Oct 2004 married my EEA national wife Applied right after marriage and got 1 yr visa Applied again in late 2005 and got 5 year visa Oct 2009 completed 5 years of marriage March 2010 sent EEA4 application Sep 2010 got PR, dated Aug 2010 The PR is dated Aug 2010. I was expecting a back dated PR (Oct 2...

Completed 5 years as a husband of an EEA national in Oct 2009
Applied EEA4 in March
Got COA after 2 weeks.
Got PR last week, dated early August

I feel very relieved and relaxed

Humanist I obtained a new job with an investment bank while my passport was with the home office. I went through the most stringent background checking I've ever encountered for any job. Despite that, there was no problems with the lack of passport. I provided the UKBA employer helpline number and ...

lina katen wrote:Hi

I have no idea what it means some people get asigned a case numbers some dont. Some get asigned a case work team some don't. Some get thier PR within 6 months some dont. I'm establishing a pattern to find out.

Keep us posted with your findings

BTW, what does case number stated on COA impliy? Does it mean anything good, like case been assigned or something?

My COA, which I recieved in late March, 2 weeks after application, has a case number on it.

Hi to everyone! Very happy today, got our passports back with permanent residence! Here is the timeline: Applied(EEA3&4) on12/02/10 COA recived on 03/03/10 Called last week and was told "applications with the caseworkes team in the final stages", didn't tell me how much longer to wait Today recived...

I have recently been naturalized as British citizen without going through EEA4 procedure. You automatically get PR after 5 years so apply directly for naturalization. A PR stamp only confirms your PR status rather than granting it. Many thanks for your post KAM111 Please share some more details wit...

It has been 5 months (only) since I sent my EEA4 application. UKBA was quick in sending Certificate of Application but since then I have not heard from them. I called them a couple of weeks ago but I was not given any information, other than that my application is in process. I am hoping to switch m...

I called this number today, choosing option 1 then 2, to enquire about the status of my EEA4 application. For a surprise the lady, who answered the phone, was not rude like most UKBA employees. She put me on hold for about 4-5 minutes and then only told me that the application is in process and she ...

Thanks John,

I think your suggestion is logical.

I shall post an update here once there is any further progress.

Good morning Time line Arrived to UK on visit visa- Summer 1999 Applied asylum - Autumn 1999 Asylum appeal refused - Autumn 2004 Married my EEA Fiancée - Late 2004 Got 1 year visa as EEA dependent family member Got 5 year visa (resident card) as EEA family member exercising treaty right - late 2005...