Application for PR or PR card: form EEA (PR) - UpToDate

[Megi]

Thank you to everybody sharing their timelines.

Here's mine (joint application, both EU citizens, strait forward case):

Application received: 03\05\2016
Payment taken: 04\05\2016
Confirmation email: never received
PR dated: waiting
PR received: waiting

[Grodan]

EU citizen here since September 1998, worked mainly fulltime especially the last 5 years. Had a temporary EEC residency permit which expired in 2007, didn't renew as I didn't need to. Only got the card in the first place since I was married to someone from outside the EU/EEA.

So an EU citizen here since 1998, already on HO's system with previous EEC residency card, mainly working only short holiday stints abroad. What is the current timeline for EU citizens like me?

I have zero patience for waiting

Application received: 31/05/2016
Documents received: 01/06/2016
Payment taken: 02/06/2016
Confirmation email: 30/06/2016
PR dated: waiting
PR received: waiting

Also in case anyone knows; Is the PR backdated or will it strictly be issued on the same date as application approval? Don't fancy waiting 12 months for citizenship application when I've been here for 18 years just cause of the date on the PR card.

Thanks

[Bumble]

Also in case anyone knows; Is the PR backdated or will it strictly be issued on the same date as application approval? Don't fancy waiting 12 months for citizenship application when I've been here for 18 years just cause of the date on the PR card.

Thanks

It is dated the day they issue it but as I understand from reading about it if you provide information for more than 5 years they will count the effective date from the 5th anniversary of the start of period covered. So I sent proofs from 2010-2016 to make the 5 years 2010-2014. They will record somewhere in their database the actual date they consider the PR started, and the 1 year then rolls from there.

By treaty ofc your PR status could be much earlier. I moved here in 1994 so my PR would have technically started in 1999 but I did not want to take any risks so added some extra material to the application.

[Summertime76]

This site is definitely a great resource of information and wish I found it a couple of years earlier. In light of recent events, just as many others, have applied for PR card with a view to complete naturalisation once that is approved.

Thought I would share the timeline for July 2016

EEA national (A8), in the UK since 2005 (supplied documents covering 2009-2015 only)
Straight forward case hopefully

Application posted: 02/07/2016
Documents received: 04/07/2016
Payment taken: 06/07/2016
Confirmation email: Waiting
PR dated: waiting
PR received: waiting

[NathanVillanueva]

Hi everyone. I'd like to to share my timeline.

Application for PR as non EEA spouse
Application sent 14/01/16
HO received 15/01/16
Payment taken 18/01/16
Biometric letter received 3/02/16
(Issue date 29/01/16)
Biometric sent 3/02/16
COA/Confirmation email never received
Requested COA online 03/03/16
COA received 09/03/16
(Issue date 05/03/16)
PR refused 07/07/16 Received all the document back except my passport. HO sent my passport to a local immigration compliance and enforcement teams for voluntary departure.
(Issue date 04/07/16)

The reason of the refusal was that there aren't sufficient evidence of my EEA national sponsor was exercising the treaty rights as a worker from 01/02/2010 to 31/01/2013 and self-employed from 17/11/2010.

I'm 100% sure that this is impossible. I submitted a job contract, P60, P45 and all the payslips for the evidence as a worker. The case worker (She) said that in the refusal letter due to insufficient evidence the employment wasn't genuine. How could not be genuine? The company is a very well known multinational company and I submitted all the documents. The thing is that she made a list of the documents she received and checked in the refusal letter. The payslips weren't mentioned. I don't know if this is intentionally or just she is an under skilled worker, but she overlooked all the payslips.

Another reason was there weren't any proof of my sponsor's payment of National Insurance. She said that I only submitted the NIC bills but not the proof of the payments. I stated in a separate paper and clearly mention that the payment was done online payment therefor the NIC bills don't have any stamps as paid ( If you make payment at a post office, etc you get a stamp on the bill ) I made a list of the payment date and the page of the bank statement where she can confirm the payment. Again the case worker overlooked it.

Last reason was that I only submitted 1 invoice each year as business invoice issued as a self-employed. No. I submitted at least 4 invoices for each year. Once again the case worker didn't check the documents.

Strange thing is that the case worker could have asked me to sent more evidence during my 6 months wait if she thought that there weren't sufficient evidence ( There were enough evidence and she just overlooked everything though. ) she directly sent a refusal letter and sent my passport to a local immigration compliance and enforcement teams for voluntary departure. I don't know if all this was done intentionally to kick out as many people as possible from the UK?

