Guys, i will copy the letter here for you, to see what it is. I was quiet surprised by this interview as well, especially that me and my husband living together for 3 years! They might find age difference tricky (we have 10 years of age difference), but I dont think that should be a reason for them! Please feel free to comment!
"I am writing concerning your application for confirmation of your right to reside in the United Kingdom on the basis of your marriage to an EEA National.
In order to consider the matter further, you and your spouse are requested to attend an interview on:
Date: Thursday 20th September 2012
Time: 1.00 pm
Place: 6 Union Street, Liverpool, L3 9AF
Please email
NWEUROMARRIAGE@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk returning the reply slip if you have received this via e-mail to confirm that you will attend this interview, or that you will need to arrange an alternative date (if this appointment cannot be kept), no later than 23rd August 2012 - advising whether or not you or your spouse will need an interpreter(s) and what languages(s) they will need to speak.
Please note: Interpreters need to be booked in advance and cannot be requested on the day of the interview. If you do not advise us in advance that you need an interpreter then the interview will be conducted in English.
Failure to reply to this invitation within the given timescales will result in your interview being cancelled and a decision will be made on the basis of the information already provided on your application form which could result in a refusal of your application.
If, after confirming your attendance, you are unable to attend your interview due to illness you will need to inform us as soon as possible and prior to the time of your interview, either by emailing
NWEUROMARRIAGE@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk or by telephoning 0151 213 4009 and leaving a message on the European Marriage Interview answerphone. In addition, a medical certificate stating the full nature of the illness must be provided no later than 5 days of your interview date.
You may bring a legal representative with you to be present during your interview. You may also bring your own accredited interpreter if you wish. Both your legal representative and interpreter should each provide a letter of introduction.
Please note: Your representative, interpreter and spouse/civil partner will only be admitted to the Home Office building if they accompany you. You should therefore meet your representative and any interpreter at an arranged place outside the Home Office and enter the building together. Your interview will not be deferred to wait for either your representative or interpreter to arrive.
You should attend on time and bring to the interview this letter and any documentation you consider relevant to your application. The information you give will be treated in confidence. However, information may be disclosed to your spouse/civil partner, and/or other government departments or agencies, local authorities, international organisations and other authorised bodies to enable them to carry out their functions.
If not already provided, your spouse is required to bring with them evidence of their continuing employment in the form of a letter from their employer and their last pay slip. Should your spouse/civil partner change his/her employment since making the application, you need to bring evidence of this change to the interview. This should include a letter from their new employer, a pay slip and if wages are paid into a bank account, a bank statement showing the wages being received in the account. If a permanent National Insurance number has been obtained since the application was made evidence of this should be brought to the interview
In addition to the above, you will also need to bring (unless already provided) the following:
• Your and your spouse’s last 6 months bank statements (joint and individual)
• Your last 2 years council tax bills
• Photographs taken during your relationship
• Wedding photographs (if not already supplied)
• Joint utility bills
• Tenancy agreement/mortgage statement
• Your passport/ID card (if not already with the Home Office)
It would be helpful if you could inform us if anyone attending the interview has a disability which would hinder them evacuating the building in the event of an emergency or if anyone attending the interview has special circumstances which would mean taking a break while the interview is in progress. You should make us aware of these in advance by emailing
NWEUROMARRIAGE@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk.
On arrival for the interview this letter should be shown to the officer on duty at the Public Enquiry Office entrance to 6 Union Street who will direct you to the waiting area.
Failure to attend this interview or to notify us within the timescales set out in this letter could result in the refusal of your application."
So this time, finally my husband received his COA, and we were invited for an interview to Liverpool in September! Does anyone know what this interview for?