EEA2 Application Timelines - ONLY 1 TOPIC - UpToDate

brokenbeat wrote:Hey all, good news!

Two red "Something for you" cards were waiting for us after getting home from a weekend away, one card for my wife and one for me. As we aren't expecting any deliveries and it was Special Delivery/Letter/Signature required, we can only assume it is our passports and documents being returned to us. Unfortunately we won't be able to collect the letters from the local delivery office until Wednesday, but this brings great hope!

I will update you all on Wednesday with full details.

But for now, a tentative timeline update:
EEA2 App Sent: 10th June 2011 (Friday)
UKBA Receives App: 13th June 2011 (Monday)
COA Received: 9th July 2011 (Saturday)
Resident Card Received: 24th September 2011 (Saturday)

TOTAL TIME FROM DATE SENT TO DATE RECEIVED:
106 days or 3 months 2 weeks

Hi Brokenbeat

I am happy for you congratulation I am confident that parcel is from Home Office and you got it RC, almost all june applicant received RC. Just celebrate and now free from the stress, and I am waiting to hear news from you on Wednesday.

vndpag wrote:

brokenbeat wrote:Hey all, good news!

Two red "Something for you" cards were waiting for us after getting home from a weekend away, one card for my wife and one for me. As we aren't expecting any deliveries and it was Special Delivery/Letter/Signature required, we can only assume it is our passports and documents being returned to us. Unfortunately we won't be able to collect the letters from the local delivery office until Wednesday, but this brings great hope!

I will update you all on Wednesday with full details.

But for now, a tentative timeline update:
EEA2 App Sent: 10th June 2011 (Friday)
UKBA Receives App: 13th June 2011 (Monday)
COA Received: 9th July 2011 (Saturday)
Resident Card Received: 24th September 2011 (Saturday)

TOTAL TIME FROM DATE SENT TO DATE RECEIVED:
106 days or 3 months 2 weeks

Hi Brokenbeat

I am happy for you congratulation I am confident that parcel is from Home Office and you got it RC, almost all june applicant received RC. Just celebrate and now free from the stress, and I am waiting to hear news from you on Wednesday.

not all june because i applied 1st june and still stocked in this hole.

berber wrote:

hazel wrote:

berber wrote:

hazel wrote:please can anyone help me,, its been 2months i have sent my application but i have not received my COA yet,, i have called UKBA also but they are saying it has not been issued yet.. i dont know why??? My case is very straight forward and i attached all the required documents...
Is there any additional documents to be sent when you applied as husband of Latvian girl who has been in UK for 3years and been working full time..
Please help me. i m so worried.

My timeline is:
Application sent to HO on 22/07/2011 by recorded delivery.
EEA2 application received by HO on 25/07/2011
COA: Still waiting.

they should issu your CoA no more then 4 weeks. If it was somthing wrrong they shouold answered withing this first 4 weeks.

what you have to do is to sent sed fax to:01512131514. request you CoA
if you need further help let me know.

Goo luck

thanks.
could you please tell what i should write in the fax???? And from where have you got this number?? Could you please send me the website or link please..

what you have to wirte is : why my CoA take so long ofcorse in formle way. where i got number is from the home office.

thanks berber... But i did call and they said thay have put the request forward but they didnt say why your COA has not sent yet.. Do u think i should still send the fax or just wait?? Because i am scared would not it make the embassy annoyed?? Please give me good suggestion.

Lads

Quick questions,

I am considering applying for EEA2 visa for my wife, but I need to travel urgently. When do they send all the documents back , is with the COA or once the RC is issued?

I understand if you ask for the passports early the process stops altogether!

Any help much appreciated

hi everyone..
I want to apply for residency card EEA2, but i want to know is there any age restriction for applying for reaidency card. My age is 20 and i am indian and my wife age is 19 and she is Polish.. Please guide me..

I sent email requesting my passports as I need to travel urgently. Received emial confirmation saying that will despatch soon.


07/07/11 EEA2 sent
23/07 COA received
24/09/11 requested return of passports.

hazel wrote:

berber wrote:

hazel wrote:

berber wrote:
they should issu your CoA no more then 4 weeks. If it was somthing wrrong they shouold answered withing this first 4 weeks.

what you have to do is to sent sed fax to:01512131514. request you CoA
if you need further help let me know.

