Sheffield Visa Section - EEA FAMILY PERMIT

[sunny10]

HI Everyone,


could someone please tell me what documents i need to provide as a EEA family permit Applicant .
i am in india at the moment and my wife is from hungary living in England from last 11 years.

[lhrs_brazil]

Hello guys!

I would like to know if your family permits process are also delayed... I've been told that it would take 15 days, however:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
...

today is May 25th...
and that's it! Nothing more? should I call them?

[Pmaximo]

Hello, I got the same problem!

They should give back to me last Wednesday (completing 15 working days). I called on Thursday, they follow up the team to make a decision. I called on Friday, they informed that the decision was made. However so far no contact.
I’m very worried because, besides they are not following the deadlines, I do need my passport back.

Please, how was everything for you? Did you get their response already?
Have you applied from SP, RJ or Brasilia?

Tks!!!

[Pmaximo]

Hello, I got the same problem!

They should give back to me last Wednesday (completing 15 working days). I called on Thursday, they follow up the team to make a decision. I called on Friday, they informed that the decision was made. However so far no contact.
I’m very worried because, besides they are not following the deadlines, I do need my passport back.

Please, how was everything for you? Did you get their response already?
Have you applied from SP, RJ or Brasilia?

Tks!!!

Hello guys!

I would like to know if your family permits process are also delayed... I've been told that it would take 15 days, however:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
...

today is May 25th...
and that's it! Nothing more? should I call them?

[lhrs_brazil]

Hello! Nothing so far

I found this page with deadlines: https://visa-processingtimes.homeoffice ... brazil/all

So if after 30 days (which will be in June 14th) they don't answer me, I will call them.

And I applied from SP... what about you?

cheers!

Hello, I got the same problem!

They should give back to me last Wednesday (completing 15 working days). I called on Thursday, they follow up the team to make a decision. I called on Friday, they informed that the decision was made. However so far no contact.
I’m very worried because, besides they are not following the deadlines, I do need my passport back.

Please, how was everything for you? Did you get their response already?
Have you applied from SP, RJ or Brasilia?

Tks!!!

Hello guys!

I would like to know if your family permits process are also delayed... I've been told that it would take 15 days, however:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
...

today is May 25th...
and that's it! Nothing more? should I call them?

[Pmaximo]

Nothing so far.
I called them today morning again... and they said that they’re delivering my passport back to Brazil. (I didn’t even know that my passport was sent to UK, I thought that just the decision was made there).

However, they’re so delayed!

I’m from SP but I applied from RJ.
Could you keep me posted, and I do the same with you?

Have you tryed to call the UK Visa in UK already?
This is the number: 00 44 203 4811736

Have in you hands:
a credit card (you pay per minut, in pounds)
You process number
You passport number


Very good luck!
email address removed by moderator

[Pmaximo]

Nothing so far.
I called them today morning again... and they said that they’re delivering my passport back to Brazil. (I didn’t even know that my passport was sent to UK, I thought that just the decision was made there).

However, they’re so delayed!

I’m from SP but I applied from RJ.
Could you keep me posted, and I do the same with you?

Have you tryed to call the UK Visa in UK already?
This is the number: 00 44 203 4811736

Have in you hands:
a credit card (you pay per minut, in pounds)
You process number
You passport number


Very good luck!
email address removed by moderator

Hello! Nothing so far

I found this page with deadlines: https://visa-processingtimes.homeoffice ... brazil/all

So if after 30 days (which will be in June 14th) they don't answer me, I will call them.

And I applied from SP... what about you?

cheers!

Hello, I got the same problem!

They should give back to me last Wednesday (completing 15 working days). I called on Thursday, they follow up the team to make a decision. I called on Friday, they informed that the decision was made. However so far no contact.
I’m very worried because, besides they are not following the deadlines, I do need my passport back.

Please, how was everything for you? Did you get their response already?
Have you applied from SP, RJ or Brasilia?

Tks!!!

Hello guys!

I would like to know if your family permits process are also delayed... I've been told that it would take 15 days, however:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
...

today is May 25th...
and that's it! Nothing more? should I call them?

[CR001]

Nothing so far.
I called them today morning again... and they said that they’re delivering my passport back to Brazil. (I didn’t even know that my passport was sent to UK, I thought that just the decision was made there).

