# The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2000, Regulation 12: Right of admission to the United Kingdom


(1) Subject to regulation 21(1), an EEA national must be admitted to the United Kingdom if he produces, on arrival, a valid national identity card or passport issued by an EEA State.
(2) Subject to regulation 21(1) and (2), a family member of an EEA national who is not himself an EEA national must be admitted to the United Kingdom if he produces, on arrival—
(a) a valid national identity card issued by an EEA State, or a valid passport; and
(b) either—
(i) where the family member is a visa national or a person who seeks to be admitted to instal himself with a qualified person, a valid EEA family permit or residence document; or
(ii) in all other cases (but only where required by an immigration officer) a document proving that he is a family member of a qualified person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2326/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2000/regulation-12
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