It was dated 17th of April

BTW my case was straight forward ie married to EU member

EEA2 Application Sent: 29 Dec 2011 Passports requested: 11 Feb 2012 Passports received: 18 Feb 2012 COA Received: 18 Feb 2012 RC Received: 24 Apl 2012 The long wait is over! BTW I also travelled while awaiting my RC - just showed COA at the boarder with passport no problems - gave me a 6 month exten...