i submitted documents proving cohabitaion covering each month until marriage day and just a marriage certificate. thats it.

no id of eea partner or anything else. just linked our applications together.

@kamoe: just realised i already completed the ten year period as you can apply upto 28 days before the actual arrival date so i am eligible since the start of this month for ILR any ways.

@Kamoe: although i must say that next month i would have completed 10 years long and legal stay any ways so a pre-settled status would not have affected me that much. although i desperately wanted to avoid the thousands of pounds in fee for the ILR application under the immigration act. thats why wa...

no EEA RC as an unmarried partner but provided cohabitation evidence covering every single month until the marriage day which seems to have worked.
i did not receive any phone calls or further emails from the HO just an email confirming the final decicion.

call it a miracle but got confirmation of settled- status this morning via email.
went to the website to check and it has my picture with the indefinite leave to remain status. they are calling it indefinite leave to remain. wow..

3 to 4 months is such a long time to wait considering my EU partner got settled status in 3 days.
is there any point in applying for the EEA (PR) application in the hope they would consider time spent cohabiting before marriage towards the five years qualifying period or am i day dreaming.

i am non-EU family member with an EU-FM residence card. i applied for the EU settlement scheme on 21 Janaury, 2020 using my residence card on the home office androind app. and was offered settled status based on NI record as it goes back 5 years but married only 3 years ago. i was sent a COA the nex...