EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

[brighton]

updated

Application posted on: 04/04/17
Received by UKVI/HO on: 05/04/17
Payment taken on: 07/04/17
Biometric letter received on: 10/06/17 (dated Saturday 07/06/17)
Biometrics enrolled on: 13/06/17
COA with work: 12/07/17 (dated 07/07/17)
Resident Card Received on: ...........
Other documents returned on: ...........

[fuerchti]

Application posted on : 26.01.2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 27.01.2017
Payment taken on : 30.01.2017
Bio letter received on : 17/02/2017
Biometrics Enrolled on : 18/02/2017
COA With Work : we sent them an email on 19.04.2017 and another one on the 27.04.2017 asking about it and it arrived finally on the 02.05.2017 (letter dated 22/02/2017)
Resident Card Received on : 14.06.2017 (dated 04.07.2017 - looks like the courier did not leave a note)
Documents Returned on : 06.06.2017

[hiddenfriend1]

Reminder, this was my SECOND APPLICATION as unmarried partner of EEA national because first was refused with silly excuse & ignoring all solid evidence of over 4 years of living together.

Application posted on: 29/01/17
Received by UKVI/HO on: 01/02/17
Payment taken on: 03/02/17
Biometric letter received on: 23/02/17 (dated Saturday 21/02/17
Biometrics enrolled on: 23/02/17
Requested passports back: 30/06/17
COA with work: 03/03/17
Documents with passport & confirmation of RC returned on: 13/07/17
Resident Card Received on: 14/07/17

Thanks everyone & again especially Obie. Will write full detail of my story in next few days.

[spectro]

Non-EEA national married to an EEA national.

Application posted on: 26/04/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on: 27/04/2017
Payment taken: 03/05/2017
Bio letter received on: 26/06/2017 (dated 22/06/2017)
Biometrics Enrolled on: 30/06/2017
COA With Work: 12/07/2017 (dated 09/07/2017)

[Olga28]

Application for Non-EU spouse of qualified person

EEA FM Posted on : 27 October 2016
Payment taken on : don't know
Bio letter received on : 15 March 2017 (4 months 20 days after application was made!!!)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 18 March 2017
COA With Work : 25 March 2017( issued on 22/03/2017)
COA Without Work : -
Resident Card Received on : waiting
Documents Returned on : waiting

Called UKVI after 6 months expired on Apr 27, Apr 28, reply by email: still within service standard
Contacted MP on Apr 28 - waiting for response

6 months 5 days...

MP replied: my EEA FM application is dated as FEB 2017! HO backlogged it for 3,5 month!
Passport return online request: 22 May 2017
Passport and Marriage Cert. returned: 09 June 2017
Online Status changed to DECIDED on: 12 July 2017
Resident Card and supporting docs returned on: 17 July 2017

It has been the worst 8 months and 3 weeks of my life: 6 months of uncertainty, then total desperation, then fighting with solicitors and HO, and then uncertainty again! Wish you guys all the luck with HO.

[silvanti_78]

Non-EEA national married ( Algerian) to an EEA national( German)

Application posted on : 10/06/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 13/06/2017
Payment taken: 15/06/2017
Bio letter received on:
Biometrics Enrolled on:
COA With Work:
COA Without Work:
Resident Card Received on:
Documents Returned on:

[dan1988uk]

Joint applications EEA (QP) Italian, Employed + Spouse non EEA (FM) Filipina

Application posted on : 4 May
Received by UKVI/HO on : 5 May
Payment taken: 8 May
Acknowledgment emails (both to EEA and non-EEA): 27 June
Bio letter received on : ?
Biometrics Enrolled on : ?
COA With Work : ?
COA Without Work : ?
Resident Card Received on : ?
Documents Returned on : ?

UPDATE:

Application posted on : 4 May
Received by UKVI/HO on : 5 May
Payment taken: 8 May
Acknowledgment emails (both to EEA and non-EEA): 27 June
Bio letter received on : 29 June (Dated 26 June)
Biometrics Enrolled on : ?
COA With Work : ?
COA Without Work : ?
Resident Card Received on : ?
Documents Returned on : ?

Application posted on : 4 May
Received by UKVI/HO on : 5 May
Payment taken: 8 May
Acknowledgment emails (both to EEA and non-EEA): 27 June
Bio letter received on : 29 June (Dated 26 June)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 30 June
COA With Work : ?
COA Without Work : ?
Resident Card Received on : ?
Documents Returned on : ?

