EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

[Andy32]

August Batch

Application posted on : 30/07/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 01/08/2016
Payment taken on : 04/08/2016
Passports requested : 26/08/2016
Bio letter received on : 02/09/2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 03/09/2016
COA With Work : 08/09/2016 (dated 05/09/2016)
Passports received : 20/09/2016
Call to the HO asking for update : 09/02/2017
Call back from HO telling application still in process : 10/02/2017
2nd Call to the HO asking for update : 20/02/2017
Call back from HO telling application still in process : 21/02/2017

Resident Card Received on : ???
Documents Returned on : ???

Any news for other members from August batch ?

[igreenbe]

update:

Application posted on : 19/08/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 22/08/2016
Payment taken on : 25/08/2016
Bio letter received on : 21/09/2016 (dated 19/09/2016)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 22/09/2016
COA With Work : 27/09/2016 (dated 25/09/2016)
requested only wife's (EEA national) passport: 13/10/2016
EEA national passport returned: 22/10/2016 (dated 20/10/2016)
My employer ask for visa status (ECS): 13/02/2017
Employer recieved an approval of COA extension for another 6 months : 20/02/2017 (Valid until 18/08/2017)
Resident Card Received on :
Documents Returned on :
:

Application posted on : 19/08/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 22/08/2016
Payment taken on : 25/08/2016
Bio letter received on : 21/09/2016 (dated 19/09/2016)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 22/09/2016
COA With Work : 27/09/2016 (dated 25/09/2016)
requested only wife's (EEA national) passport: 13/10/2016
EEA national passport returned: 22/10/2016 (dated 20/10/2016)
My employer ask for visa status (ECS): 13/02/2017
Employer recieved an approval of COA extension for another 6 months : 20/02/2017 (Valid until 18/08/2017)
called HO twice on 2/21 and on 2/27 and got a call a day after saying "please continue to wait"
emailed MP twice and never got a reply.

Resident Card Received on :
Documents Returned on :

6 months and 10 days since I've submitted my papers. still nothing. very frustrating.

[Rozhy]

Application posted on :30/8/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 31/8/2016
Payment taken on :31/8/2016
Bio letter received on :20/9/2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 20/9/2016
COA With Work :
COA Without Work : without work
Resident Card Received on ??
Documents Returned on ???

[doni291]

EEA(EFM) unmarried partner with EEA national

Application posted on :01/10/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 03/10/2016
Payment taken on :05/10/2016
Bio letter received on :22/10/2016 (dated 16/10/2016)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 24/10/2016
COA Without Work :22/10/2016 with Bio letter (dated 16/10/2016)
Resident Card Received on : ......
Documents Returned on : ......

I will keep update...

[hieu]

Application EEA (QP) and EEA (FM) posted on : 23 Aug 2016 (by special delivery)
Received by UKVI/HO on : 24 Aug 2016
Payment taken on : 30 Aug 2016
Email received by EEA: 19 Sep 2016
Bio letter received on : 19 Sep 2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 19 Sep 2016
COA With Work : 26 Sep 2016 (dated from 22 Sep 2016)
Passport Requested on: 16 October
Passport Received on: about 1 week later for EEA and 1 month!!! later for non-EEA

Called HO asking for status on: 27 Feb 2017
Received email reply on: 27 Feb 2017. Still no decision and can't provide any further information
Send email to MP: on 28 Feb 2017 - No response yet

Resident Card Received on : ???
Resident Certificate Received on : ???
Documents Returned on :

[forestgump]

September Batch

Application posted on: 07/09/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on: 08/09/2016
Payment taken on: 09/09/2016
Bio letter received on: 28/09/2016
Biometrics Enrolled on: 28/09/2016
COA With Work: 04/10/2016
Documents Returned on:
Resident Card (desicion) on:

Waiting...

[mohd07]

EEA FM:

Application posted on : 08/08/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 09/08/2016
Payment taken on : N/A
Bio letter received on : 18/10/2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 18/10/2016
COA With Work : 22/10/2016
Resident Card Received on : Pending
Documents Returned on : Pending

Call to HO on 22/02/2017 and they asked to wait until unknown date.

