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by craxy1102 » Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:38 pm
Hey guys,
So last night I drafted a letter for the UKBA to speed things up with my RC, but before I could post it out, luckily the postman came and he handed over my passport to me, with an RC.
I would like to thank everyone on this forum, who has had kind words to say and share their experience, you guys are absolutely the best, as you gave me hope in times of great stress.
In my attempt to give sth back to all of you guys, I would like to share my experience in detail with you.
My wife is a German national, doing a PhD, on scholarship.
I got married to my wife in the UK in November 2011. In January 2012 we applied for her EEA1 and within 2 weeks we got her EEA1 RC back.
We supplied her ID card, medical insurance, some bank statements and scholarship and university letters.
Then my wife had to leave for China and Taiwan on field work, so we decided to delay my EEA2 application, as we did not want complications, as she wasn't technically in the UK for 3 months or so.
When she came back, we had to move, so my EEA2 application got delayed again...but finally on the 22nd of July 2012, I made my EEA2 application.
I got the same medical insurance cover as my wife, my passport valid till 2014, my employment letter, our marriage certificate and some bank statements, and my wife's ID, her EEA1 residence card, her bank statements, her medical insurance (with the new address) and her university scholarship letters.
I would have thought that the process would be very quick as my wife already had a EEA1 residence card, but that was not the case.
I received my COA on the 16th of October 2012 with right to work, nearly 3 months after my application, I called them once during this time and sent one letter for the COA.
End of November, i gave them a call asking about my RC, and they asked me to wait a bit more as a decision had not been reached.
As I said, this morning I was about to post a letter out to them asking them to speed things up. It wasn't a stern letter, very polite but showing concern. I never needed to post out that letter as I received my RC in the post.
It is dated 28th November 2012, so I don't know what the passport was doing with the dispatch team for two weeks.
I recieved it via Special Delivery, although, they did not use the self addressed envelope I gave them at the time of my application. So I wasted all that time going to the royal mail website to see where I passport was, as that envelope was never posted out.
With due credit to the UKBA, I recieved the letter in a special delivery envelope and I think all the documents are complete.
I would like to wish everyone of you all the best, and my personal experience tells me that the people at the call centre cannot really help us.
I think snail mail or email is the best way to get your point across, people who are nearing 5 months need to send a letter out and put their concern across.
People who are less that 5 months, should sit tight and hope and pray. This is a very lengthy process, but if your case is legitt and your documents are complete, you will get your RC in due course.
Once again, I would like to thank everybody on this forum. All of you have been most kind.
My final timeline is as follows:
EEA2 application sent: 22/07/2012
EEA2 Application received : 23/07/2012
Sent 1 letter and 1 phone call in mid-September
COA: 16/10/2012 (Dated 11th October 2012)
RC Recieved : 13/12/2012 (Dated 28/11/2012)
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EEA2 application sent: 22/07/2012
EEA2 Application received : 23/07/2012
Sent 1 letter and 1 phone call in mid-September
COA: 16/10/2012 (Dated 11th October 2012)
RC Recieved : 13/12/2012 (Dated 28/11/2012)
