Hello My wife just gor her RC. Was quicker than expected EEA2 Application: 25/02/12 HO received on: 28/02/12 COA received on: 15/03/12 RC received on: 05/05/12 I got my passport back about one month ago. Strangely we asked for her passport back yesterday, i think it was just luck that it arrived to...

Hello My wife just gor her RC. Was quicker than expected EEA2 Application: 25/02/12 HO received on: 28/02/12 COA received on: 15/03/12 RC received on: 05/05/12 I got my passport back about one month ago. Strangely we asked for her passport back yesterday, i think it was just luck that it arrived tod...

Does this mean a non-visa national does not need a residence card too if they are settled in the UK? Firstly, no-one requires a residence card. The UK chose not to make it mandatory. That said, those who do not have one are more likely to be inconvenienced in terms of being able to demonstrate enti...

Does this mean a non-visa national does not need a residence card too if they are settled in the UK? Firstly, no-one requires a residence card. The UK chose not to make it mandatory. That said, those who do not have one are more likely to be inconvenienced in terms of being able to demonstrate enti...

Hi everyone, I applied for EEA2 for my wife (a japanese national) in Feb, as we wished to travel in may I requested a return of our passports. I recieved the passports today however a letter was included stating that we would need to obtain another Family permit if my wife wished to return to the u...

Hi everyone, I applied for EEA2 for my wife (a japanese national) in Feb, as we wished to travel in may I requested a return of our passports. I recieved the passports today however a letter was included stating that we would need to obtain another Family permit if my wife wished to return to the u...

What is the problem if you get your RC on an a4 sheet instead of your passport? It is the exact same?

Hello Forum My wife recently moved to the uk on an eea family permit. She is now waiting to receive her residence card. We plan to try and start a family in the next few years. Assuming she works for a period of time first would she be entitled to any state maternity pay? In her line of work she typ...

Nz made wrote:Thought as I have been browsing here I should share my timeframes

EEA2 Applied: 9/2/2012

HO received: 12/2/2012
COA received: 14/2/2012 dated 9/2/2012

Giving full right to work in the uk

Should the COA Darren be March?

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Hello

Has anyone been able to call the contact centre recently?

I have been trying to call on the following number but with no luck.

08450105200

I wait for about 10 mins and eventually the line goes dead..

Any ideas?

ok excellent.. I assume you need a national insurance number to work? is it possible to get one when my wife's passport with the EEA family permit in it is with the home office for the EEA2 application? her only other ID is a japanese license (not in English)..

Hello, I hope someone can help...

After arriving in the UK with a family permit can are you allowed to work then or must you wait for the COA for the EEA2?

Thanks everyone here for the help.

My wife submitted an EEA family permit at the UKBA application centre in Japan on Monday. According to the processing times at the Osaka office it should be finished within 5 days most of the time..

Hopefully we will hear back on Friday/Monday!

Thanks again guys!

Yet another question..

I have been reading on the forum alot of discussion about health insurance...

Is this required as part of the application for a family permit? I have not seen it mentioned on the UKBA guidance/supporting docs pages, only here?

Ok, thanks for clearing this up.

After you apply for EEA2 can you begin to work straight away or do you have to wait until it is granted - which looks like it can be upto 6 months from reading the forum!

Thank you for all the replies. It is very helpful. I have yet another question. When applying for the family permit, I must submit a copy of my passport endorsed by the Irish Embassy in Tokyo.. I called the Irish Embassy in Tokyo and they are happy to stamp/sign a photocopy of my passport.. Is this ...

Yes, but be careful if you take Obie's advice. To enter as a visitor under UK rules one needs to prove an intention to visit to leave (rather than enter and reside). If they suspect that she will not be leaving (and, instead, applying for residence with her EEA partner) they are perfectly entitled ...

A Japanese citizen is a visa free national, so do not require a visa. They could simply travel to the UK and apply for leave under code 1A. An EEA family permit is a national law requirement and has nothing to do with community law. Core family members of an EEA national are not Subjected to nation...

Although the EEA FP application form asks about finances, it is not required by Eu law in your case. Better to leave it out from the application. Just write N/A for that section. You are only required to show that you work in the UK so employer letter, 2-3 recent payslips (you can throw in a P60 if...

Hello I have a few questions about an EEA family permit. I am going to marry my fiancé in early January (she is Japanese and I am Irish) in Japan ( I currently live and work in the UK). Very soon after this (hopefully we can get it all sorted when I am in Japan next week) she plans to apply for an ...

nonspecifics wrote:Remember that, as you are already living in the UK, you will be required to prove that you have been exercising treaty rights in the UK during that time.

Ok, when you say "exercising treaty rights" do you mean working and living here?

Ok, sounds god. Thank you everyone for the information.

I will submit as much information as I can to show the relationship is genuine but as mentioned it is not likely I will have a problem.

Hello

Is the EEA family permit a settlement visa?

I assumed it is but looking at the processing times for a family permit in Japan it is in the "non-settlement" table?

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/count ... ableAnchor

Cheers

I have a quick question. My wife (after we get married) will be applying for an EEA2 (assuming she is granted an EEA family permit) when she arrives in the UK. In order for her to apply for an EEA2 do I first need an EEA1? I am currently living and working in the UK for 2 years and am Irish. And if ...

Excellent! Thank you for the reply..

I was getting concerned as I read the forum about refusals!!