Thank you for all advices.

Finally, North West Correspondence Team admitted an administrative error has casued me a great loss.

But I argued it was a negligence and claimed for it.

Thank you for your recommended options. Unfortunately, there was no written contract extension. Although HR Manager was very clever to hold on giving me a paper, I don't want to harm the employer who offered me a job opportunity and complied with the law. That's why I prefer to go after UKBA as you ...

RC (dated 07/06/12) received 07/07/12

EEA2 application sent on 11/04/12.

COA never issued, caused me loose my job.

As advised, I sent a complaint to http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/contact/contactspage, and got only an automatic reply on 05/06/12: Automatic reply: I lost my job while my EEA 2 Application being processed without a COATuesday, 5 June, 2012 18:50 From: "North West Customer Service Unit"...

EUsmileWEallsmile - I have an appointment at Citizen Advices Bureau on 13/06/12. Hopefully, something pleasant can be proceeded. Jumbo - It's unfair for me. UKBA should have either issued COA or Question and Answer Sheet explaining why I cannot work in the UK. But they cared to advise my ex employer...

Unfortunately, the ex employer never gave me a proof of my contract extension. On the other hand, if it was not extended, I had to stop working on 22 May according to the first contract instead of going on until 31 May. Definitely, I knew HR manager would never give an extension letter until my righ...

I can only send a complaint to UKBA but cannot sue for their failure to issue COA and their advise my ex employer to dismiss me?

If I can sue them, please could you advise me how/ where?

If I send a written appeal to my ex employer, they will be in trouble? They were very nice to me. I feel bad to trouble them.


Thank you for the useful website too.

On 21/05/12, my ex manager told me my contract was extened to September 2012. HR Manager said she would sort it out. On 31/05/12, HR Manager told me to come home and search for document to proof my right to work. I said only COA would help. HR manager and my ex manager knew I made 2 calls to UKBA wi...

At first, my ex employer offered me 2 month contract from April and would conclude on 22 /05/12 on which my EEA FP was expired. On 21/05/12, I was asked to call UKBA to issue a proof of right to work in the UK. I did and was told by the UKBA lay that "go on, go on, you can work here". I to...

I worked under employment contracts for different companies and in different countries.


I just started working with the company who dismissed me in April. I had worked there only for two months.

I will send the complaint to NWCSU@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk and update my case later.

Thank you very much for your time, great advices and important information.

Today, I have got the company letter dated on 31 May. It is also written: You do have the right to appeal this decision. If you would like to appeal, please send your written grounds of appeal to me in the first instance on or before 6 June 2010. Actually, I 'd like to say the company just have foll...

This has caused my career and financial loss. As mentionned above, I got the first EEA family permit in 2006 and later RC for 5 years until 2011. Before I re-entred the UK, I sent a letter to HO asking if I could come back with that EEA family permit 1 month before the expiry date. I was advised to ...

Thank you very much for your kind answers including very usfeul information. The company letter saying: " As you were not able to provide documentary evidence that you are able to work in the UK, and as the Border's Agency has advised the company that it cannot confirm that you have the right t...

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Dear All, I came to the UK with EEA Family permit expired in May 2012 and started working at the beginning of April. I posted my EEA 2 application to UKBA on 11/04/12. So far I have never got COA but called them on the first week of May. They had got my documents. By the third week of May, my employ...