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So here is the situation:

Application posted on : 30/11/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 1/12/2016
Payment taken on : 5/12/2016
Bio letter received on : N/A
Biometrics Enrolled on : N/A
COA With Work : N/A
COA Without Work : N/A
Resident Card Received on : N/A
Documents Returned on : N/A

I am a non EEA national, my spouse is. I have sent my application 3 weeks before my EEA FM Visa expired, together with my work contract and my spouse's. The EEA FM application for a Residence Card is only for me as we have no kids, I have included every document they've asked for (utility bills, photos, passports, marriage certificate, bank statements, work contracts and etc...).
I've sent my application by post special delivery on 30/11/2016 and as you can see my timeline, they've received it on 1/12/2016 and payment was taken on 5/12/2016.
it's 26 of January 2017 and I have neither received the Biometrics letter nor the confirmation Email.

I have sent an email to eurobiometrics on 10/1/2017, but I've received an automated reply that an answer won't be given. I have tried to call them, but they tell you to keep waiting, I have contacted the local MP on 20/1/2017 and she said she will contact them on Monday and let me know, of course she didn't ring me so by the end of the day, I contacted her office and she said that she's contacted Homeoffice and she needs a couple of weeks to get an answer (WTF?). That was on 23/1/2017, so still waiting...!

I am starting to panic as I have no idea where I stand, of course at the moment I don't work as I am suspended until I get anything that proves that I can work.

I don't know who to contact or what to do anymore, it's been more than 8 weeks since I've sent my application and more than 7 weeks since they've deducted the payment, which to my knowledge from reading posts on this forum that for a Biometric letter it is a lot of time!!!

any advice?
Thanks

Try to relax.

You don't have a 'visa' unless you mean you have a FP; when it expires (if it is a FP), you will not be an overstayer.

You have applied and hit the Christmas and New Year slowdown.

Rest assured you do have a right to reside and to work in UK if your sponsor is a qualified (or settled) person.
Ofcourse it may be tricky to prove that to uninitiated employers.
Your employer may check on ECS after you have registered biometrics.

noajthan wrote:Try to relax.

You don't have a 'visa' unless you mean you have a FP; when it expires (if it is a FP), you will not be an overstayer.

You have applied and hit the Christmas and New Year slowdown.

Rest assured you do have a right to reside and to work in UK if your sponsor is a qualified (or settled) person.
Ofcourse it may be tricky to prove that to uninitiated employers.
Your employer may check on ECS after you have registered biometrics.

Thanks for the answer. I am not as concerned about my job as much as I am concerned about my documents, if you say that's to be expected around Christmas and New Year then I hope you are right! so in your opinion I shouldn't rush looking for someone to contact and inquire about everything?

Gabriel86 wrote:Thanks for the answer. I am not as concerned about my job as much as I am concerned about my documents, if you say that's to be expected around Christmas and New Year then I hope you are right! so in your opinion I shouldn't rush looking for someone to contact and inquire about everything?

It is unlikely to help chasing around at this time (as much as it is frustrating to 'do nothing').
And HO will not usually entertain such enquiries until after the nominal 6 months.

There is ofcourse a Brexit rush going on too.

Note not everyone gets confirmations etc.
Although, as a non-EEA applicant, you should ofcourse receive the biometrics invitation sooner or later.

Suggest crosscheck the copy of your application to ensure contact details are correct.
Have you moved house since submitting the application?
Any history of missing mail in, for example, a shared house?

It is unlikely to help chasing around at this time (as much as it is frustrating to 'do nothing').
And HO will not usually entertain such enquiries until after the nominal 6 months.

There is ofcourse a Brexit rush going on too.

Note not everyone gets confirmations etc.
Although, as a non-EEA applicant, you should ofcourse receive the biometrics invitation sooner or later.

Suggest crosscheck the copy of your application to ensure contact details are correct.
Have you moved house since submitting the application?
Any history of missing mail in, for example, a shared house?

The contact details are correct and we haven't moved, we live in a flat and all tenants have each their own post box, never missed any mail and that's what makes it weird!
it's easy to get confused with the names of the streets however post code makes it unlikely (Savile Park Road and Savile Terrace) assuming that it gets delivered by Royal Mail, I am not worried about that as they know quite well.

@ZehraFT, kindly continue in own topic:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/eea-ro ... l#p1449112

I have read some threads lately in this forum about overdue answers for biometrics. Some people say that they got reply from the following email address, it is worth a try.
AppointmentExceptions@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

imbik wrote:I have read some threads lately in this forum about overdue answers for biometrics. Some people say that they got reply from the following email address, it is worth a try.
AppointmentExceptions@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

I've received an answer back from them, I've sent an email about 3 weeks ago and they've replied on Saturday saying that they've sent me a biometric letter to the wrong address WTF, and this morning I've found two letters, one in my post box with my correct address on it and the other one left beside my post box with the wrong address on it ( it is not the previous biometric letter because both letters were issued only on the 28th of January. I am glad I've got something at least.

After you receive the biometric letter,what's the next step? They will call you for interview?

ZehraFT wrote:After you receive the biometric letter,what's the next step? They will call you for interview?

Assuming that you've been to the post office for the biometric enrolment then you are fine, you are supposed to get another letter within 2-3 weeks(some sort of confirmation), and that's about it.

Thanks for your answer. The letter will be the confirmation that they receive our biometric enrolment?

ZehraFT wrote:Thanks for your answer. The letter will be the confirmation that they receive our biometric enrolment?

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