.... As you suggest, AshJK, I'll start a new thread ending with "Switching Status" instead of "CoA and decision time". Anyway, on point, I think the new thread would have to be titled to end with 'Discriminatory Settled status period requirement'. Or something very specific that captures the point ...

Correspondence from "EU settlement - Non EU family member - CoA and decision time" is copied below... by RJW » Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:45 pm UK Resident: 10 years (Ancestry Visa) Durable Partner of EU Citizen: 6 1/2 years (married 28 April 2019) Applied: 14 May 2019 Biometric Residence Permit submitted ...

Thanks for your replies, askmeplz82 and AshJK. I'm aware that the pre-settlement status decision I received won't be changed to a settlement one - at least, not in the short term! Apart from noting the administrative errors, my complaint focussed on the negligent lack of detail for non-EU family ...

UK Resident: 10 years (Ancestry Visa) Durable Partner of EU Citizen: 6 1/2 years (married 28 April 2019) Applied: 14 May 2019 Biometric Residence Permit submitted for Proof of Identity: 15 May 2019 Request for Biometrics: 18 June 2019 Biometrics provided: 25 July 2019 Certificate of Application: 2 ...