EEA4 fast processing times or wishful thinking

Hi everybody

NON EEA Application timeline.
Application sent 20/06/2016
Application received by HO 21/06/16
Money deducted from account 25/06/16
Bio Metric letter received 27/07/16 and done same day ( Dated 19/07/16).

Música wrote:

uvanisha wrote:Hi All,

Just wanted to share the timelines for my non-EEA PR application...

My EEA wife and myself (Non-EEA) applied together for EEA PR with exercise rights on basis of initial 7 months employed and the rest of the 5 years with self employed and Student documentation.

I have applied through Solicitor and Still waiting for PR...

Application posted: 03/02/16
Application received: 04/02/16
Payment taken:09/02/16
Biometric done and sent: 01/03/16
COA letter received: 11/03/16 (dated 05/03/16)

Still waiting for PR...

Musica - We both are on same timelines. I 'll wait until 04/08/2016 and then contact solicitor to make contact with HO.

Hiiii uvanisha!!!! I tried to contacted my lawyer last week and her paralegal assistant told me 6 months start to count from the moment coa was issued, after I did my research and I also called two others different lawyer they disagree with my lawyer telling me 6 months start to count from the momen that I summited my application.. Now and soooooo confused! Tomorrow is going to be a week that we had been sending emails back and fourths and she is telling that I paid her for her to send my application and that I don't have to do or know anything but trust then.. It is frustrating!!!!!!! I don't know what to do.. Please keep in touch I'll do same

Hi Musical,
Ring them up and give them your reference number and someone will let you what is going on. Forget about your lawyer for now as they dont care about anybody.

Música wrote:

uvanisha wrote:Hi All,

Just wanted to share the timelines for my non-EEA PR application...

My EEA wife and myself (Non-EEA) applied together for EEA PR with exercise rights on basis of initial 7 months employed and the rest of the 5 years with self employed and Student documentation.

I have applied through Solicitor and Still waiting for PR...

Application posted: 03/02/16
Application received: 04/02/16
Payment taken:09/02/16
Biometric done and sent: 01/03/16
COA letter received: 11/03/16 (dated 05/03/16)

Still waiting for PR...

Musica - We both are on same timelines. I 'll wait until 04/08/2016 and then contact solicitor to make contact with HO.

Hiiii uvanisha!!!! I tried to contacted my lawyer last week and her paralegal assistant told me 6 months start to count from the moment coa was issued, after I did my research and I also called two others different lawyer they disagree with my lawyer telling me 6 months start to count from the momen that I summited my application.. Now and soooooo confused! Tomorrow is going to be a week that we had been sending emails back and fourths and she is telling that I paid her for her to send my application and that I don't have to do or know anything but trust then.. It is frustrating!!!!!!! I don't know what to do.. Please keep in touch I'll do same

Musica, I don't think the 6 months period starts from the date of COA recieved as there is no service level agreement for HO to send the COA to the applicant. In the HO link below, its mentioned as processing time from applying. Nothing on COA

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisat ... r-services

I'll contact my solicitor and check as well.

Why don't we contact HO directly after 05-Aug?

Hi,
I have just found one of my p60s and i will like to send it to HO please kindly help me with the right address to send it to. I am a non eea family member divorced my EEA husband.
Thanks.

tolani01 wrote:Hi,
I have just found one of my p60s and i will like to send it to HO please kindly help me with the right address to send it to. I am a non eea family member divorced my EEA husband.
Thanks.

@ tolani, if by now they have not treated your application, its not too late then.

Send any additional documents to the address on your COA, with a covering Letter and with your HO reference number, they will link it to your application.

Make sure you use recorded sign for delivery service.
Give it few days, call them to double check, and they will ask for your postage ref number, to confirm they have linked it to your application.

I did same during my PR application, sent additional docs after three months, and was linked.
It came back with the rest of my docs when PR granted

smallpie wrote:

tolani01 wrote:Hi,
I have just found one of my p60s and i will like to send it to HO please kindly help me with the right address to send it to. I am a non eea family member divorced my EEA husband.
Thanks.

@ tolani, if by now they have not treated your application, its not too late then.

Send any additional documents to the address on your COA, with a covering Letter and with your HO reference number, they will link it to your application.

Make sure you use recorded sign for delivery service.
Give it few days, call them to double check, and they will ask for your postage ref number, to confirm they have linked it to your application.

