Permanent Residence Card - Processing Time 2017

Hi Guys
This is the processing time for our Joint application (3 EEA, me and my daugteres, age 8 and 10 and non-EEA, my wife)
Application submitted : 11 November 2016
Application received: 14 November 2016
Payment taken: 16 November 2016 (£65 + £65+ £65+ £65)
Confirmation Email received (PR): NO CONFIRMATION E-MAIL RECEIVED
Biometrics enrollment (FM) received: 28 November 2016, done on the same day
CoA with right to work: 1 December 2016
UK Biometric card for Non EEA received: 10 may 2017
Decision Letter: Not Received
Documents, Passports and EEA certificates: Not Received

At least the most important which is the UK Biometric for the Non EEA was received, hopefully the Passports, and the documents and the EEA Certificates should arrive in the next 10 days

Best luck to everybody and this is a very useful forum... thank you all

missflmack wrote:
Non eea. . Be prepared to wait another few weeks for both email and biometrics letter! Best of luck

thank you missflmack, i appreciate it ... i'll keep ya guys posted as soon as i'll receive biometric or acknowledgement letter !!!

masoodishere wrote:

missflmack wrote:
Non eea. . Be prepared to wait another few weeks for both email and biometrics letter! Best of luck

thank you missflmack, i appreciate it ... i'll keep ya guys posted as soon as i'll receive biometric or acknowledgement letter !!!

We've hit the '21 days after biometrics' mark. . . But you guessed it, still no letter. Hopefully they'll respond to an email.

Hi all,
This is the processing time for Permanent residence card for me indian passport holder and irish wife
Application submitted : 9th October 2016
Biometrics enrollment (FM) received: 17th October 2016
Certificate of application: 22nd October 2016
Decision Letter: 31st March 2017
Documents, Passports and EEA certificates: 1 week later

Be patient hopefully you will receive the permanent residence card in around 5 months provided all the documents are correct. Please get an immigration solicitor to check the documents. Very very important.

D Z HAMEED wrote:

eeapr2017 wrote:

D Z HAMEED wrote:

eeapr2017 wrote:Hi.
My timeline is below for Non EEA .PR

Applied on: 15 Nov 2016
Bio done: 02 Dec 2016
CoA received: 15 Dec 2016
PR: still waiting

is anyone else applied in Nov and still waiting ? Please share your timeline here. Good luck guys

Same applied 15 Nov 2016,
Biometrics : 02 dec 2016
Coa : 15 Dec 2016
Still waiting for PR

Hi thanks for letting me know here. Please do update whenever you got any asap and I will do the same. Hope to sorted out applications in second week of May. Good luck

Hi,I am writing with great joy, today I received our pr approval letter and all documents back, hopefully get the PR Cards soon so here is our timeline.
Applied eea4 eu+ non eu= 15 November 2016
Biometrics= 02 December 2016
Coa= 13 December 2016
Approval letter + documents= 09 may 2017
Waiting for PR cards.
I know its been very stressful time to wait 6 months or more for the whole process so I wish every one on this forum a very best of luck and hope your applications will be sorted out ASAP. Thanks for the moderators of this form to create such a helpful form.

congratulation. Em still waiting hope you get mine soon. Regards

Non EEA Spouse (Mcarthy Case)

Applied on: 18 Mar 2017
Conf Email: 25 Apr 2017
Bio done: 28 Apr 2017
Passport Requested: 28 Apr 2017
CoA received: 13 May 2017
Passport received: 16 May 2017

PR Received: ??

Hi All,

I want to share my timeline, in return to others who have kindly shared their information with everyone.
Reading this discussion board has helped me to go through the tough time of waiting for my Permanent Residence Card - Thank you

I am a EEA Polish applicant living in UK for over 10 years, I have filled in paper application, and paid by postal order.
Documents I have supplied are:
P60 x for each year of working
1 x payslip per year, unless I have changed jobs and worked in two different places, then I have given one from each job
3 x latest payslips
1 x water, council tax or electricity bill for each year

Application sent – 15/03/2017
Application received by HO – 16/03/2017
Email confirmation received – 02/05/2017
Permanent resident card and all the documents supplied with application returned – 15/05/2017
Date issued on the card is - 08/05/2017

All together exactly 2 months. I was told that this was a very quick turnaround.

Good luck to everyone who is waiting !

