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Moving to the UK-Advice Needed!

1.7K views 9 replies 3 participants last post by  miss lara  
#1 ·
Good day everyone,
I'm a non-Eu national with an Italian Permanent residence(EC).
My dad is an EU national already residing in the UK .
How could myself and my sister who are over 21 years of age join him as family members of an EU citizen and obtain the residence card and as well have the opportunity to study and work?

Thank you.
 
#2 ·
You will be extended family members and you need to prove financial dependence on your father. Not just topping up your income but without his financial support, you will be destitute/starve.
Normally, people in your situation must qualify for a visa in your own right, such as student or sponsored work. After all, you are both adults.
 
#3 ·
Thank you Joppa for your reply!
Like you mentioned, as extended family members can we still ask for the EU family visa though we are over 21 years of age?(through my findings we could apply as family members of EU citizen but there were no much explanantions)
If we could , you said we will need to prove fianancial dependence on our father, how do you mean?
Lastly, you mentioned student visa or sponsored work visa, will they eventually lead to a permanent UK stay on the groungs that dad is exercising is EU rights?

I will be looking forward to reading your replys, thank you once again.
 
#4 ·
You really need to forget about using your father's status to get into UK.
As you are over 21, you are regarded as extended family members and you must prove financial dependence, meaning currently you are surviving solely on his financial support, and without it you will both be destitute. So financial assistance must be substantial. I assume this is clearly not the case. What are you doing in Italy?

While student visa doesn't initially lead to settlement (otherwise all those 1000s of overseas students will be able to settle in UK), there is a chance of getting a sponsored work visa upon graduation if you can find a graduate-level job. Or you may meet someone whom you wish to marry. Sponsored work visa - usually Tier 2 General - does lead to settlement after 5 years.
 
#5 ·
At the moment I am in no work, lost my work just last month .
If we can prove financial dependence on our dad, then what and how much will that be?

As per the student visa, since tution fees are very high in the UK, does coming in to study on a short course counts?And I heard in Scotland tution fees are very low, what would you advice?
 
#6 ·
How are you surviving in Italy at the moment? Do you have any other source of income or support?
You father must have been supporting you over an extended period of time, like a year or more, evidenced by bank statement and transfer record. He must be giving you almost all the money you need to live on.
You need to study at a university level on a long-term visa leading to a qualification (bachelor's or higher). Scotland's free tuition fees apply only to Scottish residents and EEA citizens. You have to pay overseas fees set by individual university, typically ÂŁ12,000 to ÂŁ18,000 a year.
 
#8 ·
Hi Joppa,
thanks for taking your time in replying me.Like I already mentioned , I just lost my job, being out there looking for another but I'm still coping with savings and my sis is till in work.
There's practically no other means of moving into the UK I guess.
Could you suggest any other EU country( with opportunities to study, work and live), I could move to ?

Thank you.
 
#9 ·
Many other EU countries (but not UK, Ireland or Denmark I seem to remember) are supposed to accept your Italian permanent residency to grant you residence in their country, but in reality there are a lot of obstacles. Most countries charge a lot less in tuition fees than UK, and some are practically free like Germany. I think your biggest issue will be the language. If you only speak English and Italian, you will be very limited in what you can do. While increasing number of European universities offer degree courses in English, you still hit a problem when trying to get a job afterwards without fluent German etc.
 
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