• you used to have an EU, EEA or Swiss family member living in the UK (but you’ve separated, or they’ve died).
• you’re the family member of a British citizen and you lived outside the UK in an EEA country together.
• you’re the family member of a British citizen who also has EU, EEA or Swiss citizenship and who lived in the UK as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen before getting British citizenship.
• you’re the primary carer of a British, EU, EEA or Swiss citizen.
• you’re the child of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen who used to live and work in the UK, or the child’s primary carer.

• you’re in a relationship with an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen as their spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner.
• you’re related to an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, their spouse or civil partner as their:
  • child, grandchild or great-grandchild under 21 years old
  • dependent child over the age of 21
  • dependent parent, grandparent or great-grandparent
  • dependent relative

Your EU, EEA or Swiss family member will usually need to apply as well.

• you’re the family member of an Irish citizen, even though they do not need to.
• your family member is a British citizen (‘Surinder Singh’ applications), you may be eligible if you lived outside the UK in an EU or EEA country (or Switzerland) with your British family member.
• you used to have an EU, EEA or Swiss family member living in the UK, you may be able to apply if you used to have a family member living in the UK. This is called a ‘retained right of residence’.
• you’re in education in the UK and
  • you’re the child of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen who has left the UK or died,
  • one of your parents is the spouse or civil partner of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen who has left the UK or died, or
  • one of your parents was previously the spouse or civil partner of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen who has left the UK or died.
• your family member has died, and you lived continuously in the UK as their family member for at least one year immediately before their death.
• if your marriage or civil partnership to an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen ended with a divorce, annulment or dissolution, and you lived in the UK when it ended.
• you may be able to apply if you’re the primary carer of a British, EU, EEA or Swiss citizen living in the UK. Any dependent children you have may also be able to apply. To be someone’s primary carer, you must be both:
  • responsible for their day to day care, including making decisions about their education, health, and finances
  • a family member or their legal guardian.
• you’re the primary carer of a dependent adult who is a British citizen.
• you’re the primary carer of a British child, or an EU, EEA or Swiss child.
• you’re the family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen who has died.
• you’re overseas and a family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen living in the UK.