EEA2 Application Timelines - ONLY 1 TOPIC - UpToDate

xicosm wrote:Hi all!

This is my first post but I've been following you since my application started.

Received my RC today.

Here is the timeline:

- 13/06 - Application sent to Liverpool
- 09/07 - Received COA
- 10/09 - Received RC - Dated 01/09

My case: Married to EEA exercising treaty rights in the UK

Patience to you all

Many thanks for your timeline and congrats on receiving your RC! It brings my wife and I hope as I've sent mine 3 days before you.

congrat u guys lucky u got ur rc....i am still waiting itz more then 7 months now...

02 feb sent

03 march coa recieved..issue 24 feb...

rc..??????????? still waiting..

nad1983
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Joined: 07 Jul 2011
Posts: 22
Location: london
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:56 pm Post subject: processing time eea2
hi sent my application 03/03/2011

i recieved my coa 04/04/2011

still waiting for my resident card..

itz more then 5 months now...

any 1 help me pls to tell me how long it takes ?

thanks

Hi nad1983

sorry to hear that your RC is taking long time but I am wondering you posted earlier that send application on march and now you posted in feb which one is correct ? anyway could you also please give some more detail about you so may be some senior memeber in this board can give some advice on application where went wrong or what should you do when getting late . Please share your story in this forum so someone can help you good luck. we all are in same boat

thank you
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hi yes that was by mistake...apologise for that...

i sent my eea2 on 3 feb and receive 03 march coa and issue on 24 feb...

request for my wife passport 8 times..it is almost 2 months the first time we request the passport well no reply from homeoffice...
finally i complain to nwcsu and explain them everything...they send me after 10 days email that they sent responce of my complain on 08 sep by royal mail..so waiting for that what they saying...so this is my story..it is over 7 months now...i hope inshallah i will get soon ...

HI nad1983

wish you all the best and we all are waiting for RC hopefully you will receive soon. Good luck keep update us

hi guys...

any 1 knows when ukba return the documents whot kind of royalmail service they use..and how long it takes to deliver...reply pls thanks

aga85 wrote:Hi guys, here is my timeline:

EEA2 sent 15 march
HO recived 16 march
COA recieved 6 april
EEA id card return request 9 june
ID card recieved 16 june

Has anybody got any update about aplications sent in march?
Thanks.

Yes i got my rc in june 17 as i had sent in march 17

EEA 2 Timeline:

(Married, EU partner is freelancer - part year employed, part year self employed.)

12 March 2011 - Sent EEA2 Application

1 April 2011 - Application Returned
Requested proof of EEA partner exercising Treaty Rights/working (payment of HMRC and NI, paychecks)

29 June 2011 - New EEA2 Application, included EEA 2's HMRC self assessment, NI insurance payments, pay stubs, invoices, accountant's letter, and personal docs

20 July 2011- COA

27 July 2011- Had requested passports back for possible travel, received both.
(Did not actually travel - but needed mine for banking purposes, and partner's for travel and renewal.)

11 Aug 2011- Letter asking to have applicant's passport returned so that application may be considered.*

18 Aug 2011- RC Issued!!!

14 Sept 2011- Arrived in Post

(not using the pre-paid envelope I sent.)


Thanks for all the info on this forum - really helped when your in the dark waiting!

ok

Hi guys
my friend applied for retained right of residence after his divorce from his wife
Application sent on 12th sept 2011 using eea2 form and all corresponding docs.

make your question wider

Qman wrote:Sorry to hear that Alexandrette, if there's one thing guaranteed to ruin your day it's having your own army hunting you down.

Hopefully, they will release a big batch of RCs this week. If some COAs are arriving sooner then maybe they are actually doing their jobs.

Anyone who applied around the 18th of may recieved their RC?

My time scale
APPLICATION SENT 17/05/2011
RECIEVED BY UKBA 18/05/2011
COA RECIEVED JUNE 20TH
RC ?????????

I can see some applicants before this date got their RCs. I am married to EU NATIONAL FOR 3YEARS( NOW SEPARATED BUT NOT DIVORCE).

Anyone with the same time frame????

It doesn't really seem to matter when you sent it cos from what I can see they don't take them in batches so people that submitted around the same time as you may still wait longer than you. In the same way, people that applied on the same day or after me have already got theirs (congratulations by the way)

Hopefully yours is issued soon. Stiff upper lip and all that

hi guys i am very happy today i got my rc today but worried thing is that they retain my and my wife passport and all document we send them the time we applied...i dont kno why if any one got same situation pls advice me thanks

I had applied on 2nd of june and got my rc within 3 months.
Goodluck to everyone who still waiting!!

Hi hello nad1983

I am happy for you congratulation for your RC after long wait. Did they gave RC in A4 paper ? What I understood with your post that they keep your and your wife passport with them and they post your RC in A4 paper is it right ?
If yes call them and ask about your documents or fax if nothing respond complain because now you dont have to worry because you already have RC in your hand just need to wait for your documents so go head and enjoy your peaceful life once again congratualtion

Application sent 07/07/2011
coa received 23/07/2011
waiting for RC to come?

