Thanks very much for everyone that has posted and given me some advice. After reading the French consulate website I have found out for sure that I do not need a visa after all. But what is worrying me is that i may need to get travel insurance. I am just going for a weekend away. This is what i rea...

I am a non EU national married to a Polish national. We both live and work in the Uk and We have a 2 year old child. I have this "Residence Card of a Family Member of an EEA national" endorsed on my passport and this lasts for 5 years and will expire in October 2013. The thing is everytime...

well I called them again and i was told to send everything back which I did so fingers crossed everything will be ok and thanks for posting.

Last november 2010 I applied for permanent residence using EEA3 form and 2 months later I called them to make sure they had received it which they confirmed and i was also told that as a EU citizen I do not get a COA as we do not need it. Anyway this morning I got a special delivery envelope from th...

Raoulll thanks for your answer, so I see that she never got a COA, in that case I should not expect one and I now feel more relieved but just for piece of mind I will contact the HO to make them speed my application. Thanks to everyone for posting

Thanks Raoulll
you said 4 months, wow that is a long time, isn't it? I applied for mine exactly when I reached 5 years in the uk, but did your wife ever get this COA from the HO? I would appreciate your answer very much.

guys thanks very much for your answers, I was not aware that eea nationals do not get COAs but I'd just like to know how long it will take to process my EEA3 application? any answers?
thanks in advance

I applied for PR on November 22th 2010 by special delivery and according to royal mail track and trace service my letter was delivered to them the following day but so far I have not received any acknowledgement letter from them saying that thry have actually received my application. My question is,...

Voytek Thanks for taking your time to scan your Permanent residence. It is just like the one I have got which is Registration Certificate.
Thanks

Thanks for posting. You said that you applied for PR and you got it, but how long did it take you exactly? and did it say in the letter of confirmation of permanent residence in the Uk that you have been a Permanent Resident since the date you sent the application to them, or since the date they dec...

Thanks for posting. You said that you applied for PR and you got it, but how long did it take you exactly? and did it say in the letter of confirmation of permanent residence in the Uk that you have been a Permanent Resident since the date you sent the application to them, or since the date they dec...

Thanks for your answers. I'd just like to know of any EEA citizen that has applied for Permanent Residence using form EEA3 and how long it took for them to get it. Also I'd like to know from when you get permanent Residence, is it from the date of submission or from the date when they send you the l...

Hi guys I need some advice please. I am a Polish national and I have been working as self employed and living in the UK for exactly 5 years now and I would like to apply for naturalization as a British citizen. But I am not sure how to do that. I heard that you must have been here 5 years as a perma...