Primary Carer of EEA Child

The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter or remain as the primary carer or relative of an EEA national self-sufficient child are that the applicant:

(i) is:

(a) the primary carer; or

(b) the parent; or

(c) the sibling,

of an EEA national under the age of 18 who has a right of residence in the United Kingdom under the 2006 EEA Regulations as a self-sufficient person; and

(ii) is living with the EEA national or is seeking entry to the United Kingdom in order to live with the EEA national; and

(iii) in the case of a sibling of the EEA national:

(a) is under the age of 18 or has current leave to enter or remain in this capacity; and

(b) is unmarried and is not a civil partner, has not formed an independent family unit and is not leading an independent life; and

(iv) can, and will, be maintained and accommodated without taking employment or having recourse to public funds; and

(v) if seeking leave to enter, holds a valid United Kingdom entry clearance for entry in this capacity.

In this paragraph, "sibling", includes a half-brother or half-sister and a stepbrother or stepsister.

If the application is successful, leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the primary carer or relative of an EEA national self-sufficient child may be granted for a period not exceeding five years or the remaining period of validity of any residence permit held by the EEA national under the 2006 EEA Regulations, whichever is the shorter.

You can Contact Us if you are seeking legal help from immigration solicitors in London in relation to your application for Leave to Remain as Primary Carer of a child who is EEA national and our immigration solicitors will provide you fast, friendly, reliable and professional immigration service. 

If instructed to represent you regarding your application for leave to remain as primary carer of  self-sufficient EEA child, we will do the following for you:

• Our immigration solicitors will take Detailed Instructions from you and advise you about the relevant immigration law and procedures to be adopted by the Immigration Authorities in your application for stay as primary carer of EEA self-sufficient child

• Our immigration solicitors will discuss your immigration case in detail with you and advise you about the weaknesses and strengths of your application for stay as primary carer of EEA self-sufficient child

• Our immigration solicitors will advise you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your application

• Our immigration solicitors will consider contents of the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your application for stay as primary carer of EEA self-sufficient child and discuss the same with you

• Our immigration solicitors will complete the relevant immigration form for application for stay as primary carer of EEA self-sufficient child and discuss the same with you

• Our immigration solicitors will prepare a covering letter to introduce and support the application for stay as primary carer of EEA self-sufficient child

• Our immigration solicitors will liaise with the Home Office (UKBA) for expeditious decision on the application

• Our immigration solicitors will protect your interests while your application is pending with the Home Office (UK Border Agency) and keep you informed of the progress on your immigration matter

• Our immigration solicitors will do all the follow up work until decision is reached on your application

• Our immigration solicitors will advise you about the implications of the Home Office decision.

 Our Fees

• We charge a fee from £800.00 + VAT for our professional immigration services in relation to an application for leave to remain in the UK  as primary carer of self-sufficient EEA national child resident in the UK. The agreed depends on the complexity of the immigration matter and the casework involved in the matter.

• Please be advised that VAT  is not applicable where our client does not have a valid leave to remain in the UK at the time of his/her instructions to us in relation to his/her immigration matter.

• If you cannot afford to pay our fee in full at the time of instructing us in relation to your matter, you can pay half of the fee at the time of instrucing us and the balance can be paid by monthly installments.

• The agreed fee will cover all our work until decision by the Home Office on the application. However, it is pertinent to note that the agreed fee will not cover any disbursements to be incurred by the company on your behalf e.g. translation of documents, Home Office fee for application for stay as primary carer of EEA self-sufficient child etc.