EEA2 Request Passport Back Questions

[fiona49cf]

Hi everyone, I applied EEA2 as a EEAspouse on the 5th of January 2016. My COA arrived in February. I have not had any ID since then, i couldn't get my drivers license nor open bank accounts.I saw on other posts here that request your passport back can also check your application status ( your passport will not be be returned if your application is declined). Does anyone know if this is true or not? I have been struggling about if I should request my passport back or not lately. It has been almost 5 months since I sent in my application, I saw a lot people request their passports back fairly soon after apply and I felt I have given enough time for them to take my information, I think I should request my passport back because I am in great need of my ID to do other things . Any suggestions in terms of my situation?

Many thanks.

[noajthan]

Hi everyone, I applied EEA2 as a EEAspouse on the 5th of January 2016. My COA arrived in February. I have not had any ID since then, i couldn't get my drivers license nor open bank accounts.I saw on other posts here that request your passport back can also check your application status ( your passport will not be be returned if your application is declined). Does anyone know if this is true or not? I have been struggling about if I should request my passport back or not lately. It has been almost 5 months since I sent in my application, I saw a lot people request their passports back fairly soon after apply and I felt I have given enough time for them to take my information, I think I should request my passport back because I am in great need of my ID to do other things . Any suggestions in terms of my situation?

Many thanks.

Don't sweat it.
If you really need it then ask for it back. If you strike lucky it may be returned reasonably quickly.