hi botvot,
i would suggest to follow wat thsths says.I regret for not applying earlier
as soon as i entered UK. So the best option is to keep the passport and apply for EEA2.
shine

hi i have even sent my add documents 2 weeks back but havent reeived any reply after that.i thought i would give 3 weeks and see how it goes but when i called home office they still say my application waiting for consideration and thy cant give a time frame which made me to panic. well i am going to...

hi guys,
is there anyone who applied for a EEA2 residence card in march. is there any repl from them.i think those who applied in february received their passport bac but dont know abt march. can any one update.
shine

hi waiting eea2
is there any msg from HO at all, so far i havent received any msg though it ia almost 7 months.
shine

hi can you tell me when did you apply and when did they request you additional documents , i have applied 7 months back and so far i have not received any letter requesting additional documents , when i called HO they just asked me to wait and they didnt give me any other information. can you kindly...

hi jaj long term i would like to stay in uk but i could not get a job in uk as they were asking for some uk experience and i got this job which is accepted in uk for expereince , regarding the work permit i really dont know about it bcoz i was told that i am offered this job bcoz i am a spouse of EE...

HI i am an asian on expired EEA family permit currently and my wife is an european exercisisng european treaty rights by working in UK . I have applied for a EEA residence card almost 6 months back but just got the conformation letter and nothing more. i got a job in isle of man and i managed to ope...

hi waiting eea i have sent my application on march 17th and i just got the letter of confirmation that thy received the application.i am still waiting and i think i will wait till september 17 th where the six months waiting time gets over and then i can give a call and see what is going on.I checke...

Thanks stmellon,
can you tell whether it is possible to apply for am Isle of man work permit with the letter of COA[passport is with home office].

Many Thanks Benifa,
i did a bit of research and found that there is no passport control between uk and isle of man, but i am not very sure about it,i expect someone who had such an experience would help me or the seniors in the board may give their opinion.

shine

Hi all, it will be great if you could help me, myself indian national on EEA family permit[Expired on 17th of july 08] wife french exercising treaty rights in UK applied for EEA residence card on march and got the COA. i got a job offer now in Isle of Man and i dont know whether i will be allowed to...

hi cpch,
when did you apply , i have applied on march 17th and i am waiting for my passport ,i think they will take atleast 6 months bcoz now they are dealing with the applications posted bfore jnauary 2008.kindly update if you get any response from home office.
shine

Hi All, I am an indian citizen married to a french and i have entered UK with family permit and i have appled for a EEA2 residence card 4 months back. I have recevied the certificate of application form home office and my visa is getting expired on 17th of july 2008 , now my query is can i travel to...

HI
I CAN ANSWER ONE OF YOUR QUESTION AS I AM A DOCTOR,
CURRENTLY THE SITUATION IS NOT GOOD FOR DOCTORS,IF YOU ARE READY TO WAIT AND SPEND MONEY TILL YOUR HUSBAND GETS A JOB THEN IT IS WELL AND GOOG.DO PLAN WELL AND DECIDE

Yes it is correct in theory bcoz most of the emplyers are not familiar with the immigration laws , i have a letter from home office that i have applied for a residence card but it is not helping really bcoz the employers are not really comfortable with that as my visa says it is valid only till 17th...

Hi all, i have applied for a resedence permit as my wife is an european , it has been almost 4 months , i know that it will take around 6 months but i just want to know whether it is possible to get a job before getting the residence card as my visa expiry is on 17th of july. any help would be appre...

HI
But i already sent my passport and it had been with them almost for 3 1/2 months.my wife is on continuous employment and i am just doing my unpaid training [ie] i havent got my NI number , will this affect the application if i mention while updating in the fifth month.

Thanks guys,
still have a ?, do they take six months to decide an application bcoz without a passport it is difficult for me to find a job as most of my applications are online and it is not really possible to explain my position, i presume that i need to wait for the passport to get a job.
shine

Hi all, My wife is a EU national and she is in UK for 8 months and i am a non EEA national came to uk in family permit 4 months back and i have applied for a EEA residence card in march but i heard recently that my wife should hold a registration certificate from the home office.But we have not appl...