Application posted on : 4 May
Received by UKVI/HO on : 5 May
Payment taken: 8 May
Acknowledgment emails (both to EEA and non-EEA): 27 June
Bio letter received on : 29 June (Dated 26 June)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 30 June
COA With Work : 12 July (Dated 7 July)
COA Without Work : N/A
Resident Card Received on : ?
Documents Returned on : ?

Application posted on : 4 May
Received by UKVI/HO on : 5 May
Payment taken: 8 May
Acknowledgment emails (both to EEA and non-EEA): 27 June
Bio letter received on : 29 June (Dated 26 June)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 30 June
COA With Work : 12 July (Dated 7 July)
COA Without Work : N/A
Passports (both EEA and non-EEA) requested back: 13 July
Passports received: 19 July
Resident Card Received on : ?
Documents Returned on : ?

[Henriuk]

EEA (FM) Residence Card Application, Married to an EEA Qualified Person

Application sent : 02nd June 2017
Application received: 05th June 2017
Money taken: 07th June 2017
Letter confirming application and passport returned!!!: 12th June 2017
Confirmation E-mail with Case ID: 21st July 2017
Case ID number different from the one from Confirmation letter 12.06.17!
Biometrics letter received: Waiting
Biometrics enrolled: ????
CoA received: ?????
Residence Card received on: ????????
Documents returned on: not received yet: ?????????

[sedsouza]

Application posted on :17 April 2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 18 April 2017
Payment taken on : 19 April 2017
Bio letter received on : ??
Biometrics Enrolled on : ??
COA With Work : ??
COA Without Work : ??
Resident Card Received on : ??
Documents Returned on : ??

Update
Application posted on :17 April 2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 18 April 2017
Payment taken on : 19 April 2017
Bio letter received on : 21 June 2017 dated 16 June 2017
Biometrics Enrolled on : 21 June 2017
COA With Work : ??
COA Without Work : ??
Resident Card Received on : ??
Documents Returned on : ??

More Update:
Update
Application posted on :17 April 2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 18 April 2017
Payment taken on : 19 April 2017
Bio letter received on : 21 June 2017 dated 16 June 2017
Biometrics Enrolled on : 21 June 2017
COA With Work : 26 June 2017 dated 22 June 2017 ( after requesting the Home office by mail)
COA Without Work : ??
Resident Card Received on : ??
Documents Returned on : ??[/quote/]

Request for passport return : 07 July 217

Passport received: 17 July 2017

[Casa]

Can members please respect that this is a TIMELINES ONLY thread. Requests for advice, any updates etc should be posted by opening a separate topic

[jusbag]

Applied for EEA (EFM) - I'm Australian, my partners is Italian/Australian.

Application posted on: 04/02/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on: 06/02/17
Payment taken on: 07/02/17
Employer sent ECS check to determine right to work: 17/03/17
ECS check positive (right to work until 20 September 2017): 21/03/17
Followed up with home office for biometrics: 23/03/17 (eurobiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk)
Email received from home office stating biometrics were sent: 04/04/17
Biometric letter received on: 14/04/17
Biometrics enrolled on: 15/04/17
Requested passports back: never
COA with work: never received (assumed the ECS check my employer ran was the same thing)
Decision changed to 'decided' on Home Office website (https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk): 19/07/17

Documents returned (including passport and all supporting documents, including letter stating receipt of residence card in 10 days): 20/07/17
Resident Card Received: Called DX delivery 24/07/17 to check if there was anything out for delivery - expecting today between 8am-6pm.

Two weeks before the 6 month mark. Relieved and very happy as I was led to believe there was a large backlog of applications due to Brexit.

[Savagedior]

Hi everyone, sharing my ROR )after divorce) application timeline

Doc sent to HO 24/05/2017
Received by HO 25/05/2017
Payment taken (postal order)
Email received with case ID 12/07/2017
Biometric letter received 14/07/2017
Biometrics done 15/07/2017
COA waiting



Thanks and good luck to everyone on this great forum

[MomG12]

3 July 2017 - Application posted Royal Mail signed for - EEQ QP (self-sufficient) residence certificate plus EEA (FM dependent adult child) residence card application, same package.

