EEA2 / FM-EFM Discussion thread

[todyhy]

Hi there, so far I have not received any biometric enrollment letter and it ha been three weeks, may I ask how long does it usually takes for them to sent you the biometric enrollment letter?

When I applied in September it took nearly 1.5 weeks to receive the biometric letter. You should remain patient and keep in mind that the HO was closed for a period during the holidays so the queue for getting your letter out is likely to be longer.

[tati*]

I didn't request my passport, only my husband's one.
But, yes, you are allowed to do so via HO website.
I would recommend to submit your biometrics first and then request it.
But also I think it can delay the receiving your COA as I guess what happened to me.
I hope I m wrong and it was a bad coincidence.
Good luck!

Tati and AliadNan770, can I ask you do you go about requesting your passport to be returned during the RC application process? .

[tati*]

Hi,
she can apply for her residence card if her husband works in the UK as she has to provide this evidence( his payslips and letter from his employer) along with the rest of documents.

Hi i would ask i have one friends he has nationaly italian he married he has 3 childern also them has nationality and her wife she come to uk with tourist visa
What them can do for her? she is non ue ,for get eea2 5 years?
Any help pls
Thx

[diego-560]

You can officially request your documents back from the Home Office:

https://www.gov.uk/visa-documents-returned

It's good to wait at least 10 working days after submitting your application before asking for documents back. It gives the option of withdrawing your application, make sure you say NO!

If you need your passport urgently then write it in the comments box. I did this, requested return of my passport on Friday morning and it came in recorded post the following Wednesday.

I didn't request my passport, only my husband's one.
But, yes, you are allowed to do so via HO website.
I would recommend to submit your biometrics first and then request it.
But also I think it can delay the receiving your COA as I guess what happened to me.
I hope I m wrong and it was a bad coincidence.
Good luck!

Thanks Ohara and Tati. Both myself and my partner require our passports for international travel and work. In my case I am the 'main applicant' since I am the non-EU person here and it is my passport that I would need to request back. We have the idea that my partner who is the EEA 'Qualified Person' will submit her EU Identity card as her proof of identity with our application (so she can keep her passport with her for travel purposes), however I don't have that option since I don't have any other suitable form of ID (I am a New Zealander and my country does not issue Identity cards which meet the criteria required, other than the passport).

As the 'main applicant' is that possible to get my passport back or is it only for the EU national?

[Amine-medini]

Hello again everyone
I had had biometric taken a long time ago regarding some application to the home office and refused , now embarked on the eea route , do I need to do the biometric again or just tel them the location where it's been taken which was croydon ??
Thanks good luck everyone

hi Amine.. yeah regardless of you previous biometrics.. you will need to do another biometrics for ur current application.

Thank you very much for that ,
So when you submit your application then they will contact you regarding you biometric or , has to be done before hand
Thank for your help I really appreciate it

[tati*]

I find the other's people experience and what they write here.
I saw people requested their passports(non-EU) many times but most of them waited until their COA were delivered in case it might have caused the delay.
But there were people who requested the passports in their cover letter and got it back straight away or requested after submission their biometrics.
It is up to you how to do.

As the 'main applicant' is that possible to get my passport back or is it only for the EU national?

[al.91]

Hi guys, is anyone from January batch? I sent my eea2 application on the 5th of Jan , still haven't recieve the biometric enrollment letter yet, they took the payment on the 7th of Jan . Is anyone experiencing the same situation ? Is this normal? Any advice will be highly appreciated!

Hi fiona.. you need to wait for around 4 weeks for ur COA to arrive.. judging by the payment taken it it hasnt even been 3 weeks.. so dont worry.. just be patient

Hi there, so far I have not received any biometric enrollment letter and it ha been three weeks, may I ask how long does it usually takes for them to sent you the biometric enrollment letter?

I waited a bit more than 3 weeks as well but don't worry. With christmas time and holidays, you might have to wait a bit longer as they haven't worked on any cases during 2 weeks. I submitted my biometrics on the 15th of dec and still waiting for COA ! It's gonna arrive soon, be patient !

[alex1128]

Update :

I have received my Registration certificate (Blue Badge) today and My wife's application for the Resident Card has been refused under Regulations 20B because apparently we have failed to respond to a second class mail interview letter that we have never received... The appeal is allowed so we are thinking about our options for now !

