What is Retained Right of Residence Application?
If the non-EEA nationals are residing in the United Kingdom with a National of EEA or Switzerland as a partner or spouse may be permitted to stay in the UK after their relationship get over. But they need to apply retained right of residence . If you are a partner of a non-EEA national, then you have a right to reside in the United Kingdom as a family member of non-UK national. Although they get their right to stay in the UK from the national of EEA or Switzerland if their relationship gets over, then it does not automatically remove the right of residence in the UK as they still a part of the EEA national. On the contrary, once they terminated their legal marriage or relationship, then the Non-EEA member becomes ex-partner or spouse and there has no right left to stay in the UK, so they need to apply for Retained Right of Residence if they want to remain in the UK without breaching their immigration rules. Requirements to apply a Retained Right of Residence Once the relationsh...