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<p>The Free Movement Directive requires those who wish to rely on periods of residence
as a student or self-sufficient person in order to acquire permanent residence to
have held comprehensive sickness insurance for the relevant qualifying periods.</p><p>
</p><p>While failure to meet this EU law requirement will lead to a refusal of documentation
certifying that the applicant has a right to reside, our longstanding practice is
that European Economic Area (EEA) national students or self-sufficient persons will
not be removed from the UK solely because they do not have comprehensive sickness
insurance. This is because the failure is relatively straightforward to rectify and
establish a right to reside in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Where applications for documentation
are refused or rejected, the reasons are explained to applicants and they can, if
they wish, apply again with the necessary supporting evidence, although we do not
compel them to do so.</p>
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