I'm very angry about this situation that my case should be a straight forward case but the case worker made it as a worst case. I don't want to waste my time asking for the reconsideration, therefore I've already lodged an appeal and the evidence documents have been sent out to the First–Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) yesterday. Wish me luck please.

2 requests for you.

1. If anyone knows how to get my passport back from a local immigration compliance and enforcement teams without being deported. Please advise.

2. Please advise the timeline for the oral hearing of the appeal if anyone has an experience.

Thank you very much. Sorry for my long post.

[darekdarek]

Hi
I have sent my eea (pr) form on 21.05.2016 and recived confirmation e-mail on 23.06.2016.
I have read that some of You request passports back before end of the process so I just wonder how to request it and if that will not affect my application.
If it is possible to get my passports back please provide me with information how to do it and what is the best time to do it without any issues to my application.
Thanks

[LAGB]

Hello everybody ! I am a non-EEA national married to an EU citizen.
Here is my timeline:

Application sent: 02/06/16
Application received: 03/06/16
Payment taken: 04/06/16
Confirmation email: I Didn't received
Biometric letter received: 08/07/16 (dated Sunday 03/07/16 )

[Bumble]

Hi
I have sent my eea (pr) form on 21.05.2016 and recived confirmation e-mail on 23.06.2016.
I have read that some of You request passports back before end of the process so I just wonder how to request it and if that will not affect my application.
If it is possible to get my passports back please provide me with information how to do it and what is the best time to do it without any issues to my application.
Thanks

This is the link to request passports back https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outrea ... ments.ofml.

It does not seem to have affected any applications that have been completed that I have seen online. They say not to request it back before your payment has been taken however, which I am sure yours has been by now.

Just make double sure not to click the cancel application button when you request the docs back...

[fhqwhgads]

Hi
I have sent my eea (pr) form on 21.05.2016 and recived confirmation e-mail on 23.06.2016.
I have read that some of You request passports back before end of the process so I just wonder how to request it and if that will not affect my application.
If it is possible to get my passports back please provide me with information how to do it and what is the best time to do it without any issues to my application.
Thanks

I applied online here: https://www.gov.uk/visa-documents-returned and got my passport back in 10 days. Be careful not to tick "yes" to "do you want to withdraw the application"!

[nosana1]

Any news from people who posted their applications in April?

Just want to know how quick (hmm, slow) HO is now.

BTW: How do I add a signature to my profile?

[Tony2015]

Any news from people who posted their applications in April?

Just want to know how quick (hmm, slow) HO is now.

BTW: How do I add a signature to my profile?

Hello nosana1 this is My timetable:

Application as EEA National

Sent: 01/04/2016
Received: 04/04/2016
Payment taken: 12/04/2016 (Credit Card)
Confirmation email: Didn't received
Passport requested back: 09/05/16
Passport received: 23/05/16
Pr Date: waiting
Pr received: Waiting

[nosana1]

Hello nosana1 this is My timetable:

Application as EEA National

Sent: 01/04/2016
Received: 04/04/2016
Payment taken: 12/04/2016 (Credit Card)
Confirmation email: Didn't received
Passport requested back: 09/05/16
Passport received: 23/05/16
Pr Date: waiting
Pr received: Waiting

Thank you, Tony. I sent my application a month later than you and thought I would get my DCPR by the end of July but this doesn't look good

[treski]

Hello nosana1 this is My timetable:

Application as EEA National

Sent: 01/04/2016
Received: 04/04/2016
Payment taken: 12/04/2016 (Credit Card)
Confirmation email: Didn't received
Passport requested back: 09/05/16
Passport received: 23/05/16
Pr Date: waiting
Pr received: Waiting

Thank you, Tony. I sent my application a month later than you and thought I would get my DCPR by the end of July but this doesn't look good

I applied on the same date as Tony but have still not received the DCPR (although I received a confirmation email in early May). The wait is killing me; I sent a pre-paid signed-for envelope for the return of my documents so am obsessed... keep refreshing the Royal Mail tracker...

[nosana1]

I applied on the same date as Tony but have still not received the DCPR (although I received a confirmation email in early May). The wait is killing me; I sent a pre-paid signed-for envelope for the return of my documents so am obsessed... keep refreshing the Royal Mail tracker...