4 July 2017 - Mail signed for at Durham by "Peter"


waiting for acknowledgement and biometrics appoinment letter

UPDATE:

EEA (Self-sufficient) for Residence Certificate and Direct Family Member non-EEA Residence Card (both paper applications)

Application posted - July 3
Application receive/signed for at Durham - July 4
Payment taken - not yet as of July 25
Request for return of passport- July 18

[bytanco]

EEA QP + EEA FM application done together

First Application

Application posted on : 21-Jan-2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 24-Jan-2017
Payment taken on : 25-Jan-2017
Bio letter received on : 09-Feb-2017
Biometrics Enrolled on : 10-Feb-2107
COA With Work : 22-Feb-2017
Refused: Letter received on 30-06-2017 citing not enough proof that EEA QP person is employed


Second Application (reapplied instead of appealing)

Application posted on (at local council for an online application) :06-July-2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 11-July-2017
Payment taken on : Applied online with EEA QP
Bio letter received on :
Biometrics Enrolled on :
COA With Work :
COA Without Work :
Resident Card Received on :
Documents Returned on :

[ra21mona]

EEA (FM) + EEA (QP)

Application posted on: 15/05/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on: 17/05/2017
Payment taken on: Postal Order
Bio letter received on: ?
Biometrics Enrolled on: ?
COA With Work: ?
COA Without Work: ?
Resident Card Received on: ?
Documents Returned on: ?

Update

Application posted on: 15/05/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on: 17/05/2017
Payment taken on: Postal Order
Bio letter received on: 08/07/2017 (dated 04/07/2017)
Biometrics Enrolled on: 08/07/2017
COA With Work: ?
COA Without Work: ?
Resident Card Received on: ?
Documents Returned on: ?

Update

Application posted on: 15/05/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on: 17/05/2017
Payment taken on: Postal Order
Bio letter received on: 08/07/2017 (dated 04/07/2017)
Biometrics Enrolled on: 08/07/2017
COA With Work: 22/07/2017
COA Without Work: N/A
Resident Card Received on: ?
Documents Returned on: ?[/quote]

Do I need to request my passport back so that I can be able to apply for NINo or I can get it just using the letter i have received from HO (COA with work) and a copy of the passport, but it's not certified one?

Thanks

[Henriuk]

EEA (FM) Residence Card Application, Married to an EEA Qualified Person

Application sent : 02nd June 2017
Application received: 05th June 2017
Money taken: 07th June 2017
Letter confirming application and passport returned!!!: 12th June 2017
Confirmation E-mail with Case ID: 21st July 2017
Case ID number different from the one from Confirmation letter 12.06.17!
Biometrics letter received: Waiting
Biometrics enrolled: ????
CoA received: ?????
Residence Card received on: ????????
Documents returned on: not received yet: ?????????

Update
EEA (FM) Residence Card Application, Married to an EEA Qualified Person

Application sent : 02nd June 2017
Application received: 05th June 2017
Money taken: 07th June 2017
Letter confirming application and passport returned!!!: 12th June 2017
Confirmation E-mail with Case ID: 21st July 2017
Case ID number different from the one from Confirmation letter 12.06.17!
Biometrics letter received: 24th July 2017
Biometrics enrolled: 26th July 2017
CoA received: ?????
Residence Card received on: ????????
Documents returned on: ?????

[schroedinger]

EEA (FM) Residence Card Application, Married to an EEA Qualified Person

Applied online: 05 May 2017
Payment taken: 05 May 2017
Confirmation E-mail with Case ID: 08 May 2017
Application posted : 15 May 2017
Application received by HO: 16 May 2017
Biometrics letter received: 27 July 2017 (dated 17 July 2017)
Biometrics enrolled: ?????
CoA received: ?????
Residence Card received on: ????????
Documents returned on: ?????

[yhy]

EEA (EFM) Residence Card – non-EEA unmarried partner of an EEA citizen (QP) living in the UK

Application posted: 27 FEB 2017
Application received by Home Office: 28 FEB 2017
Payment taken: 2 MAR 2017
COA without work received: 6 APR 2017 (Dated: 3 APR 2017)
Biometrics letter received: 6 APR 2017 (Dated: 3 APR 2017)
Biometrics enrolled: 6 APR 2017
Requested passport back: 2 APR 2017
Passport received: ??
Registration Certificate received: ??
Supporting documentation returned: ??
Residence Card received: ??

