Criteria for EEA Family Permit

You can apply for the EEA Family Permit UK either as a family member or extended family member. However, you need to know the eligibility criteria for applying to the visa as a family member or extended family member.rnApplying as a Family Member or Extended Family MemberrnThe extended family members include brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew, niece and more. rnThe applicants must be, • In the UK alreadyrn• Travelling with you to the UK within 6 months of the date of your application rnIf they have been in UK for more than 3 months, then they must be eitherrn• A qualified person (or) • Have a permanent right of residence rnFor getting the EEA family permit, you should satisfy the following requirements, • The non-EEA family member and the EEA national must demonstrate intent to live togetherrn• The EEA-national partner must be exercising his or her Treaty rights in the UK - i.e. self-employment, study, employmentrn• The non-EEA family member and the EEA national must have met alreadyrn• The non-EEA family member and the EEA national must be travelling to the UK together, or the EEA national should already be in the UKrn• The family unit must not be dependent on public funds whilst in the United Kingdom