Hi all, I've sent my PR application on 6th of April 2017.

I've not received a confirmation email at all, but I've noticed a transaction on my bank account from 'EURO' for £65 - is this the PR fee? Banks could really do a better job describing recipients by the way.

I've got a confirmation of recorded letter I've sent with the papers, but other than that and the bank transaction, I've got nothing else. I'd really like to have my passport back now, as it's been over a month and a bit.

Do I need to write them to ask for my passport back?
Did anyone else experience times this long?

Thanks for help

Hello everyone,
I have been reading these forums for quite some time and I see it mentioned all the time as the payment coming under Euro Liverpool. However, looking on my statement I can see the payment under LTR Family Online, DCJ Liverpool GB. And now I am wondering if this is correct. They have received my application in the last week of March and I haven't heard anything since. I have applied for permanent residence as a EU citizen, no dependents.
I have checked the form I have completed and definitely it is the correct one: EEA(PR).
Maybe someone can clarify my confusion regarding the payment. Or maybe someone happened to be in the same situation and have a positive outcome.
Thank you.

It is quite scary reading that those who sent their applications earlier than I did haven't received their biometric enrollment and COA. I've been stressed for weeks waiting for a biometric enrollment letter and a COA but now after reading most of these comments I am despaired. I sent my application a month and half before my visa expired hoping I would have received a COA so I can continue to work. I haven't!!! Now I can't work!!! How do I pay my bills!!! My main regret is not sending the application 4 months ago! I thought a month and half would have been enough. Lesson learnt the wrong time.

My timeline (NON EEA)
Sent: 31st March, 2017
Received: 3rd April, 2017
I have sent 3 emails to eurobiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk. They replied saying "UKVI is experiencing higher than average intake at present....As soon as we do have more progress on your application I will be in touch"
I have sent a letter to them today. I don't know how this will get them to work but I'm desperate!
Biometric: ??
COA: ??
RC: ??

Just praying for a miracle.

I too sent my application 5th April. Did not receive any confirmation.
So that has become the standard I presume.
As long as you have paid the correct fee there is nothing to worry.
The law says that even if the incorrect form has been filled it will
be processed.

Dear all

I applied for Non-PR in November 2016 and my timeline is below

Applied : 15-11-2016
Bio done in December
COa : 09- December 2016 not exactly sure the date
PR still waiting

Is anyone else waiting for November applications please share your timeline here. Thanks

DeeO wrote:It is quite scary reading that those who sent their applications earlier than I did haven't received their biometric enrollment and COA. I've been stressed for weeks waiting for a biometric enrollment letter and a COA but now after reading most of these comments I am despaired. I sent my application a month and half before my visa expired hoping I would have received a COA so I can continue to work. I haven't!!! Now I can't work!!! How do I pay my bills!!! My main regret is not sending the application 4 months ago! I thought a month and half would have been enough. Lesson learnt the wrong time.

My timeline (NON EEA)
Sent: 31st March, 2017
Received: 3rd April, 2017
I have sent 3 emails to eurobiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk. They replied saying "UKVI is experiencing higher than average intake at present....As soon as we do have more progress on your application I will be in touch"
I have sent a letter to them today. I don't know how this will get them to work but I'm desperate!
Biometric: ??
COA: ??
RC: ??

Just praying for a miracle.

I totally sympathise with you. Non eea application sent 8/9 March here. . Still no coa. . . . It's excruciating I know. Good luck

P.s. also had mp involvement mid April. . . . A letter was sent to Home Office. But, still no coa. .

Permanent Residence Card - Processing Time 2017

I am Appling for NON EU PR (in UK for 10 years) + EU PR (Italian in UK for 6 years)

Application Sent: 20 March 2017
Application Received: 21 March 2017
Payment taken: 24 March 2017
Confirmation email by HO: 08/05/2017
Biometric done : 10/05/2017
COA :17/05/2017
PR : waiting ???

Well that was the LONGEST two months and a week ever!

Finally received the coa! Hurrah!


Non EEA for PR app sent: 08.03.2017
HO received : 09.03.2017
Payment deducted: 13.03.2017
Biometrics letter : 20.04.17
CoA received: 17.05.17
PR:?

finally I got COA......

