EEA2 Application Timelines - ONLY 1 TOPIC - UpToDate

alex1128 · Post by **alex1128** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:15 pm

analucidi wrote:Guys, who were refused and then got RC, can you get me any email/number you contacted. I reached solevit, MP and a lawayer already, but it is quiet urgent. Going to citizen's advice on monday

could you take some time and tell what exactly happened and whats the reason of refusal?

lake1 · Post by **lake1** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:25 pm

khann wrote:Hi Every one!
i have found these information very valuable and productive...thanks to those who take time and share their experiences to make others life easy! i am coming with a very complicated situation if someone could help me
out how to deal with my situation here!
i meet my wife one and half year ago and been together more then a year.my student visa was curtailed and my final date was 30may to put another application or leave the country. i have applied as unmarried partner
just not to be overstayed and got acknowledgement as well as bio matrices but during that time we go married and on october 14 and i reapplied with help of my solicitor on the 22 of october with a covering letter to withdraw the previous application..its been almost 7 weeks and they did not deducted my application fee which is a worrying dilemma to my self! i have called them and i have been told that it would take up to six weeks to just deduct a payment!!! (where as i am seeing here it does not take that long) and second time when i call them they told me it takes 8 weeks to take the application fee!.
someone said to mention that we should mention our nationalities to figure out things so i hold a pakistani passport and my wife is from Slovakia....
i am looking for suggestions please help me what to do! i am really missing home and running out of money without job!

Why did you decide to withdraw the old application instead of just simply updating them about your new status as being married?, did your solicitor advise you as such?

They probably are treating your old application as being updated to married status and hence why they didnt take any payment for the "new" application you sent.

If you are married then you are allowed to work as the spouse of an eea national exercising treaty right, you might want to ask HO to send you a COA which confirms your right to work.

miu912 · Post by **miu912** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:50 pm

analucidi wrote:Guys, who were refused and then got RC, can you get me any email/number you contacted. I reached solevit, MP and a lawayer already, but it is quiet urgent. Going to citizen's advice on monday

Email: LNC22RODsInbox@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Phone no.: 0300 123 2253

Good luck

DannyG15 · Post by **DannyG15** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:49 pm

So sorry to hear

Do what you have to, keep at it!

Best,
Danny

analucidi wrote:Guys our application was refused

Sar30 · Post by **Sar30** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:21 am

Hi
Everyone I am new to this site, I have apply again as EEA FM .
Just want to ask you guys something , is that will be a problem for the housing benefit.becouse my wife she is claiming house g benefits.
So if someone could help me out with that
Thanks.

catj · Post by **catj** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:11 am

Hi all,

I got all of my documents back with a letter saying that I will receive my RC within the next 10 working days. Also i had a missed parcel from DX which I believe was my RC.

I rearranged my delivery to be on Monday, so I will update you on Monday again.

abok627 · Post by **abok627** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:14 am

Congrats catj!

I received my CoA in the mail today! Yay! I can work again! Looking forward to hopefully receiving my RC in April

july2015 · Post by **july2015** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:16 pm

hello everyone

can I add myself in july applications?

EEA2 Residence Card
Application sent: 11/07/15
Biometrics letter received and sent : 16/07 15
COA received : 18/08/15
RC: x

Could you tell me if you were able to open a bamk account with just the coa?

almomo · Post by **almomo** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:22 pm

Hi , I was looking everymonths this forum.
I had finally my RC , but my passport is not returned.

Application sent: 15/07/2015
Biometrics letter received and sent : 25/08/2015
COA received : 20/09/15
RC: 10/12/2015

RC has sent by DX.
I wasn't in the house, so I received letter from DC to redelivery.
But DX said 'they can't redelivery me, because my address is not collect.
Yes, just I didn't put ' FLAT 3 ' , DX refused resend me.

I called them, I said 'normally I receive all letter whit my address without FLAT3 even the letter from Home office and your letter also.'

But they said ' No, we need permission from Home Office to change new address.'
They said also ' 4 working days '

So I explained them 'how you can imagine Xmas without family !!!!'
Finaly, DX accept I will collect my RC to DX office.
I was so happy to receive my RC and be able to spend Xmas with my family.

