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Hi, I'm Russian myself and I've been through the same process a couple of months ago.LankyFrenchman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:14 pmHi everyone,
First of all, thanks a lot for all the help we got by just lurking on this great forum!
My Russian wife and I, French citizen living in the UK, have applied for an EEA Family Permit, booked a biometrics appointment on the 6th of September in Moscow (can I name the centre?), got an e-mail saying the passport was ready for collection on the 24th. She picked it up and there was no EEA family permit in there. Surprisingly enough, there wasn't any stamp saying it was declined, nor was there any decision letter explaining what went wrong. Someone at the visa application centre checked on the computer and said it was declined. We e-mailed UKVI support on the 24th and they told us on the 25th they didn't know if it was accepted or declined. We e-mailed them several more times (26th, 26th again and 14/10) and they always ask us to wait 15 working days.
Has anyone ever had this issue of no visa and no decision letter?
I have a quite a weird situation as well.LankyFrenchman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:24 amWe got an e-mail from UKVI saying they sent the details to the escalation team on 18/10 (which was the 16th working day after our first complaint).
I have now found some citizens advice that we could ask our MP. Has anyone got any experience or heard of this strategy?
Insurance is not a requirement for EEA FP ie there is no NHS surcharge for that.LankyFrenchman wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:23 pmWe finally got the decision letter today and it says the application was refused on the 18th of September because my wife needs to be on my insurance.
Here is the decision text from our refusal:
The Decision
· You state that your husband XXXXXXXX is a French national. You have provided evidence that your sponsor holds a French passport.
· You state on your application form that you intend to join your EEA national sponsor in the United Kingdom and therefore you must satisfy that your sponsor is exercising his Treaty rights in the United Kingdom.
· As evidence of your sponsors Treaty rights you have submitted a letter from XXXXXX indicating that he is currently enrolled on [PhD studentship]. The letter further states that he receives a tax free stipend.
· As the income received for his PhD studentship is tax free it cannot be considered that your sponsor is exercising Treaty rights as a worker. Therefore your application has been considered in line with your sponsor exercising Treaty rights as a student.
· Regulation 4(1)(d)(ii) stipulates that as a student you must evidence that your sponsor holds comprehensive sickness insurance covering the duration of his studies. Whereas I note that an insurance policy in your sponsors name has been provided as evidence, regulation 4(3)(b) states that this cover must extend to relevant family members.
· As you are not listed on the insurance policy provided, It cannot be accepted that you are the family member of an EEA national exercising Treaty rights in the United Kingdom, in accordance with regulation 6, and with reference to regulation 4 of the EEA Immigration Regulations 2016.
I therefore refuse your EEA Family Permit application because I am not satisfied that you meet all of the requirements of regulation 12 (see ECGs EUN2.23) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016.