I too found that getting an appointment with the French Embassy to make and submit and application for the Schenegen visa is very difficult. To get round this by using a agent can be costly. For spouses of EU citizens it is worth noting that additional appointments are issued every Thursdays at 4pm....

Swish, It took the HO 3 weeks to send our COA through having submitted both the EEA 1 and EEA2 forms together. We got abit concerned but in our experience and research, so long as proof of your relationship (marriage cert), identity of applicant (passports), exercising treat right (letter from emplo...

Tili, you might find the following post useful.. http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=22944&highlight= Joint EEA1 and EEA2 applications may reduce your waiting time from 6 months. You will receive the certificate of application which will state your right to work as the spouse of an ...

Hello, Does it say "Residence Card" and "family member EU citizen" on what you got from the home office? When did you apply? Yes, it says Residence Card of Family Member of an EEA National. We submitted our joint applications mid-Feb 2008. Our applications were approved mid-March...

Thanks for the response. I will contact Solivit. Would you be able to advise; when travelling on my own back into the UK; - Do I join the queue for EU and British passport holders on return - Am I correct in thinking that there should be no stamps placed in my passport on exiting and re-entering the...

Hello, I was hoping you would reply so that I could thank you for your advice you gave us before applying for our residence cards. Cheers, it certaintly helped us out alot :D My UK residence endorsement came on an A4 sheet of card paper titled 'Immigration Status Document'. It was issued by the Home...

Thanks thsths, I appreciate your advice on this matter and for your advice when we were preparing our application for our residence cards, you are a star! I will try again at the embassy or as I will be travelling soon to my home country I could apply for the Schengen visa there instead of the UK. I...

My residence permit as the spouse of an EEA National was granted but the residence permit is not stamped in my passport and is on a separate A4 paper with my details. I went to the French Embassy to apply for a Schengen visa. I know as the spouse of an EEA national it is not compulsory for my to app...

The sooner the better if you need your passport for ID or travel purposes between now and in 6 months time. Although if you did travel within this time and your EEA FP has expired, you should carry your certificate of application with you so to immigration officials so that you are not wrongly class...

It actually says on the BIA website that you will be able recall your passport for ID or travel purposes. I would phone back and request it again.

Thanks yankiegirl and cutepetal. Cutepetal, I am not sure that your application will be dealt with quicker by submitting the EEA 1 form in retrospect to yours. What you could do is call the Home Office and ask the status of your application. If you have received your certificate of application, chan...

I wanted to post a thankyou to the forum and in particular thsths and Directive/2004/38/EC. The advise we received was invaluable and reassuring. My husband and I received our residence cards today. Our applications took 1 month and 4 days to be processed and following the advise on the forum helped...

Once you apply using the EEA 2 form, you will receive a certificate if application within 2/3 weeks tops. This will state your rights as the family member of an eu national. Under EU Law, it is stated that the COA should be issued immediately. This equates to approx 2/3 weeks waiting time once your ...

Under EU Law, to enter the UK you can apply for an EEA Family Permit which will state your right to reside and work for 6 months with your EEA Fiance. Prior to expiry of your EEA Family Permit, you can apply for your residence card whilst in the UK using the EEA 2 form once you and your fiance are m...

My husband and I would like to visit Paris. We have booked an appointment at the French Embassy in London. My husband holds British and Irish citizenship and I am a non-eu spouse in the UK on a 5 year residence permit. My questions are; Should my husband be using his British or Irish Passport for my...

It is not necessary for your EEA spouse to apply but there is a good chance that by submitting a joint application, the waiting time will be less. In addition to the compulsory documents such as your marriage certificate, passports, birth certs and passport photos..examples of supporting documents y...

Hi, I agree with Tom. The immigration officers are not very accurate at the best of times and my advise if that if you are intending on travelling contact Europa who offers a free service on your rights. Ask specific questions about your concerns and questions off the obvious. This may help if you d...

You will need to apply for the EEAFP from Trinidad to enter the UK. However, if you are in the UK in some other capacity you can apply for the residence card as an unmarried parther under EU law by using the EEA1 form from the BIA website. What is your current statu in the UK? Your partnership must ...

Has your parther left the UK since arriving 8.5 years ago? On last entry to the UK and prior to submitting an application for the residence card - which country did your partner arrive from? Was it Albania or Ireland? You should also bear in mind that unmarried partners are recognised according to n...

You can apply for thr EEAFP which should be issued immediately. This is usually within a few days if not on the same day. You should check this confirmed in writing from the BHC. The contact information for the BHC in your spouses home country and related information can be found on the Forgein and ...

Thanks for the replies, we have sent off for our Residence Cards and it is now a matter of waiting. We have had some good news, my wife has today got an offer of employment :) My wife explained that she is the spouse of an EU Citizen and that we have submitted for our residence cards last week. They...

Thanks, we have been doing our reading and almost there with the EEA 1 and 2 forms and supporting docs. We are planning to submit my EEA 1 and my wifes EEA 2 together, fingers crossed it may speed up things. On posting the forms to the BIA, to ensure that they are processed together, do we send one ...

Your NI number remains the same, your wife will need to contact the Revenue Services to change her name into her married name but essentially her NI number will remain the same.

Thanks for your reply. Am I right in thinking that once the Certificate of Application is issued, my wife can use this to proove that she is legally entitled to work her irrespective of the fact she entered in on a one months visitors visa or by delays in the BIA issuing her residence card? Is there...

Thanks for the reply. We are nearly there preparing the EEA 1 and 2 forms and related docuements. I called the BIA yesterday and they said that we should put a covering letter to explain the reasons for not applying for the family permit which we will do. I am abit confused on the law relating to ab...