I would totally recommend you to go for the Family Member visa. EEA family permits can take a long time to arrive: my unmarried partner asked for a EEA family permit visa in September to join me back in the UK and it took nearly 3 months to get it. There are many people who are also experiencing ver...

Just as a note to those who will read later on. My partner got his visa on the 4th of December and we entered the UK on the 8th of January. We are now going to apply for his pre-settled status, hoping all will be well. It took us more than 50 working days to obtain his permit. There is also a group ...

Hi all, Just posting an update. My partner is still waiting for his visa. It has now been 40 days since he gave his biometrics. The MP wrote to me last Thursday saying we should receive an answer in two weeks. This coincides with 15 days after his case was "escalated". My partner also submitted a cl...

Hi Chamsel, we contacted again UKVI and now they told us that my partner's application is being reviewed and that our case has been escalated to the relevant department, whatever that means. This is very confusing of course, as they had told us twice previously that they had made a decision. Our PM ...

Hi all, This board is amazing, I have gotten a lot of comfort and support from reading everybody’s story. Here is ours: My partner is Brazilian and I am Italian. I have pre-settled status in the UK. Right now, we are in Italy and have applied for a EEA family permit, without priority (it was not ava...