I did same during my PR application, sent additional docs after three months, and was linked.
It came back with the rest of my docs when PR granted

Thanks Smallpie, but what address should i send them to? I only had my Biometric done on monday but COA not yet received.

tolani01 wrote:

smallpie wrote:

tolani01 wrote:Hi,
I have just found one of my p60s and i will like to send it to HO please kindly help me with the right address to send it to. I am a non eea family member divorced my EEA husband.
Thanks.

@ tolani, if by now they have not treated your application, its not too late then.

Send any additional documents to the address on your COA, with a covering Letter and with your HO reference number, they will link it to your application.

Make sure you use recorded sign for delivery service.
Give it few days, call them to double check, and they will ask for your postage ref number, to confirm they have linked it to your application.

I did same during my PR application, sent additional docs after three months, and was linked.
It came back with the rest of my docs when PR granted

Thanks Smallpie, but what address should i send them to? I only had my Biometric done on monday but COA not yet received.

U can send it to the address on the biometric letter, quoting your ref number on it, and covering letter.

Well guys my lawyer emailed me saying she wants to have a meeting with me on Tuesday, I asked her, I begged her to tell me the reason and she told me not to worry but to go to her offices on Tuesday.. I don't have a clue of what is going on.. Maybe to tell me that is reaching the six months and to talk about next step.. I don't know...

Música wrote:Well guys my lawyer emailed me saying she wants to have a meeting with me on Tuesday, I asked her, I begged her to tell me the reason and she told me not to worry but to go to her offices on Tuesday.. I don't have a clue of what is going on.. Maybe to tell me that is reaching the six months and to talk about next step.. I don't know...

Am sure she want to give you a surprise package, trust me its a good news and we will celebrate with you next week.

Hello ,

Hope you are all doing well . Well here is my story in short:

Sent my EEA4 together with my spouses ( EU national) EEA3 form on the same day. Delivered to HO the next day (23/06/16)
Payment taken the week after(30/06/16).
I have a question regarding CoA . Almost 6 weeks later still no letter, no email, no CoA - nothing at all!! My partner on other hand has a email with reference number from HO but not me Have you guys received it ?! : how long did it take on average?
My employer urgently needs to see prove of right to work in UK or else I am losing the job that I love
I spoke couple of times with those at HO to be told " that we are not sending CoA anymore " ?!!
Can this be true - I seen other things here on forum.
Did anyone here requested a CoA from HO ? Any email, phone number would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Benito11





Application posted: 22/06/16
Application received at Durham: 23/06/16
Payment taken:30/06/16
Biometric letter received:
Biometric done and sent:
COA letter received:
PR card received:

Just to share with you:
Application posted: 22/06/16
Application received at Durham: 23/06/16
Payment taken:29/06/16
Biometric letter received: 23/07/16 (dated 21/7/16)
Biometric done and sent:25/7/16
COA letter received: 29/7/16 (dated 28/7/16)
PR card received:
Hopely by end of this year it will be good news finger crossed!
I'm non EU, married 5 years, one child, my wife got PR last year.

Benito11 wrote:Hello ,

Hope you are all doing well . Well here is my story in short:

Sent my EEA4 together with my spouses ( EU national) EEA3 form on the same day. Delivered to HO the next day (23/06/16)
Payment taken the week after(30/06/16).
I have a question regarding CoA . Almost 6 weeks later still no letter, no email, no CoA - nothing at all!! My partner on other hand has a email with reference number from HO but not me :evil: Have you guys received it ?! : :| how long did it take on average?
My employer urgently needs to see prove of right to work in UK or else I am losing the job that I love :|
I spoke couple of times with those at HO to be told " that we are not sending CoA anymore " ?!!
Can this be true - I seen other things here on forum.
Did anyone here requested a CoA from HO ? Any email, phone number would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Benito11


Application posted: 22/06/16
Application received at Durham: 23/06/16
Payment taken:30/06/16
Biometric letter received:
Biometric done and sent:
COA letter received:
PR card received:

@ benito, u will not get coa if u haven't done your biometric, as non-European.
I noticed you have not done biometric yet according to your time line.
You may need to chase your biometric letter for enrolment first, by calling them and also try by emailing.

Tolani01 I hope you are right and that will be the case!! But I really think is to talk about my application reaching the 6 months, because we been having disagreement about that... But I'll let you know guys on Tuesday. Benito11 I also agree with smallpie about your application normally you have to received biometric in order to get coa. Best of luck for everyone.

Another Silent Reader Here just felt that it be Right thing to post my PR timeline to help others....

