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how longer more for eea2?

Post by kasienka87 » Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:03 pm

hi am from poland,my husband south africa.we applied for eea1(me) and eea2(him) on 28 june 2008.after many calls and emails to HO i recieve on 10.01.2009 my residence card with date of issuse 10.12.2008!!!, but we are still waiting for his!!! do someone knows how long can take it? please for help.we can"t leave like normal familly because we don't know what can happend next day.if he must back to south africa or what... :?: :?: :?:
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yankeegirl
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Post by yankeegirl » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:58 am

The regulations state that applications must be dealt with within 6 months, but judging by the timelines other members have posted, it seems to be taking 8-9 months for EEA2 applications. You husband does not have to go back to South Africa. Since the application has taken longer than six months, you could try lodging a complaint through SOLVIT. Have a search on the forum, many people have posted their EEA2 application experiences.
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Re: how longer more for eea2?

Post by joelondon » Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:45 pm

kasienka87 wrote:hi am from poland,my husband south africa.we applied for eea1(me) and eea2(him) on 28 june 2008.after many calls and emails to HO i recieve on 10.01.2009 my residence card with date of issuse 10.12.2008!!!, but we are still waiting for his!!! do someone knows how long can take it? please for help.we can"t leave like normal familly because we don't know what can happend next day.if he must back to south africa or what... :?: :?: :?:
hi there did u get you RC ...AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR ? MANY THANKS
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kasienka87
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Re: how longer more for eea2?

Post by kasienka87 » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:59 pm

joelondon wrote:
kasienka87 wrote:hi am from poland,my husband south africa.we applied for eea1(me) and eea2(him) on 28 june 2008.after many calls and emails to HO i recieve on 10.01.2009 my residence card with date of issuse 10.12.2008!!!, but we are still waiting for his!!! do someone knows how long can take it? please for help.we can"t leave like normal familly because we don't know what can happend next day.if he must back to south africa or what... :?: :?: :?:
hi there did u get you RC ...AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR ? MANY THANKS
HI

i applied for RC on 28 june 2008 and recieved on 10.01.2009.good luck
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joelondon
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Post by joelondon » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:45 pm

well good AND congratulation ...so then u have been waiting for about 7 months ...that was quick and did u apply using a lawyer or not ?
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Post by rogerex » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:46 am

That was quick indeed, I'm waiting more than 8 months and they havent even asked for the passports to be sent again, This really concerns me.
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Post by kasienka87 » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:05 pm

rogerex wrote:That was quick indeed, I'm waiting more than 8 months and they havent even asked for the passports to be sent again, This really concerns me.
but i got my EEA1 .my husband still waiting for his EEA2
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Post by kasienka87 » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:09 pm

joelondon wrote:well good AND congratulation ...so then u have been waiting for about 7 months ...that was quick and did u apply using a lawyer or not ?
I DIDN'T APPLIED USING A LAWER BUT I RECIEVED EEA1 not EEA2.MY HUSBAND APPLYING FOR EEA2 BUT STILL NO ONE DIDN'T BACK TO HIM FROM HO .WE SEND A LOT OF EMAILS.FAXES.AND LETTERS BUT NO ANWSER FROM HO:(
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Post by swish » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:35 pm

rogerex wrote:That was quick indeed, I'm waiting more than 8 months and they havent even asked for the passports to be sent again, This really concerns me.
I feel your pain rogerex. We've been waiting nearly 10 months now. After many calls we still haven't received anything asking us to return our passports. Unfortunately the same story everytime we call...
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Post by rogerex » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:57 pm

10 months! omg!! this is the first time I hear 10 months so far I heard 8 and 9 as an average, but no 10. What do they say when you call them?
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Post by swish » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:01 am

They just say it's still being processed and we have a huge backlog blah blah blah. We're sorry and please be patient as we are doing the best we can.
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vinny
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Post by vinny » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:26 am

Chapter 5 - Residence Card Applications wrote:1.9 Six-month rule

Community law requires us to decide applications for a residence card within 6 months from the date of receipt of the application. Failure to comply with this requirement could leave the Home Office open to a claim for damages.
This is not intended to be legal or professional advice in any jurisdiction. Please click on any given links for further information. Refer to the source of any quotes.
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Post by UKBAbble » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:48 am

swish wrote:They just say it's still being processed and we have a huge backlog blah blah blah. We're sorry and please be patient as we are doing the best we can.
They're not making any money out of it so there's no incentive for them to hurry.
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Post by vinny » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:50 pm

Will claims for damages be an incentive?
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elevendi
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Post by elevendi » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:56 am

i've been waiting for my EEA2 application for 9 months now, i have called today and it seems they changed the phone number, the new one is 0845 010 5200 , don't bother to call, it is getting worse, it is just a useless recorded tape which point you to check their website, but the website itself remain the same no update there to be found, basically you are left without knowing either you're in the wait or in the process

it gets more frustrating when you can't even talk to a real person! i start feeling the psychological damage
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rogerex
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Post by rogerex » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:57 pm

Phsycological damage is done on my side as well as economic damage as I wasnt able to travel in December therefore losing 50% of the money for the tikets to south america..... Oh well seems like there's no much to do but wait. I'm actually getting used to the idea
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Ale13
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Post by Ale13 » Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:10 pm

complaint letters my friends!!!
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elevendi
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Post by elevendi » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:50 am

11 months and NOTHING yet in the horizon! 2 months ago, i received a reply for one of my letters. (through solicitor) they confirmed that the application is registered in their database and they are going to locate it and pass it to a caseworker! (that was 2 months ago!)


:roll: i've got that feeling that i've been put on hold for an eternity
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