Hi Rich, We were in the same boat - we did query this but unfortunately we were told that no COA meant no right to work. My partner had to quit his job and was unable to work for 3 months - luckily we were able to survive using our savings but this was a really hard time for us. Unfortunately I cant...

Hi all, I would love to know if anyone has any experience similar to mine and could provide some advice. I am an Irish citizen who has been living and working in the UK for the last 3 years. My partner is a NZ national who lived in Aus. for 13 years before moving to the UK with me - he now has a per...

Thank you so much for your answer.

We actually got the residence permit granted a few weeks ago, almost 3 months to the date of application so all good.

I hope your application goes smoothly!

Hi all, I have an urgent query. We applied for a residence permit through the EEA EFM route adn after 3 months we got the application granted and have received the bio metric card in the post last week. However, we have not received our passport or other documents back yet and as we have non case wo...

NON EEA Applicant and EEA Unmarried Partner Application sent from UK - Postal: 21 Feb 2018 Application received by HO: Payment taken: 22 Feb 2018 Biometric letter received (Saturday by post): 26 Feb 2018 Biometric details submitted: 27 Feb 2018 COA received: 5 Mar 2018 (No right to work) PR cards re...

Zatchi wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:19 pm

Hi everyone

I applied for EEA EFM and I have got COA with work , I checked my application status online and and it said decided. Will get my residence card ? Thank you

We were told that EEA EFM applications must be made via post - how can you check your status online?

Thanks

J10M wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:00 pm

Anyone know what the general waiting time is for COA after Biometrics have been enrolled?

The lady at the Post Office said 2-3 weeks, but if i can recall someone mentioned upto 6 weeks on this forum before?

Thanks

We waited just over 6 weeks to get our COA - no right to work unfortunately

Advice for anyone in similar boat: We have now confirmed that my partner will not have work rights while the decision is being made on his residence permit ( i'm pretty sure EFM's are not allowed work while decision is pending in general). Next step (apart from struggling to live on one wage for the...

Hi DerickChu,

When you say the HO requirements do you mean the requirements for getting the residence permit?

Or are there particular requirements to have the right to work while your application is pending?

Because if it's the 2nd then i'm not aware what they are?

Thank you CR001, Do you have any idea why some unmarried partners would get approval to work and some don't? I would understand if it was a blanket rule but it seems some can and some can't? does it depend on what country they are from or what visa they had before? Both the CoA we received and the e...

Hi DerickChu and CR001, Thank you so much for your replies. It has been 6 weeks since we posted the application - will we definitely receive a CoA at some stage or is there a chance that we wont get anything? Do we just assume at this stage that he cannot work? I find it so strange that the HO puts ...

Hi all, I would really appreciate some advice on the above case. We have completed the employers check and received an email that says " While the person named above MAY have a right to work in the UK, the Home Office has not issued a Certificate of Application to provide you with a statutory excuse...

"No. An EFM only has the right to reside and work in the UK after the issue of a Residence Card. From the time his youth mobility visa expires until the time the Residence Card is issued, he will be an overstayer. And that can have consequences for any future applications." Thank you so much for you...

Does this impact the process/timelines?

No, I was born in the republic of Ireland and am currently living in London since May 2016.

Hi all, I am an Irish citizen living and working in the UK - my partner is from NZ and has been here on a youth mobility visa for the last 2 years. We have just applied for the EEA EFM Residence Permit for him and I have two questions I'm hoping someone might have an answer to. His current visa (you...