Sheffield Visa Section - EEA FAMILY PERMIT

[jacobj0912]

European passport return service

Has anyone applied from Dubai?
Anyone who has used "European passport return service"
https://www.gov.uk/government/collectio ... rn-service

Appreciate your inputs

[Buji]

Applied on 29th Jun 2017 in VFS Hyderabad, No sign of anything. Few phone calls, emails and escalation. Now I have involved MP and Solvit, Let's see what will be the outcome.

Hi,
What is MP ?

[danny27]

Member of Parliament

[Buji]

Member of Parliament

Hahaha ok I knew that.
Just thought that in regards to Visa process it means something else.
Thanks!

[vickyp]

________________________________________________________________________________________
My timeline: applied on 31st august 2017 along with bio metric on the same day
14 sep not straightforward mail. I followed up at least 3 times after 15 days each. Earlier this month after reading on this forum i contacted Solvit; solvit responded immediately. Last tuesday Solvit sent me an email stating that they have escalated my case to UK Solvit. I am certain that Solvit has intervened and hence the response to our application. I will update you all on the outcome. But for now all the best to all who are waiting. I am sure you will have your families before christmas. I received this email from UK Visa and Immigration - south and south east asia region is this something new?

Hi CON, congratulations and I hope you'll get your visa stamped on your passport. I've received the same mail today so excited and nervous too . I wish everyone on this forum who are waiting for their visa will get it soon.

Best Regards

[Rajput345]

________________________________________________________________________________________
My timeline: applied on 31st august 2017 along with bio metric on the same day
14 sep not straightforward mail. I followed up at least 3 times after 15 days each. Earlier this month after reading on this forum i contacted Solvit; solvit responded immediately. Last tuesday Solvit sent me an email stating that they have escalated my case to UK Solvit. I am certain that Solvit has intervened and hence the response to our application. I will update you all on the outcome. But for now all the best to all who are waiting. I am sure you will have your families before christmas. I received this email from UK Visa and Immigration - south and south east asia region is this something new?

Hi CON, congratulations and I hope you'll get your visa stamped on your passport. I've received the same mail today so excited and nervous too . I wish everyone on this forum who are waiting for their visa will get it soon.

Best Regards

Hi vickyp
What is your timeline?

[Alexkowalski87]

Hi everyone,

Timelines for today.

08:42 - sent a chargeable email to contact centre for an update;
09:23 - received a reply "your application is still awaiting a decision";
12:00 - email from my MP saying that the decision was made on Mrs ... European Economic Area (EEA) application on 27 November
12:00 - forwarded this email to contact centre and asked them to doublecheck;
14:03 - received confirmation from them "With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, I can confirm that we have made a decision on your application. We cannot discuss the outcome of your application online or by telephone. If you have requested a courier service, you can track the location of your travel document online. If you have opted to collect your decision from a Visa Application Centre team they will notify you that your documents are ready for collection.";
14:16 - received an email from TLS "UK Visas & Immigration has now assessed your UK visa application and made a decision. Your documents and the decision will be sent back to either the UK Visa Application Centre where you applied, where we will contact you by email over the next few days to collect them, or if you are using the courier return service, will be sent directly back to the address you provided. Please note that TLScontact does not know the outcome of the assessment and has played no role in the decision-making process."

Previous timelines:
14th of August 2017 08:00 am - an application, biometrics and all supporting documents submitted to TLS Contact Visa Centre Kyiv;
16th of August 2017 10:30 am - email confirmation that UKVI received visa application;
23rd of August 2017 10:20 am - email saying that the application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer;
31st of August 2017 09:47 am - email saying that visa application has been received and is under consideration;
5th of September 2017 09:00 am - I have called to the Contact Centre and asked for an escalation of the visa application. I didn't receive any confirmations after.
3rd of October 2017 09:32 am - I have called to the Contact Centre and asked for a second escalation of the visa application;
13th of October 2017 10:07 am - email saying that they continue to work on the application.

