Sheffield Visa Section - EEA FAMILY PERMIT

[Nyimatouray]

I got my family permit today.
My timeline is as follows

Application submitted online: 24th Jan 2018
Biometrics (Victoria Island, Lagos. Nigeria): 1st February, 2018
Application received by UKVI: 7 February 2018
Collection email from TLScontact: 20th February , 2018
My passport delivered to me by courier : 22nd February 2018
visa approved from 15 February, 2018

Congratulation dear. My husband first application was refused we want to apply again please can you tell me which documents you send. He applied from lagos nigeria in july . decision made 30 of january Thanks

[lav1019]

Dear all,

I received my family permit today. It was a very stressful period.
My timeline is as follows:-

Application submitted online: 03 Feb 2018
Biometrics (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia): 14 Feb 2018
Application received by UKVI (by email): 15 Feb 2018
Collection email from VFS: None as I only received a text that "The processed visa application for xxx was collected on 26 Feb 2018"
Went to VFS centre to collect my passports : 26 Feb 2018
Permit approved from 22 Feb 2018 (despite I indicated I intend to travel on end of March) :/

Good luck everyone
Now it's time for me to get stressed for the Residence Card application

[preciouschiomy]

I got my family permit today.
My timeline is as follows

Application submitted online: 24th Jan 2018
Biometrics (Victoria Island, Lagos. Nigeria): 1st February, 2018
Application received by UKVI: 7 February 2018
Collection email from TLScontact: 20th February , 2018
My passport delivered to me by courier : 22nd February 2018
visa approved from 15 February, 2018

Congratulation dear. My husband first application was refused we want to apply again please can you tell me which documents you send. He applied from lagos nigeria in july . decision made 30 of january Thanks

Document submitted!
APPLICANT DOCUMENTS
• Printed and signed visa application form
• My personal statement (letter)
• Data page of my passport
• Affidavit of age declaration, declared by my mother
• Data page of our son's Spanish passport
• Tuberculosis test certificate
• My bank statement of account showing all the money received from my husband
• Previous visa refusal letters (Greece, Spain and UK)

PROOF OF RELATIONSHIP
• Registrar Marriage certificate
• Photographs of us before our marriage.
• Photographs of our civil marriage
• Our son's Nigeria birth certificate
• Our son's Spanish birth certificate (original in Spanish and English translation)
• Husband’s flight ticket and copy of all entry and exit stamps showing all his visits to Nigeria
• Email exchanges between husband and I from 2009
• Print out of our Facebook chats and calls from 2012 to 2014.
• Print out of our Whatsapp chats and calls from March 2016 to January 2018
• Reference letter from my mother and copy of her identity card
• Reference letter from my sister in law and copy of her identity card

SPONSOR’S DOCUMENTS
• Letter of introduction from husband
• Divorce documents from husband's previous marriage. both originals in Spanish and English translations
• Divorce certificate from husband's previous marriage (original and English translation)
• Data page of husband’s passport
• Certified copy of husband’s EEA I D card
• Husband’s Registration certificate
• Husband's tenancy agreement
• Husband’s Utility and council tax bill
• Letter from Husband's employer
• Husband’s six months bank statement of account
• Husband’s six months Payslip from his two jobs
• Copy of husband's work I D card
• Receipts of money received from husband

[Dalekal]

Does anyone know how long does it take to get the documents back after a decision has been made?
My time line is as follows:
Date of application VFS New Delhi: 1st February 2018
Date of application received email confirmation: 1st February 2018
Date of a call to UKVI to get a status update: 22nd February 2018 (told a decision was made)
Date of Email confirmation to collect documents: awaiting

My worry is as to why is it taking so long for them to send me the documents through if the decision has already been made.
Does it mean it is bad news?

[Xter27]

The timeline for my wife’s FP is below:

Application submitted online: Mid January
Documents scanned at VFS (Saigon, Vietnam): 26th, January
Confirmation e-mail from Sheffield: Same day

This was the only e-mail we received from Sheffield.

VFS called my wife today asking to collect her passport.

Passport collected: 27th Feb. FP granted

Overall, it took us a month. Very pleased with that. FP valid from 13th, Feb, so I imagine the decision was made less than 3 weeks after submission.

Thank you all for sharing your timelines and I wish all the success to those who are still waiting.

