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Re: Received RC this week!

Post by Plum70 » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:20 pm

dockabros wrote: Good luck and see you all again in 5 years when the EEA4 wagon comes rolling into town!
It may seem some time away but sneaks up quite quickly!

Enjoy the added flexibility your RC gives.

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Post by fatefull » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:45 am

6 months is over. No RC.

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Post by Egyptian lover » Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:25 pm

for all October applicants here is my time line below .... i never called or sent any emails ....

think i was lucky getting my COA just after couple of days

should i let my wife email them or just wait?

please advise as i read here that if she wrote an email it will speed up the process!!

thanks in advance ;)
Application sent : 18/10/12
received : 19/10/12
COA received : 21/10/12 ( with right to work)
Passport requested 9/3/13.
Passport received with RC 3/4/2012
(RC issued 15/3/13 , Letter dated 27/3/13)

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Post by zahirsona » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:09 pm

hi guys
the UKBA send me RC on A4 paper give me some information about my RC, if i sent my passport agian to liverpool for stamp on my passport some time they take 6 month or more it is possible to go by window A4 paper residence card stamped in passport what you think guys give me some information about this i read on UKBA website there is some fee like 661 pounds to stamped on your passport,any one know please share your experiences
Zkhan

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Post by dradilmahmood » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:31 pm

Zahirsona

You have to submit the application for it. Askig them to put stamp on ur passport and it can take 6months

Regarding fee its not possible for ukba to charge any fee for any application thru EEA route

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Post by Jambo » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:51 pm

zahirsona wrote:hi guys
the UKBA send me RC on A4 paper give me some information about my RC, if i sent my passport agian to liverpool for stamp on my passport some time they take 6 month or more it is possible to go by window A4 paper residence card stamped in passport what you think guys give me some information about this i read on UKBA website there is some fee like 661 pounds to stamped on your passport,any one know please share your experiences
The fee is to transfer a residence permit (i.e. visas on other categories, not EEA). It is not possible to transfer a RC but there is no need. The A4 is a good as a stamp in the passport.

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Post by zahirsona » Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:30 pm

hi Jambo thanks for your reply if i visit to Schengen area with A4 paper residence card is there any problem to visit france and if i re enter in UK the immigration officer ask question why not you stamp on your passport i ask my solicitor about this but she told me if you have visa stamped on your passport or A4 paper no problem you can travel
Zkhan

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Post by waki » Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:24 am

Hi All,anyone with opinion on what to when your eea2 has exceeded the 6months timeline.All opinion will be highly appreciated.

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Post by flipper77 » Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:44 am

waki wrote:Hi All,anyone with opinion on what to when your eea2 has exceeded the 6months timeline.All opinion will be highly appreciated.
If it were me, I would do all of the following:

1. Email the UKBA at LiverpoolEuro.PassportReturns@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk
2. Send a letter, by recorded/special delivery
3. Email the complaints address at UKBACustomerComplaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
4. Contact local MP: http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/

Just make sure your correspondence is very clear, include the timeline of your application, your Special Delivery Tracking Number, your Home Office Case ID etc.

Good Luck!
EEA2 Application sent: 09/10/2012
Received by UKBA: 10/10/2012
COA received: 19/10/2012 (dated 17/10/2012)
Passports requested: 14/11/12, 28/11/12 & 12/12/12 (email) and 11/12/12 (mail)
Passports received: 17/12/2012
RC received: 14/02/2013

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Post by waki » Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:17 pm

Thanks for your reply.Done that already and i hope it helps.

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Post by thefly » Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:25 pm

Hey guys I really need your opinion here.
I am new to the forum but I have been following for quiet a while now. I am an Italian Citizen exercising Treaty Rights and my husband is American. We applied for his Residence Card in August and we are still waiting. 6 months are going to be up the 21st of February.
We requested our passports back and we traveled to Italy over Christmas. We received them on time to travel together with a letter saying that "the non EEA-family Member or a EEA national should apply for a EEA family permit before coming back to the UK". It didn't sound right because his Residence Card application was still processing at the time but we did apply eventually when we went to Italy. To cut a long story short, my husband is still stuck in Italy waiting for his new Family Permit almost 2 months after his application was posted and at the same time his Residence Card is still under consideration. We have contacted UKBA several times via email and phone. We have contacted the local MP and worldbridge. Nothing has been done. We are very scared and frustrated. We are dissipating our finances and discussing most of the time.
What do you suggest we should do?
If his Residence Card is not here on time will his Certificate of Application still be valid?
Thanks everyone for taking time to read my post and keep this forum updated
Best

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Post by zahirsona » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:19 am

Hi thefly this is very strange they must issue RC in A4 paper, you must discus with solicitor and also book appointment with your local area MP they write a latter behalf of you, my appeal was allowed and the UKBA keep my passport 5 month and I sent email to MP and also solicitor they wrote a latter and sent to UKBA my solicitor explains in latter if my We not received RC within 7 working days then we going to court against you the UKBA issue me RC within 7 days,
I advise you wait a few days they will send your husband RC on your address but you must speak your solicitor.
Thanks and good luck
Zkhan