And today, I got my RC.

BUT !!! My passport was not inside.
So, my xmas is finised, I have to be UK without my family.

Sorry for long messege, Just I wanted share my experience.
Anyhow I had my RC.

Good luck for everybody !

analucidi · Post by **analucidi** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:01 pm

Hello guys,
Thank you for your sweet messages. Alright i will start with explanation and then step we already made to do something about it. Applied as married couple, forgot put payslips, sent them later. Apparently they didnt match them and, which is the biggest surprise, they couldnt contact my husband's employer. On their part, employers claim they never received any calls or emails. Anyway i got out dissapointed because HO made zero effort basically. They couldt even allocate our payslips to our case properly. Our case worker changed twice, crazy mess. They sent all the papers, apart from payslips.

Anyway, we contacted everyone, who can be contacted.By the way Miu that email doesnt work anymore. With the help of our good friend went to see great immigration lawyer. She looked through the papers and said that the easiest way is to reapply, but admitted that HO didnt make an effort to consider all pieces of evidence. She is inquring on our part to seek reconsideration. So we will see how it goes. Everyone is persuading me to reapply, but i really cant be bothered. Would rather go somewhere else then go through another year of hell.

But I wanted to say, don't get scared or discouraged by our case, I am sure you will receive positive feedback very soon. Thank you for your support guys, i will update when we hear back.

khann · Post by **khann** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:29 am

lake1 wrote:
khann wrote:Hi Every one!
i have found these information very valuable and productive...thanks to those who take time and share their experiences to make others life easy! i am coming with a very complicated situation if someone could help me
out how to deal with my situation here!
i meet my wife one and half year ago and been together more then a year.my student visa was curtailed and my final date was 30may to put another application or leave the country. i have applied as unmarried partner
just not to be overstayed and got acknowledgement as well as bio matrices but during that time we go married and on october 14 and i reapplied with help of my solicitor on the 22 of october with a covering letter to withdraw the previous application..its been almost 7 weeks and they did not deducted my application fee which is a worrying dilemma to my self! i have called them and i have been told that it would take up to six weeks to just deduct a payment!!! (where as i am seeing here it does not take that long) and second time when i call them they told me it takes 8 weeks to take the application fee!.
someone said to mention that we should mention our nationalities to figure out things so i hold a pakistani passport and my wife is from Slovakia....
i am looking for suggestions please help me what to do! i am really missing home and running out of money without job!
Why did you decide to withdraw the old application instead of just simply updating them about your new status as being married?, did your solicitor advise you as such?

They probably are treating your old application as being updated to married status and hence why they didnt take any payment for the "new" application you sent.

If you are married then you are allowed to work as the spouse of an eea national exercising treaty right, you might want to ask HO to send you a COA which confirms your right to work.

hi buddy thanks for your advice! surprisingly today morning my solicitor called me that he has received my RC and my other document would arrive soon! wish you all the best to every one!

Asso · Post by **Asso** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:36 am

Congrat Khan plse when did u apply

khann · Post by **khann** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:52 am

Asso wrote:Congrat Khan plse when did u apply

i met my wife one and half year ago and been together more then a year.my student visa was curtailed and my final date was 30 may 2015 to put another application or leave the country. i have applied as unmarried partner
just not to be overstayed on 28 may 2015 and got acknowledgement as well as bio matrices but during that time we go married on october on 14 october 2015 and i reapplied with help of my solicitor on the 22nd of october 2015 with a covering letter to withdraw previous application and put new application as it was unmarried so COA was not allowed thats why i wanted to apply as a married so that i can get my work permit but yesterday on 18 December i have received my RC directly which is a bit of surprise because i was expecting acknowledgement then bio matrices and then COA or may be a interview and later on RC....but i dont know what has happened ..i think they just simply updated my unmarried application ....

