Thanks for this detailed information.ariskar wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 11:05 amI quote below the exert from the CoA Certificate of Application that Home Office issues (normally by email, don't know about paper applications)it91 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:37 pmThanks. I phoned them at least 3 times and each time they kept saying that they cannot give me a time frame, not even mentioning about 6 months. Do you know when my current visa expires after december, am I eligible to stay and work until it’s issued (assuming that it’ll take about 6 months and finalised in February)?ariskar wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:52 am
We have been advised over the phone by the EU Resolution Centre that the "service standard" for the paper applications is 6 months. However, I doubt EU Settlement Scheme applications would on average take that long. I guess it would vary a lot on each individual circumstances, whether they need to prove qualifying period or hold ILR/PR, if there has been some cessation/death or other specific condition applicable, etc.
Note for employers
A person who has applied under the EU Settlement Scheme may already have a right to
work in the UK on the basis of EU law.
Currently, EEA and Swiss citizens can demonstrate their right to work with their valid EEA
or Swiss passport or national identity card, and non-EEA family members of EEA or Swiss
citizens can demonstrate their right to work in the UK with a valid biometric residence
document.
If a non-EEA family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen does not have a biometric
residence document, you can request information about their right to work by using the e-
form which can be found by following this link:
www.immigrationstatuscheck.service.gov.uk/employers/.
Further information about the Employer Checking Service and the responsibilities of
employers can be found at: www.gov.uk/employee-immigration-employment-status.
Yours sincerely,
UKVI European Casework
On Behalf of the Secretary of State
Another application? I think I will die! Why do they have to make everything THAT DIFFICULT?