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Post by Jambo » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:37 am

thefly wrote:Hey guys I really need your opinion here.
I am new to the forum but I have been following for quiet a while now. I am an Italian Citizen exercising Treaty Rights and my husband is American. We applied for his Residence Card in August and we are still waiting. 6 months are going to be up the 21st of February.
We requested our passports back and we traveled to Italy over Christmas. We received them on time to travel together with a letter saying that "the non EEA-family Member or a EEA national should apply for a EEA family permit before coming back to the UK". It didn't sound right because his Residence Card application was still processing at the time but we did apply eventually when we went to Italy. To cut a long story short, my husband is still stuck in Italy waiting for his new Family Permit almost 2 months after his application was posted and at the same time his Residence Card is still under consideration. We have contacted UKBA several times via email and phone. We have contacted the local MP and worldbridge. Nothing has been done. We are very scared and frustrated. We are dissipating our finances and discussing most of the time.
What do you suggest we should do?
If his Residence Card is not here on time will his Certificate of Application still be valid?
Thanks everyone for taking time to read my post and keep this forum updated
Best
The language of that letter is not clear, to say the least. You are not the first one who gets confused by it. The HO tries to cover all cases and that is why they suggest to apply for EEA Family Permit even if one is not required.

As yor husband is not a visa national, he would not require a EEA Family Permit. He should have returned with you and the CoA would have let him in the country. In addition, application for EEA FP should normally not take more than 3 weeks. Is the pasport still with the British consulate? You should complain to them. If they can't issue the FP in the next few days, he should withdraw the application and get on a plane back to the UK using his CoA.

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Today might be my lucky day....

Post by flipper77 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:54 pm

Just checked the tracking number on Royal Mail for my return Special Delivery envelope, and the status has changed:
Your item has reached the delivery office and is out for delivery.

We can confirm that your item left the delivery office this morning and should arrive shortly if it hasn’t been delivered already.
Fingers crossed!!! :o
EEA2 Application sent: 09/10/2012
Received by UKBA: 10/10/2012
COA received: 19/10/2012 (dated 17/10/2012)
Passports requested: 14/11/12, 28/11/12 & 12/12/12 (email) and 11/12/12 (mail)
Passports received: 17/12/2012
RC received: 14/02/2013

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Post by wiggsy » Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:43 pm

flipper77 wrote:
waki wrote:Hi All,anyone with opinion on what to when your eea2 has exceeded the 6months timeline.All opinion will be highly appreciated.
If it were me, I would do all of the following:

1. Email the UKBA at LiverpoolEuro.PassportReturns@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk
2. Send a letter, by recorded/special delivery
3. Email the complaints address at UKBACustomerComplaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
4. Contact local MP: http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/

Just make sure your correspondence is very clear, include the timeline of your application, your Special Delivery Tracking Number, your Home Office Case ID etc.

Good Luck!
I would also refer to making a complaint to SOLVIT at your local country... (or if using EEA return to home country - the country in which you were working)
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 2&start=20 << See my posts here.

My wife now has the right to work in the uk confirmed by ukba - and i believe it is in relation to raising my concerns with solvit, mp and sending to both euro and complaints etc :)

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Post by thefly » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:53 pm

Jambo wrote:
The language of that letter is not clear, to say the least. You are not the first one who gets confused by it. The HO tries to cover all cases and that is why they suggest to apply for EEA Family Permit even if one is not required.

As yor husband is not a visa national, he would not require a EEA Family Permit. He should have returned with you and the CoA would have let him in the country. In addition, application for EEA FP should normally not take more than 3 weeks. Is the pasport still with the British consulate? You should complain to them. If they can't issue the FP in the next few days, he should withdraw the application and get on a plane back to the UK using his CoA.
My husband's passport is with the British Consulate. I have called the European Enquire Center but they said that since we applied from Italy we should contact the British Consulate in Italy. We applied through World bridge because they closed the Italian hub and nowadays they send everything to London. We called and email World bridge several times. The only answer we got back is an automated reply that says his visa is still under consideration. It's been 2 months... for a Family Permit... it's unacceptable.
Today we requested to withdraw the application and we are now hoping he could get all the documents back soon and he will finally be able to come back home and wait for his Residence Card.
It's been awful and it's no over yet.
Anyways, thanks guys for your replies.
One last thing. Let's say that his RC doesn't arrive on time, do you guys think his Certificate of Application will be valid until he has received his RC or will it expire 6 months after the date of his application?
Thanks again.
Good evening everyone

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Post by dradilmahmood » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:38 pm

It will expire on the date that is mentioned on coa

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Post by Jambo » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:52 pm

thefly wrote:One last thing. Let's say that his RC doesn't arrive on time, do you guys think his Certificate of Application will be valid until he has received his RC or will it expire 6 months after the date of his application?
His rights don't expire when the CoA expire so you should not worry about that too much. Does his need the CoA for any particular purpose?

