EEA4 fast processing times or wishful thinking

Hi everyone,

my time line:
EEA4 Application sent on 28/05/14 rceived by HO on 29/05/14 payment taken same date.
first letter of application received on the 30/05/14
COA received on the 06/06/14 dated 05/06/14
PR received on 24/10/14 dated 21/10/14 so exited after 4 months and 3 weeks

I applied as a family memeber of EEA.

just some tips for everybody out there.

i applied after 4 years and three months of marriage only, my EEA recidence is still valide until November 2015 and was not cancelled.

if someone wants to apply after 4 years of marriage as long as your EU partner has been exercising treaty right for 5 years you go ahead.

good luck to everyone

@ gemsj: I still have to collect my documents from solicitor, so not sure about PR issue date. I would advise to wait for a bit, I'm sure your application is being processed now!

@ Bill9: This is pretty damn interesting case!!! CONGRATULATIONS First of all, I have never heard of anything like applying for PR with less than 5 years of marriage! You can well apply before the expiration of 5 years Resident Permit provided you have been married for 5 years by then. So, I'm a little bit confused! My husband confirmed his settlement in UK in early 2010, so theoretically I could have applied MUCH earlier... Did you speak to solicitor before applying? I remember I have been told that I could have applied for ILR after 2 years based on my husband UK settlement, but that would be according to UK Immigration Law, not European (what all of us are using with EEA2 / EE4).

Hi mirth
Thank you for your time,
I call them today ther says still in process
So not sure I will get my passport on time....
....

george21 wrote:Hi everyone this is my timeline

EEA4 Application submitted -18th Aug
Recieved on the- 19th Aug
COA Issued on -27 August
Further documentation submitted on the 25th Aug.

Still waiting for PR. Sooo tempted to call and ask for progress

Permanent residence received today. Yaaay......

george21 wrote:

george21 wrote:Hi everyone this is my timeline

EEA4 Application submitted -18th Aug
Recieved on the- 19th Aug
COA Issued on -27 August
Further documentation submitted on the 25th Aug.

Still waiting for PR. Sooo tempted to call and ask for progress

Permanent residence received today. Yaaay......

Congratulations!!

Applied for EEA4 sept 15th
HO received docs 16th sept
received COA 8th of oct
i requested passport 8th oct


.Anyone has any idea how long it takes the HO to request passport back?

or should i just send back?

hi behold2014
you requested passport 8th oct
when did you received it?
are you are the main applicant?

received it 3days after request.

Am Non EEa. yesiam the main applicant

behold2014 wrote:received it 3days after request.

Am Non EEa. yesiam the main applicant

Ok so call them and ask the ho name and address
And post soon as you can,,it won't affect your application but you send it to the right person

Mirth wrote:@ gemsj: I still have to collect my documents from solicitor, so not sure about PR issue date. I would advise to wait for a bit, I'm sure your application is being processed now!

@ Bill9: This is pretty damn interesting case!!! CONGRATULATIONS First of all, I have never heard of anything like applying for PR with less than 5 years of marriage! You can well apply before the expiration of 5 years Resident Permit provided you have been married for 5 years by then. So, I'm a little bit confused! My husband confirmed his settlement in UK in early 2010, so theoretically I could have applied MUCH earlier... Did you speak to solicitor before applying? I remember I have been told that I could have applied for ILR after 2 years based on my husband UK settlement, but that would be according to UK Immigration Law, not European (what all of us are using with EEA2 / EE4).

@ Mirth: I know few friends that have applied for PR after 4 years and few months of marriage and qualified for PR, I didnt send my application with a solicitor i sent it by my self. i have spoken with few solocitors in the past and they told me that i cannot apply unsless i have 5 years of mariage from the day i got married.
it semms like few solicitor dont realy know that you could acutaly do that.

if you need more information let me know

Bill9 wrote: @ Mirth: I know few friends that have applied for PR after 4 years and few months of marriage and qualified for PR, I didnt send my application with a solicitor i sent it by my self. i have spoken with few solocitors in the past and they told me that i cannot apply unsless i have 5 years of mariage from the day i got married.
it semms like few solicitor dont realy know that you could acutaly do that.

if you need more information let me know

Bill9, were you also in the uk for the full 5 years?

george21 wrote:

george21 wrote:Hi everyone this is my timeline

EEA4 Application submitted -18th Aug
Recieved on the- 19th Aug
COA Issued on -27 August
Further documentation submitted on the 25th Aug.

Still waiting for PR. Sooo tempted to call and ask for progress

Permanent residence received today. Yaaay......

Hi George, Could you please tell me if you send the additional documents yourself or they asked you to send them?

