Eu Treaty files waiting time - EU1 or EU1A

[CatBrom]

I am waiting for my letter that will allow me to get a temporary Stamp 4 while my EUTR1A is being processed.

[CatBrom]

. However, the processing times for my application are up to June on the visa decision website so maybe they have started processing them fast enough

You are talking about Visa application or IRP card application as a family member of EU National? I know people who applied in May for a visa have not received a decision yet but people who applied in August have got a decision. If they follow the queue system why haven't they processed visa application in June July. Website shows 04/06/22

I am waiting for my letter that will allow me to get a temporary Stamp 4 while my EUTR1A is being processed. I am applying as the de facto partner of a British National residing in Ireland. EU1 applications may not be taking as long perhaps. I am unsure where my application falls under the processing times to be honest but I find it highly unusual that applications from August have been processed already.

[weiyiqiu]

. However, the processing times for my application are up to June on the visa decision website so maybe they have started processing them fast enough

You are talking about Visa application or IRP card application as a family member of EU National? I know people who applied in May for a visa have not received a decision yet but people who applied in August have got a decision. If they follow the queue system why haven't they processed visa application in June July. Website shows 04/06/22

I am waiting for my letter that will allow me to get a temporary Stamp 4 while my EUTR1A is being processed. I am applying as the de facto partner of a British National residing in Ireland. EU1 applications may not be taking as long perhaps. I am unsure where my application falls under the processing times to be honest but I find it highly unusual that applications from August have been processed already.

I understood your situation. But normally acknowledgement letter shouldn't take more than 8 weeks -- at least the agent I used said so. Have you tried to contact EUTR1 Office? If you submit your EUTR1 Application in June, I assumed you only can stay in Ireland for 3 months. What's the plan if you don't receive acknowledgment letter before end of Sept? Can you stay in Ireland without receiving acknowledgement letter and temp Stamp4?

[CatBrom]

. However, the processing times for my application are up to June on the visa decision website so maybe they have started processing them fast enough

You are talking about Visa application or IRP card application as a family member of EU National? I know people who applied in May for a visa have not received a decision yet but people who applied in August have got a decision. If they follow the queue system why haven't they processed visa application in June July. Website shows 04/06/22

I am waiting for my letter that will allow me to get a temporary Stamp 4 while my EUTR1A is being processed. I am applying as the de facto partner of a British National residing in Ireland. EU1 applications may not be taking as long perhaps. I am unsure where my application falls under the processing times to be honest but I find it highly unusual that applications from August have been processed already.

I understood your situation. But normally acknowledgement letter shouldn't take more than 8 weeks -- at least the agent I used said so. Have you tried to contact EUTR1 Office? If you submit your EUTR1 Application in June, I assumed you only can stay in Ireland for 3 months. What's the plan if you don't receive acknowledgment letter before end of Sept? Can you stay in Ireland without receiving acknowledgement letter and temp Stamp4?

I have a valid Stamp 1G (Third Level Graduate Scheme) that is valid for another year. I just renewed it. When I recently contacted treaty rights, they said my application was in the queue. My application was sent in at the beginning of July. 8 weeks is clearly an estimate and perhaps it is taking longer because it is based on a De Facto relationship and they must review the evidence we sent in.

[DaiDo]

@catBrom

We are currently waiting also for our EUTR on longterm partnership. Our Agent also told us it shouldn't be longer than 6 - 8 Weeks. Currently we are in Week 6.

The Agent told us also as soon as you applied, you could stay till they processed.

But you stated, that you applied on base of a de facto relationship with a british citizen. Did you still fall into the category to use EUTR1A? As the Transition period ended in June? I am asking, as I think the whole topic is very confusing!

[CatBrom]

They told me I could use the EUTR1A application as my partner was exercising treaty rights prior to Brexit. As you can see on the form for EUTR1A it says this is used for permitted family members of British Nationals residing in Ireland. The transition period does not apply in this case.

[DaiDo]

You are right, I saw that now on the form again.

Did you request what the current situation is? We asked our agent to follow up and they at least confirmed the receipt. I am not sure, why you don't have an answer yet. In other boards, people, who applied in June or July got it literally in around 1.5 months.

You stated, someone told you not to ask for an update as it might delay your application, did I read that right? I hope that was not from an official source!! Best of luck!

[CatBrom]

Yes, they told me exactly that when I asked if they received my application back in July:

“Yes we have received your application.
We do not acknowledge receipt of applications
Your application is in the queue for processing.
We are experiencing large volumes of applications at this time.
Please do not email in looking for status updates as this delays your process as well as the process of others.
This office will issue correspondence in due course”

This was from Treaty Rights. Are you saying you emailed for an update?

[DaiDo]

Wow! What an answer.

Well, we did everything via a solicitor, and we got a confirmation that they received the documents.

Did you consider consulting a solicitor with your case?

[CatBrom]

I’m very concerned now there is an issue with my application since people here are now saying I should have received word.

