EEA4 fast processing times or wishful thinking

13/02/2012: Application submitted
14/02/2012: Application received by HO
07/03/2012: Passport requested for urgent business trip
12/03/2012: Passport received together COA in same envelope

Does anyone have any experience with regards to sending the passport back for the visa to be attached? I have seen from some timelines that the passports were sent back to the applicants but not that they were ever again requested back by the HO.

No further news from HO yet, I sent an e-mail this morning.

Timeline Application

13/02/2012: Application (EEA4) submitted cost me £16. Send by special delivery next day £8 and prepaid envelope £8. (My EEA2 will expiry 12 July 2012.)

17/03/2012: Received back all documents and letter from HO dated 14 March 2012 (because i sent without original passport, only copy passport +copy of RC (EEA2) and sign, stamp by bank officer, based on information in the forum and it doesn't work!!!)
I heard before, that if i sent all document without original passport, HO will consider missing document and they will ask to send original passport later on, and actually they sent me back all documents and i have to do it again as new application. FYI, I really need my passport because i am travelling a lot.

18/03/2012: Send back all documents with passport, again cost me £15, special delivery next day £7.5 and prepaid envelope for return £7.5.

09/04/2012: Still waiting letter either HO or COA.

What made you think you could apply without sending your passport?

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:What made you think you could apply without sending your passport?

based on information in this forum, i need my passport for travelling as i travel a lot.

silontong wrote:

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:What made you think you could apply without sending your passport?

based on information in this forum, i need my passport for travelling as i travel a lot.

I think perhaps you perhaps misunderstood sending your passport with your initial application and asking for it back.

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:

silontong wrote:

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:What made you think you could apply without sending your passport?

based on information in this forum, i need my passport for travelling as i travel a lot.

I think perhaps you perhaps misunderstood sending your passport with your initial application and asking for it back.

perhaps, but i refer from this link.
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 86cf55c10e

silontong wrote:

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:

silontong wrote:

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:What made you think you could apply without sending your passport?

based on information in this forum, i need my passport for travelling as i travel a lot.

I think perhaps you perhaps misunderstood sending your passport with your initial application and asking for it back.

perhaps, but i refer from this link.
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 86cf55c10e

I see where you got your information. Let others learn from your experience. You need to submit the passport with the application. You can ask for the passport back immediately to allow you to travel.

perhaps, but i refer from this link.
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 86cf55c10e[/quote]

I see where you got your information. Let others learn from your experience. You need to submit the passport with the application. You can ask for the passport back immediately to allow you to travel.[/quote]

yes, lovely, that's way i post my timeline completed with explanation to share, so other can learn from my case

Ok, it might be worth posting your experience in the thread that you sent the link to earlier. I've replied to it so it will be near the top now.

I've just realised that the thread you'd found is under immigration for other family members.

silontong wrote:

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:

silontong wrote:

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:What made you think you could apply without sending your passport?

based on information in this forum, i need my passport for travelling as i travel a lot.

I think perhaps you perhaps misunderstood sending your passport with your initial application and asking for it back.

perhaps, but i refer from this link.
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 86cf55c10e

That link is over 3 years old. A lot has changed since.

I am planning to submit EEA3 & EEA4 applications altogether. Should I send them in the same envelope? If so, at which address??

UK Border Agency
European Applications EEA3
PO Box 306
Dept 110
Liverpool
L2 0QN

Or???

UK Border Agency
European Applications EEA4
PO Box 306
Dept 110
Liverpool
L2 0QN


I know it's a technicality, but just need to be sure.

anp wrote:I am planning to submit EEA3 & EEA4 applications altogether. Should I send them in the same envelope? If so, at which address??

UK Border Agency
European Applications EEA3
PO Box 306
Dept 110
Liverpool
L2 0QN

Or???

UK Border Agency
European Applications EEA4
PO Box 306
Dept 110
Liverpool
L2 0QN


I know it's a technicality, but just need to be sure.