Update: Resident Card received with the rest of full documents by today morning ( Dated: 26/02/2017)

Special Thanks to Sir Noajthan. Wish good luck to everyone.

[nishants85]

Final Update:

Application posted on : 11/08/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 12/08/2016
Payment taken on : 17/08/2016
Bio letter received on :14/09/2016
Bio-metrics Enrolled on : 15/09/2016
COA With Work : 21/09/2016
Passports Requested:21/11/2016
Passports received: 05/12/2016
Documents Returned on :21/02/2017
Resident Card Received on : 02/03/2017

[ijjlian]

Second go for EFM application:
EFM Route, married partner, full-time employed sponsor
Application posted on : 7 Oct 2016 (Friday) with RoyalMail 1st Class next working day guaranteed
Received by UKVI/HO on : 10 Oct 2016
Payment taken on : 12 Oct 2016
Bio letter received on : 27 Oct 2016 (dated 21 Oct 016)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 27 Oct 2016
COA With Work : 3 Nov 2016 (dated 28 Oct 2016) (CoA and Biometrics signed by same person)
Requested passports back on : 3 Nov 2016 (Requested them to use RoyalMail First Class envelope incl. in pack)
Passports returned on : 17 Nov (exactly in 10 working days. Arrived in RoyalMail First Class. So: sent on 16 Nov) There was a letter in the pack, not dated, anonymously signed.
Decision letter received on : ...waiting...

It will be 5 months, this week, heard nothing until now. I am posting a follow-up letter. Anyone from Sept/ Oct batch getting good news by now?

[STOODELK1]

Application EEA (QP) and EEA (FM) posted on : 3 October 2016 )1st class special delivery)
Received by UKVI/HO on : 04 Oct 2016
Payment taken on : 06 oct 2016
Email received by EEA: 22 Oct 2016
Bio letter received on : 22 Oct 2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 24 Oct 2016
COA With Work : 31 Oct 2016 (dated from 29 Oct 2016)
Passport Requested on: 4 Dec 2016 for EEA FM
Passport Received on: Passport 14 Dec letter receive passport Retained pending consideration of application
Change of address submitted on: 23 Jan 2017
change of address confirmation on:????
Documents Returned on ???
Resident Card Received on ???

[pragup]

Application EEA (FM) posted on : 8 Sep 2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 9 Sep 2016
Payment taken on : ???
COA With Work : 13 Oct 2016 (dated 10 Oct 2016)
Documents Returned on : 7 Mar 2017
Resident Card Received on : expected in 10 working days

Took them just under 6 months to process.

[NHP89]

Application EEA (FM) posted on : 30 Aug 2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 1 Sep 2016
Payment taken on : Don't remember
Biometrics Taken: 21 Sept 2016
COA With Work : 25 Sept 2016
Documents Returned on : ???
Resident Card Received on : ???

Waiting anxiously.

[NHP89]

Application EEA (FM) posted on : 30 Aug 2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 1 Sep 2016
Payment taken on : Don't remember
Biometrics Taken: 21 Sept 2016
COA With Work : 25 Sept 2016
Documents Returned on : ???
Resident Card Received on : 8 March 2017 - Dated 6 March

Now it would be nice to have our passports back.

[NHP89]

Application EEA (FM) posted on : 30 Aug 2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 1 Sep 2016
Payment taken on : Don't remember
Biometrics Taken: 21 Sept 2016
COA With Work : 25 Sept 2016
Documents Returned on : 9 March 2017
Resident Card Received on : 8 March 2017 - Dated 6 March

Success!!!