Seeker111 · Post by **Seeker111** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:10 am

khann wrote:
Asso wrote:Congrat Khan plse when did u apply
i met my wife one and half year ago and been together more then a year.my student visa was curtailed and my final date was 30 may 2015 to put another application or leave the country. i have applied as unmarried partner
just not to be overstayed on 28 may 2015 and got acknowledgement as well as bio matrices but during that time we go married on october on 14 october 2015 and i reapplied with help of my solicitor on the 22nd of october 2015 with a covering letter to withdraw previous application and put new application as it was unmarried so COA was not allowed thats why i wanted to apply as a married so that i can get my work permit but yesterday on 18 December i have received my RC directly which is a bit of surprise because i was expecting acknowledgement then bio matrices and then COA or may be a interview and later on RC....but i dont know what has happened ..i think they just simply updated my unmarried application ....

Many congrats bro.

Can you pls tell us how did you get married without your passport as it was with home office or did they return it?

Also what nationalities you and your partner are.

Anna1912 · Post by **Anna1912** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:33 pm

Dear all, yesterday I got a missed delivery note from DX, which I re-arranged for Monday.
I also received all my documents today with a letter saying that I should receive my residence card within 10 working days. So I think this is a happy ending to my story, which had not a happy start: me and my boyfriend-now husband- applied as unmarried partners first and got refused.

Wishing good luck to everyone! And also never give up on your relationship because of this kind of difficulties

fazalkhan2015 · Post by **fazalkhan2015** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:14 pm

[quote="analucidi"]Adnan12345->(01.07)->COA 15.09-> RC Pending
Fazalkhan2015->( 01.07)-> COA 14.07-> RC pending
R_reid1988-> (21.07) ->COA 01.08-> RC pending
sarahpajer: (23.07) -> (01.08) -> 03.08 -> COA 28.08 (01.09)-> RC pending
Vanus: (23.07) -> 29.07(04.08) -> 04.08 -> COA 01.09-> RC pending
Asso ->(28.07)->COA 10.09->Pending
Analucidi-> (29.07)->COA 06.08-> RC Pending
DannyG15: (31.07) 08.08 -> COA (16.09) -> RC pending
Candy2012(31.07)->COA (03.11)-> RC pending
Djulyapplicant(28.07)-COA(05.09)-RC pending

Received:
UKBA…ARRG->(02.07)->COA 13.08 ->21.11
Shaulan-> (02.07)->COA 08.70->RC 21.11
Cihangir-> (02.07)->COA 11.09-> RC 24.11
Whytellmewhy (03.07)->COA 05.08 -> RC 28.11
Aurora77 (04.07)->COA 13.08 -> RC 27.11
Ricky13->(03.07)->RC 30.11
Akz->(07.07)->COA 14.08-> 02.12
Raume ->(10.07)->COA 10.08 ->02.12
Dirk ->(04.07)->COA 03.08 ->02.12
Snow white -(10.07)-> RC refused=( but we are hoping for the best
Eskay.K->(02.07)->COA 09.07->02.12 (received 08.12)
Imeng->(09.07)-> 02.12 (received 08.12)
Jotoia->(15.07)->COA 15.09-> 03.12 (received 08.12)
Zika J ->(18.07)-> COA 24/07 -> 09.12
Jaiho-(08.07)-> COA 17.07->09.12
Brizzel->(20.07)-> 16.12
Anna: (27.07) -> 04.08 (07.08) -> 08.08-> COA 10.09 (12.09) -> RC 19.12
Catj: (20.07) -> 17.08 (18.08)-> 18.08-> COA 08.09 (10.09) -> RC 18.12
almomo 15.07......RC 10.12

tati* · Post by tati* » Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:21 pm

Anna, so happy for you!!
Thanks for sharing as it's getting closer to August group.

Anna1912 wrote:Dear all, yesterday I got a missed delivery note from DX, which I re-arranged for Monday.
I also received all my documents today with a letter saying that I should receive my residence card within 10 working days.
Wishing good luck to everyone! And also never give up on your relationship because of this kind of difficulties

Lifu · Post by **Lifu** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 4:35 pm

Hey Guys,
This is a really resourceful forum.
Thanks for sharing.
I applied EEA2 on 19th August and got my COA on 19th Sept,
but I still haven't heard of anything from HO.
Anyone applied in August got it?