Update:

EEA (EFM) Residence Card – non-EEA unmarried partner of an EEA citizen (QP) living in the UK

Application posted: 27 FEB 2017
Application received by Home Office: 28 FEB 2017
Payment taken: 2 MAR 2017
COA without work received: 6 APR 2017 (Dated: 3 APR 2017)
Biometrics letter received: 6 APR 2017 (Dated: 3 APR 2017)
Biometrics enrolled: 6 APR 2017
Requested passport back: 2 APR 2017
"Progress Request" form for returning passports: 2 MAY 2017
Contacted MP: 18 MAY 2017
Passports returned: 26 MAY 2017
"Check your application status" changed to "Decided": 20 July 2017
Supporting Documents returned & Decision Letter received: 26 July 2017 (Dated 21 July 2017)
Residence Card received: 28 July 2017 (Date of Issue: 26 July 2017)


5 months!

Thanks a lot to everyone on this forum! Wish you all good luck

[silvanti_78]

Non-EEA national married ( Algerian) to an EEA national( German)

Application posted on : 10/06/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 13/06/2017
Payment taken: 15/06/2017
Bio letter received on:
Biometrics Enrolled on:
COA With Work:
COA Without Work:
Resident Card Received on:
Documents Returned on:

UPDATE
Application posted on : 10/06/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 13/06/2017
Payment taken: 15/06/2017
Confirmation email:24/07/2017
Bio letter received on: 29/07/2017
Biometrics Enrolled on: 29/07/2017
COA With Work:
COA Without Work:
Resident Card Received on:

[Shahids]

Application posted on : 14 /03/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 15/03/2017
Payment taken: 17/03/2016
Bio letter received on: 01/05/2017
Biometrics Enrolled on: 03/05/2017
COA With Work: 18/05/2017
Resident Card Received on: waiting
Documents Returned on:waiting
Check online status : the refrence number has
Not been recognised. What this means, any idea ?

[hayat89]

send application to HO: 01/03/17
Received by UKVI/HO on : 02/03/2017
Payment taken: 03/03/2016
Bio letter received on: 04/04/2017
Biometrics Enrolled on: 04/04/2017
COA With Work: 14/04/2017
Check online status: decied on 27/07/17
Resident Card Received on: waiting
Documents Returned on: waiting

[ElizabethApricot]

Application posted on : 13 March 2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 14 March 2017
Payment taken on : 15 March 2017
Emailed Euro Biometrics requesting Bio letter: 25 April 2017
Email from HO confirming receipt with Case ID: 28 April 2017
Bio letter received on : 02 May 2017
Biometrics Enrolled on : 04 May 2017
COA With Work : 09 May 2017
Decision Letter and Documents Returned on : 29 July 2017
Resident Card Received on : 31 July 2017

Polish National + American wife

[MomG12]

3 July 2017 - Application posted Royal Mail signed for - EEQ QP (self-sufficient) residence certificate plus EEA (FM dependent adult child) residence card application, same package.

4 July 2017 - Mail signed for at Durham by "Peter"


waiting for acknowledgement and biometrics appoinment letter

UPDATE:

EEA (Self-sufficient) for Residence Certificate and Direct Family Member non-EEA Residence Card (both paper applications)

Application posted - July 3
Application receive/signed for at Durham - July 4
Payment taken - not yet as of July 25
Request for return of passport- July 18

UPDATE

August 1 - no payment taken (applications mailed July 3), no communications at all, no passport back, phoned govmt., was told they won't return passport if the application is not marked as cancelled. Said the residence certificate and residence cards are not cards, but pages put into the passport. Said that they were running about an 8 week backlog, should see payment taken by the end of August.

[justmigs]

Update -- Joint Application EEA Registration Certificate (wife) and Residence Card (me)

Posted: 02/03/2017
Received: 03/03/2017
Payment Taken: 07/03/2017
Email Confirmation: 06/04/2017
Biometrics Letter Received: 08/04/2017 (dated 05/04/2017)
Biometrics Enrolled: 10/04/2017
Certificate of Application: 15/04/2017 (w/ Work, dated 12/04/2017)
Checked Online Status: 27/07/2017, officially "Decided" on 25/07/2017 (using Case ID)
Residence Card: 28/07/2017 (issue date: 26/07/2017; normal post, i.e. no courier)
Documents/Registration Certificate Returned: *waiting and getting anxious*

[atriponel]

LATE FEBRUARY BATCH

Application posted on : 25/02/2017
Received by UKVI/HO on : 27/02/2017
Payment taken: 03/03/2017
Bio letter received on: 03/04/2017
Biometrics Enrolled on: 03/04/2017
COA With Work: 15/05/2017
Resident Card Received on: waiting
Documents Returned: 02/08/2017

French husband (qualified person) and Russian wife.

About 5 months it took... Stoked!