odileletaief wrote: I asked them to send me my passeport in 25/05/09 over the phone 5 days later I received my documnet in 30/05/09.

I Think you should call them!!

Did you receive your passport with or without Residency Permit?

Eric

When UKBA writes to you that a case office will be appointed soon, just use this letter as reference to ask for the name of the appointed office, if you don't hear anything within 2 weeks. Once an officer was appointed, my case was resolved within 4 weeks. The issue is that UKBA is keeping files for...

We've now reached 139 signatures, thanks to all of you who are supporting this petition !!

Cheers. Eric

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I recalled my wife's passport for Christmas. They sent it back without the residence permit telling us that to return to the UK we would have to apply at the British Consulate in the country that we visited to get authorization to re-enter the country. Without the Residency Permit we could not get a...

If you are not fluent in English, writing a strong complaint letter can be difficult and using a lawyer very expensive. I therefore posted examples of generic letters that I used. Here is a link: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=38582&start=20 I hope this helps. Eric ____________...

Don't waste your time calling HO. Verbal promises have absolutely no value. I got my case processed without a single phone call. My advice, write and record every letter (so you have proof that it has been received), specify a time to respond in your letter, and send reminders until you get a respon...

Why not write to your MEP ?... there a whole bunch of newly elected, who should be interested to address breach of EU directives. Avoid the 2 from the BNP !! Cheers. Eric ______________________ Act on EEA residency application delays by signing the petition: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/EEA4-Res...

Here is an example of letter that was sent to my MP: "Subjet: Serious Breach of EU directive 2004/58/EC Dear Mr _____, I would like to report to your attention a serious issue of breach of EU law with regards to the processing of residency application for EEA citizen. EU Directive 2004/58/EC tr...

To Biggiesmall, Try this as a way to raise awareness that by not processing your application within the legal framework defined in EU Directive 2004/58/EC , UKBA is simply BREAKING the LAW !!! [quote]Dear Sirs, I inform you that you are currently in breach of Directive 2004/58/EC Article 10 which st...

Hi Keshgrover, If you have not heard anything after 2 weeks, send a follow-up letter asking confirmation from the officer in charge that he'/she now has all of the information needed to process your case, and request written confirmation no later than 5 days following receipt of your letter - get so...

I used the following policy: 1. Send recorded letter to UKBA in Liverpool and specify that response is required within 5/10 working days. 2. When response delay is expired resend the letter with REMINDER written in Large font. 3. If no response after step 2, write/fax to the North West CSU. 4. If no...

Should you have submited all the original Docs, you would have succeded with in six months! Totally untrue !!! Delays are just due to UKBA incompetence and total disregard for EU law... the more you complain the better you increase your chances to get processed earlier !!! Cheers. Eric ____________...

Hi Mego_1980, No I did not apply through a solicitor, I just completed the file and sent all attachment. Legally UKBA shall process all Application for Spouse Partners of EEA citizen within 6 Months. This is a LEGAL requirement. If you application goes over, make a lot of noise (always write), send ...

I received PR for my wife on Saturday too ... it took in total 8 months and 16 days !!! Here are the key steps to the application: 18 Sept 2008 - submitted application - sent all originals including passports 30 Sept 2008 - received certification of application 19 Jan 2008 - wrote to ask confirmatio...

Just a quick update on my previous posts in this thread ..... Yesterday, after 8 months and 16 days, I finally received the Permanent Residency for my wife. I am convinced that the action to my MP was decisive, since shortly after I received confirmation that he had written to the Head of UKBA, a ca...

In view of the new rules, the only way to guarantee timely processing is to go in Person to Croydon for same day processing. Therefore,I am seriously considering to recall my file, which has been sitting in Liverpool for 8 months now and apply in person in Croydon. Will the same day application be f...

No, applications for spouse of British Citizen go through a different system. EEA2 only apply to spouse of EU immigrants in the UK.

Cheers, Eric
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Flightlesskiwi used a really good word "prisoner". Yes the Home Office is virtually making thousands of people prisoner in this country due to their sheer incompetence. This is clearly unacceptable, and unfortunately I have seen many people simply accepting the fact that it may take over a...

I have been living in the UK for over 10 years now. Nobody ever asked me for any confirmation of status, and I cannot see any benefit associated to it. Therefore I really do not see the point of going through such a pointless and lengthy procedure. If anybody can tell me what EEA1-3 brought to them ...

I would suggest that you create petitions like this one (mine was refused initially, but when I challenged the grounds of rejection it was reinstated immediately): http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/EEA4-Residency/ UKBA processing delays and total disregard for EU regulation is simply unacceptable. Th...

Eric, can I ask when the clock starts running for a non-EEA spouse of an EU national in the UK to get PermRes? I haven't applied yet for EEA2 (have a student visa), but would be interested in PermRes and even in naturalising as a British Citizen in the future. How would I do it? You need to apply t...

The UK government is casually disregarding article 10 of EU Directive/2004/38/EC which states that residency cards for family members of European Union citizen shall be issued no later than 6 months from the date the application is submitted. There are some documented cases on this forum where the a...

For nationals of the European Union, what is the point to apply for residency through EEA1/EEA3? -- As a European National you are by law allowed to freely travel and work anywhere in the European Union. Therefore what is the point to apply for residency? What is the benefit of getting UK residency?...

If 9-13 months are needed to process the application, the Home Office should allow to deposit your application 9-13 months prior to expiry of the current residency permit - in any way, you won't be able to get a Schengen visa unless you have at least 6 months residency left on your residency permit ...

After writing to MP, a case worker has now been allocated and I received a request for more info a couple of days later. I will let you know how things progress. Cheers. Eric ______________________ Act on EEA residency application delays by signing the petition: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/EEA4...