EEA2 Application Timelines - ONLY 1 TOPIC - UpToDate

eea2 application sent on the 18,01,211
coa received on the 20th of febuary
rc received on the 2/04/2011
applied as an unmarried partner of an eu national

Well done and congrats everyone!!! Keep posting updates, they help others a lot!!!

Will let u know when the next rc arrives as soon as!

EEA2 application sent on 10th of January.

Additional documents (including my partner's passport and a letter and paid for special delivery envelope to have her passport returned asap) sent on 12th January.

COA received on 5th of Feb 2011.

Received EU nationals passport back as requested on 15th Feb 2011. This was never requested back.

Residence Card received on 2nd April 2011.

Not too long of a wait, just under 3 months! Much better than I was expecting. Like someone has said above, it seems the UKBA has really picked up the pace.

Hope everyone still waiting gets their RC soon!

kabuki wrote:EEA2 application sent on 10th of January.

Additional documents (including my partner's passport and a letter and paid for special delivery envelope to have her passport returned asap) sent on 12th January.

COA received on 5th of Feb 2011.

Received EU nationals passport back as requested on 15th Feb 2011. This was never requested back.

Residence Card received on 2nd April 2011.

Not too long of a wait, just under 3 months! Much better than I was expecting. Like someone has said above, it seems the UKBA has really picked up the pace.

Hope everyone still waiting gets their RC soon!

plllzz some infos . what COA means ?? and can i request for my EU partner's pasport back?? thanx alot

soufyan wrote:plllzz some infos . what COA means ?? and can i request for my EU partner's pasport back?? thanx alot

May I suggest to spend some time and read through this thread and this forum? Also, read through this UKBA pages.

COA certficate of application (whene applying forresidence underec law)
yes you can ask for your passport back butnot advisable

cheer up

mimine30 wrote:COA certficate of application (whene applying forresidence underec law)
yes you can ask for your passport back butnot advisable

cheer up

thanx 4ur help Minimie30.im not talking about my pasport but about my partner's pasport who is european,if posible within a month 4 example after my application has been sent.DO u think i'll have any problems??? thanx bruv

I just recieved my documents back this morning with my residence card. Here's my timeline.

Application sent Jan 4, 2011
COA received Jan 24, 2011
RC issued March 15, 2011 received today 6 April 2011

processing of documents took 2 months and 2 weeks based on the date of issue. although it took another 2 weeks before returning back all of my documents.

Good luck to all those still waiting. Kudos to UKBA for picking up the pace in processing eea applications!

soufyan wrote:

mimine30 wrote:COA certficate of application (whene applying forresidence underec law)
yes you can ask for your passport back butnot advisable

cheer up

thanx 4ur help Minimie30.im not talking about my pasport but about my partner's pasport who is european,if posible within a month 4 example after my application has been sent.DO u think i'll have any problems??? thanx bruv

you can ask for a return of your eea partener passeport,it would not pose a probleme at all.
idealy ask for it after receiving your COA

soufyan wrote:

mimine30 wrote:COA certficate of application (whene applying forresidence underec law)
yes you can ask for your passport back butnot advisable

cheer up

thanx 4ur help Minimie30.im not talking about my pasport but about my partner's pasport who is european,if posible within a month 4 example after my application has been sent.DO u think i'll have any problems??? thanx bruv

You should have no problem requesting the passport back of the EEA national. My partner travels a lot for business and has a trip to Syria planned, so as soon as I received my COA I rang them and asked to have the EU passport returned asap due to travel. I received it within 3 business days. They never requested it back, and two months later I received my passport back with the 5 year RC.

Hope this helps. Best of luck.

kabuki wrote:

soufyan wrote:

mimine30 wrote:COA certficate of application (whene applying forresidence underec law)
yes you can ask for your passport back butnot advisable

cheer up

thanx 4ur help Minimie30.im not talking about my pasport but about my partner's pasport who is european,if posible within a month 4 example after my application has been sent.DO u think i'll have any problems??? thanx bruv

You should have no problem requesting the passport back of the EEA national. My partner travels a lot for business and has a trip to Syria planned, so as soon as I received my COA I rang them and asked to have the EU passport returned asap due to travel. I received it within 3 business days. They never requested it back, and two months later I received my passport back with the 5 year RC.

