EU passport

[crazy_in_love]

Hey guys. Hope you are all well.

If you get married to an EU citizen in the UK, how soon will you get an EU citizenship? Will you get an EU or UK passport? :rolleyes:

Just wondering...

[dilbert]

I think it depends what country this EU citizen is from.

As the passport is always issued from a European country not from European Union itself, I guess marrying an Austrian in the UK will result in Austrian citizenship where you have to wait 8 years or so and maybe you have to stay in Austria 8 years. Austria for example is more than restrictive. :x

I believe after staying four years in the UK you can apply for UK citizenship, married or not.

I'm a EU citizen (German) living 9 years in the UK, but my wife has never applied for any EU citizenship, not German nor UK nor Albanian ... :lol: so I don't know much about this.

[Googler]

Hey guys. Hope you are all well.

If you get married to an EU citizen in the UK, how soon will you get an EU citizenship? Will you get an EU or UK passport? :rolleyes:

Just wondering...

The general rules when you marry a EU citizen are:
You can acquire the nationality of your EU partner according to the immigration rules of your partner's country.
You inheritate from the EU rights of your partner in other EU countries according the European Union treaty.

The EU regulation is such that it is always wrapping the national laws (and can be challanged in the EU tribunal of La Haye) and Countries have the obligation to transfer to their local laws the EU regulations. If for example a British Citizen marries a non-EU national and moves to take residence in the UK, he or she will be treated according to UK immigration Laws. Whereas if she moves to another EU State as an Economic Treaty Citizen, she and partner/spouse will be treated generously under EU Law.
Similare example if a non-EU citizen marries an Estonian in Estonia, he or she doesn't automatically acquire EU rights. For the purposes of immigration he or she would be dealt with under Estonian Immigration Laws.He or she will only acquire EU rights, if his Estonian/EU partner takes advantage of an EU Treaty (eg Freedom of Movement) to move to another EU country for economic purposes.

The bottom line is that the right is not automatic. Even thought he or she may be married to an EU partner the right can only initially be exercised by the EU partner through an Economic Treaty. There and then will he or she has access to the Rights.

[The MINUSCULE MAN]

If she/he is registered with home office's workscheme, you'd granted residency for the period of her/his workscheme. That's what I heard.

[Googler]

If you get married to an EU citizen in the UK, how soon will you get an EU citizenship? Will you get an EU or UK passport? :rolleyes:


Responses to your current and lots of other questions:
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/applying/generalcaseworking/spousescivilpartnersfiancees

[crazy_in_love]

Thank you all for your answers