[hieu]

Application EEA (QP) and EEA (FM) posted on : 23 Aug 2016 (by special delivery)
Received by UKVI/HO on : 24 Aug 2016
Payment taken on : 30 Aug 2016
Email received by EEA: 19 Sep 2016
Bio letter received on : 19 Sep 2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 19 Sep 2016
COA With Work : 26 Sep 2016 (dated from 22 Sep 2016)
Passport Requested on: 16 October
Passport Received on: about 1 week later for EEA and 1 month!!! later for non-EEA

Called HO asking for status on: 27 Feb 2017
Received email reply on: 27 Feb 2017. Still no decision and can't provide any further information
Send email to MP: on 28 Feb 2017 - No response yet

Missed Royal Mail Delivery on : 8 Mar 2017
Pick up Royal Mail letter on 9 Mar 2017, received:
ONE envelope (HO used pre-paid special delivery envelope provided when applied) contained:
- All supporting documents (EEA QP and EEA FM)
- Residence certificate for EEA QP dated of 6 Mar 2017
- Letter (dated of 6 Mar) to confirm EEA FM will receive residence card within 10 days

Missed DX delivery on: 8 Mar 2017 - Schedule delivery on 10 Mar 2017

[CR001]

Can members please respect that this is a TIMELINES ONLY thread. Requests for advice, any updates etc should be posted by opening a separate topic.

[igreenbe]

Application posted on : 19/08/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 22/08/2016
Payment taken on : 25/08/2016
Bio letter received on : 21/09/2016 (dated 19/09/2016)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 22/09/2016
COA With Work : 27/09/2016 (dated 25/09/2016)
requested only wife's (EEA national) passport: 13/10/2016
EEA national passport returned: 22/10/2016 (dated 20/10/2016)
My employer ask for visa status (ECS): 13/02/2017
Employer got a COA extension for another 6 months : 20/02/2017 (Valid until 18/08/2017)
Documents Returned on : 09/03/2017 (dated 07/03/2017)
Resident Card Received on : will get it tomorrow by DX delivry (10/03/2017)

Approved! 6 months and 20 days after I submitted my application. it has been a painful and slow and stressful process. I'm so happy to be done with it.
thanks for everyone on this forum for posting timelines and good luck to everyone still waiting. hang in there..

[mora54]

EEA PR AND FM:
APPLICATION POSTED TOGETHER: 5 AUGUST 2016
HO RECEIVED: 8 AUGUST 2016
BIOMETRICS FOR NON-EEA FM: 16 SEPTEMBER 2016
COA WITH WORK FOR NON-EEA FM: DATED 20 SEPTEMBER 2016, RECEIVED: 22 SEPTEMBER 2016
6 MONTHS UP 8 FEBRUARY 2017, CONTACTED HO TWICE AND ASKED TO WAIT. ALSO E-MAILED LOCAL MP WHICH DID NOT SEEM TO HELP.
RESIDENCE CARD RECEIVED: 8 MARCH 2017 (dated 6 March). TOOK 7 MONTHS! INSTEAD OF 6 MONTHS.
DOCUMENTS RECEIVED: 9 MARCH 2017 WITH EEA-NATIONAL REGISTRATION CARD.
THANK GOD THE WAIT IS OVER! Good luck to everyone else.

[goldberggates]

EEA FM with EEA QP

Application Submitted : 22 August 2016
Application Received by home office : 23 August 2016
Application Fee : 26 August 2016
Bio-metrics: 15 September 2016
COA with work : 27 September 2016 ( dated: 25 September on Sunday)
CALL home office on daily basis from 01 march and get response every time that WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT
Residence Card for NON EEA Family member : 13 February (dated 09 February)
Documents returned : ??????

Thanks GOD i got residence card after 6 month 20 days and now i hope my documents will also come today

[goldberggates]

EEA FM with EEA QP

Application Submitted : 22 August 2016
Application Received by home office : 23 August 2016
Application Fee : 26 August 2016
Bio-metrics: 15 September 2016
COA with work : 27 September 2016 ( dated: 25 September on Sunday)
CALL home office on daily basis from 01 march and get response every time that WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT
Residence Card for NON EEA Family member : 13 February (dated 09 February)
Documents returned : ??????

