Hi Viety,

May I ask did you get your passport back upon receiving the COA? Or do you have to apply separately to get it back? Also how long (working days) did it take for you to get the COA (with right to work?)?

Thanks!

Thank you! He's already coming next week to visit again, but this time we are very happy we get to leave together. UKVI replied only to acknowledge and confirm an escalation has been made, each time I emailed. They took about 24-72hours to reply to my email request. They did not reply automatically ...

Congratz mate! I am so thrilled to read your thread as they started to grant the visas for the applications who applied in July 2017. However, i applied on the 3rd of July 2017 and escalated once only but no news. Received couple of standard emails, precisely the same on this thread. Could you give...

Hi, Just to share some hope in this thread and hope you will all receive your Permits soon. Applied from Singapore (citizen): 11 July Application is processing email: 25 July "Not straightforward" email: 27 July - Escalation done by my EU spouse via phone every 15 days since 2 August, tota...

Hi edwinlobo, All the best! Hope you can come back to the thread to update your result. My timeline and location are similar to yours, with my application a month later than yours. Also, wondering for your escalation, did you give any specific time-sensitive reasons aside from being apart from your ...

Hello everyone, Just giving an update. I applied for a EEA FP on July 5th. Finally today I received my passport back with the FP. My husband called from the UK and had my case escalated. I also emailed and asked for escalation. It seems to work (maybe coincidence?) since 2 days after I received my ...

As a Malaysian citizen my wife has a visa on arrival for 6 months. ..don't understand why UKVI has a problem to issue the EEA FP which is an entry clearence visa. I agree, Edwinlobo2907. Like you, I don't understand why there could be a problem/such a time delay issuing the EEA FP to visa-free nati...

Did not apply for same visas as you are, but we just followed information given here on who and how to certify a true document in the UK: https://www.gov.uk/certifying-a-document My husband had his documents certified true by a registered Chartered Accountant in the UK and had them couriered to me. ...

Hi Guys, I've been reading this thread from the beginning, congrats to those who got visa, sorry for those whose visa got refused and good luck to those awaiting for the visa. Is it possible to apply family permit direct from UK? if yes, then why are we all wasting time applying Family permit from ...

Degtom Did you apply in Singapore ? Edwinlobo2907, Yes, applied in Singapore of which I am a national of. Is your spouse a Malaysian citizen applying from KL? Dear everyone, An update on my visa situation. Since we haven't heard anything back after the "decided" email enquiry. My husband ...

Thank you, Richard. We tried to simply follow the rules on applying (non-EEA to be outside of the UK, spouse inside of the UK actively exercising his treaty rights). We were not aware we could get this "EEA Regulations stamp" at the border. Is that the actual name of this entry stamp? Woul...

Thanks for sharing yuki.
All the best for your outcome and hope you'll update again and perhaps, your story will give us all some hope too. Good luck!

“not straightforward email from Sheffield: July 24 Contacted the paid email enquiry: July 24. Received a response from the email enquiry on July 25 that my application has been decided. hi yuki719, could I ask what has your timeline been so far? How long from submission of biometrics did you then r...

Dear All, I noticed many in the Sheffield Visa thread have spoken about receiving a "processing of your application has not been straightforward" email. Unfortunately, I received one today too and I am frankly, quite taken aback by this. What exactly does this mean? Prior to joining this f...

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Can anyone share the contact number for Home Office for such EEA Family Permit applications?
This would be the number to call from inside the UK as my husband (the EEA national) would like to call from inside the UK to enquire on my application.

Hello Degtom, Thank you so much! Actually, in our previous attempt, VFS Lahore Office did not scan our document and return the original document by saying: it is not required. Now do you have a copy of checklist as a proof? I really hope you will get the EEA family permit soon. -Faisal I just had a...

Congratulations, Zuly1820! Enjoy your reunion with your husband! Is Residence Card your next application or Spouse visa? Faisal, My documents were scanned in front of me at VFS Singapore. I offered my original marriage certificate issued in Singapore but the lady said a copy will suffice and she cer...

Hi degtom, EEA Family permit comes under the non-settlement category. All the documents are scanned in Visa Application Centre in the country of origin and then everything is processed in the Sheffield Visa Office in the UK. You don't have to send anything through. Hope this helps! All the best! Th...

Dear All, I am in this thread because the headline says the EEA Family Permit is processed in Sheffield. I am in the midst of applying for an EEA Family Permit from Singapore to join my EEA husband (also a UK PR with the PR card, been there >10yrs) in the UK. I'd like to ask if EEA Family Permit is ...