EEA2 / FM-EFM Discussion thread

[Nightwolf]

Yeah man... heres my story:
I applied as unmarried partner on 5th of june 2014. i was given right to work and then started working in dominos.. one day while i was working.. the home office raided my work place in november.. they asked my status checked my details said they wud interview me .. they asked me questions asked me to show my phone to confirm if i really was in a relationship later on they clarified saying the relationship is genuine.. i had applied through a solicitor and that bloody solicitor group didnt inform us in time that the home office refused the appication.. when we found out i was already too late.. so later on we re applied.. i lost my right to work.. for 6 months i stayed home during which we got married .. and then i applied again on the 15th of june.. 2015then as u can see.. on the 15th of december i got an email which asked us to give an interview.. we gave the interview and after 4 weeks we finally got the answer... ive already boooked my ticket and i am off to an island..

Did you get married with your COA then, if they still had your documents during the 6 months you stayed home.

Yes.. we went there to give notice of intent to marry .. they said they will refer us to the home office and they will decide whether we can marry or not..

[lucia123]

our solicitor recieve mail from HO for inertview on 10 of march wish us goodluck guys we cant waiting for the interview anyone pass this stage and any idea?

[tigerram]

Hello everyone,

Quick question. We are about to send off my wife's residence card application. She is a non eea just arrived in the uk on eea fp and I am an Irish national, having rescinded British nationality. We are sending 50 pages of documents, some of them original. Do we have to include a prepaid envelope in our application for them to eventually return our documents, or do they do it as a matter of course? I am only asking because money is tight at the moment

[s1120403]

Hi tigerram,

We sent a pre-paid return envelope. However, when we requested the non-EEA passport back, they sent it by registered post (we had to sign that we received it) in an envelope of their own. They didn't use ours at that time. I am not sure what they do with the documents should you not send a pre-paid return envelope; in our case I expect they will use it to send the documents. The residence card will come by DX on their expense (as I understand from posts on this forum). Hope this helps.

[nkunimdi77]

our solicitor recieve mail from HO for inertview on 10 of march wish us goodluck guys we cant waiting for the interview anyone pass this stage and any idea?

Lucia123,i wanna encourage u...me and my wife had our interview at liverpool on 15/2/2016,just be calm and friendly.it is not as difficult and scary as some people would want us to belief.sit down with ur spouse and refresh ur memory as to when,how and where u met,date u get married,names of both parents,names of both siblings,what they do n their ages,how n when did u propose to get married,who the witnnes were,whether u have met both parents,why do u wanna live in uk,what u did last weekend,what u did new years eve.how much u pay for ur rent,how many rooms are there,how many people lives there....and questions about ur work place,ur salary,and pety pety stuff about u guys.....so i will suggest u get clear with with answers on these things ...i hope it will help and trust me ,u will be fine.

[G3rald]

Hi everyone.

I have a problem with my COA.

I applied with my daugther (14 years old) as Non-EEA to get a Resident card, We enrolled our biometrics on 13/02/2016, on 20/02/2016 I received my daughter's COA with permit to work but I didn't receive my letter.

I thought that the HO will send them together. I don't know if it this normal... If the HO send COA separated or If I have some problem .. I am concerned about it.

Thanks in advanced.

[lucia123]

thanks you so much nkunimdi77 God bless you

[Mo2013]

Hi lucia can u please tell me What Is the issue date of the interview letter ,, our timeline quite near and still haven't hear from them

[lucia123]

Mo2013 we surmmited 15 of sempember check eea timeline you will see full details

[lucia123]

hi Mo2013 is 10th of march

[Mo2013]

Hi Lucia ,, I was asking about the interview latter issue date

[s1120403]

I was wondering what seems to be the pattern lately for the RC delivery: do they send three envelopes, one containing the documents, one containing the letter that they are issuing the RC which should arrive in the next 10 days, and one containing the RC ? or the envelope containing the documents also contains the letter that they are issuing the RC which should arrive in the next 10 days ? or there is no pattern ?

[schaudhry1980]

HI Guys,

Here is my timeline,

I am the EAA national and my wife who is from Pakistan who is in the UK on an EAA family permit at the moment (expired during application).

We sent in the application on the 26th of October 2015, Biometrics done on the 9th of November 2015 and we got a COA with the right to work on the 26th of November 2015, We have not heard anything since , is that normal ?

My second question is around the likelihood of her getting the the residency card based upon the fact that they have already done the screening previously as she got the EAA family permit previously?

Thanks in advance.

Sohail

[s1120403]

HI Guys,

Here is my timeline,

I am the EAA national and my wife who is from Pakistan who is in the UK on an EAA family permit at the moment (expired during application).