I sent them a special delivery envelope with my application for my passport to be returned but they used their own special delivery envelope.

[treski]

I applied on the same date as Tony but have still not received the DCPR (although I received a confirmation email in early May). The wait is killing me; I sent a pre-paid signed-for envelope for the return of my documents so am obsessed... keep refreshing the Royal Mail tracker...

I sent them a special delivery envelope with my application for my passport to be returned but they used their own special delivery envelope.

Thanks for the info! Did they send the DCPR and the documents together?
Out of curiosity... did they send you your special delivery envelope inside their own envelope???

[Bumble]

Still no changes to my timetable either but posted for refresh:

Documents sent: 08/04/2016
Documents received: 11/04/2016
Payment taken: 14/04/2016
Confirmation email received: -
Document Certifying Permanent Residence dated: -
DCPR received: -
Days since documents sent: 91

Never even received an email confirmation so no sign at all since they charged my card.

[treski]

My timeline...

Application as EEA National; "crystal clear" case (same employer, same address...).

Sent: 01/04/2016
Received: 04/04/2016
Payment taken: 11/04/2016 (Debit Card)
Confirmation email: 03/05/2016
Passport requested back: n/a
Passport received: n/a
DCPR date: waiting
DCPR received: Waiting

[Bumble]

Someone should go and check the bins outside their office... they must have put all the applications somewhere, as they are clearly not sending them back...

[nosana1]

I applied on the same date as Tony but have still not received the DCPR (although I received a confirmation email in early May). The wait is killing me; I sent a pre-paid signed-for envelope for the return of my documents so am obsessed... keep refreshing the Royal Mail tracker...

I sent them a special delivery envelope with my application for my passport to be returned but they used their own special delivery envelope.

Thanks for the info! Did they send the DCPR and the documents together?
Out of curiosity... did they send you your special delivery envelope inside their own envelope???

I haven't got DCPR or my documents yet ... just my passport as I requested it back. I don't think they will use my envelope now as it was pre-paid only for something like 100 grams weight.

[MattZ10]

Hello everyone,
here is may timeline

EU citizen

Application Sent: 02/04/2016
Application Received: 05/04/2016
Payment taken: can't remember but sometimes in April (Debit Card)
Confirmation email: 29/04/2016
Passport requested back: 08/07/16
Passport received: waiting
PR Date: waiting
PR received: Waiting

I was hoping to receive my documents by now but since I am still waiting I have decided to request my passport back as I need it for travel. It appears to me that the waiting time has definitely gone up. Very frustrating. Good luck to everyone and thanks for sharing your experience - this is a very useful forum.

[fatimazohra]

Someone should go and check the bins outside their office... they must have put all the applications somewhere, as they are clearly not sending them back...

I think you're right because it's unrelieved what's happening with applicants.....

[hellothere19]

There seems to be a delay indeed, maybe because we had Easter holidays late March/early April, there is a delay as ppl might have taken a break?

[Bumble]

There seems to be a delay indeed, maybe because we had Easter holidays late March/early April, there is a delay as ppl might have taken a break?

There seemed to be a steady stream of cards issued up to 20th June (last date I noted down from this forum). I wonder if they are waiting for some internal clearance to continue business as usual, following the vote, or if they have been told to not send any out for awhile. I know a lot of people are not registered here but you would think that at least one person on here had a card issued in the last 18 days...

[hellothere19]

There seems to be a delay indeed, maybe because we had Easter holidays late March/early April, there is a delay as ppl might have taken a break?

There seemed to be a steady stream of cards issued up to 20th June (last date I noted down from this forum). I wonder if they are waiting for some internal clearance to continue business as usual, following the vote, or if they have been told to not send any out for awhile. I know a lot of people are not registered here but you would think that at least one person on here had a card issued in the last 18 days...

I was expecting it around 20/7, but I don't think it will happen at all this month. I only hope they will post to my work address as I requested, since I am moving home shortly
Fingers crossed we see the PR cards being issued soon! It stresses me out a bit

[Bumble]

I was expecting it around 20/7, but I don't think it will happen at all this month. I only hope they will post to my work address as I requested, since I am moving home shortly
Fingers crossed we see the PR cards being issued soon! It stresses me out a bit

Same - if I see one issued after the 24/6 I would feel a lot happier they were just snowed under - now all sorts of conspiracy theories spring to mind ^^