Hahaha. Sigh. :roll: Why is almost every countries border agency like this? Every time you ring them (in Australia, a call to the UK Embassy costs something like $2 a minute or $10 flat rate!) or read up their website, you get a different story that either doesn't quite answer the vital questions, o...

ecuz they didnt beleave that I am working. We recently went through the EEA (2) process. The first thing they did was ring my (as the sponsor for my girlfriend) employer. They simply asked if I worked there, no questions about salary, nature of work etc. Just "Did I work there". It seems ...

What is your application timeline. When did you apply and received the permit. We lodged the application late November last year. Then in Feb we made a general enquiry about what to do when her current visa expires and they let on that the EEA2 was due to be processed in early April, however it arr...

A follow up for those interested. We were successful in obtaining the residency permit, which is really good news. Prior to receiving the permit, and with her visa running out, we rang the Home Office and asked whether she would have to leave the country. The reply was: By applying for a residency c...

We applied as per the note above for the EEA2 residence card. The processing time is approximately 3 months, and if this time is accurate, we should be OK. However, if a decision is not reached by the time her current YMS visa expires, what are our options? From what I understand, have read, and hav...

Thanks very much for the concise, succinct reply. I'm quite happy I have discovered this forum; formerly we have spent a lot of time and money trying to get answers out of local embassies and the home office, who tend to give extremely unhelpful answers which makes it all feel like a gamble when app...

Hi Me and my girlfriend have been living/travelling together for coming up to 4 years now. We both entered the UK about the same time, almost 2 years ago and have been working full time since we got here. My girlfriend is on a NZ passport with a T5 YMS Visa, due to run out in 5 or 6 months. We do pl...