{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-order-1994/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-order-1994/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/1895",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (European Economic Area) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-order-1994",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993.\n“EEA national” means a national of a State which is a Contracting Party to the European Economic Area Agreement other than the United Kingdom, but until the EEA Agreement comes into force in relation to Liechtenstein does not include a national of the State of Liechtenstein;\n“EEA family permit” means an entry clearance issued, free of charge, to a family member who wishes to instal himself in the United Kingdom with a qualified person;\n“economic activity” means activity as a worker, self-employed person or provider or recipient of services;\n“family member” in relation to an EEA national means—\n(a) that national’s spouse;\n(b) a descendant of that national or his spouse who is under 21 years of age or is their dependant; and\n(c) a dependent relative in the ascending line of the EEA national or his spouse;\n“EEA State” means a State which is a Contracting Party to the European Economic Area Agreement, but until the EEA Agreement comes into force in relation to Liechtenstein does not include the State of Liechtenstein;\n“military service” means service in the armed forces of an EEA State;\n“residence permit” and “residence document” means a permit or document issued by the Secretary of State as proof of the holder’s right of residence in the United Kingdom;\n“the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act 1971;\n“visa national” means a national or citizen of one of the countries or territorial entities for the time being specified in the rules made under section 3 of the 1971 Act about visa requirements for the United Kingdom.\n(2) In paragraph (1) “spouse” does not include a party to a marriage of convenience.\n(3) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires a reference to an article or Schedule is a reference to an article of, or Schedule to, this Order; and within an article a reference to a paragraph is to a paragraph of that article.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 77."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1895/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:29:18.030696+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}