EEA4 fast processing times or wishful thinking

KKBA · Post by **KKBA** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:06 am

eden wrote:I apply for pr since April, but now I have important travel to make and I decided to
request for my passport back which I received within 5 days.
My question is that can I still travel when my application is still pending? I still got 3 years left on my visa after retained right of residence (ROR). Your response will be well appreciated.

I think you can still travel as the old visa is still valid.
I am sure they'd have sent you pr by the time you return from your journey.
All the best.

SAORI1318 · Post by **SAORI1318** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:03 pm

hello

EEA4 sent special delivery 3/7
Received by HO 5/7
£65 payment taken 7/7
Letter requesting biometrics dated 10/7 Received 15/7
Biometrics provided 15 /7
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED YET ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED COA.
I have been reading in previous post that usually the COA arrived 15 days after the biometrics are provided.
I HAVE CALLED TODAY TO THE HO asking about the Coa as well as requesting my passports back (due a trip i have to do at the end of the month) i was told how to get the passport back ( i did it on line) but when i asked about the Coa just a email address was given to contact them. my concerns are that even i will get my passports back in 10 days i still will need the coa, because my residence card runs out the end of september, so im concern about having problems when i come back to the country but a RC nearly to expire an no COA. Does anybody know how is the maximun time to expect the COA to be issued? or any other way ( phone number or so) to know if the COA has been already issue?
thanks

rayloct · Post by **rayloct** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:19 pm

Hi

I've been reading the forum since I've applied for PR card and want to share my timeline:

I am non-EEA nationality
Submitted application on the 06 March 2015
COA dated 14 March
Passport required back 14.07.15 for travelling. Received 23.07.15
PR issued 04.08.15 on the Immigration Status Document (A4 format)

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I wish good luck all who are waiting their PR cards.

Mrsso · Post by **Mrsso** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:06 pm

Congrats @rayloct.
I sent mine 1st April and awaiting PR, hopefully soon I will get a good news to share too.

Mrsso · Post by **Mrsso** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:09 pm

@kkba. Any news from your side?

rayloct · Post by **rayloct** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:16 pm

Mrsso wrote:Congrats @rayloct.
I sent mine 1st April and awaiting PR, hopefully soon I will get a good news to share too.

Thank you, yes, hopefully it's getting closer to your date too.

KKBA · Post by **KKBA** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 6:20 am

Mrsso wrote:@kkba. Any news from your side?

No news yet.
Hopefully in 1 month's time it will be our turn.
Fingers crossed. ..

mexi · Post by **mexi** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:58 pm

Hiya,

We’ve been following the forum since I’ve applied for my PR five months ago, and is been a great way of gauging how long the process will take. So many thanks everybody for posting your timelines

here is mine:

Submitted application 12 March 2015
COA dated 19 March 2015
PR issued 05 August 2015
Documents sent back 12 August 2015 and received today

Good luck with the wait!!!

KKBA · Post by **KKBA** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 6:07 am

mexi wrote:Hiya,

We’ve been following the forum since I’ve applied for my PR five months ago, and is been a great way of gauging how long the process will take. So many thanks everybody for posting your timelines here is mine:

Submitted application 12 March 2015
COA dated 19 March 2015
PR issued 05 August 2015
Documents sent back 12 August 2015 and received today

Good luck with the wait!!!

Congratulations. Getting closer to April now.
Soon be our turn.

Artur111 · Post by **Artur111** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:36 am

Good morning forum members and respected gurus!

I'm here to share good news, I received my PR yesterday 20th of August.

My timeline:
19 Mar '15 - Docs send
20 Mar '15 - Docs received by HO
24 Mar '15 - Acknowledgment e-mail
02 Apr '15 - COA received with right to work
01 May '15 - Requested pasport back for work trip
12 May '15 - Passport Received
20 Aug '15 - PR received, dated 17 Aug '15

I retained my right to reside in April 2014 after having my divorce finalized in January same year.
If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.
Thank you to this forum, as I learnt most of the bits and pieces reading it for the last 1.5 year in regards my RoR and PR applications.

rods · Post by **rods** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:48 pm

Artur111 wrote:Good morning forum members and respected gurus!

