EEA2 Application Timelines - ONLY 1 TOPIC - UpToDate

[Luz96]

Please I need some advice and information, I am non eu having eu partner I have be granted Residence in the UK my question is can I travel with my RC to other part of Europe without having problem ?because I have plane to travel with with family to Spain,your will be appreciated.

[Luz96]

Please I need some advice and information, I am non eu having eu partner I have be granted Residence in the UK my question is can I travel with my RC to other part of Europe without having problem ?because I have plane to travel with with family to Spain,your will be appreciated.

[Dirk]

If you have the RC you should have no trouble at all.

[bilirserdar]

Hi there, has anyone who applied in April received their RC yet?

My timeline:
EEA (extented family member)- unmarried partner application

24.04 Application sent
29.04 Payment taken
13.05 Biometrics given
19.05 COA received (with right to work)
19.05 Requested passports back
03.06 Passports returned

waiting for RC

Hopefully only a few more weeks left to wait?

Hi
I am april applicant aswell, i think it will take more than a few weeks. I personally expect it at the end of september.
If you read forum, they still processing march applicants, more than half havent got their RC yet. Plus We ll get plastic RC so our timeline will be more than 5 months

[Luz96]

Any one who have travel to other part of Europe with his RC should please let know how he go about it and the country you travel to,please share ur experience with me.

[lyztge]

Could someone comment on the time it takes for an employer to get a response from the Home Office Employer Checking Service? Thanks

[macwil]

[/quote]Hi mileman, thanks very much for your previous replies.
I am a non EEA national married to EEA and came here in UK on Family permit which got expired 4th of august, and I have applied for Residence card last month.
now I have a situation, I need to go to India (my home country) very urgent as my granny is not well. I have submitted my passport to UKBA for Residence card.
1. so can I ask my passport back and if so can I travel with expired visa to India.
2. My application will be cancelled if i ask my passport back.
3. can I apply for Family permit in India (again) to come back to UK.
4. Do I need to reapply for Residence card after I come back from India or it gets continue from where I have withdrawn my passport.

Thanks very much for your reply.[/quote]

Macwil, here is what I know:

Your application will not be cancelled if you ask for your passport back, make sure when you ask for your documents back, you DONT tick the box that says withdraw application.
When you come back from India, you will need to present on top of your passport, your COA and your marriage certificate to the EEA national.
By doing this your process still goes on, and you won´t need to re-apply for anything, as long as you are within your COA´s validity, which is six months.

How long has the HO had your documents and how long will you be away from the UK?[/quote]

hi mileman , thank you very much for your reply.
I had applied on 2nd July and BRP done on 10th July. Still didnt get COA letter.
I planned going on 30th OCT and return 19Nov. Actually I am going to get married.. (church Marriage)
I had called up UKBA , they said same thing which you replied but they asked me to reapply for Family Permit in India to come back. I didnt ask them whether I can enter with COA and marriage certificate. reapplying F.Permit is not problem.
my biggest tension is to enter UK on 19th Nov and join work.

Thanks again.

[aurora77]

Could someone comment on the time it takes for an employer to get a response from the Home Office Employer Checking Service? Thanks

5 days is the standard.

[Nina Roche]

COA with Right to Work received at last. Dated 13/8..

Congratulations! Aurora. Also thank you for mentioning the email charging.permits@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk. I'll try. I hope no drama any more.

[Nina Roche]

I think if you keep clicking during the appointment booking and select your application type, you would see the charge is only 65 in the end. That is what we did early last month at least.......

Thanks lyztge! If this time they mess up again, I'll use this service. Plus, how close you would be able to make earliest appointment when you went online to book last ?

[Nina Roche]

Hi
I am april applicant aswell, i think it will take more than a few weeks. I personally expect it at the end of september.
If you read forum, they still processing march applicants, more than half havent got their RC yet. Plus We ll get plastic RC so our timeline will be more than 5 months

Hi bilirserdar, just a question what do you mean by "plus we will get plastic RC"?

[bashyboy144]

Hi
I am april applicant aswell, i think it will take more than a few weeks. I personally expect it at the end of september.
If you read forum, they still processing march applicants, more than half havent got their RC yet. Plus We ll get plastic RC so our timeline will be more than 5 months

Hi bilirserdar, just a question what do you mean by "plus we will get plastic RC"?

