They rejected our application for a second time. Our lawyer says that their decision is a breach of EU law and there's no way this can stand in court, so we are now doing a judicial review of the decision. They did not give us the right to appeal, so we had no other choice. It's ridiculous, because ...

Hi Hola. I sent complaints to these two emails, and received a reply after a week with some actual helpful information: complaints@homeoffice.gov.uk UKBACustomerComplaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk I don't know if it was because of escalating (which I also did multiple times) or complaining. I received ...

Just an update: we did our biometrics on 10 October, escalated twice after receiving no answer and 4 weeks. I sent a complaint to home office around 3 weeks ago. One week later I received an apology that the application had taken so long, saying there had been a technical difficulty but that we ...

We did biometrics on the 9th, they rejected us on the 24th of the same month. My lawyer seemed to think if they're taking longer it's a good sign, but of course there's no way of knowing.

Yes also Madrid. I know, that's what I'm so worried about too. This is the second application we've come too, as the first one was rejected.

Hi Hola I've been waiting 40+ working days and getting so frustrated! I also got the 'nor straightforward' email in my 2nd week. Did you file a complaint direct with the Home Office or escalate the call with UKVI (or both)? It's 14 WD since escalation, and apparently I'm supposed to get some sort of ...

Hi all Thanks for your responses! Ahlem, I can't believe you waited so long! Those that lodged a complaint - was it with the email UKBACustomerComplaints[at]homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk? I emailed them last week, but they say it takes 20 days to reply. By 3rd of December, almost 9 weeks after applying, and ...

That is so stressful, I'm so sorry! When did you end up receiving an answer? I've been waiting 8 weeks for a decision on my application now.

I've been waiting 8 weeks now and am getting so frustrated. We did biometrics in Spain on 10 October, escalated on 12 November and am still waiting. We should hear an update on 3 December (3 weeks after escalating) but all the calls to UKVI don't give me much hope. They're useless, especially ...

I wanted to update this in case it's useful for anyone . Legally, a person doesn't need a passport to apply for an EEA permit. I was advised by a lawyer that it's possible to apply without a passport if the person can prove they have no way of getting one. This is according to Regulation 42: " the ...

Hi all I have a very complicated situation: I met my husband to be in 2016 in Greece. I am Italian and he is an Iraqi who arrived to Europe to claim asylum. He was relocated to Spain through the European relocation programme, and was rejected last October. He is currently in the appeals process. He ...