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Hi!
I am a first time user of this wonderful immigration forum i have few quistions if some can answer or shar their own experience i wil be very greatful.
First i am non eu family member holding eea2 which is valid till June 2015 granted on appeal Allowed. I travel two times from heathrow last year and on my way back stop by immi. Officer and they said u been refused eea2 in Jan 2010 this is the only thing our system shows and i explain them i did appeal against HO and apeal was successful and they issued me Eea2 after in June 2010 and after this explanation they ask me to sit down and took my passport
and give me a peace of paper which says we
retaining ur passport etc etc. And then
immigration officer went to his supervisor
after 15 min he come back give my passport
And explained me record is not updated on
system but any way who ever is been refused Eea2 we stop them and then we
chek and then we decide to let the person in or not thank you very much hava nice day these things happen to mr twice on my way back to heathrow and now i have to fly back home to visit my mom she will be having stomuch surgery next month but my current
passport is expiring middle of next month i
ring my country embassy in uk they can issue new passport to me 5 working days but when i ring home office European inquiry centre after 30min they answer my call on very expensive 0845 number and i been told by them i can fly with two passport new and old one containing valid Eea2 but on ur way back at heathrow its totally up to immigration officer to decide to let u in or not this was the answer was not very helpful for me at all shold i fly or not i dont know what would u like to say.....?

Just carry both (expired and valid) passports with you. It is acceptable that a visa is in a previous passport.

If you are stopped again, ask for the Chief Immigration Officer and ask him/her to make sure their system is updated.

But what about airline is ok with airline like Emirates or Kuwait (i will carry both passport old with valid Eea2 and new passport) bording pass ?
When i ring HO European inquiry centre they told me new application will take 6months to issue new Eea to ur new passport and we dont do premium service for Eea2 and if u want to travel its entirly up to immigration officer to let u in or not little irritating if u want to travel then take risk this way and depend on the day what immigration officer decide!!?

You have a valid RC. It doesn't matter that it is in an expired passport. You won't be the first one with this situation so I would think the airlines are familiar with the rules.

The contact centre statement is just a generic one which doesn't really say any thing. Surely every time you enter, it is down to the IO decision no matter what you present to him (although he is limited in his actions depending on what you present).

Jambo wrote:You won't be the first one with this situation so I would think the airlines are familiar with the rules.

Don't be so sure that they'll just know. I have experience of travelling in this situation. What your visa's expired - I know look at the extension - I need to call my supervisor about this. Another situation, you've no visa in your passport - I know it's in the old one - oh better call my supervisor.

Always got where I wanted to go in the end.

Practical advice, be prepared and don't take no from an airline as an answer.

Gabifu wrote:Hi!
I am a first time user of this wonderful immigration forum i have few quistions if some can answer or shar their own experience i wil be very greatful.
First i am non eu family member holding eea2 which is valid till June 2015 granted on appeal Allowed. I travel two times from heathrow last year and on my way back stop by immi. Officer and they said u been refused eea2 in Jan 2010 this is the only thing our system shows and i explain them i did appeal against HO and apeal was successful and they issued me Eea2 after in June 2010 and after this explanation they ask me to sit down and took my passport
and give me a peace of paper which says we
retaining ur passport etc etc. And then
immigration officer went to his supervisor
after 15 min he come back give my passport
And explained me record is not updated on
system but any way who ever is been refused Eea2 we stop them and then we
chek and then we decide to let the person in or not thank you very much hava nice day these things happen to mr twice on my way back to heathrow and now i have to fly back home to visit my mom she will be having stomuch surgery next month but my current
passport is expiring middle of next month i
ring my country embassy in uk they can issue new passport to me 5 working days but when i ring home office European inquiry centre after 30min they answer my call on very expensive 0845 number and i been told by them i can fly with two passport new and old one containing valid Eea2 but on ur way back at heathrow its totally up to immigration officer to decide to let u in or not this was the answer was not very helpful for me at all shold i fly or not i dont know what would u like to say.....?

Firstly, go an see your Mum and I hope she is okay.

I would complain strongly about your past treatment at the border. You can even "pre-complain" about your past treatment and demand that it doesn't happen again.

You can travel with a visa in an old passport, no problem. I've done it many times, but be prepared for an airline clerk who hasn't seen this before. Be firm and polite and stand your grouund.