I also made a lot of calls to the Contact Centre between these actions, but without any achievements.

I also sent requests and received answers that they will do all possible to speed up the process:

SOLVIT;

my MP;

I think my MP helped a lot, he updated me by email and even post from the House of Commons.

Hi mate,

Thank you for the update.

I was wondering if you can share with your timelines of contacting the MP and Solvit, also did you receive an email stating that your application is nor straightforwrd?

[Alexkowalski87]

Hello to everyone,

I read this thread every day to get more info and I see people are getting the "decision made" emails.

I applied on the 3rd of July 2017 Istanbul, Turkey. Escalated via email as well as through the calls 8 times with "obviously" no luck. I also involved the MP as well as Solvit, they sent an email but no news so far from them too.

I wonder what am I exactly not doing so that they cant make a decision on my case?! What else I need to involve or who do I need to contact to speed up the processing time?

[vickyp]

________________________________________________________________________________________
My timeline: applied on 31st august 2017 along with bio metric on the same day
14 sep not straightforward mail. I followed up at least 3 times after 15 days each. Earlier this month after reading on this forum i contacted Solvit; solvit responded immediately. Last tuesday Solvit sent me an email stating that they have escalated my case to UK Solvit. I am certain that Solvit has intervened and hence the response to our application. I will update you all on the outcome. But for now all the best to all who are waiting. I am sure you will have your families before christmas. I received this email from UK Visa and Immigration - south and south east asia region is this something new?

Hi CON, congratulations and I hope you'll get your visa stamped on your passport. I've received the same mail today so excited and nervous too . I wish everyone on this forum who are waiting for their visa will get it soon.

Best Regards

Hi vickyp
What is your timeline?

Applied on 24th August 17 Mumbai -India, Biometric Same day.
Application recv. 04th September 17
Not Straightforward 12th September 17
Enquiry raised 23th November 17

Thanks.

[yanaveron]

Hello to everyone,

I read this thread every day to get more info and I see people are getting the "decision made" emails.

I applied on the 3rd of July 2017 Istanbul, Turkey. Escalated via email as well as through the calls 8 times with "obviously" no luck. I also involved the MP as well as Solvit, they sent an email but no news so far from them too.

I wonder what am I exactly not doing so that they cant make a decision on my case?! What else I need to involve or who do I need to contact to speed up the processing time?

Alexkowalski87,
There is really nothing else left what we can do to speed up our cases. Just waiting

[Paschal]

Hello everyone,

I got this email today:

Thank you for your enquiry.
Due to it being our busiest period, I am afraid we are unable to make a decision within our usual timescale, however please be assured that we are continuing to work on the application and will make a decision as soon as we are able to.
Thank you for your understanding and we regret any inconvenience caused.

If you have any further enquiries, please visit our website at www.GOV.UK

This is a long process

[Rajput345]

Hello everyone,

I got this email today:

Thank you for your enquiry.
Due to it being our busiest period, I am afraid we are unable to make a decision within our usual timescale, however please be assured that we are continuing to work on the application and will make a decision as soon as we are able to.
Thank you for your understanding and we regret any inconvenience caused.

If you have any further enquiries, please visit our website at www.GOV.UK

This is a long process

Hi paschal best of luck
You will get good news soon
What is your timline?

[Paschal]

Hello,
Application submitted on 28 July in Lagos Nigeria.
11 August received at uk decision making Centre.
16 August application onder consideration and not straightforward.
29 November unable to make a decision within usual time frame.

Thanks

[Olajide1]

Hello,
Application submitted on 28 July in Lagos Nigeria.
11 August received at uk decision making Centre.
16 August application onder consideration and not straightforward.
29 November unable to make a decision within usual time frame.