I sent mine to

European Applications EEA3 & EEA4
PO Box 306
Dept 110
Liverpool
L2 0QN

I thought this way they know what is in the envelope before even look into it.

Anyway, the EEA3 always get processed first I guess.
Anyone got better idea?

Also, when applying for EEA3 & EEA4, is it required to have Comprehensive Sickness Insurance if my partner (EEA national) has been working full-time (NI nr) and is registered with NHS & GP?

If EEA national has been working (exercising treaty rights) then they do NOT have to buy CSI, this is needed when the EEA National is economically not active i.e. studying, home maker etc.

anp wrote:Also, when applying for EEA3 & EEA4, is it required to have Comprehensive Sickness Insurance if my partner (EEA national) has been working full-time (NI nr) and is registered with NHS & GP?

EEA3 & EEA4 sent on 20th January 2012 for PR.

EEA3 passport requested back on 6th February for travel and was received on 15th February with PR.

EEA4 passport requested back for travel on 2nd April for travel and was recieved today with PR.


Good Luck everyone who is waiting for their PRs.

cutepearl wrote:EEA3 & EEA4 sent on 20th January 2012 for PR.

EEA3 passport requested back on 6th February for travel and was received on 15th February with PR.

EEA4 passport requested back for travel on 2nd April for travel and was recieved today with PR.


Good Luck everyone who is waiting for their PRs.

Well done cutepearl.

Did you call them or e-mail them?

cutepearl wrote:EEA3 & EEA4 sent on 20th January 2012 for PR.

EEA3 passport requested back on 6th February for travel and was received on 15th February with PR.

EEA4 passport requested back for travel on 2nd April for travel and was recieved today with PR.


Good Luck everyone who is waiting for their PRs.

Congratulation cutepaerl,could give us the issued date of your PR(is it before 2nd april or not).

reda wrote:

cutepearl wrote:EEA3 & EEA4 sent on 20th January 2012 for PR.

EEA3 passport requested back on 6th February for travel and was received on 15th February with PR.

EEA4 passport requested back for travel on 2nd April for travel and was recieved today with PR.


Good Luck everyone who is waiting for their PRs.

Congratulation cutepaerl,could give us the issued date of your PR(is it before 2nd april or not).

The date is issue is 4th April after request of passport. Same was for EEA3 date of request 6th February and issue date was 9th february

anp wrote:
Well done cutepearl.

Did you call them or e-mail them?

I called them for return of passport

By the way I just want to add.

I got married February 2008. And before that was on Student visa with my partner so HO has counted the year spend as a Student with my wife in the 5 year eligibility time.

Anyone else in the same situation should apply I suppose to save an extra year waiting for PR.

Hi cutepearl,
Congratulations mate, so in your words the time before marriage still counts toward 5 years PR as long as you lived together in a durable relation(doesn't matter what visa you was holding at that time) and your spouse was exercising the treaty right.
No more talking about 2 years cohabit before a durable relationship?
Am I right?,,,,,,,it is a good news from you.
Thanks for respond.

Hi cutepearl,
Did you have RC before applying for PR? if yes,,,I guess it was after the marriage right?
Thanks

spike_UK wrote:Hi cutepearl,
Congratulations mate, so in your words the time before marriage still counts toward 5 years PR as long as you lived together in a durable relation(doesn't matter what visa you was holding at that time) and your spouse was exercising the treaty right.
No more talking about 2 years cohabit before a durable relationship?
Am I right?,,,,,,,it is a good news from you.
Thanks for respond.

Hello mate.
I think that's what the situation was in my case. As I said I was a student and married only 4 years so they did count the 1 year of student. And yes I have a residence card issued in Suptember 2008 which is expiring next year in September.

thanks cutepearl,
I was asking because i have the same situation,,as if you haven't seen my post before, I applied for PR based on 5 years relation as we been living together since january 2007 but married November 2008(3.5 yrs married + 1yr 10 months before marriage).
I have received my COA just biting my nails waiting for PR,,,I hope.