Application sent 30/01/2016
Application Received 01/02/2016
Payment taken 06/02/2016
BioMet Letter 25/02/2016
BioMet done 26/02/2016
COA 25/03/2016 dated 23/03/2016

PR 28/07/2016 dated 26/07 on the letter. I received the Card on friday 28/07.2016...

This forum and its Members have been a great support thank you everyone and keep up the good work.

Thanks once again.

smallpie wrote:

Benito11 wrote:Hello ,

Hope you are all doing well . Well here is my story in short:

Sent my EEA4 together with my spouses ( EU national) EEA3 form on the same day. Delivered to HO the next day (23/06/16)
Payment taken the week after(30/06/16).
I have a question regarding CoA . Almost 6 weeks later still no letter, no email, no CoA - nothing at all!! My partner on other hand has a email with reference number from HO but not me Have you guys received it ?! : how long did it take on average?
My employer urgently needs to see prove of right to work in UK or else I am losing the job that I love
I spoke couple of times with those at HO to be told " that we are not sending CoA anymore " ?!!
Can this be true - I seen other things here on forum.
Did anyone here requested a CoA from HO ? Any email, phone number would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Benito11


Application posted: 22/06/16
Application received at Durham: 23/06/16
Payment taken:30/06/16
Biometric letter received:
Biometric done and sent:
COA letter received:
PR card received:

@ benito, u will not get coa if u haven't done your biometric, as non-European.
I noticed you have not done biometric yet according to your time line.
You may need to chase your biometric letter for enrolment first, by calling them and also try by emailing.

@ small pie ,

I did suspect this a bit tbh The point is, those on the phone line are so unhelpful and ineffective
Different caseworkers keep telling me different things.....
Did anyone here ask for biometrics?! What phone number and email or address did you use?!

Many thanks,

Benito11

@ benito,
Am not sure of email address to use, but am sure if u search thru the forum, u will find one. Similar cases as yours has been on here before.
But i still suggest u call the same number, u have been calling, u will definitely speak to a different person each time you call, try to be nice over the fone, and tell your purpose of calling.

If i find useful email address, will post here for u.

Hello Everyone!

I have submitted my PR application as a family member of an EEA national together with application form for document certifying permanent residence of an EU national (my partner).

We have submitted original documents as guidance requires you to do so. Our application included all relevant documents, bank statements, bills, pay slips, tenancy agreements, evidences that we have been living together etc. My partner has been exercising his treaty rights in the UK for almost 15 years. In our application we have only covered the last 5 years. The first three years of the last 5 years my partner was medical student with some part time employments as a researcher. The last two years he has been employed by NHS. I am in full time employment for the last 7 years. We both have included letters from employers, payslips etc. We have also provided his EHIC card as comprehensive sickness insurance covers the time he was student and still valid.

We have been together for 7 years, 5 years in civil partnership. He is Italian and i am Turkish. We have always lived together so we had no problem putting evidences together.

It has been very laborious exercise as ever and our package weighed 5 kilos!! Costing £50 to post including self addressed envelope.

I am slightly concerned as after the Brexit every European friend i know who lives in UK is applying for document certifying permanent residence. Would this cause further delays?

The idea of all this is exhausting. Especially in the very beginning like today when you know this will take long time with nightmares.. I was here at the time i had made my application for Residence Card 5 years ago and had a great support by then. I have silently followed the forum. Now back again for longer ride!

Good luck to everybody who are going through the same process.

It is taking longer than i expect.
I changed my job a month ago and provide them my COA. COA issued on 13th March and it was valid next 6 months (13th September) as it says. But when my employer contacted HO visa checking service they confirmed my legal status until the end of December 2016. My employer said I don't need to provide any evidence till than.

Do you know why it is valid for 3 months more? I think they were expecting increased number of applications so instead give me another right of work letter they give 3 months extra to my HR dept.

EEA4 Application: (Wife already has PR(EEA3) since Aug15)
Application Sent: 18th Feb 2016
Payment taken: 24th Feb 2016
Bio Received: 2nd March 2016 (Done on 3rd)
COA Received: 16th March 2016 (Dated 13th March)
Passport Requested: 8th May 2016 (Not Received)
Passport Return Inquiry: 20th May 2016
Passport Received: 27th May 2016
PR.................................

Hi guys!!!!! I'm so glad to inform you that the meeting I had we my lawyer is because I received my permanent card!!! I'm sooooo happy! Thank you smallpie, tolani01 and thanks to all of you!! This website is so helpful and supportive that I can't even thank you guys enough!

