Currently it appears applications of EEA without PR are not being processed since April 2014 so there is a huge backlog...

Annajako wrote:Hi,
Yes, I applied without PR confirmation. Does it make it longer? I am nearly 10 years in the UK now.

Hi juansmith007, still no news on your side? It is unbelievable... !!! it must be 10 months now for you !? We still do not know the real reason behind this backlog and block on EEA applications, if anybody has any info, please share it! If any EEA without PR has received their approval recently, ple...

Hey! Don't lose hope :wink: , HO cannot continue putting EEA without PR applications on hold forever, however as they just seem to be starting to process them again (one has just come through for "samaralady" :-)), they will need to catch up with the backlog they have accumulated since Apr...

Hi K, wow that's fantastic news!! First EEA application without PR to come through! Finally!!!! Now there is real hope for all of us who are on the same boat... Congrats and enjoy being British! Did you chase it up with call centre or MP or did you do anything to get them to get on your case? Hi Em,...

Indeed Samaralady :-) You are giving us some hope :-) I guess the HO will argue that the price of the application is not high enough to justify a first class stamp on the reply letter ?? :roll: Hopefully you have your letter by now... :-) Hi juansmith007, sorry to hear that... :-( Did you call the H...

Hi juansmith007, sorry to hear that...
Did you call the HO again for a status update? I saw on another thread that an EEA application from June 2014 seems to have been processed and letter seems to be on its way...

juansmith007 wrote:9 months today....
and counting

Hi Samaralady I saw on another thread that your letter is on its way, congrats! Please let us know when your brown envelope comes in :-) You applied without PR card, right? Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1 year ILR Method of application: NCS Wandsworth Nationality: German Date of application: 16/06/201...

I am on the same boat as those EEA without PR, I applied in June and I am still waiting... no news after more than 6 months...

Hi juansmith007, it seems you are one of the applicants who has been waiting the longest... hopefully the new year will bring you some good news... please let us know as soon as you hear (hopefully soon fingers crossed!)

juansmith007 wrote:8 Months Today!

still waiting...

That's very interesting! Thank you for sharing this! I am not one for speculating so I won't go into the details why it appears, looking at this forum, that EEA citizens haven't been naturalised as of lately. I did however submit a request for information under the FoI act that asks how many EEA app...

True, but I cannot help but feel that this block on processing of EEA applications is linked to the "Anti-European immigration" current political framework... What is clear is that no EEA applications (with PR card) seem to have been processed since April...

For those wondering why some applications are being held back, here is what I believe is the answer: net migration has risen enormously in 2014, and as end of March the 2014 targets for EEA members migration had already been reached...! Therefore they must be putting a stop on applications for EEA m...

Thank you all for your feedback, it is very useful as we can try and put the pieces of the puzzle together! Looking at the below report, it would appear that a stop has been put on to EEA applications on purpose, as the latest figures were released in March 2014, and the EEA applications (without PR...

Hi There seems to be a number of EEA applications pending since April 2014 (looking at forums), in particular those without residence card (ie those who applied proving they were exercising treaty rights in the UK but who did not apply for the PR prior to applying for Citizenship)... Is this your ca...

Hi, did your EEA family member have a residence card or did you apply with all the proofs that EEA family member was exercising treaty rights in UK? Hi all. Can somebody add me to the list of people who are still waiting please. Eligibility criteria: 5 years (family member of EEA national) Language ...

I am not saying there is discrimination as such, but rather internal policies within HO which could impact some nationalities more than others...

It would be interested to see an updated spreadsheet of approved / pending applications with nationalities indeed... to check whether some nationalities are being put at the bottom of the pile...

Jav0786 wrote:All Please post your nationality so that we can understand in this is the issue!!

Mine is Pak

Hi there seems to be delays with applications from EEA nationals since March 2014, especially those without residence card... Did you apply with residence card? Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum, however my patience in waiting for the naturalisation approval starts reaching the limits, i have deci...

Hi AAH01, it seems that applications from EEA Nationals, particularly those without a Residence Card, are not being processed since March 2014 (looking at various posts within forums) but nobody seems to know why... Did you apply with a Residence card or provide the relevant documentation to prove y...

If you take a look at this : April 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline , you will see that there are EEA Nationals applications which are still not processed after more than 7 months... :-( I am thinking of writing to MP now to ask for explanations on why EEA applications are being held up......

same here, EEA national waiting since 12 May Hi juansmith007, phadrian, and all other EEA national without residence card still waiting... Did you all write to MP (as it has been over 6 months for you) ? or issue a complaint about the delay ? What was the reply if any ? I think it is not acceptable...

It looks like there are some pending cases from April 2014 (I just saw on the April 2014 naturalisation application timeline topic), so these cases have been pending for over 6 months... I wonder why the EEA national cases are being put on hold, when everybody is paying the same fee to apply!?

Hi Marie1981 and all, Just wondering if you are all EEA nationals without Residence card? If so, there seems to be a large backlog of applications for EEA Nationals without ILR, gathering information from other forums... I applied in June so I don't expect my answer anytime soon... So frustrating ! ...

Eligibility criteria: 6yrs+ residency EEA Language criteria met : UK Masters Current nationality: Polish Method of application: NCA Council name if NCS used: Gloucestershire Date of application: 29/07/14 Payment method: CC Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/07/14 Date of acknowledgment: Acknowledgement da...

Eligibility criteria: EEA National settled in UK and exercising treaty rights Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): B1 test Method of application: postal Council name if NCS used: Date of application: 30/06/2014 Payment method CC/DC, Personal che...