Hey Guys,

Sorry my apologies, looks like the immigration solicitor was wrong, I just spoke with the HO and they advised exactly what you said above, I need to complete the 5 yrs.

Just goes to show you need to be careful what you hear.

Hey Guys, Just to advise, I've spoken to two separate immigration solicitor companies in london and they have both advised that it's incorrect that I'm not eligible for PR. The law (apparently) states that I must reside in the UK for a minimum of 5 lawful years (irrelevant of visa). This means that ...

Hi, I'm currently in the UK working with my wife (who's an German citizen) and I'm on a EEA residence card. My existing visa expires in 6 months so I want to apply for another. Last time I applied the HO declined my application because the Tenancy Agreement I submitted wasn't original, I ended up ge...

Ok, looks like I might apply to extend my existing EEA visa as I feel safer with that extended. After reading some threads, it looks like I need to apply the standard way using the EEA Residence Card form. Is there a quicker way to renew is you've already got an EEA visa? I remember the last time I ...

Thanks for the quick response. My concern is that my employer has said they are worried about my employment if I don't get my ILR before the expiry date of my existing visa.

I did read that you can apply no earlier than 28 days prior to the expiry of the existing EEA visa? Is this correct?

Hi, I "think" I am eligible to apply for ILR but not 100% sure. I arrived in the UK in July 2010 on a Tier 2 visa, then in May 2011 I changed my visa to a EEA family visa which I've been on since (this expires in May 2016). Now I've been in the UK now for over 5 years and never really been...

Just to let you know how annoying their timeframes are... mine took 7+ months and I've been with my EU partner for 4 yrs living together in Australia before we moved here. Got it the other day after applying in November 2010.

Yes the Home Office did post the original tenancy agreement back which was funny seeing they thought it was a copy. And yes sorry I am talking about a Residence Card (I just think of it as a visa). This case seems to get weirder every hour. Yesterday afternoon I was lucky enough to get the contact d...

Hi shampali.... Just wondered if you'd receieved a Upper Tribunal hearing date?

I'm in a very simulate situation by winning the first tier, but the HO appealled and now I'm waiting for the Upper. Problem is they don't have to process the request in any timeframe, so welcome to the slow lane.

Just an update. I've spoken today to the Presenting Officers Unit, my Solicator and the Tribunal and this is the information I've now been informed about. Firstly, I made a mistake this morning in requesting the Tribunal abandon the appeal as I now have my visa. After speaking with my solicator that...

Thanks so much for the above extract and comments. So does this mean that now that the visa is provided by the Home Department, the Tribunal must abandon the appeal based on that recently I sent both the Tribunal and Home Department (Presenting Officers Unit) a copy of the visa to include in all rec...

OMG... If I could reach you, I'd kiss and hug you. Thank you so much for that, I'm going to get my solicitor on that first thing tomorrow morning.

Thank you so much for that information

Hi all, I've had my share of problems with the Home Office over the last 10 months and am in a weird tricky position. To give to a very quick run down of what's happened so far: 1. Applied last November for a EEA2 family visa with my partner of 3+ yrs. 2. In Feb was declined visa with reason being t...