Hi nina Roche,
Plastic RC means it will be a card like biometrics residence card it is not going to be on the passports anymore for the applications made on or after 6th April 2015 when they introduced biometrics for non EU nationals

[UKBA...ARRG]

COA with Right to Work received at last. Dated 13/8..

Hi Aurora77! Got my COA with right to work!!! Dated 13/8 received 15/8!

I think we hold the record now for longest COA to arrive! Biometrics submitted on 8/7

[UKBA...ARRG]

July Boat Update

RAUME: biometrics enrolment 23/07/15
coa with right to work 10/08/15 dated 06/08/15

SWEET SNOW WHITE: biometrics enrolment 20/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 06/08/15

ADNAN 12345: biometrics enrolment 23/07/15
coa PENDING...........

DIRK: biometrics enrolment 15/07/15
coa with right to work 05/08/15 dated 03/08/15

UKBA...AARG: biometrics enrolment 08/07/15
coa With right to work 15/8/15 dated 13/8/15

WHYTELLMEWHY: biometrics enrolment 27/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 05/08/15

AURORA77: biometric enrolment 18/07/15
coa with right to work 15/8/15 (dated 13/7/15)

CHIHANGIR: biometrics enrolment 13/07/15
coa PENDING..............

LYZTGE: biometrics enrolment 17/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 05/08/15

AKZ: biometrics enrolment 27/07/15
coa PENDING..............

BVC1989: biometrics enrolment 04/07/15 (Application sent on 24 June)
coa with right to work 16/07/15

[Nina Roche]

Hi nina Roche,
Plastic RC means it will be a card like biometrics residence card it is not going to be on the passports anymore for the applications made on or after 6th April 2015 when they introduced biometrics for non EU nationals

Understood. Thanks bashyboy144!

[adnan12345]

congrates! UKBA...AARG for ur coa! m still waiting!

[Bellan]

Hi there, has anyone who applied in April received their RC yet?

My timeline:
EEA (extented family member)- unmarried partner application

24.04 Application sent
29.04 Payment taken
13.05 Biometrics given
19.05 COA received (with right to work)
19.05 Requested passports back
03.06 Passports returned

waiting for RC

Hopefully only a few more weeks left to wait?

Hi! I'm April as well, very similar timeline

Application: 11th April
CoA: 12th May

Hopefully won't be long now!

[gdevkota]

any release today for march applicant?

[Mileman]

MARCH

Pending:

. Ioana27 - COA 11.03
. Nefertari - COA 20.03
. Hsahyonni - COA 21.03
. Imran1984 - COA 27.03
. Raf7 - COA 28.03
. Ukstorm1 - COA 29.03
. Gdevkota - COA 31.03

Received (COA - RC date)

rc 0222015 3/3/2015 - 7/7/2015
iyk13 5/3/2015 - 24/7/2015
mcss 12/3/2015 - 16/7/2015
Toraqa 20/3/2015 - 28/7/2015
Mileman 31/3/2015 - 6/8/2015
Aleksandrija 30/3/2015 - 10/8/2015
Vicky 23/03/2015 - 07/08/2015

Other decisions:

. Blinxy - COA 25.03 - 13.08

[Nefertari]

any release today for march applicant?

Still nothing on my side ( waiting is killing me !

[maya2015]

July Boat Update

RAUME: biometrics enrolment 23/07/15
coa with right to work 10/08/15 dated 06/08/15

SWEET SNOW WHITE: biometrics enrolment 20/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 06/08/15

ADNAN 12345: biometrics enrolment 23/07/15
coa PENDING...........

DIRK: biometrics enrolment 15/07/15
coa with right to work 05/08/15 dated 03/08/15

UKBA...AARG: biometrics enrolment 08/07/15
coa With right to work 15/8/15 dated 13/8/15

WHYTELLMEWHY: biometrics enrolment 27/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 05/08/15

AURORA77: biometric enrolment 18/07/15
coa with right to work 15/8/15 (dated 13/7/15)

CHIHANGIR: biometrics enrolment 13/07/15
coa PENDING..............