Thanks

chaoclive wrote:

Bill9 wrote: @ Mirth: I know few friends that have applied for PR after 4 years and few months of marriage and qualified for PR, I didnt send my application with a solicitor i sent it by my self. i have spoken with few solocitors in the past and they told me that i cannot apply unsless i have 5 years of mariage from the day i got married.
it semms like few solicitor dont realy know that you could acutaly do that.

if you need more information let me know

Bill9, were you also in the uk for the full 5 years?

@ Mirth: hey Mirth, sorry for the late respond, I left the country for 90 days only since i received my family member visa, November 2010.

Hi everyone
The room is so quiet. Come on lets cheer everyone up please!
Can someone tell me the current waiting time for people submitted in August please!!!!
Manies

@manirs

EEA4 Application submitted -26th Aug
Recieved on the- 28th Aug
COA Issued on 02/09/14
Still waiting ......

Finally I got my PR!
This is my timeline.

EEA4 Application Sent: 26/08/2014
Application received by Durham HO: 27/08/2014
EEA4 fee (£55 cheque) taken from my bank account: 02/09/2014
Reference letter received: 03/09/2014 (dated 28/08/2014)
Certificate Of Application letter received: 17/09/2014 (dated 14/09/2014)
Permanent Residence Card received: 01/11/2014 (dated 28/10/2014)

Good luck to everyone!

@k-ko congratulations
Can you pls tell me what are the document you set?
I set my application on same day, I'm still waiting ,,,,,

@k-ko congratulations
Can you pls tell me what are the document you set?
I set my application on same day, I'm still waiting ,,,,,

Congratulations @K-Ko
I believe I will tell a success story like you in due course

Bill9 wrote:

Mirth wrote:@ gemsj: I still have to collect my documents from solicitor, so not sure about PR issue date. I would advise to wait for a bit, I'm sure your application is being processed now!

@ Bill9: This is pretty damn interesting case!!! CONGRATULATIONS First of all, I have never heard of anything like applying for PR with less than 5 years of marriage! You can well apply before the expiration of 5 years Resident Permit provided you have been married for 5 years by then. So, I'm a little bit confused! My husband confirmed his settlement in UK in early 2010, so theoretically I could have applied MUCH earlier... Did you speak to solicitor before applying? I remember I have been told that I could have applied for ILR after 2 years based on my husband UK settlement, but that would be according to UK Immigration Law, not European (what all of us are using with EEA2 / EE4).

@ Mirth: I know few friends that have applied for PR after 4 years and few months of marriage and qualified for PR, I didnt send my application with a solicitor i sent it by my self. i have spoken with few solocitors in the past and they told me that i cannot apply unsless i have 5 years of mariage from the day i got married.
it semms like few solicitor dont realy know that you could acutaly do that.


Hello,

I am a bit confused about the date when my wife (Non-EEA) should apply for PR. Both of us spent more than
5 years in the UK, and I am a EEA national. Is it at most a few days before her current card expires (5 years),
of after 5 years and 1 day? As mentioned just above it does not seem to clear to me. Any idea?

Thanks a lot,

Hi.
I have called Home Office twice regarding "when can one apply for PR". And my understanding was a non-EEA cannot apply for PR before 5 years of the EEA visa expires, unless he/she was in this country who were allowed to work full time. In other words if you were student before being an EEA-Family Member, you cannot apply for PR before the expiry of EEA visa. Although when i called them 4 weeks before my EEA (5years) visa was about to expire, and they said that you can apply 4 weeks before it expires. So you can send your EEA4 application just 4 weeks before your visa expires.
Thanks

hello every one
just want t share a information it might help some people here
i got my PR and my time line was

sent application on 27-8
recived on 28th-8
COA recived on 05-09
Recived PR on 04-11-14 issue date was 30-10-14

i did not sent a big pile of documents all 5 years council tax,
about 3-4 utility bills of each year
passports and all of ours p60, whole process gone really smoothly

Good Luck

Hi every one. My mate called me Last night he received his PR after 67 days ,it sound August applications coming through

gemsj wrote:@k-ko congratulations
Can you pls tell me what are the document you set?
I set my application on same day, I'm still waiting ,,,,,

These are my document.

Current and previous employment contracts (my spouse)
Payslips for last 6 months (my spouse)
Bank statements for 5 years (me)
Bank statements for last 6 months (my spouse)
Tenancy Agreement (both names)
Birth certificates (my kids)
Marriage certificate
Worker registration card and certificate (my spouse)
Council tax bills for 5 years (both names)
Water bills for 5 years (my spouse)
P60s for 6 years (my spouse)

hello friends

Application for PR 26/08/2014
COA received 28/08/2014
money taken 02/08/2014
PR received 06/11/2014 dated 31/10/2014

wish you all very good luck .....