Thanks GOD i got residence card after 6 month 20 days and now i hope my documents will also come today

Final Update and Good bye to this usefull forum


Documents returned: 14 March ( dated 09 march) ( i wrote residence card date 13 february was my mistake .. i received on march 13 which is dated 09 march)

6 months 21 days .. finished ... best of luck to everyone

[hieu]

Application EEA (QP) and EEA (FM) posted on : 23 Aug 2016 (by special delivery)
Received by UKVI/HO on : 24 Aug 2016
Payment taken on : 30 Aug 2016
Email received by EEA: 19 Sep 2016
Bio letter received on : 19 Sep 2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 19 Sep 2016
COA With Work : 26 Sep 2016 (dated from 22 Sep 2016)
Passport Requested on: 16 October
Passport Received on: about 1 week later for EEA and 1 month!!! later for non-EEA

Called HO asking for status on: 27 Feb 2017
Received email reply on: 27 Feb 2017. Still no decision and can't provide any further information
Send email to MP: on 28 Feb 2017 - No response yet

Missed Royal Mail Delivery on : 8 Mar 2017
Pick up Royal Mail letter on 9 Mar 2017, received:
ONE envelope (HO used pre-paid special delivery envelope provided when applied) contained:
- All supporting documents (EEA QP and EEA FM)
- Residence certificate for EEA QP dated of 6 Mar 2017
- Letter (dated of 6 Mar) to confirm EEA FM will receive residence card within 10 days

Missed DX delivery on: 8 Mar 2017 - Schedule delivery on 10 Mar 2017
DX delivery failed to deliver 3 times but eventually...
Residence Card received on : 15 Mar 2017 (dated of 6 Mar)

Good luck everyone and great forum. It was really helpful especially for setting expectations.

[horizon21]

Here's my log:

Sent: 7/2/17
Received by UKVI: 8/2/17
Payment taken: 9/2/17
Conformation email received: 3/3/17
Permit issued on 9/3/17
Documents received on: 16/3/17

Overall I had the document in my hands a few days after a month had passed since sending my application. Overall, I am very happy with the speed! Good luck to all who applied!

[DINO PEREIRA]

December Batch

Application posted on : 05/12/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 06/12/2016
Payment taken on : 09/12/2016
Bio letter received on : 18/12/2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 23/12/2016
COA With Work : 15/01/2017
Resident Card Received on : ???
Documents Returned on : ???

[Hazel19]

Sept 2016 Batch
Succesful application after 6 and a half month wait.

Application for a naturalised Irish married to an Non EEA wife.
Irish person living and working in UK for over 20 years

Application EEA (QP) and EEA (FM) posted on : 2 Sept 2016 (by special delivery)
Received by UKVI/HO on : 5 Sept 2016
Payment taken on : Sept 2016
Email received by EEA: 22 Sep 2016
Bio letter received on : 23 Sep 2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 23 Sep 2016
COA Without Work : 24 Sep 2016 (dated from 23 Sep 2016)
DCPR for EEA received : 17 March 2017 ( dated 14 March 2017)
Letter to confirm RC for Non EEA received : 17 March 2017
Both Passports received : 17 March 2017
RC to follow soon

Letter from HO inform me that i acquired PR Status since 2015 , although i have been living here for over 20 years.It may be because i did not provide enough documents for the period before 2010. I am not upset about this minor point. I am just happy the wait is over.

I did phone HO on the 14 March 2017 and was told to wait and did receive an email on the 15 March that no deicison has been made.

The wait is over . Good luck to all waiting.

[Andy32]

Application posted on : 30/07/2016
Received by UKVI/HO on : 01/08/2016
Payment taken on : 04/08/2016
Passports requested : 26/08/2016
Bio letter received on : 02/09/2016
Biometrics Enrolled on : 03/09/2016
COA With Work : 08/09/2016 (dated 05/09/2016)
Passports received : 20/09/2016
Call to the HO asking for update : 09/02/2017
Call back from HO telling application still in process : 10/02/2017

Resident Card Received on : ???
Documents Returned on : ???

Anyone else from August batch received anything ?

AUGUST BATCH - FINALLY !!!
Resident Card received on : 15/03/2017 (dated 11/03/2017)
Supporting documents received on : 17/03/2017

It took us exactly 7,5 months to complete the whole process.

Good luck to people still waiting for a response.