LYZTGE: biometrics enrolment 17/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 05/08/15

AKZ: biometrics enrolment 27/07/15
coa PENDING..............

BVC1989: biometrics enrolment 04/07/15 (Application sent on 24 June)
coa with right to work 16/07/15

Could you add me as well?
biometrics enrolment 16/07/2015 (Application sent 24/06/2015)
Coa with right to work dated 31/07/2015

[Chalkycheese]

[/quote]

Hi there, has anyone who applied in April received their RC yet?

My timeline:
EEA (extented family member)- unmarried partner application

24.04 Application sent
29.04 Payment taken
13.05 Biometrics given
19.05 COA received (with right to work)
19.05 Requested passports back
03.06 Passports returned

waiting for RC

Hopefully only a few more weeks left to wait?

Hey Lo628,
I applied in April as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll start getting them in a few weeks, but I'm not expecting much.
My timeline is as follows:
Application sent 19.04
COA dated 28.04.
Requested passports back 03.08.
Still waiting on passports and RC.

I'm really nervous about my passport. I need to go back to Australia for a cousins wedding in September and I know I should have requested them earlier but I just wanted the home office to have them for as long as possible. I thought asking for them more than a month in advance would be enough, but now I'm not so sure
How long has it been taking everyone else to get their passports back?

[adnan12345]

July Boat Update

RAUME: biometrics enrolment 23/07/15
coa with right to work 10/08/15 dated 06/08/15

SWEET SNOW WHITE: biometrics enrolment 20/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 06/08/15

ADNAN 12345: biometrics enrolment 23/07/15
coa PENDING...........

DIRK: biometrics enrolment 15/07/15
coa with right to work 05/08/15 dated 03/08/15

UKBA...AARG: biometrics enrolment 08/07/15
coa With right to work 15/8/15 dated 13/8/15

WHYTELLMEWHY: biometrics enrolment 27/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 05/08/15

AURORA77: biometric enrolment 18/07/15
coa with right to work 15/8/15 (dated 13/7/15)

CHIHANGIR: biometrics enrolment 13/07/15
coa PENDING..............

LYZTGE: biometrics enrolment 17/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 05/08/15

AKZ: biometrics enrolment 27/07/15
coa PENDING..............

BVC1989: biometrics enrolment 04/07/15
coa with right to work 16/07/15

MAYA: biometrics enrolment 16/07/15
coa with right to work 31/07/15

[fernandopeleias]

[/quote] Hey fernandopeleias! We're on the same boat! We sent our application EEA(QP) & (FM) on 24th of Feb, COA dated 2nd of March. My wife and I are thinking of calling them on friday but seems like it's not a good idea. We're also moving address early next month hopefully we don't need to wait that long or else we would need to update address for the 2nd time . I think we should make our letters ready to our MP's because 6 months is nearly over and get in touch with SOLVIT. Best of LUCK and keep in touch..[/quote][/quote]


Hi Zedy, any news about your case? Did you manage to call them?

[apla]

July Boat Update

RAUME: biometrics enrolment 23/07/15
coa with right to work 10/08/15 dated 06/08/15

SWEET SNOW WHITE: biometrics enrolment 20/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 06/08/15

ADNAN 12345: biometrics enrolment 23/07/15
coa PENDING...........

DIRK: biometrics enrolment 15/07/15
coa with right to work 05/08/15 dated 03/08/15

UKBA...AARG: biometrics enrolment 08/07/15
coa With right to work 15/8/15 dated 13/8/15

WHYTELLMEWHY: biometrics enrolment 27/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 05/08/15

AURORA77: biometric enrolment 18/07/15
coa with right to work 15/8/15 (dated 13/7/15)

CHIHANGIR: biometrics enrolment 13/07/15
coa PENDING..............

LYZTGE: biometrics enrolment 17/07/15
coa with right to work 08/08/15 dated 05/08/15

AKZ: biometrics enrolment 27/07/15
coa PENDING..............

BVC1989: biometrics enrolment 04/07/15
coa with right to work 16/07/15

MAYA: biometrics enrolment 16/07/15
coa with right to work 31/07/15

APLA: biometrics enrolment 08/07/15
coa with right to work 23/07/15