Anyone applied first week of july? any news?

hi vndpag

thanks..yea i got rc on A4 paper..i dont undastand y they retain our documents...they jus send only RC ..and main thing is that rc issue 4 july and they sendin me now on 15 september....they send me rc because i complain to NWCSU...i hope they send me my rest of document cuz we already send thema letter..if they didnt i will complain again to NWCSU.....

eea2 and eea1 applied on 06/09/2011
COA waiting

alcon.azeem wrote:eea2 and eea1 applied on 06/09/2011
COA waiting

Be expecting your coa next month. I got my coa in 4 weeks.

Right, its time for good news!

Today I received my Residence Card!

I'm kind of over the moon now! The total waiting time is 3 months and 21 days!

UKBA received the application 26 May 2011
COA Received 24 June 2011
I requested my old passport 26 August 2011
I received RC card 16 September 2011 (dated 26 August 2011)


I sent them my two passports, one is the old passport where my previous permit was attached and the other is my new passport that I renewed before I applied. So I requested my old passport as I needed to show all my visas to my embassy which was not urgent but I told UKBA that it was urgent as it had been 3 months and I had no patience to wait more..

I added two special delivery envelopes in my application and they used one of them to return and sent the other one back with all the documents.

I applied as a Civil partner of an EEA national who has been living here for 10 years and exercising the treaty rights both doing professional studies and work.

I have been in UK for 5 years and I was on ECAA Turkish Employed visa which is a work permit. I need to extend it every year so thats why we chose EEA route as it gives longer residence permit. I also work full time in a company.

We have been together for 3 years and got married in May 2011.

I suggest people who feel confident about their application to put an urgent request to get one of your documents sent back if its been more than 3 months they have been waiting.

DO NOT request your passport; it could create risk, as they could send your passport and you might have your visa issued on A4 paper. This really depends on your application and their workload.

Good luck to you all who are waiting! This has been real trouble to wait and I know its difficult. I wish you all the best!

alexandrette wrote:Right, its time for good news!

Today I received my Residence Card!

I'm kind of over the moon now! The total waiting time is 3 months and 21 days!

UKBA received the application 26 May 2011
COA Received 24 June 2011
I requested my old passport 26 August 2011
I received RC card 16 September 2011 (dated 26 August 2011)


I sent them my two passports, one is the old passport where my previous permit was attached and the other is my new passport that I renewed before I applied. So I requested my old passport as I needed to show all my visas to my embassy which was not urgent but I told UKBA that it was urgent as it had been 3 months and I had no patience to wait more..

I added two special delivery envelopes in my application and they used one of them to return and sent the other one back with all the documents.

I applied as a Civil partner of an EEA national who has been living here for 10 years and exercising the treaty rights both doing professional studies and work.

I have been in UK for 5 years and I was on ECAA Turkish Employed visa which is a work permit. I need to extend it every year so thats why we chose EEA route as it gives longer residence permit. I also work full time in a company.

We have been together for 3 years and got married in May 2011.

I suggest people who feel confident about their application to put an urgent request to get one of your documents sent back if its been more than 3 months they have been waiting.

DO NOT request your passport; it could create risk, as they could send your passport and you might have your visa issued on A4 paper. This really depends on your application and their workload.

Good luck to you all who are waiting! This has been real trouble to wait and I know its difficult. I wish you all the best!

Tebrikler!

I am also waiting for my EEA2 application and I requested my passport with marriage certificate 3 weeks ago because i needed to enroll my university and still waiting for it when i called them, they confirmed they have received my request but haven't sent it yet and when i ask "why" officer sounds getting upset. Still waiting for it, hopefully i will get it soon.

nad1983 wrote:hi vndpag

thanks..yea i got rc on A4 paper..i dont undastand y they retain our documents...they jus send only RC ..and main thing is that rc issue 4 july and they sendin me now on 15 september....they send me rc because i complain to NWCSU...i hope they send me my rest of document cuz we already send thema letter..if they didnt i will complain again to NWCSU.....

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Hi nad1983 I believe after you complained to NWCSU ( caseworker) post RC immidately to you to cover their mistake & put the date 04 July on A4 piece of paper to show that they done their work in six month rule.In this case we can figure out that the complain is actually worthfull. Regarding documents they will send you very soon.once again thank you for sharing your information on this forum so others can get benfit. I requesting evryone on this forum please share your expeirence so other people can guess & understand the situation & can prepare their doccuments to avoid any mistake or delay from home office thank you to all

hi alex

first of all congrat for ur rc.i am happy for u...
u sed dont request ur passport back cuz its risk and they will send ur rc on A4 paper...well iff rc on A4 paper wot is it mean is there any problem...and i jus request my wife passport not mine...but they send rc on A4 paper and they retain our passports ...

nad1983 wrote: i complain to NWCSU...i hope they send me my rest of document cuz we already send thema letter..if they didnt i will complain again to NWCSU.....

Quick question, how did you get in touch with the NWCSU? was it by email, post or phone? I have put in two requests and all the enquiry people know is the requests have gone in successfully but the cannot make the caseworkers do it any faster it's "in processing".

Any info would be appreciated. Congratulations on receiving your RC's by the way.... everyone else, keep you head up it'll come for you too