@Elochka63 I had main documents translated and other supporting ones (like utility bills) I left as they are. You can't translate dozens of documents, but if you have the main ones officially translated they won't have a good reason to reject your application. Good luck!
Hi everyone - interesting and important ruling here -- https://www.freemovement.org.uk/cjeu-permanent-residence-card-exempts-family-member-from-visa-requirements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cjeu-permanent-residence-card-exempts-family-member-from-visa-requirements&utm_source=Free+Mov...
Jumping the gun here a bit but does anyone know if after being granted Pre-Settled status, will we need to apply for Settled Status on a paper form again (when in the UK for 5 years) and provide all the same kind of evidence of having had our centre of life in another EU country with our British spo...
Thank you so much, @Boo47, @islandson, @nol, @adinaedri and everyone else. I would still like to write something about this painful process we are all going through, to help those who come after us. Please keep sharing your experiences, I'll hang around here for a while longer. Hoping for positive a...
Hi everyone, so after contacting our MP two weeks ago, and last week asking the EU settlement scheme for information to write a newspaper article (I am a journalist) about my experience, today my pre-settled status is visible online... I wonder if there is any connection... Thanks so much to everyon...
Thanks @Islandson - the UK is the least transparent immigration system I've ever encountered - and I was a Consul myself, for my own country. It is bordering on negligent - but not sure there is much to be done about it other than contact an MP (which I find to be a huge waste of public funds, MPs s...
Hi Islandson, My partner is in a similar situation, COA was issued on 06 Jan 2020, no news so far. I hope it comes soon. All the best. Mike Thanks Mike. I'm concerned that the COA have an 'expiry' after 6 months of being issued. If you follow the progress on this, you'll see they ask if the COA is ...
Interesting article from today, exactly on this topic https://www.freemovement.org.uk/tens-of-thousands-of-people-wait-months-for-an-eu-settlement-scheme-decision/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tens-of-thousands-of-people-wait-months-for-an-eu-settlement-scheme-decision&utm_source=Free+...
Big congrats, @Nol. This system has a total lack of transparency, it is bordering on evil... needing an MP to chase up a right you have is unreal. But yes, I know this is how it works, sadly. All is well that ends well!
Following, it is only 5 months for me since biometrics but looks like it might be much longer... I thought that EU law limits timing for reply to 6 months?
@boo47 great news on your NI number, was well worth the wait :) It may actually help your application now that you have it. On my Suridner Singh forms (which are customized I guess) I had a question about my NI number with a comment that it might help speed up the process if I have one (I do, and in...
Hi everyone, On the 11th of March 2020 the upper tribunal decided that there is no need for the British citizen to be qualified in the UK after returning from an EU country ( while using surrender sighn route). https://www.freemovement.org.uk/surinder-singh-qualified-person/ I hope everyone get the...
Hi , this topic is related to EU settlement scheme for surinder singh applications. British citizen must be a qualified person if you are applying under EU regulations 2016(Worker, Self Employed, Student (with CSI cover) or Self sufficient(CSI Cover). But Under EU settlement scheme you do not need ...
Hi Canadian, 1/ yes you're right comprehensive sickness insurance it's required only if your spouse is student or self-sufficient ( EU regulation 2016). 2/ private sickness insurance even in France is not required to apply for French residency card as family member of eu citizen if your husband is ...
Hi all, hope you are keeping safe and healthy. I found this new guidance from March 2020 for case workers, for Surinder Singh applications. Very helpful for understanding the process. One thing that I still can't figure out, maybe someone can clarify: Does everyone applying need 'comprehensive sickn...
@Boo, as far as I know they are unrelated. Your Nino can get refused because they are not convinced that you have a real job or you forgot a document, it has nothing to do with your residency. One is the department of work and pensions (I think) and the other is Home Office, so no real connection......
I received an email from my MP saying the HO contacted her to advise my application was under consideration and, the case working team was going through my documents. The HO said there was not a time frame set for an outcome, however, they're trying to get a decision as soon as possible. Has anyone...
Hi Boo, National Insurance Number (NINO) is a separate process - I imagine this will have delays now as you need to call them and schedule a meeting/interview. They check your documents and ask you questions before they attribute you a NINO, it's a process that can take a few months. This is the num...
I received an email from my MP saying the HO contacted her to advise my application was under consideration and, the case working team was going through my documents. The HO said there was not a time frame set for an outcome, however, they're trying to get a decision as soon as possible. Has anyone...
Have anyone tried to switch from pre-settled status to settled status? I applied last year and was granted pre-settled status because I had a little over 4 years of resistance and I didn’t want to wait for a another year. Now I’m getting closer to complete the 5 years and the updates regarding the ...