[s1120403]

Why do they invite some couples to an interview and why some others do not ? It seems that most of the people are not called for an interview, but still... what would be the reason ? Or is it at random ?

[Nightwolf]

Update :

I have received my Registration certificate (Blue Badge) today and My wife's application for the Resident Card has been refused under Regulations 20B because apparently we have failed to respond to a second class mail interview letter that we have never received... The appeal is allowed so we are thinking about our options for now !

Wow how come!! why would they send u a second class interview letter which u never received.. and whats worse is how come they did not email u the whole thing.. this is just ridiculous.. i think you should call the MP as well as go for solveit.. and also send a complaint..lets see what they have to say about it..

did by any chance u change ur residence to somewhere else? Am really sorry to hear about that bro.. You need to make a complaint for sure!!

[alex1128]

Why do they invite some couples to an interview and why some others do not ? It seems that most of the people are not called for an interview, but still... what would be the reason ? Or is it at random ?

It truly depends on your case worker and how complictax your situation is !

[alex1128]

Update :

I have received my Registration certificate (Blue Badge) today and My wife's application for the Resident Card has been refused under Regulations 20B because apparently we have failed to respond to a second class mail interview letter that we have never received... The appeal is allowed so we are thinking about our options for now !

Wow how come!! why would they send u a second class interview letter which u never received.. and whats worse is how come they did not email u the whole thing.. this is just ridiculous.. i think you should call the MP as well as go for solveit.. and also send a complaint..lets see what they have to say about it..

did by any chance u change ur residence to somewhere else? Am really sorry to hear about that bro.. You need to make a complaint for sure!!

Not sure but i think more and more obtuse staff are getting hired there ....
We haven't changed our address and we had no problem receiving the first class signed for questionnaire theyve sent to us !
We will certainly do all of that and more well keep you updated

[Nightwolf]

Update :

I have received my Registration certificate (Blue Badge) today and My wife's application for the Resident Card has been refused under Regulations 20B because apparently we have failed to respond to a second class mail interview letter that we have never received... The appeal is allowed so we are thinking about our options for now !

Wow how come!! why would they send u a second class interview letter which u never received.. and whats worse is how come they did not email u the whole thing.. this is just ridiculous.. i think you should call the MP as well as go for solveit.. and also send a complaint..lets see what they have to say about it..

did by any chance u change ur residence to somewhere else? Am really sorry to hear about that bro.. You need to make a complaint for sure!!

Not sure but i think more and more obtuse staff are getting hired there ....
We haven't changed our address and we had no problem receiving the first class signed for questionnaire theyve sent to us !
We will certainly do all of that and more well keep you updated

Do it man... seriously this is ridiculous.. we all should make a complain together about their misbehaviour..
you are right regarding the caseworkers..
Best of luck man.. we are all with you !

[alex1128]

Thx for the support i hope you guys will get the good news ceey soon (yn)

[Nightwolf]

Hey guys.. does any one have any idea how long after does the HO give a decision once they have contacted the sponsors employer?

[alex1128]

Hey guys.. does any one have any idea how long after does the HO give a decision once they have contacted the sponsors employer?

Im afraid there is no time frame for that ...
But what you can do is give them a call and keep contacting them until you get some news...

[chriskv1]

Did any other August applicant hear anything back from the HO ?

[chriskv1]

Had a home visit today .
The HO representatives were quite dearly beloved and was trying to intimidate me .
Don't want to go into much detail , they looked through my phone and came up with things like : they only say I love you to each other some times , his wife was living here but she probably just left her text books and clothes here to show us .

What the hell ?

[Nightwolf]

Had a home visit today .
The HO representatives were quite dearly beloved and was trying to intimidate me .
Don't want to go into much detail , they looked through my phone and came up with things like : they only say I love you to each other some times , his wife was living here but she probably just left her text books and clothes here to show us .

What the hell ?

Tell us more about it..what exactly happened?

[Nightwolf]

also could u plz tell us about ur case

[alex.torredo71]

Hi, I have a question related to additional papers.

