Following up on this, I wonder if the UK not granting an extended temporary visa (i.e., EEA family permit) during the residence card application procedure isn't actually illegal or at least unfair. I phoned to check before applying for residence card and actually they at that time informed they woul...

Hi, Could you please follow up on this story? Were you allowed to travel without problems (and without residence card/EEA family permit). We are in a similar situation. With the difference that I will probably not be able to travel so easily having a Russian passport and an expired EEA family permit...