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Hi Ribena! Happy New Year to you!ribena wrote:arghh finally get on HO Croydon after 15 mins of waiting. Useless to be told 'your application is in progress'. where is my COA?!
I have sent 2 recorded letter in Oct and Nov, one fax and email and was told to wait till they send it to you in due course.
sigh~
just received phone call from my immigration advisor,daria wrote:Hello,
My EEA2 application was submitted on 23 April.
COA received in July 2008 dated month June.
After 2 written complaints, I have received a letter requesting additional docs on 26 November.
I have sent my additional docs on 03/12/08, still waiting.
Quick update:daria wrote:just received phone call from my immigration advisor,daria wrote:Hello,
My EEA2 application was submitted on 23 April.
COA received in July 2008 dated month June.
After 2 written complaints, I have received a letter requesting additional docs on 26 November.
I have sent my additional docs on 03/12/08, still waiting.
She received my passport with visa, it was stamped back in December, do not know what date exactly yet, will post later.
Good luck fro those who still wait!
Hi Ribena!ribena wrote:Hi Berith,
Happy new year to you too. I called Solvit just before the new year hols and got their voicemail and left them a msg. today a lady from solvit rang me up and wants my details! i was excited (!). i honestly did not except them to call and was ready to make a trip down to london. my husband prefer to meet them face to face if possible.
anyways, i have sent her with the details she required and hope to get some good new soon <fingers crossed>.
tho nothing has been done yet but am extremely pleased with solvit action so far.
Where in South America are you from? If you are a non-visa national you may have been able to travel with your passport, CoA, marriage certificate and proof of residence in the UK. Just a tip should you need to make another trip before your residence card is issued....therefore we booked our tickets to go to visit my parents fot the 19th of December (South America) with my wife we paid around £ 2000 for the tickets, ( and that because we booked them in advance!).
Finally I gave up, decided not to travel, (it was to risky) my wife was very very frustrated and dissapointed. I called the agency to cancel the booking so they said they will charge a £250 fee per ticket for Administartives fees... and only one part of the tickets was refundable...
Your emotions are justified and it's good to be using your energy positively by complaining the your MP and the UKBA. Have you tried contacting SOLVIT?I'm so disspaointed and angry that I want to go back home, the only reason I cant do that is ebcause my wife is still at Uni.
EDIT: I missed that the refund was from the travel agent / airline.rogerex wrote:Now 9th of january 2009, I received a check with onyl half of what I paid for the tickets, so we lost £1000, it's 8 months since the application and still waiting.
thsths, I think Rogerex was referring to the travel agency not the United Kingdom Border Agency."thsths"]This is interesting for two reasons. First of all the UKBA does recognise that they are wrong here, and liable for compensation, otherwise they would not pay you anything. This is exciting news for many applicants in similar positions. (It does not mean that everybody will get compensation, but it is a first step.)rogerex wrote:Now 9th of january 2009, I received a check with onyl half of what I paid for the tickets, so we lost £1000, it's 8 months since the application and still waiting.
Hold on to them. When your application has been allocated to a caseworker and is being looked at you should receive a request from the UKBA for their return.Thought as much.rogerex wrote:Yes, I was refering to the travel agency.One point I forgot to ask is, that I still have both passport with me, should I send them back asap, or wait for the caseworker to requeste them?
Oh Ribena I am so happy for you! wonderful news! after waiting 4 months! incredibleribena wrote:hi all
just a quick update before my boss comes in!
sent eea2 application on 16th sept 08. after many letters, calls, fax, emails. finally my husband told me the CoA has arrived today! Also Solvit contacted me on 5th Jan 09.Don't know if that helps in anyway.
But apparently HO claimed that they have sent the CoA to me on 27th Sept-08. yea right!
anyways, it is all good for now. exactly 4 months for CoA.