Hi all,
Just to let you know that my wife received her EEA residence card last week on the 22nd. We had originally applied around the 18th of October. Very glad it's all done, and only around 5 months too!
Best of luck for those still waiting!

Hi all,

Here are our timelines so far:

EEA2 submitted/received: 09-Oct, 12-Oct 2015
Payment taken: 13-Oct 2015
First biometric letter dated/received: 19-Oct, 22-Oct 2015
(mistake on first letter)
Second letter dated/received/enrolled: 27-Oct, 2-Nov, 2-Nov 2015

Thanks for the useful reply, EUcards!

Hi there, I just wanted to update this post based on my real experience at the border crossing with my wife last month. In short, we crossed through (at Heathrow) with no problems at all. The officer was incredibly laid back and even cracked jokes to help me relax. The conversation went something li...

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This is a very helpful response, many thanks chaoclive!
Cheers

Hi there, I'm a Hungarian working in the UK, with a Filipina wife. We applied for her EU FP in Dec. 2014, which was approved and received in Mar. 2015. She's remained in the Philippines during this time, while I work in the UK. Now, I've saved up enough to be able to bring her to the UK for the next...

Hi there,
Just to add further confirmation, my Filipina wife's EEA FP application in December 2014 did not require a TB test.
Cheers,