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Post by wiggsy » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:20 am

dradilmahmood wrote:It will expire on the date that is mentioned on coa
A COA is valid as proof for elegibility for employment for 12 months... this is on the UKBA website... however, employers should know who can work and cannot work in the uk.

I have tried to find the link, i saw it today (forget how i came across it, but i will keep trying :P)
I thought i PDF printed a copy to my documents for when/if wife has issues with employers.

also note: an employer can contact ukba for confirmation, ukba must reply within 20 days (a month without income lol)

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Post by wiggsy » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:17 am

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

this is not the document i saw earlier today. but a useful read all the same :) - it appears that even if you have a certificate of application, the employer MUST contact the UKBA for confirmation of that right before you can commence employment.

also, this document states six months, not 12... not sure why the two documents state different time frame - will keep looking for the previous document - it was something simular to this though - an employers guide to a certificate of application...

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Post by dradilmahmood » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:45 am

[quote="wiggsy"][quote="dradilmahmood"]It will expire on the date that is mentioned on coa[/quote]

A COA is valid as proof for elegibility for employment for 12 months... this is on the UKBA website... however, employers should know who can work and cannot work in the uk.

I have tried to find the link, i saw it today (forget how i came across it, but i will keep trying :P)
I thought i PDF printed a copy to my documents for when/if wife has issues with employers.

also note: an employer can contact ukba for confirmation, ukba must reply within 20 days (a month without income lol)[/quote]

It is written on coa that this coa is valid till 6months and during this period you can take an employment (depending on which basis you have applied; mostly married couple)
It is also written that employer if need any advice can contact on the number given in coa and during this 6months your application should have been decided.

All this is on coa

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Post by M&W » Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:53 am

wiggsy wrote:
dradilmahmood wrote:It will expire on the date that is mentioned on coa
A COA is valid as proof for elegibility for employment for 12 months... this is on the UKBA website... however, employers should know who can work and cannot work in the uk.

I have tried to find the link, i saw it today (forget how i came across it, but i will keep trying :P)
I thought i PDF printed a copy to my documents for when/if wife has issues with employers.

also note: an employer can contact ukba for confirmation, ukba must reply within 20 days (a month without income lol)
12 months would be good. I also read in UKBA reply email somewhere that COA will be valid until a decision has been made.

I received a job offer recently. I gave the employer COA which will be expired on 4th of March according to six months rule. I'm so worried about being rejected by employer. I also gave them my husband's passport copy, our marriage certificate copy and his employment letter.
I'm checking mail box everyday. Is there anyone applying in sep 2012 still waiting?

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Post by ideal13 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:12 am

M&W wrote:
wiggsy wrote:
dradilmahmood wrote:It will expire on the date that is mentioned on coa
A COA is valid as proof for elegibility for employment for 12 months... this is on the UKBA website... however, employers should know who can work and cannot work in the uk.

I have tried to find the link, i saw it today (forget how i came across it, but i will keep trying :P)
I thought i PDF printed a copy to my documents for when/if wife has issues with employers.

also note: an employer can contact ukba for confirmation, ukba must reply within 20 days (a month without income lol)
12 months would be good. I also read in UKBA reply email somewhere that COA will be valid until a decision has been made.

I received a job offer recently. I gave the employer COA which will be expired on 4th of March according to six months rule. I'm so worried about being rejected by employer. I also gave them my husband's passport copy, our marriage certificate copy and his employment letter.
I'm checking mail box everyday. Is there anyone applying in sep 2012 still waiting?
Hey ,

Have the same situation. Applied in September, still waiting. Got a job offer recently starting begining of April. COA expries on 28 March. Really dont know what to do. I am so stressed, because I have been waiting for my dream job for 4 years... and now I have it but I might loose because of that RC.

My timeline is:

Application sent: 27 Sept
Application received: 28 Sept
COA arrived: 16 Oct
RC: ???

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Post by waki » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:06 am

Guys!!september applicants must be patient as lots of august applicants are still for their RC.

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Post by thefly » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:44 pm

waki wrote:Guys!!september applicants must be patient as lots of august applicants are still for their RC.
Yeaph, that's true. As I said my husband applied for his RC on August 21st and we still don't have any news. Do you guys think I should write to the UKBA and remind them about the approaching deadline? How do you reach them? I have tried this email address: ukbaeuropeanenquires@ukba.gsi.gov.uk but every email bounces back undelivered.
He should have started working on January 21st. But then we went to Italy in December (damn us!) and we applied for a EEA Family permit before coming back and now we are still waiting for that situation to be resolved as well. Can you believe that? Two applications still pending!
Luckily his employer has been understanding so far but I'm not sure how long more they will be willing to wait. For this same reason I was asking about the CoA expiration date. If his residence card is not back on time will he still able to take employment only with his CoA?
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