Timeline:
Applied: 03/02/2016
Biometric : 29/02/2016
Coa: 09/03/2016
My lawyer received my permanent card : 29/07/2016
Issued: 26/07/2016



Is not a paper stamped on my passports is a plastic card, looks like the driving licence.

Música wrote:Hi guys!!!!! I'm so glad to inform you that the meeting I had we my lawyer is because I received my permanent card!!! I'm sooooo happy! Thank you smallpie, tolani01 and thanks to all of you!! This website is so helpful and supportive that I can't even thank you guys enough!

Timeline:
Applied: 03/02/2016
Biometric : 29/02/2016
Coa: 09/03/2016
My lawyer received my permanent card : 29/07/2016
Issued: 26/07/2016

:D :D :D :D :D

Is not a paper stamped on my passports is a plastic card, looks like the driving licence.

Congratulations musica, u can now relax, and start enjoying the new beginning in the UK.
In 12months time,, u aim for British passport by naturalisation.

Take care, and enjoy your PR.

smallpie wrote:

Música wrote:Hi guys!!!!! I'm so glad to inform you that the meeting I had we my lawyer is because I received my permanent card!!! I'm sooooo happy! Thank you smallpie, tolani01 and thanks to all of you!! This website is so helpful and supportive that I can't even thank you guys enough!

Timeline:
Applied: 03/02/2016
Biometric : 29/02/2016
Coa: 09/03/2016
My lawyer received my permanent card : 29/07/2016
Issued: 26/07/2016



Is not a paper stamped on my passports is a plastic card, looks like the driving licence.

Congratulations musica, u can now relax, and start enjoying the new beginning in the UK.
In 12months time,, u aim for British passport by naturalisation.

Take care, and enjoy your PR.

Congratulations, you don't need to wait 12 month, if you fulfill the requirements English language and life in the uk test then you can apply for BC.

thanks
akz

A big big congratulation to you I'm very happy for you fantastic news best of luck for the future.

Música wrote:Well guys my lawyer emailed me saying she wants to have a meeting with me on Tuesday, I asked her, I begged her to tell me the reason and she told me not to worry but to go to her offices on Tuesday.. I don't have a clue of what is going on.. Maybe to tell me that is reaching the six months and to talk about next step.. I don't know...

uvanisha wrote:Hi All,

Just wanted to share the timelines for my non-EEA PR application...

My EEA wife and myself (Non-EEA) applied together for EEA PR with exercise rights on basis of initial 7 months employed and the rest of the 5 years with self employed and Student documentation.

I have applied through Solicitor and Still waiting for PR...

Application posted: 03/02/16
Application received: 04/02/16
Payment taken:09/02/16
Biometric done and sent: 01/03/16
COA letter received: 11/03/16 (dated 05/03/16)

Still waiting for PR...

Musica - We both are on same timelines. I 'll wait until 04/08/2016 and then contact solicitor to make contact with HO.

Hi All,

Finally some good news today. I have collected by documents and PR card today from my solicitor.

Here my timelines -
Application posted: 03/02/16
Application received: 04/02/16
Payment taken:09/02/16
Biometric done and sent: 01/03/16
COA letter received: 11/03/16 (dated 05/03/16)
Documents recieved - 03/08/2016
PR card recieved - 04/08/2016 (dated 01/08/2016).

Processing time - 6 months exactly but seems to be increasing slowly due to referendum result.

What a big relief!!! Now I can sleep peacefully for next couple of weeks.

I have applied based on my spouse employment, Self-employed as Limited Company and full-time uni student and I have kept every possible supporting documents on this earth. Happy to help with any questions in future. I would suggest just follow the supporting documents guidlines which comes with the application.

Best of Luck for all you waiting for good news!!!!

smallpie wrote:Congratulations musica, u can now relax, and start enjoying the new beginning in the UK.
In 12months time,, u aim for British passport by naturalisation.

Take care, and enjoy your PR.

Holy grail of passport is achieved only after successful naturalisation as a citizen.

akz wrote:Congratulations, you don't need to wait 12 month, if you fulfill the requirements English language and life in the uk test then you can apply for BC.

thanks
akz

It depends if the application for privilege of citizenship is made under section 6(1) or section 6(2) of BNA.
If s.6(1) it also depends on when PR was actually acquired (the PR/settled status not necessarily the DCPR).