Sheffield Visa Section - EEA FAMILY PERMIT

[Mehmed1]

hello,

i involved SOLVIT too.

i got email from SOLVIT asking me to send a copy of the application and the communication i had with the decision making centre.

since then haven't heard anything from SOLVIT again and it has passed a month

You had a communication with the decision making centre?

[Paschal]

No. Nothing yet

[dmlylmz]

Hi everyone,

I applied in 26/08/2017 and still waiting... today I sent an email as you all do for a feedback about my application and they asked me my

Full Name
Date of Birth
GWF number :
IHS number
Passport number
Place of submission
Type of Visa applied for
Date of biometrics
Nationality
Applicants e-mail

and I sent the email but yes without an IHS number instead I supported my husband's nhs number as specifiying that its his number. So Im waiting now.... Its good to hear that there are also people suffering for this slow proces... we got married in August 28 and since september we are living seperated for this visa issues... I dont know why this takes so long and I dont think they have right to keep our passports for this long....

Good luck to everyone I also share your anger and sorrow

best;

DAMLA

[Paschal]

Hello,

We are in same boat.

Any idea of where to get this IHS NUMBER?

They asked of that and I told them my wife do not need it because I am EEA national.

[CR001]

Hello,

We are in same boat.

Any idea of where to get this IHS NUMBER?

They asked of that and I told them my wife do not need it because I am EEA national.

IHS number and payment is NOT applicable to EEA route FP applications.

The email sent out is a standard format for all applications enquiries.

[dmlylmz]

Hello,

We are in same boat.

Any idea of where to get this IHS NUMBER?

They asked of that and I told them my wife do not need it because I am EEA national.

hi pascal

we dont have an ıhs number but if our spouses work in uk they have an hns number. so i jusy put his number indicating the its his number not mine

and yes we are all at the same boat and hope we will meet our loved ones as soon as possible

[RedCorner]

Hi everyone,

I applied in 26/08/2017 and still waiting... today I sent an email as you all do for a feedback about my application and they asked me my

Full Name
Date of Birth
GWF number :
IHS number
Passport number
Place of submission
Type of Visa applied for
Date of biometrics
Nationality
Applicants e-mail

and I sent the email but yes without an IHS number instead I supported my husband's nhs number as specifiying that its his number. So Im waiting now.... Its good to hear that there are also people suffering for this slow proces... we got married in August 28 and since september we are living seperated for this visa issues... I dont know why this takes so long and I dont think they have right to keep our passports for this long....

Good luck to everyone I also share your anger and sorrow

best;

DAMLA

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[dmlylmz]

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Kindly note that the forum language is English ONLY

[dmlylmz]

Hi everyone,

I applied in 26/08/2017 and still waiting... today I sent an email as you all do for a feedback about my application and they asked me my

Full Name
Date of Birth
GWF number :
IHS number
Passport number
Place of submission
Type of Visa applied for
Date of biometrics
Nationality
Applicants e-mail

and I sent the email but yes without an IHS number instead I supported my husband's nhs number as specifiying that its his number. So Im waiting now.... Its good to hear that there are also people suffering for this slow proces... we got married in August 28 and since september we are living seperated for this visa issues... I dont know why this takes so long and I dont think they have right to keep our passports for this long....

Good luck to everyone I also share your anger and sorrow

best;

DAMLA

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I think we need to talk only english in here so its fine. but in anycase thank you for your update as ı have applied in the 26th of september its a very good news that they started to take the applications in the 9th month. when it comes to us hope we will have it as soon as possible. let me know pls

[alexielsld]

Hi everyone,

We married 09/07/2017 in Turkey. My husband is German. So like everybody else, we are apart since we applied for this. It is really frustrating. I hope we all can meet with their loved one soon.

My application history is like this ;

EEA FP Application datee : 16/08/2017- İstanbul
Not straightforward : 05/09/2017
last mail : 01/13/2018
Status: The application is now with UK Visas & Immigration for a decision.

And Damla, yes there is a turkish forum you can follow . Im putting the link below.

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Good luck everyone.

[Paschal]

Hello,

Please could someone tell me if this is a good sign.

Thanks


Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.

An entry clearance officer is currently reviewing your visa application. and since the decision taking has been delayed, please accept our apology for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We will e-mail you as soon as we have an update.


Kind Regards,

[twitwi]

Hello,

Please could someone tell me if this is a good sign.

Thanks


Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.

An entry clearance officer is currently reviewing your visa application. and since the decision taking has been delayed, please accept our apology for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We will e-mail you as soon as we have an update.


Kind Regards,

I think it's just their "polite" way to say you gonna wait as long as it needs to make the decision. But who knows, maybe the officer will do his work eventually . Good luck!

[alex1990]

Hello,

Please could someone tell me if this is a good sign.

Thanks


Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.

