advice on EEA4

[ran]

Hi all,

Hope your week is going well. I have been an avid follower of this forum for many years and have personally been greatly helped by the valuable advice from the forum members in the past.

I am trying to help out a person who came to our advice place with an EE4 application query. Unfortunately our organisation is unable to provide anything more than basic immigration advice and as such I have pointed him to use a proper immigration advice service. But in the meantime if any of the esteemed members would be able to provide any help it would be mush appreciated.

Immigration History:
- person himself non-EEA national
- was on Work Visa initially
- married EEA national 2007
- Got EEA residence card valid from 2008 till 2013
- Divorced EEA national May 2012, final extract coming through july 2012
- He called UKBA helpline regarding whether he should apply for EEA retention separately or PR. He was advised to apply for PR using EEA4 filling up the pertinent section for divorce
- EEA national still living and working in UK and very helpful to him in terms of providing necessary supporting documentation

The issue is he is still awaiting a few supporting documents before he can make his application which he is hoping to do by the first week of October.

About a week ago, his ex-wife sent a supporting document, by mistake, to the UKBA EEA4 department in Liverpool. It was supposed to be sent to him to be used with his application but there was a mis-understanding!
The document did not have any specific details regarding him or his ex-wife (e.g. visa numbers, Home Office ref no, passport numbers, address, their full names etc). It only had her signature on it and a few sentences detailing that she was never in receipt of any social assistance from UK govt. and her sources of funds etc.
Although in my humble opinion he did not need to provide such a document as his ex-wife is working!

He is very very anxious that the UKBA on receipt of this document may take adverse actions:
- Revoking his current EEA residence card
- Enforcing arrest or detention
- Adversely affecting his future EEA4 application

He is wondering whether he should write to UKBA explaining in details his situation and that he is applying for a permanent visa very soon and also the fact that the document was sent to them by his ex-wife by mistake.

In my opinion his worries as listed above are probably unfounded and if he writes to UKBA it may create confusion but I don't think I can give him proper advice on the above.

Any advice from the esteemed forum members would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.

Regards,
ran

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

The helpful ex-spouse should write to the home office requesting the document's return so that it can be sent to the intended addressee. No real harm done.

[ran]

Hi,

Many thanks for your reply and advice!

I forgot to mention in the last post that, he has already procured another copy of the said document from her.

Under the circumstances shall I just tell him not to worry about it and just get on with his application. Or is it is imperative that she writes to UKBA asking for the return of the document or informing them that the document has been sent to them by mistake.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Ran