I'm here to share good news, I received my PR yesterday 20th of August.

My timeline:
19 Mar '15 - Docs send
20 Mar '15 - Docs received by HO
24 Mar '15 - Acknowledgment e-mail
02 Apr '15 - COA received with right to work
01 May '15 - Requested pasport back for work trip
12 May '15 - Passport Received
20 Aug '15 - PR received, dated 17 Aug '15

I retained my right to reside in April 2014 after having my divorce finalized in January same year.
If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.
Thank you to this forum, as I learnt most of the bits and pieces reading it for the last 1.5 year in regards my RoR and PR applications.

Good to know...mine should be almost there

18 March - sent my application
19 March - docs received by HO
24 March - COA
25 March - Acknowledgment e-mail
So finally I should be receiving my PR next week.

eden · Post by **eden** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:06 pm

Artur111 wrote:Good morning forum members and respected gurus!

I'm here to share good news, I received my PR yesterday 20th of August.

My timeline:
19 Mar '15 - Docs send
20 Mar '15 - Docs received by HO
24 Mar '15 - Acknowledgment e-mail
02 Apr '15 - COA received with right to work
01 May '15 - Requested pasport back for work trip
12 May '15 - Passport Received
20 Aug '15 - PR received, dated 17 Aug '15

I retained my right to reside in April 2014 after having my divorce finalized in January same year.
If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.
Thank you to this forum, as I learnt most of the bits and pieces reading it for the last 1.5 year in regards my RoR and PR applications.

Congratulation on your new status I'm happy for you.
My question is that can I still travel when my application is still pending ? I still got 3 years left on my visa after retained right of residence (ROR). ...

Artur111 · Post by **Artur111** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 8:05 pm

As long as you have valid RC you can travel.
I retained my right to reside in 2014, so I was granted new RC expiring in 2019.
I made two work trips while my PR application was under consideration - to the U.S. and Singapore. Only once when crossing the UK border I was asked questions about my status, but I had retention letter (which I presented) and was recommended to use UK/EU line next time (which tbh I've never done).

Artur111 · Post by **Artur111** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 8:17 pm

Two points that I'd like to bring to the attention:
1) the application requires you to send the photocopies of all originals, which I had done. Surprisingly I received those photocopies back. I was under impression that those photocopies will be kept by HO and you'd get back only originals, but it seems like that's not the case.
2) I advise you to prepare your application in very accurate and neat manner - clearly separating sections of supporting docs and possibly create "contents" page on your folders in give clear indication what is where. All my application - first RC, ROR and PR - were done the same way as I mentioned and it's never taken longer than 5 months. In fact I received my ROR in less than 3 months.
Hope this helps.

Indianlonly · Post by **Indianlonly** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:33 pm

Artur111 wrote:Good morning forum members and respected gurus!

I'm here to share good news, I received my PR yesterday 20th of August.

My timeline:
19 Mar '15 - Docs send
20 Mar '15 - Docs received by HO
24 Mar '15 - Acknowledgment e-mail
02 Apr '15 - COA received with right to work
01 May '15 - Requested pasport back for work trip
12 May '15 - Passport Received
20 Aug '15 - PR received, dated 17 Aug '15

I retained my right to reside in April 2014 after having my divorce finalized in January same year.
If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.
Thank you to this forum, as I learnt most of the bits and pieces reading it for the last 1.5 year in regards my RoR and PR applications.

I'm same as you Arthur. what documents had you submitted with your application mate?
Have you sent same documents for ror + your treaty since divorce up to date?
I send my application few days ago based ror, I have just provided my biometric today.