An entry clearance officer is currently reviewing your visa application. and since the decision taking has been delayed, please accept our apology for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We will e-mail you as soon as we have an update.


Kind Regards,

hi Paschal
How did you communicate with them?
What is the mail?

thy send me this mail after i escalated last time
As we have previously advised, the processing of this application has not been straightforward. We are continuing to work on the application and will make a decision as soon as we are able to. We cannot give a time scale for when a decision will be made, however I have escalated this to the appropriate Entry Clearance team so that it can be progressed as quickly as possible.

[Paschal]

Hello I got this email few months ago.

I comunicate with them by mail.

ukvisupport@mailgb.custhelp.com

[alex1990]

Hello I got this email few months ago.

I comunicate with them by mail.

ukvisupport@mailgb.custhelp.com

Oh good i need to wait few more months no problem ok
7.5 Months and if thy need elso 7 more Months I’ll be waiting
Good luck for all

[Roy2018]

Hi All,

I just wanted to share my timelines:

Applied from Paris, spouse is in the UK already.

Application submitted: 08/01/18
Application received: 09/01/18( The TLS contact centre in Paris simply scans the documents to the UKVI hence the speed)
Called to chase: 22/01/18
Notification to receive FP: 23/01/18

I submitted just what I was asked and not tons of pictures and WhatsApp logs.
Looking forward to be in the UK with my spouse and good luck to all those who are waiting.

Hello Dibango ,

Congratulations to you as you got your FP.... Unfortunately mine was cancelled after 7 months. I sent them almost 300 photographs of us together and almost 500 pages(2010 to 2018) of chat and call logs from skype and some more from facebook.... could u please tell me exactly how many pics and whatsapp logs did u give? did u give chat histories of multiple apps , for example facebook, skype , whatsapp or just one ? Pardon me if its too much for u to answer....

[pinarita]

Hi!
I applied for FP in October 2017 from Madrid but like many of you haven't received my passport yet. I contacted them many times but every single time the response is the same: "your application has not been straightforward..." which is nonsense since I have been married to a Spanish citizen for 4 years, living together in Spain for 7 years and I hold a permenant residence card for Spain for being married to a Spanish. Moreover I have already been issued FP a few years ago. In summary they just want to make me wait and suffer, nothing else...
I finally decided to withdraw my application and just travel with my Spanish residence card and marriage certificate. My question is, in case they let me in the UK with a FP stamp at the border, will I be eligible to work without getting the UK residence card, as if I had the FP visa?

Thanks!

[Mughlii]

withdrwal case
got documents
booked ticket
traveling to uk with spouse
got my civil partner certificate ready and my residence card (tarjeta comunitaria)

[Mughlii]

withdrwal case
got documents
booked ticket
traveling to uk with spouse
got my civil partner certificate ready and my residence card (tarjeta comunitaria)

[ValmiraTo]

withdrwal case
got documents
booked ticket
traveling to uk with spouse
got my civil partner certificate ready and my residence card (tarjeta comunitaria)

Congrats on the new life, I want to ask a question, which airport did you chose in UK, and what documents does the British border requested to you?

[user_15]

Hi everyone,

I have been following this forum for quite a while now and it was very helpful to have updates from other people in my situation, particularly the happy news so I want to share with you my happy (but very long) experience.

My wife applied from Rabat, Morocco on the 28/06/2017.

All praise be to God the Almighty, today, the 29/01/2017 (7 months after) she picked up her passport with the family permit in it.

We gave all the documentation required as everyone did here: (Mariage certificate
original and certified translation, payslips, WhatsApp conversations, covering letter describing our story plus the document attached within the application...)

We only escalated once but as everyone here we received the standard "You have to wait longer" message.
Following that we emailed the MP but it was not very helpful as he told us the exact same thing "You have to wait longer and there is nothing we can do to help you more".
We then decided to wait patiently until we finally got it today !

It was a very long and exhausting experience but hang on and place your trust in God, multiply your prayers because there is absolutely nothing else to do. And you will be soon joining your partner and/or family in the UK Inshaa Allah !

I sincerely hope this message will give you faith and help you having a positive mind as previous posts helped me and my wife.

As for the next steps and visiting other pages in this forum I understand my wife has to apply for a resident card as the family member of an EEA (me).

I have a couple of questions because I saw the other timelines (EEA2(FM)) being nearly as long as for the FP and I am a bit concerned.

Can my wife get legally a job with this 6 months visa or does she absolutely need the residence card first ? Does having a job speed the process of having the EEA2(FM) ? Will she be able to work while doing the application for the residence card ? Otherwise is there a more suitable route than the EEA2(FM) to have a job because the company where I work might have a job for her.

I would really appreciate if anyone could give me advice on that matter because I really don't know what to do.

Thanks,

Kind regards,

User_15

[Niss]

Hi everyone,

I have been following this forum for quite a while now and it was very helpful to have updates from other people in my situation, particularly the happy news so I want to share with you my happy (but very long) experience.