[samiprakash]

Hi all,
Finally after 8 months my husbands application has been dispatched from New Delhi to Kathmandu today. He received a text message for that info don't know when vfs in Nepal will call him to pick his passport up. I will let u guys know about the outcome. I am really nervous and hoping for the good news. Have spent 8 months of stressful time . He applied on 23rd June 2017. Lets hope for good. Will be back with outcome.xx

Hey Samiprakash please update further on your result as my husband is also applying from Kathmandu , he has an appointment at VFS next week to submit his application. Your feedback will be much appreciated. Hope you will be able to share happy news!

Hey royal
Finally good news my husband collected his passport yesterday on 26/02/18 with FP STAMP on it valid from 19/02/18 it took 8 months for his application to be approved. But it now looks like they are back with their normal timeframe which is 2/3 weeks. We were very unlucky to apply at that time last year so had to spend 8 months of stressful and depressive time but everything is sorted now. Me and my husband will be together soon. Good luck to all of you who are waiting you will get it with time. And thanks to this forum which I had been following since 8 months. It helped alot. Take care

[Elizabeths03]

Hey everyone!

We submitted our application 2 weeks ago, so its just a waiting game for us.

Anyone else waiting for an answer???

I guess everyone else who was waiting from their application last year has got a response

It’s snowing heavily in the UK so I doubt there will be any work done over the next 2 days

Lets wait and see!

[Chhieze]

I applied for EEA FP for myself and children from Lagos ,Nigeria on
Biometrics 28th Feb 2018
Transferred for decision 28th Feb 2018
Received at UKVI for decisions on 2nd March 2018

Keep u all posted ...
Wish me luck

[Elizabeths03]

Glory be to God, we got our Family Permit! And it was very quick!!!! I can't stop smiling


Application submitted online: 6 Feb 2018
Biometrics (Ikeja, Lagos. Nigeria): 19 February 2018
Application received by UKVI: 21 February 2018
Collection email from TLS contact: 5 March 2018
Visa approved from 1 March 2018

That means it took them exactly 7 working days to process our application!!!!!

I have to say that it's because of people sharing their experience on forums like this that we were able to send a complete application, even though we only got married in January this year! So thank you to you all

[raph]

[quote=Elizabeths03 post_id=1605926 time=1520338483 user_id=185050]
Glory be to God, we got our Family Permit! And it was very quick!!!! I can't stop smiling


Application submitted online: 6 Feb 2018
Biometrics (Ikeja, Lagos. Nigeria): 19 February 2018
Application received by UKVI: 21 February 2018
Collection email from TLS contact: 5 March 2018
Visa approved from 1 March 2018

That means it took them exactly 7 working days to process our application!!!!!

I have to say that it's because of people sharing their experience on forums like this that we were able to send a complete application, even though we only got married in January this year! So thank you to you all

Woow Congratulations !!! happy for you ! We initially had an appointment on the 19th of February in Ikeja as well but we postponed . Hoping that we will receive our response next

[Jaydd]

Hi guys jay here back again, I applied in may 2017 and after waiting for long time i got a decision in dec 2017 stating you do not have enough historical evidences so to prove your relationship with the sponsor you must either do DNA test or either more of historical evidences. So after doing DNA test i reapplied on Feb 16 2018 and recieve the decision in 12 working days with Family permit stamp onto it, applied from mumbai vfs. I am very happy finally period of stress is relieved. I guess they are back to normal timeline of 15days as they have withdrawn from brexit. For all those who are waiting dont worry you will get yojr decisions soon.

And i also have one question that i am applying for university so do i have to pay international fees or home tution fees? Help if someone has any idea.

Summary
Date of application with biometrics- 16feb 2018
Date of sms recieve- on the same day
Date stating courier has dispatched - 5 march 2018
Date received my passport- 6 march 2018

[Tufail101]

hi ,i had same situation,i waited for 7 months and got refusal for historical documents,
Did u get DNA for both of u ?
its pity that now we have to get the DNA Test for proving that our relation
i am planing to apply again, could you share the documents you submitted this time ?
Regards
Tufail

[Roy2018]

Hello everyone,

After a long wait since 2017 I finally got my FP today . I have been refused once which i applied on 14th of June 2017 and it was refused after 7 and half months on January 4th 2018. We were extremely depressed and stressed but I didnt give up and I applied again on Feb 22nd 2018 and today i got my Passport with FP stamped on 7th March 2018 ..... I am really excited and I know that this is just the beginning as the battle remains to get the resident permit .... if anyone in this forum is going to apply for that in the UK plz share information about it....


