EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

[lcjos1]

EEA EFM - EEA QP + Non EU - Unmarried - Italian & Australian (Tier 5 expiring on 9/11/2018)

Application posted online : 27/9/2018
Payment taken: 2/10/2018
HO acknowledgement email: 5/10/2018
Bio letter received on : 12/10/2018 (Letter Date: 9/10/2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on :13/10/2018
COA Without Work : 12/10/2018 (Letter Date: 9/10/2018)

Decision letter: 30/10/2018
Resident Card Received on : 26/10/2018
Documents Returned on : 30/10/2018

All finished. Received my Italian partners EEA QP card with my decision letter and documents.

33 days from start (application posted) to finish (documents back), the wait times have been steadily coming down but I also think its about collating as much quality documentation and a good cover letter... the forum has been a great source of information.

[ozanlondon]

Hello, I have received my(Turkish married to Swedish citizen) BRP surprisingly fast and here is the timeline. I have not received documents back yet and my wife's (Swedish Citizen) Residence Card has not arrived yet neither.
I hope you will all succeed at the end and get ypur BRPs

Application submitted by European passport return service :9/10/2018.
Letter from HO requesting biometrics dated : 17/10/2018 dated
Letter from HO requesring biometrics arrived: 22/10/2018
Biometrics submitted : 23/10/2018.
CoA receiced: not arrived
RC received :01/11/2018 (valid from 30/10/2018)
Documents returned : waiting 

[Ck4sure]

Update on my timeline:
EEA FM + RC married..
Application posted 29th September 2018
Received by HO 2nd October 2018
No acknowledgement letter sent.
Payment taken 3rd October 2018
Biometric letter received and given 13th October (dated 10th)
COA received 24th (dated 17th)
Documents and BRC received today 6th November (dated 2nd)
Roughly 1 month.

Good luck to everyone... Please friends pray with God all things are possible!!

[siroc]

EEA(FM) Married
Replacing existing RC due to expire in 2019

Application posted on: 1 October, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: 2 October, 2018
Confirmation Email: 10 October, 2018
Payment taken on: 4 October, 2018
Requested documents back: N/A
Bio letter received on: 13 October, 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: 13 October, 2018
Passports returned: N/A
COA With Work: 26 October, 2018
COA Without Work: N/A
Resident Card Received on:
Documents Returned on:

[Kanakdodia]

Hello everyone! I want to share you my Parent's EEA2 FM Surinder Singh Application Timeline

Application posted on : 16-Oct-2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : 18-Oct-2018
Payment taken on : 19-Oct-2018
Documents sent: 16-Oct-2018
Bio letter received on : 01/11/2018
Biometrics Enrolled on : 01/11/2018
Passport Return Requested: 01/11/2018
Passport returned: 08/11/2018
COA With Work : Waiting
Decision Letter Received On : Waiting
Resident Card Received On : Waiting
Document Returned On: Waiting

[Kanakdodia]

Update
Hello everyone! I want to share you my Parent's EEA2 FM Surinder Singh Application Timeline

Application posted on : 16-Oct-2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : 18-Oct-2018
Payment taken on : 19-Oct-2018
Documents sent: 16-Oct-2018
Bio letter received on : 01/11/2018
Biometrics Enrolled on : 01/11/2018
Passport Return Requested: 01/11/2018
Passport returned: 08/11/2018 (With Letter dated 05/11/2018)
COA With Work : 14/11/2018 (Letter dated 06/11/2018)
Decision Letter Received On : Waiting
Resident Card Received On : Waiting
Document Returned On: Waiting

[CR001]

Please respect that this a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Any question posts have been and will be deleted.

[Haystacker]

EEA EFM- Unmarried partner
Application sent by post on- 26-10-18
Biometrics letter and COA without work both received on 10-11-18
Biometrics enrolled on 18-11-18
Decision letter- Waiting
RC- Waiting

[siroc]

EEA(FM) Married
Replacing existing RC due to expire in 2019

Application posted on: 1 October, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: 2 October, 2018
Confirmation Email: 10 October, 2018
Payment taken on: 4 October, 2018
Requested documents back: N/A
Bio letter received on: 13 October, 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: 13 October, 2018
Passports returned: N/A
COA With Work: 26 October, 2018
COA Without Work: N/A
Resident Card Received on: 20 November, 2018
Documents Returned on:12 November, 2018

The RC took the full 10 business days after the date of the approval letter.

[Abdulrauf]

EEA (FM) RC + EEA QP - married couple and three Children aged 16, 15 and 5 with EEA Family permit visa from Pakistan

Application posted: 19/10/2018
Received by HO: 21/10/2018
Payments taken: 22/10/2018
Confirmation email (EEA partner only): 19/10/2018
Biometrics letter received: 28/10/2018 (dated 24/09/2018)
Biometrics enrolled: 28/10/2018
CoA with work received: 06/11/2018 (dated 01/11/2018)
Documents back: Waiting
RC card received wife and 3 Children : 29/11/2018 (letter dated 26/11/2018)
RC decision letter, Passport and EEA National RP received: Waiting

RC to be received within 10 working days.