My wife applied from Rabat, Morocco on the 28/06/2017.

All praise be to God the Almighty, today, the 29/01/2017 (7 months after) she picked up her passport with the family permit in it.

We gave all the documentation required as everyone did here: (Mariage certificate
original and certified translation, payslips, WhatsApp conversations, covering letter describing our story plus the document attached within the application...)

We only escalated once but as everyone here we received the standard "You have to wait longer" message.
Following that we emailed the MP but it was not very helpful as he told us the exact same thing "You have to wait longer and there is nothing we can do to help you more".
We then decided to wait patiently until we finally got it today !

It was a very long and exhausting experience but hang on and place your trust in God, multiply your prayers because there is absolutely nothing else to do. And you will be soon joining your partner and/or family in the UK Inshaa Allah !

I sincerely hope this message will give you faith and help you having a positive mind as previous posts helped me and my wife.

As for the next steps and visiting other pages in this forum I understand my wife has to apply for a resident card as the family member of an EEA (me).

I have a couple of questions because I saw the other timelines (EEA2(FM)) being nearly as long as for the FP and I am a bit concerned.

Can my wife get legally a job with this 6 months visa or does she absolutely need the residence card first ? Does having a job speed the process of having the EEA2(FM) ? Will she be able to work while doing the application for the residence card ? Otherwise is there a more suitable route than the EEA2(FM) to have a job because the company where I work might have a job for her.

I would really appreciate if anyone could give me advice on that matter because I really don't know what to do.

Thanks,

Kind regards,

User_15

Congratulations. I'm happy for you both . I applied from rabat morocco too on 10th july . where are you from ?

[dan1988uk]

Hi everyone,

I have been following this forum for quite a while now and it was very helpful to have updates from other people in my situation, particularly the happy news so I want to share with you my happy (but very long) experience.

My wife applied from Rabat, Morocco on the 28/06/2017.

All praise be to God the Almighty, today, the 29/01/2017 (7 months after) she picked up her passport with the family permit in it.

We gave all the documentation required as everyone did here: (Mariage certificate
original and certified translation, payslips, WhatsApp conversations, covering letter describing our story plus the document attached within the application...)

We only escalated once but as everyone here we received the standard "You have to wait longer" message.
Following that we emailed the MP but it was not very helpful as he told us the exact same thing "You have to wait longer and there is nothing we can do to help you more".
We then decided to wait patiently until we finally got it today !

It was a very long and exhausting experience but hang on and place your trust in God, multiply your prayers because there is absolutely nothing else to do. And you will be soon joining your partner and/or family in the UK Inshaa Allah !

I sincerely hope this message will give you faith and help you having a positive mind as previous posts helped me and my wife.

As for the next steps and visiting other pages in this forum I understand my wife has to apply for a resident card as the family member of an EEA (me).

I have a couple of questions because I saw the other timelines (EEA2(FM)) being nearly as long as for the FP and I am a bit concerned.

Can my wife get legally a job with this 6 months visa or does she absolutely need the residence card first ? Does having a job speed the process of having the EEA2(FM) ? Will she be able to work while doing the application for the residence card ? Otherwise is there a more suitable route than the EEA2(FM) to have a job because the company where I work might have a job for her.

I would really appreciate if anyone could give me advice on that matter because I really don't know what to do.

Thanks,

Kind regards,

User_15

Hi, she can work just with the family permit until it expires but some employers don’t know, so you need to convince them that she is allowed to work, about a month after the application of EEA FM she will enroll biometrics and the will receive her certificate of application that is recognized almost everywhere as proof of right to work

[user_15]

Hi Niss,

I am a French national and I wish you the best of luck for your application. Inshaa Allah you will have it soon !

Hi dan,

Thank you for your reply.

I spent the day trying to find a way to convince my employer that my non EEA wife has the right to work with her family permit only.
Everyone is saying yes she can but is there an article out there that I can present to my employer to prove that she can work while we are waiting for the certificate of application ?
Because I would like to secure the job for her while I do the EEA FM application.

Thanks,

Kind regards,

User_15

[dan1988uk]

Hi Niss,

I am a French national and I wish you the best of luck for your application. Inshaa Allah you will have it soon !

Hi dan,

Thank you for your reply.

I spent the day trying to find a way to convince my employer that my non EEA wife has the right to work with her family permit only.
Everyone is saying yes she can but is there an article out there that I can present to my employer to prove that she can work while we are waiting for the certificate of application ?
Because I would like to secure the job for her while I do the EEA FM application.

Thanks,

Kind regards,

User_15

When my non EEA wife got a job our employer (we are working at the same place), convinced by me, contacted HR office who agreed to hire her because on the Family Permit there are no limitations. On a standard visitor visa is printed "No work or recourse to public funds", you can show them this.