Completeness
The implementation is reasonably complete, although there are corner cases where the European and Human rights may be infringed. One issue is that the UK has kept the national immigration law separate from the implementation of the European law. While it is possible to switch from the UK law to the European law, this does reset the clock for acquiring permanent residence. The legal situation of extended family members during this switch is uncertain, because they have to conform to both laws. Switching from European law to UK law is possible only after the EEA citizen became settled in the UK. The EEA national is considered settled when having attained permanent residence.
Read more about this topic: Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006
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