Non EEA PR application

Application received by HO 10-03-2017
Payment taken by cheque. 16-03-2017
Confirmation email recievd. 05-05-2017
Biometric later received and Done 06-05-2017
COA with right to work. 14-05-2017

PR ??? Waiting

I have a question the 6 months Time counting from application / biometrics or COA ????
Thanks in advance

khlid77 wrote:finally I got COA......

Non EEA PR application

Application received by HO 10-03-2017
Payment taken by cheque. 16-03-2017
Confirmation email recievd. 05-05-2017
Biometric later received and Done 06-05-2017
COA with right to work. 14-05-2017

PR ??? Waiting

I have a question the 6 months Time counting from application / biometrics or COA ????
Thanks in advance

From previous investigations, it appears to be 6 month from them receiving the application (although it looks more around 7 month for non eea ones over the past few months!)

Congrats on your COA. . I know you've also been waiting a long time!

Hi, I wanted to share my timeline as well, applied using the online form as an EEA National, using the European Passport Return service:

Online application and payment: 11-03-2017
Appointment for sending documents: 13-03-2017
Confirmation email from HO: 13-03-2017
PR + documents received: 18-05-2017

So a little bit over 2 months, much faster than I expected!

Part of the waiting game club too:

I wanted to share my timeline for my non EEA application - pretty short one at that:

Application submitted - 22/03/2017
Money taken out: 26/03/2017
Email confirmation with case ID received -
Biometrics letter -

Almost two months! I'm getting impatient!

Hi all, want to share my timeline. we are approaching 7 months and still no decision on our Permanent Residence application. I have contacted them twice in last few weeks; it seems the telephony desk has no update, they keep telling me that it's under process and they have not been given any other information from the other department. What a waste of resource and money that HO hiring people to tell you the obvious and nothing more than that.

One EEA4 and two non-EEA family member

Applied on: 06 November 2016
Bio done: 03 December 2016
CoA with right to work: 14 December 2016
Decision Letter: Not Received
Passport requested: 05 may 2017
Passport received: 19 May 2017
decision: Waiting
PR Received: Waiting

iDomino wrote:Hi, I wanted to share my timeline as well, applied using the online form as an EEA National, using the European Passport Return service:

Online application and payment: 11-03-2017
Appointment for sending documents: 13-03-2017
Confirmation email from HO: 13-03-2017
PR + documents received: 18-05-2017

So a little bit over 2 months, much faster than I expected!

I submitted my application a day after you (also online and using the European Passport Return service), and lo and behold, my PR + documents arrived in the post yesterday!

ilovemugs wrote:Part of the waiting game club too:

I wanted to share my timeline for my non EEA application - pretty short one at that:

Application submitted - 22/03/2017
Money taken out: 26/03/2017
Email confirmation with case ID received -
Biometrics letter -

Almost two months! I'm getting impatient!

Hi, have you received the biometric letter yet?

Hi everyone,

First time I'm posting here but have been reading the posts every time I need some immigration advice
so I decided to post my timeline here:

Online pplications for 2 eea nationals and 1 non-eea national applications sent: 06/05/2017
Payment taken: 06/05/2017
Confirmations of online applications received: 08/05/2017
Supporting documents posted: 09/05/2017
Biometrics: ??
etc:???

And that's it. It's been only 2 weeks so I'm not too worried. Or I'm trying not to think about it lol

Hi all honorable mediators and members,


I retained my rights following divorce from eea national through an appeal hearing.
The background is that there was gap in my employment after divorce and Home Office refused my ROR on that basis, I had my business proofs i.e SA302's and bank statements/invoices which were helpful in winning the appeal.

I sent 04 SA302's and a letter from NI to prove that my ex-wife was exercising the treaty rights from marriage till divorce. Home Office accepted in the refusal that my ex-wife was exercising treaty rights at the time of the divorce.
I did not have any other documents apart from SA302's and a letter from NI of my ex-wife so could not attach anything else.

I want to apply for PR and went to a solicitor for advise, he said that I would need unaudited accounts, invoices, receipts etc to support my PR application and SA302's from my ex-wife.
My question from honorable mediators and members is that should I chase my ex-wife which is obviously going to be very hard for above mentioned documents?
or
Should I just send SA302's and letter from NI knowing of the fact that on basis of these 02 documents it was accepted that she was exercising treaty rights at the time of divorce and now Home Office will accept that same equal documents should be enough for the rest of the period?

The advise of honorable mediators and members is going to be very helpful please help!