Application for a registration certificate or a residence card as a partner of a member of a European Economic Area (EEA)
Documents Required
Please find below a list of the documents required for your application.
It should be noted that the Home Office will only accept original documents. If no original is available, photocopied documents must be a stamped certified true copy of the original. Where a document is not in English or Welsh, the original must be accompanied by a fully certified translation by a professional translator. This translation must include details of the translator’s credentials and confirmation that it is an accurate translation of the original document. It must also be dated and include the original signature of the translator.
Please note that documents listed are carefully explained whether they are mandatory or optional. You should collect as many documents as possible and use it as a checklist to ensure all documents where possible have been sent as soon as possible. Where you are unable to provide the original documents, please explain the reasons by adding your comments.
The documents we will require from you are as follows:
Evidence of Applicant's Identity
| Document |
Notes |
Type |
| Current Passport |
|
Mandatory |
| Previous Passports |
|
Mandatory |
| Biometric Residence Permit |
if any |
Mandatory |
| Recent Passport Photographs (x2) |
(Photo Guidance) |
Mandatory |
Evidence of Sponsor's Identity
| Document |
Notes |
Type |
| Current Passport of your EEA national sponsor |
|
Mandatory |
| Registration certificate or Permanent Residence Card |
if any |
Mandatory |
| Recent Passport Photographs (x2) |
(Photo Guidance) |
Mandatory |
Proof of EEA national exercising Treaty Rights
| Document |
Notes |
Type |
| Registration Certificate or Permanent Resident Certificate (if none, please provide below:) |
if any |
Mandatory |
| IF EMPLOYED – recent letter of employment, payslips for the past 6 months, bank statements for the past 6 months |
|
Mandatory |
| IF SELF-EMPLOYED – self-assessment tax return, proof of NI payment, invoices/receipts, proof business is trading, |
|
Mandatory |
| IF SELF-SUFFICIENT – bank statements /building society pass book, proof of income source; evidence of receipt of pension, comprehensive sickness insurance. |
|
Mandatory |
Evidence of Relationship to EEA national
| Document |
Notes |
Type |
| For spouse/civil partner application – Marriage/Civil partnership Certificate, documents showing you and Sponsor have lived together |
|
Mandatory |
| For child applications – Birth Certificate, parent's marriage certificate, school letters, proof of address |
|
Mandatory |
| Documents showing you and your sponsor have lived together |
Please provide documents eg title deeds, bills, other documents showing proof of address |
Mandatory |
| Letter of support from Sponsor, family and friends |
|
Mandatory |
| Bank statements |
past 6 months |
Mandatory |
| Pictures together throughout your relationship |
|
Mandatory |
| Other proof of relationship |
if any |
Mandatory |
Accommodation in UK - whichever applies
| Document |
Notes |
Type |
| Leasehold Agreement/Tenancy Agreement – including a description of property eg number of bedrooms |
|
Mandatory |
| Land Registry Title showing ownership of property |
|
Mandatory |
| Mortgage Statements |
if any |
Mandatory |
Other Documents
| Document |
Notes |
Type |
| Home Office Letters |
if any |
Mandatory |
| History of UK Immigration |
Please list all of your trips abroad for the past 5 years |
Mandatory |
All documents should be posted or scanned and emailed to us to make sure they meet the requirements.
If you are posting the documents, they should be sent to: iam (immigration and migration), Suite 8, 225 Marsh Wall, Canary Wharf, London Docklands E14 9FW. Please send this as recorded or special delivery for tracking purposes. You are not required to inform us. You can track your parcel with Royal Mail (track and trace) http://track2.royalmail.com.
Please let us know if you cannot provide anything listed and we can discuss alternative documents you may provide. Once we have received the documents, we will inform you via e-mail and update your application in our records.
