{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2000/regulation-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2000/regulation-15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2326",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/15",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Issue of residence permits and residence documents",
  "text": "(1) Subject to regulations 16 and 22(1), the Secretary of State must issue a residence permit to a qualified person on application and production of—\n(a) a valid identity card or passport issued by an EEA State; and\n(b) the proof that he is a qualified person.\n(2) Subject to regulation 22(1), the Secretary of State must issue a residence permit to a family member of a qualified person (or, where the family member is not an EEA national, a residence document) on application and production of—\n(a) a valid identity card issued by an EEA State or a valid passport;\n(b) in the case of a family member who required an EEA family permit for admission to the United Kingdom, such a permit; and\n(c) in the case of a person not falling within sub-paragraph (b), proof that he is a family member of a qualified person.\n(3) In the case of a worker, confirmation of the worker’s engagement from his employer or a certificate of employment is sufficient proof for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2326/regulation/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:33:45.002761+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."
}