Hope this helps. Best of luck.

ow ok great news.thanx alot brothers )))

Hi there,
thanks for everyone who posted the timeline of the EEA2 application, it was really helpful.
We have received my husband's one yesterday.
Applications sent on 07/01/2011
COA received 28/01/2011
Passport received with RC 08/04/2011 (Date of issue: 28/03/2011)
Good luck!

has anyone ring HO recently concerning eea application? What is thier respond when asking updates about the eea application?

kabuki wrote:

soufyan wrote:

mimine30 wrote:COA certficate of application (whene applying forresidence underec law)
yes you can ask for your passport back butnot advisable

cheer up

thanx 4ur help Minimie30.im not talking about my pasport but about my partner's pasport who is european,if posible within a month 4 example after my application has been sent.DO u think i'll have any problems??? thanx bruv

You should have no problem requesting the passport back of the EEA national. My partner travels a lot for business and has a trip to Syria planned, so as soon as I received my COA I rang them and asked to have the EU passport returned asap due to travel. I received it within 3 business days. They never requested it back, and two months later I received my passport back with the 5 year RC.

Hope this helps. Best of luck.

CAN I START WORKING WHEN I GET MY COA ??? THANX ALOT

soufyan wrote: CAN I START WORKING WHEN I GET MY COA ??? THANX ALOT

Yes, you're COA should state that you have the right to work, and this should be enough for companies to hire you. However, I never tried as I'm currently studying. However, you won't be able to apply for an NI number. I tried and they said you have to have a passport, so you'll be charged at a higher rate of tax, although it will be refunded eventually.

kabuki wrote:

soufyan wrote: CAN I START WORKING WHEN I GET MY COA ??? THANX ALOT

Yes, you're COA should state that you have the right to work

But only if the OP is married.

86ti wrote:

kabuki wrote:

soufyan wrote: CAN I START WORKING WHEN I GET MY COA ??? THANX ALOT

Yes, you're COA should state that you have the right to work

But only if the OP is married.

many thanx..was very helpful

86ti wrote:

kabuki wrote:

soufyan wrote: CAN I START WORKING WHEN I GET MY COA ??? THANX ALOT

Yes, you're COA should state that you have the right to work

But only if the OP is married.

That is the only way that it's guaranteed, but it can be granted even if they aren't married. I was given permission to work on my COA as the unmarried partner of an EEA national.

kabuki wrote:

soufyan wrote: CAN I START WORKING WHEN I GET MY COA ??? THANX ALOT

Yes, you're COA should state that you have the right to work, and this should be enough for companies to hire you. However, I never tried as I'm currently studying. However, you won't be able to apply for an NI number. I tried and they said you have to have a passport, so you'll be charged at a higher rate of tax, although it will be refunded eventually.

completely wrong, COA with proof of adress is more than enough to apply for NI and allocation to that number is granteed. and even the timing is like everyone else,
iwon't go into details ,just know that they have not right to not give you an ni number with COA, wich clearly state about your right to accept offers of employment ,it takes about 2 weeks.

kabuki wrote:

86ti wrote:But only if the OP is married.

That is the only way that it's guaranteed, but it can be granted even if they aren't married. I was given permission to work on my COA as the unmarried partner of an EEA national.

Unmarried partners can derive EEA rights only after they have been approved by the UKBA, see Chapter 5 of the ECIS. Your CoA was probably simply a mistake.

86ti wrote:

kabuki wrote:

86ti wrote:But only if the OP is married.

That is the only way that it's guaranteed, but it can be granted even if they aren't married. I was given permission to work on my COA as the unmarried partner of an EEA national.

Unmarried partners can derive EEA rights only after they have been approved by the UKBA, see Chapter 5 of the ECIS. Your CoA was probably simply a mistake.

He must have been very lucky it be given that kind of COA!

86ti wrote:

kabuki wrote:

86ti wrote:But only if the OP is married.

That is the only way that it's guaranteed, but it can be granted even if they aren't married. I was given permission to work on my COA as the unmarried partner of an EEA national.

Unmarried partners can derive EEA rights only after they have been approved by the UKBA, see Chapter 5 of the ECIS. Your CoA was probably simply a mistake.

He must have been very lucky to recieve that kind of COA!

hi

Sorry, no. I do not now how long that could take. Why was it initially refused and what have you included fo reconsideration.

does any one know if the certificate for approval of marriage still in place,? as i heard and watch in a programme, it will not be needed anymore to get married under eu-law in the uk.? as frm april 2011.