Thanks

Hello Pascal,
I ampoules from Abuja as well and I've gotten the same email twice.
Applied July 21,
August 9: not straightforward
Oct 22: can't give a time frame
Nov 18: Busiest period, can't give a time frame.
I've decided to stop wasting my money on calls. I would rather eat and drink thank call the HO
When they are ready for me, my pp would be sent with my FP.
My broda I cannot come and die.
Just find a way to enjoy this waiting period.
Cheers

[calija777]

Hi everyone,

Timelines for today.

08:42 - sent a chargeable email to contact centre for an update;
09:23 - received a reply "your application is still awaiting a decision";
12:00 - email from my MP saying that the decision was made on Mrs ... European Economic Area (EEA) application on 27 November
12:00 - forwarded this email to contact centre and asked them to doublecheck;
14:03 - received confirmation from them "With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, I can confirm that we have made a decision on your application. We cannot discuss the outcome of your application online or by telephone. If you have requested a courier service, you can track the location of your travel document online. If you have opted to collect your decision from a Visa Application Centre team they will notify you that your documents are ready for collection.";
14:16 - received an email from TLS "UK Visas & Immigration has now assessed your UK visa application and made a decision. Your documents and the decision will be sent back to either the UK Visa Application Centre where you applied, where we will contact you by email over the next few days to collect them, or if you are using the courier return service, will be sent directly back to the address you provided. Please note that TLScontact does not know the outcome of the assessment and has played no role in the decision-making process."

Previous timelines:
14th of August 2017 08:00 am - an application, biometrics and all supporting documents submitted to TLS Contact Visa Centre Kyiv;
16th of August 2017 10:30 am - email confirmation that UKVI received visa application;
23rd of August 2017 10:20 am - email saying that the application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer;
31st of August 2017 09:47 am - email saying that visa application has been received and is under consideration;
5th of September 2017 09:00 am - I have called to the Contact Centre and asked for an escalation of the visa application. I didn't receive any confirmations after.
3rd of October 2017 09:32 am - I have called to the Contact Centre and asked for a second escalation of the visa application;
13th of October 2017 10:07 am - email saying that they continue to work on the application.

I also made a lot of calls to the Contact Centre between these actions, but without any achievements.

I also sent requests and received answers that they will do all possible to speed up the process:

SOLVIT;

my MP;

I think my MP helped a lot, he updated me by email and even post from the House of Commons.

Hi mate,

Thank you for the update.

I was wondering if you can share with your timelines of contacting the MP and Solvit, also did you receive an email stating that your application is nor straightforwrd?

Hi,

MP
I've contacted my MP on the 27th of October 2017 11:24 (the second time). He has replied on the first of November. 3 weeks later I've received a letter by post from him that his adviser checked with the HO that some progress might happen on the 7th of December. On the 27th of November I sent an email confirmation to my MP and my thanks to him for the letter. On the 28th of November I received a reply from him with quoting his adviser that decision has been made on the 27th.

SOLVIT
24th of October - contacted Romanian SOLVIT
25th - they requested documents:
copy of your passport/ID
copy of your wife's passport,
copy of your marriage certificate,
your registration certificate issued by the British authorities
the proof/receipt of the visa application
any correspondence you had with the British authorities
27th - they confirm having received my documents
30th - I've asked for an update
2nd of November - they replied "The details of your case have been sent to the UK SOLVIT center"
8th of November - I've asked for an update UK SOLVIT
8ths of November - they "have accepted the case against the UK, and will be contacting the UK Authority about the application"

Nothing from them after that.

[jessy_h93]

Hi all,

My husband picked up his passport from Dhaka VSF today with his EEA Family permit stamp!! The wait was not long for us but regardless it was stressful. I wish you all best of luck and may you all get your permits before Christmas and get to celebrate Christmas with your family.

Please let me know if you have any questions as to what documents I submitted and etc. I am more than happy to help you out.

