RC in passport or as a separate card?

[catnap2012]

Hi

I received my EEA2 last Thursday!! I'm happy but I'm wondering why is in the form of a visa sticker stuck in my passport. I thought it was suppose to be a card, the size of a credit card. Do they send that later or is it either a card or sticker in the passport?

My passport expires before my EEA2 visa does so it's better for me to have the card if it's an option.

Did anyone else receive theirs as a separate card? If so did you specifically request this?

If anyone received the visa in their passports, do they send the card later?

Thanks

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

It's quite normal to receive your residence card in your passport, in the UK at least.

[Jambo]

It's either sticker in the passport of a sticker on a A4 piece of paper. It was never a credit card / plastic card (that exist for other types of permits in the UK but not the ones under EEA regulations).

[flashware]

I've just received mine as paper, very flimsy but still easy enough to carry around in my travel wallet when required.

I know I can use the EU lane when arriving into the UK now, but is the same true for other EU countries?

[Englandd]

Without passport UKBA normally issue EEA2 RC on A4 size page and its never been on any credit card typed/sized card. Because its being issued under European rules instead of British rules in which biometrics details are being kept in card chip.