I am thinking to send (additional) 2 latest payslips of EU partner along with the bank statements showing salary coming in. I called HO and their representative said that I should send it to Durham. However, next day I’ve called them again just to make sure that the address I should post it to is Durham and guess what, I’ve got completely different answer – they said that Liverpool is the address.

Obviously HO representatives are clueless…

So the question: Where should I send these papers?

Thanx

[alex1128]

Hi, I have a question related to additional papers.

I am thinking to send (additional) 2 latest payslips of EU partner along with the bank statements showing salary coming in. I called HO and their representative said that I should send it to Durham. However, next day I’ve called them again just to make sure that the address I should post it to is Durham and guess what, I’ve got completely different answer – they said that Liverpool is the address.

Obviously HO representatives are clueless…

So the question: Where should I send these papers?

Thanx

As you have previously been advised : Send it to both!

[s1120403]

Hi, I have a question related to additional papers.

I am thinking to send (additional) 2 latest payslips of EU partner along with the bank statements showing salary coming in. I called HO and their representative said that I should send it to Durham. However, next day I’ve called them again just to make sure that the address I should post it to is Durham and guess what, I’ve got completely different answer – they said that Liverpool is the address.

Obviously HO representatives are clueless…

So the question: Where should I send these papers?

Thanx

I sent a set of such updates to the Liverpool address in December. The people answering the Home Office European line also gave me conflicting information, either it must be Durham or Liverpool is OK. Eventually I said to the last one I spoke with that since they gave me conflicting information, she should double check her answer. So she put me on hold, then came back and said that everything sent to Durham gets sent to Liverpool anyway. And sending directly to Liverpool is also OK. Now I sent to Durham my payslips stamped by the employer etc. Recently I read through the posts on the thread that has been closed and came across posts by quite a few people who sent documents to Liverpool and at least one of them reported to have received the RC. So I take it that either address you send the documents to is OK; it definitely doesn't hurt to send it to Durham, because that's where we initially send the applications anyway. As long as you write the reference number on the cover letter (I sent a cover letter each time explaining why I am sending them updated documents etc), the name of the main applicant, date of birth and country of origin (as these are the details they included in their letters as well), it should be fine, it will be directed to the right department.

[alex.torredo71]

Hi, I have a question related to additional papers.

I am thinking to send (additional) 2 latest payslips of EU partner along with the bank statements showing salary coming in. I called HO and their representative said that I should send it to Durham. However, next day I’ve called them again just to make sure that the address I should post it to is Durham and guess what, I’ve got completely different answer – they said that Liverpool is the address.

Obviously HO representatives are clueless…

So the question: Where should I send these papers?

Thanx

I sent a set of such updates to the Liverpool address in December. The people answering the Home Office European line also gave me conflicting information, either it must be Durham or Liverpool is OK. Eventually I said to the last one I spoke with that since they gave me conflicting information, she should double check her answer. So she put me on hold, then came back and said that everything sent to Durham gets sent to Liverpool anyway. And sending directly to Liverpool is also OK. Now I sent to Durham my payslips stamped by the employer etc. Recently I read through the posts on the thread that has been closed and came across posts by quite a few people who sent documents to Liverpool and at least one of them reported to have received the RC. So I take it that either address you send the documents to is OK; it definitely doesn't hurt to send it to Durham, because that's where we initially send the applications anyway. As long as you write the reference number on the cover letter (I sent a cover letter each time explaining why I am sending them updated documents etc), the name of the main applicant, date of birth and country of origin (as these are the details they included in their letters as well), it should be fine, it will be directed to the right department.

Thank you s1120403!
I thought so that the paperwork is going to Durham and the whole correspondence process is set up from Liverpool. I assume that the HO in Liverpool is used as a communication hub for all types of paperwork.
Thanks again!

[noypi30]

Hi everyone.

I am in a really stressful situation, at my own fault. We applied and everything but we didn't send them our original passports. I am a non-eea national and my husband is Romanian. I got the CoA and biometrix letter months ago and did the biometrix right away. I am just so worried that my application will be refused since I didn't send our passports. Very stupid on our part.

I don't know what else there is to do for us. I am here in the UK on a visit-marriage visa which is already expired. But I read somewhere that as long as I am waiting for my application results I can stay here in the UK. I just wonder if there is any way for us to send our original passports or will it be too late since we applied early October