My timeline is as follows:-

Application submitted online: 22 Feb 2018
Biometrics (Kolkata, INDIA): 22 Feb 2018
Application received by UKVI (by sms)same day : 22 Feb 2018
Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer via Email: 27th Feb 2018
The processed visa application for xxx will be sent to your address by courier : 5th March 2018"
Received Passport with Family Permit Visa: 7th March 2018 (by courier)
Visa stamped: 5th March 2018

Permit approved from 5th March 2018 (despite I indicated I intend to travel on 22nd of March)

For all those who are waiting .... Best of luck and never give up....

[Tufail101]

Hello everyone,

After a long wait since 2017 I finally got my FP today . I have been refused once which i applied on 14th of June 2017 and it was refused after 7 and half months on January 4th 2018. We were extremely depressed and stressed but I didnt give up and I applied again on Feb 22nd 2018 and today i got my Passport with FP stamped on 7th March 2018 ..... I am really excited and I know that this is just the beginning as the battle remains to get the resident permit .... if anyone in this forum is going to apply for that in the UK plz share information about it....


My timeline is as follows:-

Application submitted online: 22 Feb 2018
Biometrics (Kolkata, INDIA): 22 Feb 2018
Application received by UKVI (by sms)same day : 22 Feb 2018
Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer via Email: 27th Feb 2018
The processed visa application for xxx will be sent to your address by courier : 5th March 2018"
Received Passport with Family Permit Visa: 7th March 2018 (by courier)
Visa stamped: 5th March 2018

Permit approved from 5th March 2018 (despite I indicated I intend to travel on 22nd of March)

For all those who are waiting .... Best of luck and never give up....

Congratulations !!!! would you like to share documents list to help others ,cheers
Regards
M Tufail

[Roy2018]

As for the list of documents

1. My passports (2)
2. All other IDs
3. My Job details
4. IT returns .
5. Witness statement mine and her's
6. Her utility bills, including water bill internet bills, and all
7. Her salary Slip of last 8 months
8. Her Job letter and agreements
9. Tenancy agreement in UK
10. Complete details of her work permit and valid eligibility to work in UK
11. Letter from her Manager confirming her job and annual salary.
12. Passport with all pages (copy)
13. Marriage certificate legalized in India.
14. Her visit to India twice and Indian visa( flight tickets .. hotel reservation .. )
15. Western union money transfer details.
16. Joint accounts in bank in India
17. Most importantly 300 photos in A4 page (3 pics in each page)
18. Chat history and call history from Facebook ( 560 pages , random) and skype (2010 to 2018)

I submitted 1217 pages in total.... I hope it will help.... thank u once again for the wishes .... cheers

Hello everyone,

After a long wait since 2017 I finally got my FP today . I have been refused once which i applied on 14th of June 2017 and it was refused after 7 and half months on January 4th 2018. We were extremely depressed and stressed but I didnt give up and I applied again on Feb 22nd 2018 and today i got my Passport with FP stamped on 7th March 2018 ..... I am really excited and I know that this is just the beginning as the battle remains to get the resident permit .... if anyone in this forum is going to apply for that in the UK plz share information about it....


My timeline is as follows:-

Application submitted online: 22 Feb 2018
Biometrics (Kolkata, INDIA): 22 Feb 2018
Application received by UKVI (by sms)same day : 22 Feb 2018
Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer via Email: 27th Feb 2018
The processed visa application for xxx will be sent to your address by courier : 5th March 2018"
Received Passport with Family Permit Visa: 7th March 2018 (by courier)
Visa stamped: 5th March 2018

Permit approved from 5th March 2018 (despite I indicated I intend to travel on 22nd of March)

For all those who are waiting .... Best of luck and never give up....

Congratulations !!!! would you like to share documents list to help others ,cheers
Regards
M Tufail

[Tufail101]

As for the list of documents

1. My passports (2)
2. All other IDs
3. My Job details
4. IT returns .
5. Witness statement mine and her's
6. Her utility bills, including water bill internet bills, and all
7. Her salary Slip of last 8 months
8. Her Job letter and agreements
9. Tenancy agreement in UK
10. Complete details of her work permit and valid eligibility to work in UK
11. Letter from her Manager confirming her job and annual salary.
12. Passport with all pages (copy)
13. Marriage certificate legalized in India.
14. Her visit to India twice and Indian visa( flight tickets .. hotel reservation .. )
15. Western union money transfer details.
16. Joint accounts in bank in India
17. Most importantly 300 photos in A4 page (3 pics in each page)
18. Chat history and call history from Facebook ( 560 pages , random) and skype (2010 to 2018)