In all, exactly 6 weeks from posting the application to receiving the family RC (keep in mind that all 4 non EEA family Member has valid EEA family Permit for UK).

[whowouldnotice]

EEA(FM) Spousal paper application. 2nd application, 1st as civil partners.

Application posted: 17/10/2018 (arrived 18/10/2018)
Payment taken: 19/10/2018
HO acknowledgement email: 31/10/2018
Bio letter received on : 02/11/2018 (dated 30/10/2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 02/11/2018
EEA Partner's Passports requested: 01/11/2018
EEA Partner's Passports returned: 08/11/2018 (dated 05/11/2018)
COA With Work : 14/11/2018 (dated 06/11/2018)

RC decision letter, Passport and Documents Returned on : 01/12/2018 (29/11/2018)
Resident Card will arrive in 10 working days!

[Haystacker]

EEA EFM- Unmarried partner
Application sent by post on- 26-10-18
Biometrics letter and COA without work both received on 10-11-18
Biometrics enrolled on 18-11-18
Decision letter- Waiting
RC- Waiting

Decision letter, passport and documents recived today, 1-12-2018. RC to arrive in 10 working days! I am gobsmacked! It took just 35 days from posting application to decision letter!

[lavi]

Application posted on: 5 November, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: 6 November, 2018
Confirmation Email: 15 November, 2018
Requested documents back: N/A
Bio letter received on: 20 November, 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: 26 November, 2018
Passports returned: N/A
COA With Work: 3 December, 2018
COA Without Work: N/A
Resident Card Received on:
Documents Returned on:


I am a Dutch national married to an Indian.
I applied for a EEA FM Residence Card for my husband (Indian).

[Haystacker]

EEA EFM- Unmarried partner
Application sent by post on- 26-10-18
Biometrics letter and COA without work both received on 10-11-18
Biometrics enrolled on 18-11-18
Decision letter- Waiting
RC- Waiting

Decision letter, passport and documents recived today, 1-12-2018. RC to arrive in 10 working days! I am gobsmacked! It took just 35 days from posting application to decision letter!

Resident cared recieved on 4-12-18. Phew!
It took 40 days from posting the application to resident card

[wiss2wiss]

Online: EEA (Italian) and Non-EEA (Thai), Married, submitted together

Application posted on : 12 Nov 2018 (Completed online submission)
Received by UKVI/HO on : 19 Nov 2018 (Supporting docs posted on 16 Nov 2018)
Payment taken on : 12 Nov 2018
Bio letter received on :24 Nov 2018 (dated 20 Nov 2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 26 Nov 2018
COA With Work : Never
Resident Card Received on : 6 Dec 2018 (dated 3 Dec 2018)
Documents Returned on : Still Waiting

24 days in total since we submitted. There was no decision letter. The system sent us an email on 5 Dec 2018 that the BRC will arrive soon with a tracking number.

Note: my wife (EEA) still has not received her certificate.

[lavi]

Application posted on: 5 November, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: 6 November, 2018
Confirmation Email: 15 November, 2018
Requested documents back: N/A
Bio letter received on: 20 November, 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: 26 November, 2018
Passports returned: N/A
COA With Work: 3 December, 2018
COA Without Work: N/A
Resident Card Received on:
Documents Returned on:


I am a Dutch national married to an Indian.
I applied for a EEA FM Residence Card for my husband (Indian).

Resident Card Received on: 7 December, 2018
Documents Returned on:7 December, 2018


We had given another address (not our home address) as the correspondence address so the last 2 dates could be slightly different. However we picked up our post on 7 December 2018 and found our documents/passports and my husband's residence card in it (both in separate letters/packages).

Still can't believe how quick everything was! it took about 1 month, that's insane! I was prepared for 6 months and expected to wait for at least 3 months. We are overjoyed good luck to everyone! Seems like recent applications on this forum have all been processed very fast.

[lavi]

Application posted on: 5 November, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: 6 November, 2018
Confirmation Email: 15 November, 2018
Requested documents back: N/A
Bio letter received on: 20 November, 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: 26 November, 2018
Passports returned: N/A
COA With Work: 3 December, 2018
COA Without Work: N/A
Resident Card Received on:
Documents Returned on:


I am a Dutch national married to an Indian.
I applied for a EEA FM Residence Card for my husband (Indian).

Resident Card Received on: 7 December, 2018
Documents Returned on:7 December, 2018


We had given another address (not our home address) as the correspondence address so the last 2 dates could be slightly different. However we picked up our post on 7 December 2018 and found our documents/passports and my husband's residence card in it (both in separate letters/packages).

Still can't believe how quick everything was! it took about 1 month, that's insane! I was prepared for 6 months and expected to wait for at least 3 months. We are overjoyed good luck to everyone! Seems like recent applications on this forum have all been processed very fast.