My husband's timeline was the following :

Online application submitted - 4th November
Biometrics and documents submitted at VSF - 7th November
Emailed received from Sheffield that application has been received - 10th November
SMS received from VSF that passport can be picked up - 27th November
EEA family permit issue date on passport - 23rd November
In total it took 13 working days from the day online application was submitted till the issue date on the passport.

_____________________
Congratz jessy, Its really great to have a such result in this speedy way.
This is awesome!!
Waiting for my decision , submitted on 10 Sept from Dhaka VFS.
GOD bless you.

Thank you Hasan! Good luck to you! I am sure you will get your permit soon

[jessy_h93]

Hi all,

My husband picked up his passport from Dhaka VSF today with his EEA Family permit stamp!! The wait was not long for us but regardless it was stressful. I wish you all best of luck and may you all get your permits before Christmas and get to celebrate Christmas with your family.

Please let me know if you have any questions as to what documents I submitted and etc. I am more than happy to help you out.

My husband's timeline was the following :

Online application submitted - 4th November
Biometrics and documents submitted at VSF - 7th November
Emailed received from Sheffield that application has been received - 10th November
SMS received from VSF that passport can be picked up - 27th November
EEA family permit issue date on passport - 23rd November
In total it took 13 working days from the day online application was submitted till the issue date on the passport.

dear jessy,
congrats with 13 working days amazing. wish you a happy life in uk.
please share how long u married and your husband did he visit uk or europe before???
i am orienting to apply for my spouse. thanks

Thank you progazna no my husband has never travelled outside Bangladesh. Infact he has had a rejection for a student visa he applied for Canada around 8 years ago.

We have been married for 2 years now. However we were in a relationship since 2007. I provided evidence from 2007 of our conversations as well as pictures of us when we met eachother throughout these years. I basically included as much evidence as I could.

Let me know if you want me to post the list of documents I included with his application.

[jessy_h93]

Hi all,

My husband picked up his passport from Dhaka VSF today with his EEA Family permit stamp!! The wait was not long for us but regardless it was stressful. I wish you all best of luck and may you all get your permits before Christmas and get to celebrate Christmas with your family.

Please let me know if you have any questions as to what documents I submitted and etc. I am more than happy to help you out.

My husband's timeline was the following :

Online application submitted - 4th November
Biometrics and documents submitted at VSF - 7th November
Emailed received from Sheffield that application has been received - 10th November
SMS received from VSF that passport can be picked up - 27th November
EEA family permit issue date on passport - 23rd November
In total it took 13 working days from the day online application was submitted till the issue date on the passport.

did your husband take any priority service or fast service (if there any).

No he didn't, there is no priority service for EEA family permits. He submitted the documents in the usual way.

[CON]

________________________________________________________________________________________
My timeline: applied on 31st august 2017 along with bio metric on the same day
14 sep not straightforward mail. I followed up at least 3 times after 15 days each. Earlier this month after reading on this forum i contacted Solvit; solvit responded immediately. Last tuesday Solvit sent me an email stating that they have escalated my case to UK Solvit. I am certain that Solvit has intervened and hence the response to our application. I will update you all on the outcome. But for now all the best to all who are waiting. I am sure you will have your families before christmas. I received this email from UK Visa and Immigration - south and south east asia region is this something new?

Hi CON, congratulations and I hope you'll get your visa stamped on your passport. I've received the same mail today so excited and nervous too . I wish everyone on this forum who are waiting for their visa will get it soon.

Best Regards

Hi Friends,

Yay!! we received our FP Stamped!!!

All the best to everyone else. Dont worry stay put..

Thanks,
Gemma

[CON]

Hello,
Application submitted on 28 July in Lagos Nigeria.
11 August received at uk decision making Centre.
16 August application onder consideration and not straightforward.
29 November unable to make a decision within usual time frame.

Thanks

Hi Paschal, atleast now they dont say its not straightforward so there are lots of hopes dont worry. All the best.

[Paschal]

Thanks my brother.

