Hi steeev1, In my case, it took about 3 weeks from submitting the application until Biometric enrollment invitation letter received and then you will receive Certificate of Application (COA) letter contains Ref. No. only after submitting Biometric enrollment. See related post on the thread below: h...

I applied for EEA-FM resident card (spouse of an EEA member) 01/04/2016 (Fri) - Documents received (signed) by home office 06/04/2016 (Wed) - Payment taken 20/04/2016 (Wed) - Requested passports back I haven't heard back at all - letters / emails / calls / case number. 1. Is it a reasonable timeline...