It seems to me it will take 5 months for them to sent the RC though...
I am married , my husband is Estonian. we didn't send my husband passport as he has to do business trip
but we send his driving licence. And I came to UK just with my travel visa, I hope these would not be any excuse for HO to reject on my application.

For those who received RC, how do they post the documents, RC and passport to you?

thanks so much guys!

lake1 · Post by **lake1** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:17 pm

khann wrote: hi buddy thanks for your advice! surprisingly today morning my solicitor called me that he has received my RC and my other document would arrive soon! wish you all the best to every one!

Excellent news am happy for you, your solicitor should not have asked to withdraw your application, all that needed to be done was update your application with your married status, anyway HO did the right thing and just updated it, so you saved £65.

I guess the important thing is you have your RC, enjoy it and have fun.

raja.brit · Post by **raja.brit** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:08 pm

Dear All,

Glad to have found this forum thread.

I am exercising EU Treaty rights in Ireland to bring mom over to the UK.

I have already applied for Residenct Card for my mother in Ireland and awaiting letter for Temporary stamp.

May I know what documents I would need to submit for Centre of Life when I submit my EEA FM application eventually in UK please?

Could anyone kindly help me with suggestions or point me in the right direction please?

Thanks and best regards,
Raja

Anna1912 · Post by **Anna1912** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:06 pm

tati* wrote:Anna, so happy for you!!
Thanks for sharing as it's getting closer to August group.

Thank you, Tati, hopefully you get yours soon too

Anna1912 · Post by **Anna1912** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:12 pm

Lifu wrote: For those who received RC, how do they post the documents, RC and passport to you?

thanks so much guys!

All my documents were posted back in the prepaid special delivery envelope which I enclosed with my application. I requested our passports in September so had them already with me.
And thanks to this forum I know that the HO uses DX delivery to post residency cards

Adelavezzi · Post by **Adelavezzi** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:39 am

My mum applied for Residence Card in June. It's been 6 months and we have yet to receive a decision. We applied through a solicitor and it seems she's very busy with other cases so she hasn't really contacted us about what to do next. I'm new to this forum and would appreciate and help or advice. I should mention I wrote and email to the local MP after reading other people's posts and saw it being suggested.

Application timeline:
Application sent: 15th June 2015
Application received by Home Office: 19th June 2015
CoA received: 2nd July 2015
Biometric Enrolment letter received: 4th August 2015

The barcode for my sisters letter wasn't readable and we had to wait 2 weeks to receive an enrolment letter for her.

raja.brit · Post by **raja.brit** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:47 am

raja.brit wrote:Dear All,

Glad to have found this forum thread.

I am exercising EU Treaty rights in Ireland to bring mom over to the UK.

I have already applied for Residenct Card for my mother in Ireland and awaiting letter for Temporary stamp.

May I know what documents I would need to submit for Centre of Life when I submit my EEA FM application eventually in UK please?

Could anyone kindly help me with suggestions or point me in the right direction please?

Thanks and best regards,
Raja

Dear All,

Could anyone kindly reply plz?

Thanks,
Raja

troish · Post by **troish** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 1:54 pm

Hi everyone,

This thread has been so useful in understanding what to expect from the Home Office. I didn't post about my application before, but here it is:

Unmarried partner (Canadian) of an EU citizen (French), who is a PhD student. I entered the UK on a Tier 5 Youth mobility visa when we moved here and started living together 2 years ago. (We had lived together 2 weeks short of 2 years when I sent the application.) I was able to keep working continuously after showing my employer the guidelines for leave under Section 3C, but both they and I are very relieved to finally have the card! And I can leave the country to visit family for Christmas and just come back to normal life.

Application timeline:
Application sent: 15th July 2015
Application received by Home Office: 16th July 2015
CoA w/o right to work and Biometrics letter received: 2nd Aug 2015
Realized we missed the requirement for health insurance, so bought some quickly and sent documents to Home Office: mid-September
RC received: 14th Dec 2015

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