I submitted 1217 pages in total.... I hope it will help.... thank u once again for the wishes .... cheers

Hello everyone,

After a long wait since 2017 I finally got my FP today . I have been refused once which i applied on 14th of June 2017 and it was refused after 7 and half months on January 4th 2018. We were extremely depressed and stressed but I didnt give up and I applied again on Feb 22nd 2018 and today i got my Passport with FP stamped on 7th March 2018 ..... I am really excited and I know that this is just the beginning as the battle remains to get the resident permit .... if anyone in this forum is going to apply for that in the UK plz share information about it....


My timeline is as follows:-

Application submitted online: 22 Feb 2018
Biometrics (Kolkata, INDIA): 22 Feb 2018
Application received by UKVI (by sms)same day : 22 Feb 2018
Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer via Email: 27th Feb 2018
The processed visa application for xxx will be sent to your address by courier : 5th March 2018"
Received Passport with Family Permit Visa: 7th March 2018 (by courier)
Visa stamped: 5th March 2018

Permit approved from 5th March 2018 (despite I indicated I intend to travel on 22nd of March)

For all those who are waiting .... Best of luck and never give up....

Congratulations !!!! would you like to share documents list to help others ,cheers
Regards
M Tufail

thanks a lot,that will help a lot,,,

[Chhieze]

I applied for EEA FP for myself and children from Lagos ,Nigeria on
Biometrics 28th Feb 2018
Transferred for decision 28th Feb 2018
Received at UKVI for decisions on 2nd March 2018

Keep u all posted ...
Wish me luck

God is faithful. .....
I got a mail that my processed application is ready for collection on 15/03/2018
Collected 16/03/2018
EEA FP approved in 12/03/2018

I guess they are thru with the backlog of 2017 applications

Goodluck to those still expecting

[tina_tan]

Hello everyone!

I am glad that some of us who applied for family permit has been successfully granted and some are not but do not give up, before I received my Family permit I've waited for almost 9 months before they grant my visa. So, do not lose hope!
I am here in England now, I arrived here last Feb. 08, 2018, and I would like to ask if anyone applied for a RESIDENCE CARD? I would appreciate if someone might like to help me out of this, I am still looking for a job and planning to apply for my personal bank account and joint account with my husband,my concern is, when am I going to apply for a Residence Card? is it anytime once if my required documents are ready? I am confuse now. I hope someone have the same situation with me and how she or he get through with it.
Thank you for reading.

Tina Tan from Philippines

[BIG Dobby]

Hello everyone!

I am glad that some of us who applied for family permit has been successfully granted and some are not but do not give up, before I received my Family permit I've waited for almost 9 months before they grant my visa. So, do not lose hope!
I am here in England now, I arrived here last Feb. 08, 2018, and I would like to ask if anyone applied for a RESIDENCE CARD? I would appreciate if someone might like to help me out of this, I am still looking for a job and planning to apply for my personal bank account and joint account with my husband,my concern is, when am I going to apply for a Residence Card? is it anytime once if my required documents are ready? I am confuse now. I hope someone have the same situation with me and how she or he get through with it.
Thank you for reading.

Tina Tan from Philippines

You only need your Spouse to add you to his/her council tax plus the document you used for family permit (Note: payslips and bank statement must be current; letter of employment). You don't need much dear. Application can be made any time even immediately you arrived in the UK!

Hope this helps

[Zee11]

Hello Zee 11, if your in law has the communitario resident card, just tell her to buy ticket immediately.tell her to hold marriage certificate, the family book, the husband working contract, 3 months pay slip
I arrived in UK February 1 with my Spanish family member resident card.but my husband came with the kids and we all travelled back together.don, t waste time.tell her to buy ticket immediately. My husband also held the tenancy agreement letter and council tax bill.just tell her to hold everything she used to apply.I wish her the best.

Hi can i ask which airport did you landed when you came here in uk?

[Zee11]

Hello! No, im not have anything about work because I was in Spain just with my husband. I have the flight this friday so Im gonna try!! I let you know If I enter in england

Hi, just want to ask if are succesful in entering uk?

