5 years 5 years n/a n/a Permanent Residence

5 consecutive P60s No additional evidence of residence required


5 consecutive P60s No additional evidence of residence required


5 consecutive P60s from within the 10 year period Plus one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm ongoing residence in the UK, but only if more than 2 years has elapsed since the end of the activities evidenced (see Section 5 for examples).


2. Applicants who have been a worker and a student


Treaty rights

activity

Total duration of residence

in UK Employed Education Other Application

type Suggested adequate evidence of activity

EEA national Worker and student

5 years 3 years 2 years n/a Permanent Residence

For employment: 3 consecutive P60s for the employment period; and For studies in the UK consecutive to the evidenced work period:

• confirmation of study/studying with a recognised educational institution: proof of enrolment, or letter from the organisation confirming course, period of study with start date, or qualification (if course start date is shown) if study is now complete; and

• one bank statement per year of study, or similar; or evidence of grant or sponsorship covering the period of study, evidencing your financial self-sufficiency; or written confirmation from the student that they have enough money; and

• evidence that you had Comprehensive Sickness Insurance for yourself and any family members for the period of study (unless previously issued with a registration certificate on the basis of residence in the UK as a student before 20 June 2011).

Plus one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period other than the period of working to confirm residence in the UK (see Section 5 for examples).



Treaty rights

activity

Duration of residence

in UK Employed Education Other Application type Suggested adequate evidence of activity

EEA national Worker and student

10 years 7 years 3 years n/a Permanent Residence

Continuous evidence of employment and/or study in the UK covering the earliest 5 year period for which you can provide evidence. For employment: P60 for each year of employment; and For studies in the UK:

• confirmation of study/studying with a recognised educational institution: proof of enrolment, letter from organisation confirming course, period of study with start date, or qualification (if course start date is shown) if study is now complete, consecutive to the work evidence; and


• evidence that you had Comprehensive Sickness Insurance for yourself and any family members for the period of study (unless previously issued with a registration certificate on the basis of residence in the UK as a student before 20 June 2011).

Plus one piece of evidence for every 12 month period other than the period of working


to confirm ongoing residence in the UK if more than 2 years has elapsed since the end of the activities evidenced (see Section 5 for examples).


3. Exercising Treaty rights as a student


Treaty rights

activity

Duration of

residence in UK

Employed Education Other Application type Suggested adequate evidence of activity

EEA national Student 5 years n/a 5 years n/a Permanent Residence

• Confirmation of study/studying with educational institution(s): proof of enrolment, letter from organisation confirming course(s), period(s) of study with start date(s) or qualification (if course start date is shown) if study is now complete; and


• evidence of Comprehensive Sickness Insurance for yourself and any family members for the whole period of study (unless previously issued with a registration certificate on the basis of residence in the UK as a student before 20 June 2011).

Plus one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm residence in the UK (see Section 5 for examples).


4. Exercising Treaty rights as a retained worker


Treaty rights

activity


in UK Employed Education Other Application type Suggested adequate evidence of activity

EEA national

Worker and retained work

5 years 3 years

2 years

Permanent Residence

• 3 P60s covering period of employment; and

• evidence to confirm how your other 2 years of consecutive residence in the UK amounted to exercising a Treaty right(s) (see full guidance)

Plus one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period other than the period of working to confirm residence in the UK (see Section 5 for examples).

EEA national

Worker and retained work

8 years 3 years 5 years

Permanent Residence

If you are relying on the period you have been working please provide:

• 3 consecutive P60s; and • evidence to confirm how at least 2 of

the remaining 5 years residence in the UK amounted to exercising a Treaty right(s) (see the full guidance).

• Evidence must be for 5 consecutive years.

Plus one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period other than working to confirm residence in the UK (see Section 5 for examples); and one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm ongoing residence in the UK if more than 2 years has elapsed since the end of the activities evidenced (see Section 5 for examples).


5. Exercising Treaty rights as a self-employed person


Treaty rights

activity


in UK Employed Education Other Application type

Suggested adequate evidence of activity

EEA national Self employed 5 years 5 years n/a n/a Permanent

Residence

• Proof of self-assessment with HMRC or business accounts, or P60 including tax and National Insurance contributions for relevant period and showing a UK address;


EEA national Self employed 7 years 7 years n/a n/a Permanent

Residence

• Proof of self-assessment with HMRC, or business accounts, or P60 including tax and National Insurance contributions for the relevant 5 year period and showing a UK address.

Plus one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm residence in the UK (see Section 5 for examples); and one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm ongoing residence in the UK if more than 2 years has elapsed since the end of the activities evidenced (see Section 5 for examples).


6. Exercising Treaty rights as a self-sufficient person


Treaty rights

activity




EEA national Self Sufficient 5 years n/a n/a 5 years Permanent

Residence

• A bank statement or similar; one for each year for the appropriate period, showing received funds or lump sum proving sufficient funds to meet personal circumstances

• Evidence that you had Comprehensive Sickness Insurance for yourself and any family members for the relevant period of self-sufficiency

Plus one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm residence in the UK (see Section 5 for example).

EEA Self Sufficient 8 years n/a n/a 8 years Permanent

Residence

• A bank statement or similar; one for each year of the 5 year qualifying period, showing received funds or lump sum proving sufficient funds to meet personal circumstances

• Evidence that you had Comprehensive Sickness Insurance for yourself and any family members the relevant period of self-sufficiency



Plus one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm ongoing residence in the UK if more than 2 years has elapsed since the end of the activities evidenced (see Section 5 for examples).



Treaty rights

activity




EEA national Self sufficient retired

5 Years n/a n/a 5 years Permanent Residence

• A pension statement showing monthly or yearly payment or a bank statement showing payment from pension provider or similar, one for each year for the appropriate period



EEA national Self sufficient retired

12 Years n/a n/a 12 years

Permanent Residence

• A pension statement showing monthly or yearly payment or a bank statement showing payment from pension provider or similar, one for each year for the 5 year period being submitted


Plus one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm residence in the UK (see section 5 for examples); and


one piece of evidence for every 12 month period to confirm ongoing residence in the UK if more than 2 years has elapsed since the end of the activities evidenced (see Section 5 for examples).


7. Applying as a Family Member and Extended Family member Applicants applying as a Family Member or as an Extended Family Member must provide evidence that their EEA sponsor is exercising Treaty Right(s) in the UK and also evidence of their relationship to that sponsor.


Treaty rights

activity

Duration of Residence


Suggested adequate evidence of activity to provide

EEA national or Non-EEA national

Family Member (sponsor is working)

5 Years 5 years n/a n/a Permanent residence

• 5 consecutive P60s for the EEA national sponsor; and

• proof of relationship between the applicant and the sponsor (one of either a marriage certificate, birth certificate, adoption certificate (whichever is the most appropriate))



EEA national or Non-EEA national

Family Member (sponsor is working)

8 Years 7 years n/a n/a Permanent residence

• 5 consecutive P60s for the EEA national sponsor; and

• proof of relationship between the applicant and the sponsor (one of either a marriage certificate, birth certificate, adoption certificate (whichever is the most appropriate))

Plus, for the applicant, one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12 month period to confirm residence in the UK (see Section 5 for examples); and one piece of evidence for every qualifying 12- month period to confirm ongoing residence in the UK if more than 2 years has elapsed since the end of the activities

evidenced (see Section 5 for examples).