If you are an EEA citizen living in the UK, you can bring your family to live with you.

EEA nationals can stay in the UK for up to three months without a specific reason.  If they want to stay longer, they have to be working (it could be a mix of work and study), have a business or be self-employed, or be studying after having already worked there.

If an EEA citizen is looking for a job, is studying without any previous work experience, or simply wants to live in the UK, he can stay only if he can support himself without any help from public funds, which include benefits such as income support, housing, and council tax benefits.

To work in the UK, EEA nationals do not need a work permit.  They can work for a company, open their own business, or work independently, either part time or full time schedules.

EEA citizens living in the UK pay the same tax and have the same welfare benefits as UK nationals who are doing a similar job.  If an EEA national loses his job after working at least a year, he can keep his worker status if he is registered with the Jobcentre Plus.  If he has been employed for less than a year and he is fired, the EEA citizen can keep his worker status for over six months if he has good possibilities of finding another job and is still listed as a work seeker.

If an EEA national has to stop working due to sickness, he can still live in the UK unless going back to work is not a possibility.  In this case, he should register with the local Jobcentre Plus to protect his rights, because job, pay, or working conditions discrimination due to nationality, is a crime.

One of the main reasons why EEA citizens move to the UK is because of study.  There are three types of students:

-    Independent students
The person can live in the UK until he finishes his studies, but he must support himself.  If the student loses his capacity to look after himself at some point, he may be able to keep his student status and ask for some benefits, or apply for a student loan.

-    Worker students
These are people who have worked in the UK prior to becoming students.  In this case, the students are still considered workers, thus, they maintain their rights to claim benefits.

-    Children of EEA citizen workers
The children of workers who are EEA citizens can study in the UK even if they are not EEA nationals.  They can remain in the UK to continue studying even after their parents leave.

Every person should review his or her specific case with the appropriate UK immigration lawyers to ensure he or she is aware of family members’ responsibilities as well as rights.  Living in the UK can be an amazing and promising experience for the whole EEA national’s family; it can easily be the place they will soon call home, not just because you are there but also because the country is full of attractive possibilities.

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