Artur111 · Post by **Artur111** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:26 am

Hi Indianlonly,
I submitted all three years worth of self-employment docs and proofs of my ex when I submitted my ROR application in 2014. I knew that I only needed to provide her treaty rights proofs during divorce proceedings up to Decree Absolute along with cohabitation proofs, but I decided to be on a safe side and sent everything.
So this time around I simply added my P60s, extra payslips, employment contract and some bank statements and send my PR application (3kg of paperwork). Everything was returned back to me by HO with the decision.
If you submitted all necessary proofs for your ex from the date of the marriage to the date your divorce got finalised, then you should be fine mate. As I can see from the files I got back, HO was going through my ex's self-employment paperwork quite intensively, while my employment docs are almost untouched.

Melyne · Post by **Melyne** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:57 pm

Melyne wrote:Hi everyone,

I am a new to this forum, applying for PR , this is my time line:

Application sent as non EEA : 21/07/2015
Received by UKBA : 22/07/2015
Credit Card charge : 24/07/2015
Biometrics reveived : 22/08/2015( dated : 19/08/2015
Biometrics submitted : 24/08/2015

Will definatety post any futher updates.

abbo123 · Post by **abbo123** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:49 pm

Indianlonly wrote:
Artur111 wrote:Good morning forum members and respected gurus!

I'm here to share good news, I received my PR yesterday 20th of August.

My timeline:
19 Mar '15 - Docs send
20 Mar '15 - Docs received by HO
24 Mar '15 - Acknowledgment e-mail
02 Apr '15 - COA received with right to work
01 May '15 - Requested pasport back for work trip
12 May '15 - Passport Received
20 Aug '15 - PR received, dated 17 Aug '15
hi mate congrats .i got exactly ur situation my coa recieved on 25 march i took my passport on 24 april and still waitin lol

I retained my right to reside in April 2014 after having my divorce finalized in January same year.
If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.
Thank you to this forum, as I learnt most of the bits and pieces reading it for the last 1.5 year in regards my RoR and PR applications.
I'm same as you Arthur. what documents had you submitted with your application mate?
Have you sent same documents for ror + your treaty since divorce up to date?
I send my application few days ago based ror, I have just provided my biometric today.

KKBA · Post by **KKBA** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:29 am

Did anyone apply in April (before biometric ) and received PR.
I applied 1st week of April for pr and still waiting.
Please update us.
Thanks

Mrsso · Post by **Mrsso** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:24 am

@kkba no news, I applied 1st April as well. I called last week and was told they can't give any information until it's six month. I think about this every moment of my life. All I want is a PR right now, after spending 9years of my life in this country.

abbo123 · Post by **abbo123** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:25 am

i applied 10th of march still waiting

akz · Post by **akz** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:50 pm

Hi Anyone

I have applied on 08/01/2015 for eea3 and eea4.

refused on 22/05/2015 because we did not provide sufficient self employed income documents, we send some invoices but not all, we appealed and hearing date is 28/01/2016.

my question is it important that me (non eea) and wife (eea) must appeared in first tier tribunal or only a barrister/lawyer can represent us there?

Thanks
Akz

rods · Post by **rods** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:56 am

Hi guys...received my passport back with an RC instead of a PR...really frustated after waiting 5 months.

I sent a letter back asking for an explanation. I believe it has been an admin error, if not, i have included why i think and the documents that supports the issuance of a PR.

Anybody had this situation before? What was the outcome?

Mrsso · Post by **Mrsso** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 3:20 pm

Congrats @Rod.

KKBA · Post by **KKBA** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:27 pm

rods wrote:Hi guys...received my passport back with an RC instead of a PR...really frustated after waiting 5 months.

I sent a letter back asking for an explanation. I believe it has been an admin error, if not, i have included why i think and the documents that supports the issuance of a PR.

Anybody had this situation before? What was the outcome?

Well done Rods.
Hopefully you can sort out the PR soon.
Applied on the 2nd of April so hopefully should hear some good news in the next 2 weeks.
Anyone with similar timeline as mine?
Please share.

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