[Zee11]

What airline did you took and which airport did you landed? Did they asked question to you in airport in spain about the visa or just in uk?

i am sorry my frnd for being late yes u can travel with your spouse here i can see on the page every body is saying different things but i never had any issues just book a ticket with rynair bcz i spoke them can i travel on my spanish card they said yes i took flight then from spain it was so easy they didnt ask any question when i approch to manchester thier i knew that gona be difficult but it wasnt that aswell the officer asked me to fill boarding pass very rudely, but. i did it very calmly then he said porke aki porke i said in english holidays he said u dont have visa u cant i said i dont need a visa it is mentioned on ur website clearley i am with my spouse then he was talking to his coleage then i said we just gona live here for month then we leave bcz i have to start work in march he took the stamp putt on my passport then said ok 1 month and go back i said ok but he write on it 6 month visa he didnt even ask me for any documents i showed him my self just my partner certificate thats it no wage slips no nothing at but he mentioned to my wife r u working here she said no he then he said then he cannot go with u i told him abt article 10 thats all what i been through and i knew it they will let me go thats all . all information for all those who r going to come that way i waited 6 monts
just bcz some stupid people on this forum said no u cant go we tied but they didnt let us go i was scared coz i heard them after 3 months of waiting i was thing to withdrawal my case but they scared me i thought ok lets wait for 6 month in that time i spoke to my old solicitor in manchester he told me ur wasting time just jump and after six month i withdrawal my case and now look i am here now dont be scared just do it but remeber on airport they will pressurize u butt dont let them just say no u dont need a visa thats it best of luck for all of u guys

Hello Zee 11, you have to apply for the national insurance first.then the resident permit.yes you can get both with the clearance stamp.i have seen friends who got with stamp.when I called, they asked me what time LIMIT was on the stamp.i told them.they have sent me the form.i have filled and returned it.( for national insurance).

Thank you so much guys!! I'll inform you on my sister case. I hope they will be reunite soon.

Hi guys! Just want to let you know that my sister in law arrived in the u.k yesterday with my brother. Thanks for your help. We first tried tge easyjet airlines but they refused my sister in law to get to the plane in spain. But when we called ryan air about the article 10 they told us that she is allowed to travel to uk with my brother just holding her communitario card. Upon arrival they asked my brother if they applied for eea permit and he says yes but got refused. They asked him for his house contract and job contract. After few minutes they stamp my sister in law passport with the family permit.

[BIG Dobby]

Hi Guys

I just feel like sharing this.

My mum got her EEA Family Permit (FP) on 22 March 2018 being her third application following two refusals.

I am a British citizen but my sister is a family member of eu citizen and they applied for her 3rd application on 7 March 2018 and got her FP on 22 March 2018 Abuja, Nigeria.

For first refusal in August 2017 n application made in June 2017, I posted it - was a wrong policy application (Regulation8), insufficient money transfer receipts 3 months receipts - but Home Office (HO) claimed they saw one) and having UK son who could cater for her mum, which was me.

They challenged this first refusal via First-tier Tribunal and had a hearing slated for 9 April but HO withdrew their decision in March 2018.

For the second refusal in February 2018 and application made in October 2017, ECO doubted the parentage or maternity of my mother saying also there is no historical document/ DNA...

They also challenged it via First-tier Tribunal and they asked the court to link it with the previous refusal but the Tribunal told them HO will not be coming to the Tribunal as they have made decisions in my mum’s favour.

Just wanted to share - mother-in-law’s visa granted!

[Dibango]

Hi All,

I just wanted to share my timelines:

Applied from Paris, spouse is in the UK already.

Application submitted: 08/01/18
Application received: 09/01/18( The TLS contact centre in Paris simply scans the documents to the UKVI hence the speed)
Called to chase: 22/01/18
Notification to receive FP: 23/01/18

I submitted just what I was asked and not tons of pictures and WhatsApp logs.
Looking forward to be in the UK with my spouse and good luck to all those who are waiting.

Hello Dibango ,

Congratulations to you as you got your FP.... Unfortunately mine was cancelled after 7 months. I sent them almost 300 photographs of us together and almost 500 pages(2010 to 2018) of chat and call logs from skype and some more from facebook.... could u please tell me exactly how many pics and whatsapp logs did u give? did u give chat histories of multiple apps , for example facebook, skype , whatsapp or just one ? Pardon me if its too much for u to answer....

Hello,

Sorry for the dealy. I did not submit any photos or logs. I just provided the document requested on the website.

[citizenadvise5]

Can someone please share what's their timeline line this March 2018?