We sent in the application on the 26th of October 2015, Biometrics done on the 9th of November 2015 and we got a COA with the right to work on the 26th of November 2015, We have not heard anything since , is that normal ?

My second question is around the likelihood of her getting the the residency card based upon the fact that they have already done the screening previously as she got the EAA family permit previously?

Thanks in advance.

Sohail

There isn't any correspondence in between the CoA and the decision. They are currently working on the September applications. Check the timelines here:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/eea-ro ... 3-100.html

I'm not sure what to answer about the second question.

[Nightwolf]

Finally posting this .. got residence card today.. thank u every one for.you support .. now on my way to a weeks vacation.. i wish you all best of luck.. and ill be here ofc if any one needs any sort of info regarding interview etc.. feel free to contact me..

[alex1128]

Congratulations buddy !! Send us a postcard

[zeyad.ahmed10]

Hello Everyone, I asked our passports back 2 weeks ago. and yesterday was 10th working days. I didnt receive them. I have filled the enquiry application as well yesterday. Is it normal that it takes more than 10 working days.
I have asked our passports back yesterday as well. I don't know if it is going to work..
Can anybody help if they have requested their passports back and it took more than 10 working days?
thank you

[Nightwolf]

Congratulations buddy !! Send us a postcard

thanks alot bro!! I hope n pray urs gets sorted really soon... best of luck!!

[punkurz]

Hi everyone,

A little help as I am freaking out. I am an EEA National with residency permit here. My husband, who is American, submitted his application October 13th. His passport is expiring in June so we asked for it back 10 days ago so we can start the renewal process. Today we got a letter saying that the return was denied because he "currently has no basis of stay in UK" and that his "basis of stay in the UK depends on the conclusion of your application for a residence card." It does also say that he may "wait for the application to be decided and if successful your documents will be returned to you." But then it has all this information about flying home and voluntarily departure, etc. It is really freaking me out.

Should I be worried? Does this mean he will be deported? It seems like we are in the home stretch for the residency card, hitting 5 months in a couple of weeks. Since the COA, this is the first communication I've had. Also, this means that his passport will be 2 months from complete expiration when returned, if returned.

Anyway, anybody have experience with this letter? Any advice would help and I sure hope October's start getting their RC's.

[alex1128]

There is no need to freak out this letter is quite normal ... they will not return the passport of Visa nationals unless they have a valid visa on it !!
I personally think that the wording of these letters has been chosen specifically to stress/freak people out ...
I see you are close to 5 months so do not worry and sit tight and you will get your visa very soon, moreover nobody could deport you if you are having a genuine relationship !

[wegiwegi]

There is no need to freak out this letter is quite normal ... they will not return the passport of Visa nationals unless they have a valid visa on it !!

Well my wife's application was refused, saying that there was not much evidence of me exercising treaty rights, and that she has to leave the country now, her passport was sent back to us, even there is not valid visa on it. Im still reading and having a laugh because they are really Muppets, I am Swiss citizen, sent swiss passport, and on the refuse letter said I presented swedish passport, and swedish marriage certificate, when in fact was swiss, amazing HO

[alex1128]

Well in this case it must be a mistake from one of these new agency staff the HO hired ...
Have you provided the prrofs of you exercing treaty rights ?
I believe if you are genuinely exercing treaty right you jave strong grounds for reproduction and/or appeal ... you have just to start the procedure and nobody will deport you !

[wegiwegi]

I believe if you are genuinely exercing treaty right you jave strong grounds for reproduction and/or appeal ... you have just to start the procedure and nobody will deport you !

I will be starting a new application, it is cheaper than going the appeal way, just gattering all my paperwork, and this August will be 2 years married, will see the outcome, they hinted on the refuse letter, that we are a marriage of convenience, and if a new application was made, we will have to attend an interview etc

[Fiso4ka]

Hello everyone,

I am planning to apply for EEA2(EFM). I am in a long-term relationship with EU partner, and we are both based in UK. At the moment, I am preparing a cover letter to connect all the supporting documents. My questions is: does my partner need to write and sign this cover letter too? that he confirms that this information is complete and true? Or is it better if he writes a separate letter to support my application? But then I am not quite sure what else he can add there =)

I know that the cover letter is not obligatory, but in the case of EFM I believe one needs to put an extra effort to prove the status of your relationship. Initially, I was planning to apply together with my partner, PR for him and RC-EFM for me - and this would make our story more complete, with more supporting documents from my partner. But we found out that he didn't have comprehensive insurance while he was a student. So he will have to apply separately on the basis of long-term residency in the UK.
Thank you in advance!

[Mo2013]

Hello guys , want ask something,, I got the latter state that I will receive my RC in 10 working days on 24/2 and till now I haven't received it I called the DX and they said no out standing delivery for my address so normally how long it takes to receive it , thanks