Hello, I have been issued a Schengen Visa as the spouse of an EEA National. My husband and I reside in the UK and have obtained our EEA 1 and EEA2 residence cards. My Schengen Visa, issued in London, is valid for a month and I must spend a maximum of 14 days during that time. Can anyone confirm; - C...
The email sounds encouraging you should give them a ring and ask (since you application has been considered and completed) what was the outcome/decision and when can you expect your documents back...usually is should be 10 working days. Best of luck.
You will have to consider the following points- If you did travel out of the UK whilst your EEA2 application is pending, when re-entering the UK, you will have only a certificate of application to show to immigration officers... To apply for a Schengen Visa in London, will the embassy accept your ap...
Yes she can travel with the ISD. The HO will issue such a document if your baby's passport was not present at the time the application was approved. Travelling with an ISD docuement can be cross referenced at any airport and I suggest you take supporting documents that forms the basis of your babys ...
If you sent your passport and documents via special delivery and the HO is now saying that it was not included, it unfortunately is your word against thiers. This happened to me and I had to re-apply for a passport from my home country's embassy in London. The Home Office will need to give you a let...
Do you also hold Irish Citizenship as well, by birth or decent? Making an application in the UK based on your Irish/ EEA citizenship, your wife can apply under EU laws via the EEA 2 form for her residence card. Making an application in the Uk based on your British citizenship, your wife will need to...
Regarding which EU country your should get married in, if you did decide to get married in Ireland because your hubby to be is Irish and closer to family etc you will need to give three months notice. Depending on how much leave you have on your work permit, this may be an option however if it doesn...
We had a similar experience, the HO called apologising for the delay. They did say our case has been 'considered and decided upon'. My husband took the called and asked what was the decision and they said approved. Your file will be sent to Croydon to have the residence permit endorsement placed in ...
They have no grounds to refuse you entry as all of this would have been checked in order for the HO to issue you the residence cards in the first place. Asking would be, I think, just to see if your circumstances have changed or not and I would guess a formality. I recently was asked the same questi...
Residence cards issued to family members of an EEA national are normally valid for 5 years. Once the EEA national has completed the 5 years of legal residence they can normally submit an application for PR via the EEA 3 form. However, at this time, and, if your EEA family member holds British Citize...
For those in a similar situation, I have found out the follwoing information: - Applications for naturalisation can be submitted after completion of 5 years of legal residence as opposed to 6 years. - You do not need to submit the EEA 3 application but rather an application for naturalisation. You o...
Applying as an unmarried parther are subject to interpretation and delays moreso if your parther's immigration status was undetermined at the point of application. It does not suprise me that the HO are sitting on your case. Have you considered applying for a Certificate of Approval to be married in...
I would not worry about being scared to call. There seems to be a huge delaye in processing EEA applications, I suspect, because of the change of addresses to which applications should be sent to and the way in which they are processed as a result of this. I am in the same situation, my residence ca...
With regards to the UK Life Test - can I take this at any point during the 5 years period my EEA Residence Card is valid for and it still counts towards my naturalisation (assuming that the requirement for the UK Life test remains the same in 5 years time..)
Thanks for your reply. Does the legalisation service offered by the FCO include attaching an apostille to marriage certificates that were issued abroad?
My husband and I were married abroad. We were granted our UK residence cards earlier this year under EU Law. I need to get an apostille stamp attached to our marriage certificate, can anyone advise how I can get this done? Will having an apostille stamp attached to our marriage certificate mean that...
As an unmarried partner, you must show atleast 2 years of cohabitation akin to marriage such as joint bills. As your fiance is on a visitors visa was she here prior on some other type of visa and you lived together then?
As the spouse of an EEA national, I recently registered at the airport for the Iris Recognition Scheme. For those who are ok with parting with biometric details of themselves, I am posting the following information of how to register at the airport. Registration is free and there are no forms to fil...
I was under the impression that the RC and or passport should not be stamped, it clearly states so in the EU Directive. Seems in practice it is a differnt case. Is the stamp just stating your wifes date of entry into the UK? Did your wife have any problems leaving and or entering the UK because her ...
Applying as an unmarried partner - you will have to provide evidence of a 2 year cohabitation. The Home Office will require this to ensure that you meet their criteria of an unmarried parther accordig to national law. You may have provided this for your family permit but will need to provide it agai...
As you are both British and Irish, you wife can apply for British Citizenship straight away on expiry of her Residence Permit. She does not have to apply for permanent residency.
I dont know who came up with the idea of separating EEA 1 and 2 applications. To me it is a lack of common sense as there are joint documents that pertains to both applications..surely they are just creating more work for themselves :shock: Because of the change of addresses for joint EEA 1 & 2 ...
Hello, I am so glad that I found your post, you have answered all my questions as I am in the very exact position. I have contacted the French Embassy in my home country and booked an appointment to apply for my Schengen Visa there. You can request that your husband passport to be sent back. They wi...
