Hi there, I also received the same letter with my returned passport advising me to apply for another EEA Family Permit if I wanted to travel and re-enter the UK in my situation (pending EEA Res Card application). [As a side note: I received my Res Card late last week so this no longer applies to me....

Thank you so much, "fatimahh"!

Thank you very much, "357mag"!!

Hello to all, Please see below for our timeline as UNMARRIED PARTNERS regarding an EEA Residence Card application: - 9 June 2014: arrived in the UK on an EEA Family Permit - 27 Nov 2014: sent Res Card application - 1 Dec 2014: application acknowledgement letter from Home Office (dated the 01/12 but ...

Hello to all reading this (whether searching to assist your own case or to help others)! Firstly, can I give thanks to all those that search this forum and assist others in the ways that they do... I know that I speak on behalf of so many others when I say: your thought and assistance can go a long ...

Hello to all that find themselves at this thread! I am going to write a separate post to this given it warrants a different topic I feel, however I am very happy to report that I received my Residence Card on Thursday (19 March) in the post (returned in the self-paid, sign-upon-delivery envelope I i...

Hi herald2839 and apologies for my delayed reply! I haven't checked this forum in ages... In answers to your question: the EEA2 Residence Card application is still pending (though it has been just over three months so far). My partner has not lost their status as a “qualified” person given they have...

Hi Wassim,

Yes, that is correct.
As stated in my previous email: I worked here in the UK also whilst on my EEA Family Permit.

Any employer worth their salt will know that you can work on this permit, or if uncertain they can check the UK Gov website for confirmation.

Best regards.

Hi there, I am responding (again) to my own original post here in case this helps anyone in a similar situation... I arrived in the UK on my EEA Family Permit with my (unmarried) partner in June 2014. I applied for an EEA2 Residence Card on 27th November and received my CoA (Certificate of Applicati...

Hi Wassim, I arrived in the UK on my EEA Family Permit with my (unmarried) partner in June 2014. I applied for an EEA2 Residence Card on 27th November and received my CoA (Certificate of Application) with the right to work on 16th December (dated 12th December) 2014. In answer to your question: I ha...

To anyone that has read or will read this post: I have since spoken with the European Contact Centre at the Home Office (0300-123-2253) and found out that as soon as I am registered in their system I can notify them of the change (initially via telephone) in my partner's working circumstances follow...

Good afternoon and thank you very much to everyone in advance for any advice they can offer! My post is divided into two parts: i) Query regarding the Certificate of Application (CoA) and whether what we received today by post is a CoA or some sort of acknowledgement letter, preceding the CoA (or no...

Thank you very much!

May I ask if you have received your original documentation back yet or are you awaiting confirmation?

Thank you again...

It is quite the stressful process but I am just trying to focus on how fortunate we are that we are able to apply at all...

Hi there, I am about to send off my application and am wondering whether I should send/include with my application: - colour photocopies of the documents I want returned or - black-and-white copies?? I am hoping that it is black-and-white...! I made copies of my EEA Family Permit documents at my for...

Hi there,

Thank you for replying so promptly...it really is greatly appreciated when time is of the essence, so thank you for taking the time!

Your answer is very clear and most helpful indeed.

Thank you and best regards.

Hi there, Upon applying for my EEA Family Permit application (which I joyously received earlier this year!) we were advised to send photocopies of everything included in the application, to save a potential delay in the return of our documents after the decision had been made. *Should I also photoco...

Hello, Thank you for the link regarding the Certificates of Application: it put my mind somewhat at rest for the moment! I would like to include a copy of our joint tenancy agreement with our application if I can. Consequently I have asked the property management group - that owns our estate agency ...

Hi Webbon, Thank you very much for your swift reply...it is greatly appreciated! I will read the link this morning. I was planning on mentioning the fact that I am currently on an EEA Family Permit in my accompanying cover letter... Regardless, is this the sort of thing they have on file upon enteri...

Hello and thank you to all in advance, I am about to apply for my EEA Residence Card application from the UK. My EEA National partner (French fiance) and I arrived in the UK together in June, having successfully received the EEA Family Permit. We relocated to the UK due to an offer of (permanent, fu...