Goo luck

thanks.
could you please tell what i should write in the fax???? And from where have you got this number?? Could you please send me the website or link please..

what you have to wirte is : why my CoA take so long ofcorse in formle way. where i got number is from the home office.

thanks berber... But i did call and they said thay have put the request forward but they didnt say why your COA has not sent yet.. Do u think i should still send the fax or just wait?? Because i am scared would not it make the embassy annoyed?? Please give me good suggestion.

ok from the day they put the request you shoul wait 10 working days if you still haven't received your coa fax them to the number i gave you. i know it's awkarwod and long process but this the way how home office works. i have been all this steps same as you. good luck

brokenbeat wrote:Hey all, good news!

Two red "Something for you" cards were waiting for us after getting home from a weekend away, one card for my wife and one for me. As we aren't expecting any deliveries and it was Special Delivery/Letter/Signature required, we can only assume it is our passports and documents being returned to us. Unfortunately we won't be able to collect the letters from the local delivery office until Wednesday, but this brings great hope!

I will update you all on Wednesday with full details.

But for now, a tentative timeline update:
EEA2 App Sent: 10th June 2011 (Friday)
UKBA Receives App: 13th June 2011 (Monday)
COA Received: 9th July 2011 (Saturday)
Resident Card Received: 24th September 2011 (Saturday)

TOTAL TIME FROM DATE SENT TO DATE RECEIVED:
106 days or 3 months 2 weeks

I respond with bad news. The "Something for you" cards were not notice of arrival of passports but arrival of NFL tickets my wife and I purchased for the Chicago Bears vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game at Wembley. So dreadfully and with great let down, I am still in the waiting game with mostly everyone else.

When something positive does occur, I will leave an update. Until then, best of luck to those waiting.

chursy wrote:Lads

Quick questions,

I am considering applying for EEA2 visa for my wife, but I need to travel urgently. When do they send all the documents back , is with the COA or once the RC is issued?

I understand if you ask for the passports early the process stops altogether!

Any help much appreciated

they wont send you back your document with CoA if you didn´t ask them but you can ask for your passport or any other document after you reveived your CoA usualy it take 4 week but i can be before or after the max it can take is 7 weeks to receive CoA.

it also it take time to send you any document you ask for that it´s depend on Home office. if you fax them and tel them that it´s very urgent they could send it back in 3 days

after you receive your CoA and you retrived your passport dosen´t stop your application maybe you do not need to send it back to them if the applicant is your wife but they still can ask you about it if they need it (it=passport).

i hope i answered your question
feel free to ask about anything else you don´t undrestand.

good luck

choclate wrote:hi everyone..
I want to apply for residency card EEA2, but i want to know is there any age restriction for applying for reaidency card. My age is 20 and i am indian and my wife age is 19 and she is Polish.. Please guide me..

if you already married and you hold certificat of mariage (or you can aprove that you have bveen living together more then 2 years but if married you don´t have to )you are eligible to aply. ofcorse if your wife is working or exercise Treaty rights in uk. for more info call Home office to this cheap number to find out:01516725626
extension 1 then 2

good luck

mcclane wrote:I sent email requesting my passports as I need to travel urgently. Received emial confirmation saying that will despatch soon.


07/07/11 EEA2 sent
23/07 COA received
24/09/11 requested return of passports.

if not fax them the home office still olf fashion the fax number:01512131514
good luck

The fax no. 01512131514 doesnt seem to be working!
it keeps ringing but never go thru...

Hi,

Our timelines:

30/06/2011 - sent all documents
14/07/2011 - COA received
27/09/2011 - RC received (dated 02/09/2011)

Good luck to everybody !

kimchi_bb wrote:The fax no. 01512131514 doesnt seem to be working!
it keeps ringing but never go thru...

i have fax to that number and it worked but to make sur call to 01516725626 and ask them about thier fax number

Thanks berber its so difficult to get them on the phone, i cant press the suitable no. to get someone to speak to.. anyways, I shd receive my COA in 10 working days, I can ask for my passport back!! thanks!!

kimchi_bb wrote:Thanks berber its so difficult to get them on the phone, i cant press the suitable no. to get someone to speak to.. anyways, I shd receive my COA in 10 working days, I can ask for my passport back!! thanks!!

the best time to call is between 9h00 and 10h00

Apologies to anyone who was expecting their RC (not the first time it happened, last time someone got some pillows or something), despite what some people are saying, don't book any holidays expecting to receive your RC just because you were lucky enough to get your COA early... It's the exception, not the rule. In fact, I'm surprised none of the senior members corrected any of the assumptions being made.

