Permanent Residence Card - Processing Time 2017/2018 (NEW Thread)

[Romy88]

Non-EEA family member with two EEA minor children (ROR application, divorced to EEA):

Application sent (online/postal): Postal/ sent on 29/01
Application received: 30/01
Payment taken: 31/01
Confirmation email: 05/02
Biometric letter received: 07/02 (dated 04/02)
Biometric details submitted: 09/02
COA with work permitted received: 16/02 (dated 13/02)
Documents received:
PR cards received:

[Bollox]

Joint application EEA national PR Card + Non-EEA spouse 5 year Residence Card

Online Application submitted: 07/01/2019
Money taken: 07/01/19
Confirmation Email: 08/01/19
Bio-metric letter dated: 15/01/19
Bio-metric done: 22/01/19
COA letter received: 27/01/19
Document received: 15/02/19 dated 07/02/19
Permanent resident card received:

[Kulsumirfan]

Hello everyone,

PR card for Family member of EEA national (Indian Spouce)

Application sent via parcelforce: 18.1.19
Application received: 21.1.19
Money taken: 23.1.19
Confirmation email: 28.1.19
Biometric letter received: 30.1.19
Biometric done: 31.1.19
COA received: 6.2.19
PR Card received: 18.2.19 (today)

Not received the documents yet but the process took exactly 1 month.

[bpatmens]

Joint application EEA national+ Non-EEA spouse with 5 year Residence Card

Online Application submitted: 19/12/2018
Money taken: 27/12/18
Bio-metric letter dated: 07/01/19
Bio-metric done: 08/01/19
COA letter received: 18/01/19
Document received: 12/02/19 dated 07/02/19
Permanent resident card received: 13/02/2019 dated 07/02/2019

[finalrequest]

Residence Card Application. I'm a non-EEA citizen married to an EEA citizen.

Application sent (postal): 23/01/2019
Payment taken: Immediately, I paid by postal order.
Supporting documentation sent : N/A
Confirmation email: 30/01/2019
Biometric letter received: 31/01/2019
Biometric details submitted: 31/01/2019
COA received: 09/02/2019 (dated 07/02/2019)

Documents received: 19/02/2019 (dated 17/02/2019)
PR cards received: Pending

[Lisa2019]

Hello everyone,
I'm here to share my current process:
Application for Non-EEA spouse -(5 year Residence Card).

Application submitted (postal): 04/Jan/2019
Payment taken (by card) : 09/Jan/2019
Email received : 11/Jan/2019
Bio-metric done: 18/Jan/19
COA letter received: 28/Jan/19

Document received: waiting ...
Permanent resident card received: waiting...

Still waiting,will update soon, Fingers crossed.

[fsorodoc]

EEA family member residence card for step son.

Application sent: 04/02/19
Money Taken: 05/04/19
e-mail confirmation: None received even though email provided
Biometric Letter Received: Date for 11/02/19, received 14/02/19
Biometric enrollment: Done on 15/02/19
COA: dated for 19/02/19, received 22/02/19, with right to work for an 8 year old? how odd.
Documents returned: Not yet
Residence Card received: Not yet

[jrmaciel]

Non-EEA with Retained Rights of Residence and no ex-ID.
The application was rejected the first time (because of the ex-ID), so I submitted again explaining better on the cover letter. This time has been accepted.

Posted: 04/01
Received: 07/01 (next working day)
Payment taken: 08/01
Biometric letter: 14/01 (dated 10/01)
Biometric submitted: 14/01
Certificate of Application: 19/01 (dated 16/01)
Documents received: 22/02 dated 20/02
PR card: (to arrive no later than 02/03)

That's such a relief! Thanks guys for all the help. Sincerely hope the agony isn't long and that you hear back from them really soon.
xx

[Bollox]

Joint application EEA national PR Card + Non-EEA spouse 5 year Residence Card

Online Application submitted: 07/01/2019
Money taken: 07/01/19
Confirmation Email: 08/01/19
Bio-metric letter dated: 15/01/19
Bio-metric done: 22/01/19
COA letter received: 27/01/19
Document received: 15/02/19 dated 07/02/19
BRC not received within 10 days reported on- 21/02/19 ( has this happened to anyone??)
Permanent resident card received:

[finalrequest]

[quote=finalrequest post_id=1744661 time=1550580875 user_id=210763]
Residence Card Application. I'm a non-EEA citizen married to an EEA citizen.

