mEEA, Congratulations!!! Thanks, what happened to your case, back on Monday? Well, DHL accidentally sent the envelope 500km away so we had to wait until tuesday morning. But embassy sent us an email on monday morning saying we got the permit as I asked them to tell us! Question, did you receive a l...
I was away from the UK for nearly 2 years, but I have been to an nhs doctor within that time at my surgery when I went back for a few days and didnt have a problem. We will be in South London and will be living with my dad to start with, he has to register us as living there with the council so I am...
I shall definitely follow up. What about NHS treatment? Is my husband elegible for this from day one as I am British? Can he register at a surgery with family permit/passport?
By the way, in the packet we just received original documents back along with passport and family permit in it. No letter from the Visa Section at the Consulate. I guess then there is only a letter if it is a refusal? Or maybe this is just the Madrid way...
Yes, the permit is niiiiice and shiny!!! (DHL sent it to Seville, 500km from Madrid even though we live 5km from embassy, so we only got it this morning!!) Listen, Worldbridge replied to me each time within 24 hours but we got a response from the Madrid British Consulate (directly) when we called Wo...
Thank so much Jrge! Got to give notice at work, so fingers crossed May 26th we leave, got to confirm tomorrow at work. I did wonder, will the immigration police at Madrid airport say anything to my husband when we are leaving? We have the permit of course, but it will be pretty obvious he has been i...
Email this morning after we asked them to confirm if it had been issued or not by email: Dear Mr I can confirm that the EEA Family Permit has been issued. You should receive the DHL envelope today. You can track the delivery on the DHL website. Many thanks, Madrid visa section. I cannot beli...
We apologise for the delay in the processing of your husband’s application. The reason for this delay is that we are still awaiting the results of the obligatory checks that are carried out on all applications , and cannot take a decision until the results are back. We have alerted the UK to the fa...
The decision for our application was made yesterday and the courier collected our documents at 5pm in the afternoon from the consulate. So on Monday we will receive these but I am concerned because I have heard others got an email from the embassy for feedback the same day of decision or next day, ...
On the other hand every time I have email the visa section of Madrid embassy they have got back to me within 24 hours. Them justifying the delay was that UK border agency had not got back to them with the obligatory checks results and without those they cannot make a decision. What were the exact w...
The decision for our application was made yesterday and the courier collected our documents at 5pm in the afternoon from the consulate. So on Monday we will receive these but I am concerned because I have heard others got an email from the embassy for feedback the same day of decision or next day, I...
on the query after 15 working days, got the following reply from Worldbridge: "In regards to your question, we would like to let you know that due to the nature of your request it is being escalated for detailed research. Please be informed that we understand the importance of your issue, and ...
Sorry to hear that. In Spain you cannot check the status online and worldbridge got them in touch with me very quickly - since then the Madrid visa section replied to my email each time so a very good response. Apparently our decision is being made this afternoon.
Another swift reply from the Madrid Visa Section! Dear Ms. Ortiz, We have now received the results of the checks on your husband’s application and an official will be looking at his case today. A decision should be taken this afternoon so we expect to be able to send out his passport either today or...
I have sent the email just to the Madrid Visa Section as I usually find they respond by email the next morning. Will keep you posted. Thanks for the model email, much appreciated.
Thanks Christian, but I had contacted the European Commission about the 6 month wait for an appointment for my husbands spanish residence card as my family member, and they have not got back to me, it has been a month. On the other hand every time I have email the visa section of Madrid embassy they...
Blimey, the Consulate actually replied to my second email! At least I know now I can hassle them at that email address directly now! My reply yesterday to them saying the application was still being processed was: Dear Madrid Visa Section, Although I appreciate the reply from you after my call to Wo...
Thanks Newbie, the only thing I can see is in the UK Border Agency Staff Guidance Notes where it says any delay should be justified. They gave me no reason for the delay. Please send me link when you can, although I did send them an email yesterday which may have been ignored. Should I just post ano...
oh, and I called the EEA department on the UKBA website and she told me not to bother to appeal as we will not fulfill the requirement!!!! Really don't know what to do!!! Sorry to hear you were refused, I will not be much help but all I can say is, if you know you want to be together - get married....
I have just received this email from the Madrid Visa Section after calling Worldbridge today at 9 am: Dear , We are writing to you following receipt of your email regarding your husband’s visa application for the UK. We have checked the status of your husband’s application and it is still being proc...
