I have been sitting on this for a couple of years, used it on a couple of occasions, and it is about right that i post it here as well, because this is the miracle maker that got it started for us EEA nationals. The Surinder Singh case In recent years, more and more British citizens have had to confront the fact that British immigration law gives them no right to live with their family in the UK. The possibility of bringing ‘third country national’ (i.e. citizens of countries other than those of the European Economic Area – EEA) family members to the UK does exist, but only if the stringent requirements of the Immigration Rules are met. When the requirements of the rules are not satisfied the British citizen will be told that he/she should join their family abroad if they want to enjoy life together. http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed newszines/oldnewszines/Old 1-50/news17/don.html