[CatBrom]

Wow! What an answer.

Well, we did everything via a solicitor, and we got a confirmation that they received the documents.

Did you consider consulting a solicitor with your case?

No, I cannot afford a solicitor. I’m already having to pay for my wedding in two weeks which is a lot of money as you can imagine. As our case was uncomplicated (we have been together for over a decade, living together for now 7 years, bills and proof we live together, photos, evidence of trips, letters from our family, etc) I did not expect issues or needing a solicitor in this case.

[DaiDo]

Okay I understand.
But if you marry, do you have to go trough the whole process again with the EUTR1 form???

[CatBrom]

I have no idea and I hope not. That would be rather ridiculous. They are aware we are getting married and on the form is a box for declaring intent to marry so why have that if they can’t process the form in 3 months?

[CatBrom]

An update: EU treaty rights just told me that “correspondence will be issued within the next two weeks” after I said that it’s been 11 weeks and I have yet to receive written correspondence regarding my application and others have heard back but I have not. Hopefully it’s good news. I’m worried that my application will be rejected for some absurd reason although I don’t know why it would be.

[weiyiqiu]

An update: EU treaty rights just told me that “correspondence will be issued within the next two weeks” after I said that it’s been 11 weeks and I have yet to receive written correspondence regarding my application and others have heard back but I have not. Hopefully it’s good news. I’m worried that my application will be rejected for some absurd reason although I don’t know why it would be.

Good! Happy to see that! You will get it. Dont worry too much!

[CatBrom]

An update: EU treaty rights just told me that “correspondence will be issued within the next two weeks” after I said that it’s been 11 weeks and I have yet to receive written correspondence regarding my application and others have heard back but I have not. Hopefully it’s good news. I’m worried that my application will be rejected for some absurd reason although I don’t know why it would be.

Good! Happy to see that! You will get it. Dont worry too much!

Thanks! I think since I told them that I know others who submitted after me received notice they are maybe getting off their butts about it.

[DaiDo]

Good to hear, they came back to you. did they mention still they have a lot of applications? now i am curious, if we have to wait 13 weeks as well or if we hear back within those 6-8 weeks.

[littlejunkie]

Not sure how Irish Authorities work. According to the website they are processeing Visa applications according to the date they receive but i see people who applied in August have their application processed and those who applied in May/June still waiting for a decision. What a joke? Accelerated Basis has altogether different meaning. How can they seperate families for so long? The regional offices are processing about 1000 applications in a week, not sure how many are processed by the Dublin Office. But looking at the dates it looks like if you are a family member of UK/Irish National, you get priority, even if this category requires more documentation than under EU Freedom of Movement Directive category.

Really Sad

[DaiDo]

Be careful, these are two different things you are taking about.

One is the Visa to enter Ireland to join your partner. these are the ones they are processing from June.

Ws soon you get the visa and you have arrived in Ireland you need to applyfor the EUTR - Stamp4 EUFAM.

Thats the permission to remain. Unfortunately there are no dates published for processing time the eutr forms. But according european law, they wouls have MAX. 6 months to process. Ireland often is over these six months. hence they issue the temp. stamp 4

[weiyiqiu]

I got a question, do you guys know if the acknowledgement letter coming in by Post or by email?

Thanks!

[DaiDo]

I got told from the solicitor that it should be via post

[CatBrom]

Good to hear, they came back to you. did they mention still they have a lot of applications? now i am curious, if we have to wait 13 weeks as well or if we hear back within those 6-8 weeks.

They didn’t say, sorry.

[CatBrom]

I got a question, do you guys know if the acknowledgement letter coming in by Post or by email?

Thanks!

Always via post.

[CatBrom]

Be careful, these are two different things you are taking about.

One is the Visa to enter Ireland to join your partner. these are the ones they are processing from June.

Ws soon you get the visa and you have arrived in Ireland you need to applyfor the EUTR - Stamp4 EUFAM.

Thats the permission to remain. Unfortunately there are no dates published for processing time the eutr forms. But according european law, they wouls have MAX. 6 months to process. Ireland often is over these six months. hence they issue the temp. stamp 4

This isn’t quite true, the waiting times on the visa decision page shows different times for join family visas and the family members for EU, British, and Irish citizens (three categories). These are the treaty rights applications.

[CatBrom]

Not sure how Irish Authorities work. According to the website they are processeing Visa applications according to the date they receive but i see people who applied in August have their application processed and those who applied in May/June still waiting for a decision. What a joke? Accelerated Basis has altogether different meaning. How can they seperate families for so long? The regional offices are processing about 1000 applications in a week, not sure how many are processed by the Dublin Office. But looking at the dates it looks like if you are a family member of UK/Irish National, you get priority, even if this category requires more documentation than under EU Freedom of Movement Directive category.

Really Sad

Unfortunately as these are different types of applications that require different considerations, things will have different processing times. I agree it should not take considerably longer per type of decision though but they may very well have different people working on different types of applications.