[Rajput345]

Hi friends how to contact with Solvit or MP and what documents are required and how to send them.please guide me about whole procces
Thanks

[Ron_M]

Hi all,

My husband picked up his passport from Dhaka VSF today with his EEA Family permit stamp!! The wait was not long for us but regardless it was stressful. I wish you all best of luck and may you all get your permits before Christmas and get to celebrate Christmas with your family.

Please let me know if you have any questions as to what documents I submitted and etc. I am more than happy to help you out.

My husband's timeline was the following :

Online application submitted - 4th November
Biometrics and documents submitted at VSF - 7th November
Emailed received from Sheffield that application has been received - 10th November
SMS received from VSF that passport can be picked up - 27th November
EEA family permit issue date on passport - 23rd November
In total it took 13 working days from the day online application was submitted till the issue date on the passport.

did your husband take any priority service or fast service (if there any).

No he didn't, there is no priority service for EEA family permits. He submitted the documents in the usual way.

Congrats and all the best. I am planning on applying for an EEA Permit for my wife, however I am not yet in the UK and we plan on travelling together. If this was your case then can you share the documents you submitted or anyone else that might have done this recently.

[Oliver12]

So guys finally I received my Family Permit after 66 working days in all....

Hers my timeline...

Applied for my visa - 28th August 2017
Application receive in UK - 5th September 2017
Not straight forward mail received – 14th September 2017
Escalated to UK Visa Immigration Center – 24 October 2017
Not straight forward mail received - 25th October 2017
Escalated to UK Visa Immigration Center – 24th November 2017
Decision had been made email received - 28th November 2017
Collected my passport - today 30th November 2017

Since I'll be travelling with my wife together from Mumbai, I never had an option to contact the local MP.
However, I did contact Solvit and PAP (Pre action protocol)
And both did pretty well to resolve my situation.
Cause I was informed by PAP that they will be contacting & resolving my situation within 14 days,they did take 21 days but resolved it.
Additionally Solvit did inform me that they will be contacting me with regards to my case within 10 weeks that was in the month of October, however when I received an email on 28th November that a Decision was made on my application, I immediately received an email from Solvit that my case has been closed as a decision had been made by the UK immigration, which means that the both team were collaborating with regards to my EEA application.

Moreover if you take a look on my timeline I had just escalated for the 2nd time dated 24th November 2017 and just after the 2nd escalation I received an email after 4 days that the decision was made, so guys 2nd escalation too did favor me in my case, so you can take a call on basis on my timeline you never know whats in store for you.

Hence all the best for those who are waiting for their FP, I pray and I'm sure you too will get the FP as soon as possible.

Regards,

Oliver

[Oliver12]

Hi all,

My husband picked up his passport from Dhaka VSF today with his EEA Family permit stamp!! The wait was not long for us but regardless it was stressful. I wish you all best of luck and may you all get your permits before Christmas and get to celebrate Christmas with your family.

Please let me know if you have any questions as to what documents I submitted and etc. I am more than happy to help you out.

My husband's timeline was the following :

Online application submitted - 4th November
Biometrics and documents submitted at VSF - 7th November
Emailed received from Sheffield that application has been received - 10th November
SMS received from VSF that passport can be picked up - 27th November
EEA family permit issue date on passport - 23rd November
In total it took 13 working days from the day online application was submitted till the issue date on the passport.

did your husband take any priority service or fast service (if there any).

No he didn't, there is no priority service for EEA family permits. He submitted the documents in the usual way.

Congrats and all the best. I am planning on applying for an EEA Permit for my wife, however I am not yet in the UK and we plan on travelling together. If this was your case then can you share the documents you submitted or anyone else that might have done this recently.

Yes my wife and I are both travelling together in the UK same as you, hence below I have listed the details I have submitted during me application.

Bank account details (with some healthy balance)
Joint account details
Marriage certificate
Marriage pics
Social media details (Whats app chat & FB)
accommodation details in the UK
Work experience of us both
and few old pics of us togther