Firstly, EEA1 does give an RC (Registration Certificate) to EU citizens.

Second, once the COA has been issued, requesting your passport will not negatively affect your application nor will it "take it back to the beginning".

Third, if you haven't got your COA after 4 weeks you should call, but 5 weeks is very common too.

Fourth, even if you request your passport to be returned I would not advise you to make any travel plans until you see your passports....

I requested mine three weeks ago and have put in a second formal request and all they are willing to say is "not been dispatched yet" I'm at the stage of putting in a complaint.

I don't want anyone to lose hope, but I also don't want to see anyone promising anyone that they'll get their RC in the next couple of weeks just cos that's usually what happens.

Keep hope, but also keep your feet on the ground.

*Edited: I meant COA not RC in 3rd point *

Qman wrote:Apologies to anyone who was expecting their RC (not the first time it happened, last time someone got some pillows or something), despite what some people are saying, don't book any holidays expecting to receive your RC just because you were lucky enough to get your COA early... It's the exception, not the rule. In fact, I'm surprised none of the senior members corrected any of the assumptions being made.

Firstly, EEA1 does give an RC (Registration Certificate) to EU citizens.

Second, once the COA has been issued, requesting your passport will not negatively affect your application nor will it "take it back to the beginning".

Third, if you haven't got your RC after 4 weeks you should call, but 5 weeks is very common too.

Fourth, even if you request your passport to be returned I would not advise you to make any travel plans until you see your passports....

I requested mine three weeks ago and have put in a second formal request and all they are willing to say is "not been dispatched yet" I'm at the stage of putting in a complaint.

I don't want anyone to lose hope, but I also don't want to see anyone promising anyone that they'll get their RC in the next couple of weeks just cos that's usually what happens.

Keep hope, but also keep your feet on the ground.

I should correct you in your third. CoA not RC in 4 weeks!!!

Qman wrote:In fact, I'm surprised none of the senior members corrected any of the assumptions being made.

They certainly have, in this thread and in others. They probably just grew tired of watching the 100th rerun of the same show over and over again. Should you ever have the time to then just read through the whole of this thread and see for yourself.

mcclane wrote:http://everydaylifestyle.files.wordpres ... /04/pr.jpg

WE ALL WANT TO SEE THIS !!!

mcclane wrote:WE ALL WANT TO SEE THIS !!!

I don't think everyone is interested in obtaining permanent residence and most here still have a long way to go there.

Please, don't shout.

86ti wrote:

Qman wrote:In fact, I'm surprised none of the senior members corrected any of the assumptions being made.

They certainly have, in this thread and in others. They probably just grew tired of watching the 100th rerun of the same show over and over again. Should you ever have the time to then just read through the whole of this thread and see for yourself.

Don't get me wrong, I know on the whole you guys are on the ball and I know generally don't let things like that stand. It's just that I've been off the forum for a week and it just looked like the gurus and other senior members just gave up and let anyone just speculate and the fact people like you correct misinterpretations and rumours was the main reason I signed up. I knew there were people here that knew their stuff and wouldn't let cowboys take over (No offence to any actual cowboys out there)

As for permanent residence... not really bothered to be honest, it'd be nice but it's not the be all and end all.

Good luck to anyone still waiting, we'll get through this together.

an update, i have just got my rc after 4month. good luck for all those who waiting.

congrats,

When was it issued and was it recorded delivery.All the best in life

Hi everyone,

I have been reading this thread for about a week now and I think it is only fair to share my own experience as well.

Other people who read, please share your experience and do keep the timing up to date.

16/07/11 - EEA1 and EEA2 sent to EEA2 postal address
18/07/11 - Royal Mail confirm delivery
10/08/11 - COA and EEA1 both approved
02/09/11 - COA and EEA1 stuff received in 1 pack
XX/XX/XX - Awaiting RC.

It looks like HO are issuing RC to people applying up to Mid of June. So hopefully by Mid November I should be smilling by God's grace!!.