Application sent (postal): 23/01/2019
Payment taken: Immediately, I paid by postal order.
Supporting documentation sent : N/A
Confirmation email: 30/01/2019
Biometric letter received: 31/01/2019
Biometric details submitted: 31/01/2019
COA received: 09/02/2019 (dated 07/02/2019)

Documents received: 19/02/2019 (dated 17/02/2019)
Residence card received: 20/02/2019

The whole process took 30 days.

[AlbertoMor]

Application sent (online/postal): 03/Jan/2019 by post
Payment taken: inmediately as i sent postal orders
Supporting documentation sent : i sent it together with my application
Confirmation email: 10/Jan/2019
Biometric letter received: 12/Jan/2019 dated 10/Jan/2019
Biometric details submitted: 14/Jan/2019
COA received: 18/Jan/2019

Requested return of passports:
Online Status:

Documents received: 09/Feb/2019
PR cards received: 12/Feb/2019

[AlbertoMor]

Application sent (online/postal): 03/Jan/2019 by post
Payment taken: inmediately as i sent postal orders
Supporting documentation sent : i sent it together with my application
Confirmation email: 10/Jan/2019
Biometric letter received: 12/Jan/2019 dated 10/Jan/2019
Biometric details submitted: 14/Jan/2019
COA received: 18/Jan/2019

Requested return of passports:
Online Status:

Documents received: 09/Feb/2019
PR cards received: 12/Feb/2019

I forgot to mentioned, i’m a non-eea married to a eea national.

[iz1]

Non EEA application for PR. Wife and brother.
Application sent: 25/01/2019
Application Received : 28/01/2019
Money taken : 30/01/2019
Passport returned for EEA husband: 01/02/2019
Bio-metric Letter sent:01/02/2019
Bio-metric letter received: 06/02/2019
Email confirmation/case ID: 04/02/2019
Bio-metrics done: 07/02/19 and 11/02/2019
COA letter received: XXXX
Permanent resident card received: XXXX
Document received: XXXX

[iz1]

Non EEA application for PR. Wife and brother.
Application sent: 25/01/2019
Application Received : 28/01/2019
Money taken : 30/01/2019
Passport returned for EEA husband: 01/02/2019
Bio-metric Letter sent:01/02/2019
Bio-metric letter received: 06/02/2019
Email confirmation/case ID: 04/02/2019
Bio-metrics done: 07/02/19 and 11/02/2019
COA letter received: 25/02/2019
Permanent resident card received: XXXX
Document received: XXXX

[naobress]

EEA National

Application sent (online): 21/01/2019
Application Received : 21/01/2019
Money taken : 22/01/2019
Documents sent via Passport Return Service: 24/01/2019
Documents received at HO: 28/01/2019
Bio-metric Letter Received : N/A - they don't request this for EU nationals
Permanent resident card received: 25/01/2019
Document received: 25/01/2019

Onto citizenship now. Good luck everyone

[Bollox]

Joint application EEA national PR Card + Non-EEA spouse 5 year Residence Card

Online Application submitted: 07/01/2019
Money taken: 07/01/19
Confirmation Email: 08/01/19
Bio-metric letter dated: 15/01/19
Bio-metric done: 22/01/19
COA letter received: 27/01/19
Document received: 15/02/19 dated 07/02/19
EEA national PR: 07/02/19
Non-EEA BRC not received within 10 days reported on- 21/02/19 ( has this happened to anyone??)
Non-EEA 5 year Residence card received: 26/02/19 valid from 07/02/19

[martinaj]

EEA national applied as working for 5 years

Online Application sent: 03/02/2019
Payment taken: Immediately (paid online)
Supporting documentation sent: 04/02/2019
Confirmation email: 04/02/2019
Biometric letter received: N/A
Biometric details submitted: N/A

Documents received: 01/03/2019
PR card received: 01/03/2019 (dated 22/02/2019)

Total processing time: 3 weeks
Plus 1 week till received - fairly happy with this!

