Hi Wiggsy

Thanks.

You are basically confirming my thoughts.

The only reason I went with NCS is so that we could keep our passports for travel.

So option 1 - apply and send passports
Option 2 - apply via NCS in another council

This helped in our case.

Sent in copies of passports initially in August 2012
Application declined Jan 2013.

Resubmitted with passports straight away.

When we received the COA, we asked for the return of passports for travel and RCs issued a few weeks later

Hi

We did provide our RCs as evidence.

I was asked to bring my wife along (and brought our marriage certificate just in case as "extra" evidence)

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I wonder if the UKBA only considers the 5 years of economic activity of the union citizen, OR if the non-EEA family member is also required to prove the same for the 5 year period. I believe that the EU Directive only requires the former to be fulfilled (provided that the r/ship is still subsisting...

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Cheers

I'll keep that thought in mind!

I did ask, but the lady was so "diplomatic"......she said she couldn't possibly say how long it would take to transfer the visa!

I can only hope for the best!

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Hi Glauco

We sent our applications the same day as yourself. We also got a reply from the HO around the same time. Hopefully they will process our applications soon!

Good Luck!