I would also like to mention that I only submitted 2 pay slips as I'd only been working for 2 months in my new job in the UK at the time of our application. Together with a letter from my employer as mentioned in the form. We arrived on 29 August 2018 and I started working on 3 September 2018.

[bafanalove2818]

I lost the card so i have to reapply with the same document i used over 2years ago
replacement loss of resident card
I am Nigerian married to an Swedish
Application posted on: 15 November, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: 16 November, 2018
Confirmation Email: 22 November, 2018
Bio letter received on: 20 November, 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: 27 November, 2018
Requested documents back: N/A
COA With Work: 30 Nov, 2018
Documents Returned on:19th DEC with my passport and my wife own
Resident Card Received on:waiting to get it in 10 working days

[Alanarg]

Hello I share my timeline
EEA FM Czech looking for work + Argentinean Husband
Application sent: 15.11.2018
Application received: 16.11.2018
Application email: 23.11.2018
BRP letter issued: 22.11.2018
BRP letter received: 26.11.2018
BRP enrolment: 26.11.2018
COA issued: 28.11.2018
COA received: 3.12.2018
Sent extra evidence: 6.12.2018
Received extra evidence: 7.12.2018
BRP issued: 18.12.2018
BRP for delivery: 21.12.2018
BRP Delivered: 24.12.2018
Documents for delivery: 24.12.2018
Documents returned: 27.12.2018 with Registration certificate of EEA

What can I said the BRP was delivered by xMas eve,
Everything was great, it seems they didn’t care much about the extra evidence (sponsor currently working)
And it took a roughly a month in Xmas during time.

So just be patient, all should be fine!

Happy new year!

[ehabsedky]

Hello this is my timeline:

EEA FM Working French + Egyptian Husband
Application posted on: 23.10.2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: 24.10.2018
Payment taken on: 24.10.2018
Confirmation Email: 31.10.2018
Bio letter received on: 3.11.2018(Dated: 30.10.2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on: 5.11.2018
COA With Work: 17.11.2018 (Dated 7.11.2018)
Passports and Documents returned: 29.12.2018 (Dated 21.12.2018)
Resident Card Received on: 4.01.2019

Total Duration almost 2 months and 10 days!

[976314660]

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Non-EU (holder of a Tier 4 student visa) married to EU citizen (full-time employed)

Application posted on : 29/11/2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : 30/11/2018
Payment taken on : 04/12/2018
Bio letter received on : 10/12/2018 (dated 05/12/2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 10/12/2018
COA With Work : 21/12/2018 (dated 15/12/2018)
Resident Card Received on : 08/01/2019 (dated 02/01/2019)
Documents Returned on : 03/01/2019 (letter dated 02/01/2019)

[Choudhary92]

Application posted on :25.11.18
Received by UKVI/HO on : 27 11.18
Payment taken on :28.11.18
Bio letter received on :8.12.18
Biometrics Enrolled on :17.12.18
COA With Work :3.01.19
COA Without Work :n/a
Resident Card Received on :pending
Documents Returned on :never

[privatematey]

SURINDER SINGH APPLICATION (LIVING IN IRELAND 2.5YRS PREVIOUSLY) - UK citizen married to Australian
Application posted on: 23/10/2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: 24/10/2018
Confirmation Email: 02/11/2018
Requested documents back: N/A
Bio letter received on: 04/11/2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: 08/11/2018
COA With Work: 15/11/2018
Passports & all docs returned: 05/01/2019
Resident Card Received on: 08/01/2019

Thank you SO much to everyone who created/contributed this website, it provided an invaluable source of information and encouragement from the very beginning. This is my first post, I give something back to show my gratitude. Good luck everyone, you'll get there!

[jpacheco]

My time to post the timeline - Brazilian married to belgian

Application posted on : 24/11/2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : 26/11/2018
Payment taken on : 26/11/2018
Bio letter received on : 14/12/2018
Biometrics Enrolled on : 15/12/2018
COA With Work : not received
Passport requested: not requested
Resident Card Received on : 08/01/2019 (dated 28/12/2018)
Documents Returned on : 07/01/2019

Everything went really fast - less than 2 months to get all sorted!

[wilsonwkz]

EEA FM application (non eea married to eea)

Application posted on: 10th December 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: 11th December 2018
Confirmation Email: 18th December 2018
Payment taken on: 12th December 2018
Bio letter received on: 20th December 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: 20th December 2018
Passports returned: N/A
COA With Work: 3 January 2019
COA With Work dated on: 30th December 2018
Documents Returned on: 15th January 2019
Documents Returned dated on: 12th January 2019
Resident Card Received on: expecting in coming 10 working days from 12th January 2019

Time taken for the application roughly took a month during the Christmas and New Year holiday.

From my experience to have a higher chance to get your application to be approved, strictly follow the guidance note from the official website and just submit all the needed supporting documents. I literally printed all my chat logs that I have with my wife from fb messenger (from 2015-2018) and WhatsApp (2017-2018), all together 5000 pages and I know it sounds insane but just do it because this gonna help to have a smooth submission.