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EEA Famlily Permit - Urgent Help!!
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:33 am
by marty_boy
Hi All,
It would be great to get your help if possible? My wife and i are relocating to the UK as i have a job waiting for me in London, I am Irish and my wife is Brazilian, we have applied for the EEAFP a couple days ago. We gave all the documents they needed to process the application, marrige cert, passports etc...My main problem now is the time its going to take to find out if my wife gets the permit, we are moving to the UK in 1 week!! Does anyone know how long it takes and if i can speed up the process anyway at all???
Your help is very much appreciated.
Re: EEA Famlily Permit - Urgent Help!!
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:39 am
by 86ti
marty_boy wrote:Does anyone know how long it takes and if i can speed up the process anyway at all???
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/processingtimes
Speedup: Try to call them or rely on EEA regulations and just come without the permit. But for the latter you would obviously need the passports back...
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:21 am
by marty_boy
Where do you contact them? Its crazy but our futures are depending on this!!!
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:25 pm
by WellingtonKiwi
Contact the embassy you applied through. Did you get an acknowledgement email with contact details?
Where did you apply? If in Dublin they are quite fast.
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:57 pm
by marty_boy
Hey Wellington, it was in Dublin, the only email i got was the confirmation of the appointment. Do they actually talk to you in the embassy? I couldnt even go in there with my wife. UNBELIEVABLE!!! Very anxious at this point!!
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:31 pm
by WellingtonKiwi
Hmm you have a point, I don't think you can get in without an appointment. The switchboard is worth a try....(353) (1) 205 3700.
If worst comes to worst, as above go together armed with marriage certificate and EEA regulations.... or wait for the permit and your wife can enter the UK separately if you're already there.
With any luck you'll get it in time though, they processed mine (and several others I've heard of in recent months) in a matter of days. Good luck!
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:20 pm
by marty_boy
Cheers Wellington Mate...Still no news but i am being optimistic!! How many days did they take to process yours?? Where there any issues?
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:53 pm
by manudam
hi
My partner and I are applying for an EEAFP as well and apparently it is quite quick if it's straightforward but it can take up to 10 working days...
hope you get it soon
good luck