[jrmaciel]

Non-EEA with Retained Rights of Residence and no ex-ID.
The application was rejected the first time (because of the ex-ID), so I submitted again explaining better on the cover letter. This time has been accepted.

Posted: 04/01
Received: 07/01 (next working day)
Payment taken: 08/01
Biometric letter: 14/01 (dated 10/01)
Biometric submitted: 14/01
Certificate of Application: 19/01 (dated 16/01)
Documents received: 22/02 dated 20/02 (my birthday btw)
They tried to deliver BRP card on the 25/02 but I was not home
Letter from DX saying the above mentioned on 28/02 (dated 26/02)
They offered me to deliver next day, but I opted to collect in a collection point the same day.

That's such a relief! Thanks guys for all the help. For those waiting, I sincerely hope the agony isn't long and that you hear back from them really soon.

See you guys in the naturalisation page now.
All the best.
xx

[notableword]

Non EEA (USA) spouse of EEA qualified person (French) application for PR card

Application sent: 07/02/2019
Application Received : 08/02/2019
Money taken : 11/02/2019
Bio-metric Enrolment Letter dated (received): 14/02/2019 (17/02/19)
Email confirmation/case ID: 15/02/2019
Bio-metric Information Given at Post Office: 18/02/2019
COA letter dated: 19/02/19
Email received about delivery of residence card: 01/03/19
Documents returned (via Signed For Royal Post): 02/03/19; (Documents included my letter stating approval for residence card application, letter dated 27/02/19)
Permanent residence card received (via DX delivery): 04/03/19

[geod]

EEA National - Greek - 5,5 years UK resident (working full time)

Application sent (online): 05/02/2019
Application Received : 05/02/2019
Money taken : 05/02/2019
Documents sent via Passport Return Service: 08/02/2019
Documents received at HO: 11/01/2019 (next working day)
Bio-metric Letter Received : N/A - for EU citizens
Permanent resident card received: 07/03/2019
Document received: 07/03/2019 (same post with the card)

Happy days! Was shocked it took them only 4 weeks only! ! asking friends BEFORE the brexit referendum used to take circa 3 months!

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[Issa123]

Hi Everybody,

Joint application EEA national+ Non-EEA spouse with 5 year Residence Card

Application sent (online/postal):31/Jan/2019 online
Payment taken: 31/Jan/2019
Confirmation email: 01/Feb/2019
Documents sent via Passport Return Service: 04/Feb/2019
Documents received at HO: 05/Feb/2019 (next working day)
Biometric letter received: 22/Feb/2019 dated 10/Jan/2019
Biometric details submitted: 25/Feb/2019
COA received: Never received (resident card valid till 2022)

Online Status: Never received
Non-EEA PR card received : 08/Mar/2018

Documents received with EEA PR card: 15/Mar/2019

All the very best

[iz1]

Non EEA application for PR. Wife and brother.
Application sent: 25/01/2019
Application Received : 28/01/2019
Money taken : 30/01/2019
Passport returned for EEA husband: 01/02/2019
Bio-metric Letter sent:01/02/2019
Bio-metric letter received: 06/02/2019
Email confirmation/case ID: 04/02/2019
Bio-metrics done: 07/02/19 and 11/02/2019
COA letter received: 25/02/2019
Permanent resident card received: 26/03/2019
Document received: XXXX

Today marks the end of a long renewal laced with 2 refusals which were caused by an incompetent solicitor.

[moon480]

Permanent Residence card for the family member of an EEA National (Surinder Singh)
Wife British National and I am Pakistan National
Application sent 01-02-19
Application received 04-02-19
Payment taken 05-02-19
Confirmation email 08-02-19
Bio metric letter received 11-02-19 dated 07-02-19
Bio metric submitted 11-02-19
Certificate of application Received 16-02-19
Dated 13-02-19
Requested passports back 05/03/19
Passport received 26/03/19
Dated 24/03/19
Supporting Documents received back 27/03/19 dated 25/03/19
PR received: (Inshahallah) will receive within 10 working days.

[zusman]

PR application for non EU family member.

Paper application submitted: 19/03/2019
Money taken: 20/03/19
Confirmation Email: 23/03/19
Bio-metric letter dated: 23/03/19
Bio-metric done: 28/03/19
COA letter received:
Document received:
Permanent resident card received: