does any one know if after six months they actually tell you the reason why is it taking long or how far the application has been processed?

can anyone advise on what to do! i requested passports earlier in jan! still no RC , close to 6 months period! getting very impatient now...
once 6 months are over , what should i do?

i have sent 3 emails to ask for RC as i am travelling this week! they emailed back saying your request has been forwarded to the dept handling your case! i am 18 days short of 6 months period!!!!

i requested both our passports back! and i called home office twice this week just to find out that they cant give any information as the application is still under process! how long .... how long ....

No idea. My guess is good as yours. On what basis did you apply for RC? Any immigration history which will make the HO to examine your case more? They should issue the RC within 6 months and have improved a lot compared to previous years in meeting this. i applied for eea2 , i am married to lithuan...

[/quote] The application is still valid. Once a decision is made, the HO will either request the passport back or issue the RC on a piece of paper. If you travel, you can enter the UK using the CoA. However, if you are a visa national, you will need to apply for a EEA Family Permit as airlines will ...

i asked for my passport return , and i got it without residence card! there is a letter which says family members of an EEA who are not EEA wishing to return to UK should apply for an EEA family permit at a british diplomatic post abroad before returning to this country! DOES this mean my applicatio...

RC received and here is my timeline. 16 August 2011- Application sent 17 August 2011- Received by HO 07 October 2011 - Coa arrived dated 4 October 15 November 2011- We called for return of our passports. 17 November 2011 - RC received dated dated 31 October 2011 Good luck everyone who is waiting fo...

JESSIES wrote:I checked online and the General Group Managed Migration deals with specific groupings, such as unmarried partners, which we are.

mine was done individually

JESSIES wrote:Applied for EEA on 5 October 2011
COA on 8 Nov, dated 2 November 2011

Unmarried partner situation. Australian-French couple.

yours is same date as mine... is it signed by thomas? wondered if same person is dealing our applications

i applied on 16 aug and i have only received COA today dated 02-nov, does this mean they only opened my envelope now and it could take few more months?

hi, i applied for eea2 on 16 aug 2011 special delivery confirmed 18th delivered! since then i have not received anything at all, no COA, i have called them(HO) twice as my employer was asking for my passport as visa runs out on 25 nov 2011, they dont give any information instead gave me case id and ...