Hi all.. after several months and applying (and being rejected) for the wrong visa, my unmarried US partner finally has an EEA family permit. We are confused as to what to do next. The permit is already 6 weeks old (it took that long to get it back from UKVI so we only have 4.5 months left on it). I...

Hi again.. I wanted to give you an update. I escalated twice. Then finally I lodged a complaint with the Home Office directly through their website. The standards of service are supposed to be max 4 weeks according to EU law. About a week after I did that, which the HO acknowledged, I received an em...

I called the visa inquiry line today. They said the decision was made around Sept 16th and they don’t know why it’s taken so long to be reported back to TLSContact in Paris (where I applied). They are escalating and told me to expect an email in the next few days. I contacted TLSContact several time...

Same here. Applied Aug 28. Biometrics Sept 2. Emailed them on Oct 1st to ask, for the response that a decision has been made (don’t k ow when it was made) but that we won’t hear back until the visa centre receives it. Asked the visa centre who said they didn’t receive anything. There seems to be a b...

Hi.. I need to cancel my EEA family permit application because I need to use a different biometric location (so need to cancel existing and start a whole new one). Does anyone know how to do this? The website directs you to « ask a question » for £5.48 which I have done.. the answer was « check the ...

Thank you! Those are very comprehensive answers :) Yes he is a US Citizen arriving in and out of the U.K. on no specific visa and my challenge is indeed proving that he is my unmarried partner. I assume we have spent about 600 out of the last 750 days together so will endeavour to prove it. I will t...

Hi all My unmarried partner is from the US and we have spent probably over 600 days out of the last 2 years together. He is a screenwriter and can write from anywhere so after meeting we decided he would give up his lease in Los Angeles to come live with me in London on a visa waiver, leaving the co...