# The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 2: Existing documents


(1) An EEA family permit issued under regulation 12 of the 2006 Regulations before 1st February 2017 is to be treated as an EEA family permit issued under regulation 12 of these Regulations.
(2) Any document issued or treated as though issued under Part 3 of the 2006 Regulations is to be treated as though issued under Part 3 of these Regulations.
(3) Nothing in this paragraph extends the validity of any document issued under the 2006 Regulations beyond that document’s original period of validity.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/schedule/6/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2016/schedule-6/paragraph-2
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