Guidance on residency documentation for EU/EEA/Swiss residents in the UK: part 2

Previously in this series, choosing the right residency documentation, and ways to exercise treaty rights in the UK.

I'll reiterate my disclaimer from the last post: I am not an immigration lawyer, and I am not an immigration advisor. Do not take this post as the be all and end all on this particular subject. Your first port of call should always be the official guidance on the UKVI website.

In today's post, I'm going to focus on applying for a reigstration certificate, otherwise known as the EEA (Qualified Person) (or QP) form.

This form should be used by people from the EU, EEA or Switzerland who are in one of the two situations:

Intending to move to the UK to exercise treaty rights (see previous post for information on the various ways you can exercise treaty rights)

Already in the UK exercising treaty rights, but haven't done so for five or more consecutive years

A successful EEA (QP) grants the applicant a registration certificate, which is a formal recognition of their status as a 'qualified person', i.e. a person from the EU, EEA or Switzerland residing in the UK and exercising treaty rights.

( Why apply for an EEA (QP)? )

( How to apply )

In the next post in this series, I will cover the process of making an application for a document certifying permanent residence (otherwise known as EEA (PR)).

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