However, they’re so delayed!

I’m from SP but I applied from RJ.
Could you keep me posted, and I do the same with you?

Have you tryed to call the UK Visa in UK already?
This is the number: 00 44 203 4811736

Have in you hands:
a credit card (you pay per minut, in pounds)
You process number
You passport number


Very good luck!
email address removed by moderator

Kindly desist from posting personal contact information on the forum. This is NOT permitted.

[Karim009]

Hello guys i need help im married to a polish girl , Waiting since octobre for my TRC. I have not been interviewed or had a residency check. My décision on 11 june and 100% will be extended ,I honestly plan on dying before receiving karta Pobytu... My question if i Can apply forEEA family permit from Poland without this karta pobytu ? my visa was expired and i have stamp in my passport it mean im legal but with polish language ,

[lhrs_brazil]

UPDATE

I just got my passport back with the visa issued. It was done in May 21st, but they took a long time to deliver it.

I'm going to the UK with my wife soon!!!

Timeframes:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
- Got the passport with the visa June 1st

Cheers!

Hello! Nothing so far

I found this page with deadlines: https://visa-processingtimes.homeoffice ... brazil/all

So if after 30 days (which will be in June 14th) they don't answer me, I will call them.

And I applied from SP... what about you?

cheers!

Hello, I got the same problem!

They should give back to me last Wednesday (completing 15 working days). I called on Thursday, they follow up the team to make a decision. I called on Friday, they informed that the decision was made. However so far no contact.
I’m very worried because, besides they are not following the deadlines, I do need my passport back.

Please, how was everything for you? Did you get their response already?
Have you applied from SP, RJ or Brasilia?

Tks!!!

Hello guys!

I would like to know if your family permits process are also delayed... I've been told that it would take 15 days, however:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
...

today is May 25th...
and that's it! Nothing more? should I call them?

[Hexane2]

Hello guys i need help im married to a polish girl , Waiting since octobre for my TRC. I have not been interviewed or had a residency check. My décision on 11 june and 100% will be extended ,I honestly plan on dying before receiving karta Pobytu... My question if i Can apply forEEA family permit from Poland without this karta pobytu ? my visa was expired and i have stamp in my passport it mean im legal but with polish language ,

Hello kariem
I am also married with polish and I have TRC my advise for you you must to have karta pobytu to have better chance to get your EEA FP I went through all of this

[LRS]

Hi,

Thank you for shearing. I am in a very similar situation with my partner. I am from Spain and he is from Colombia. I just moved to UK for a job opportunity and we are going to submit his visa application for EEA Family Permit as non-married partner.

My question is, which supporting documents did you send? We have 3 years contracts of living together (but I moved to Europe after 2 years and 7months for work), we also have some correspondence for both of us arriving to that address, flight tickets more than 3 per year of traveling together, plenty of photos, and also we have a cat together. By the way, we were living in The Philippines as we both were working for the same company there.

The problem is that it is been 5 months without seen each other, and I am afraid this could affect. I came back to Spain looking for a job and as I did not find what I was looking for I started to search in the rest of Europe. In the end I found it in UK. We speak daily since I left, we have the record of all our whatsapp calls.

Please let me know which supporting document you included to see if I am missing something.

Thanks in advance.

Hi guys,

I have been reading this forum avidly over the past few months and wanted to give you an insight to my timeline of rejection and eventual acceptance and help answer any questions if I can.

For reference I am the EEA Family member and my partner (non-married but living together for three years) is an EU Citizen.

I firstly applied in February and was rejected with documents and passport returned inside 18 business days. I forgot to include his passport - silly me. We reapplied and I paid the priority fee. I was promised a decision would be made within 5 business days. This was not the case, however.

Here is the timeline:

24/03/2018 Application received by decision making centre
27/03/2018 biometrics
28/03/2018 Confirmation of supporting documents received email.
08/04/2018 called UK Immigration paid service call centre - was told no decision had been made and to wait longer despite paying priority fee.
10/04/2018 received all my documents back via mail except for my current passport and older passports and had been told these were sent off to a processing centre.
16/04/2017 called UK Immigration paid service call centre - was told there was no decision made, and to call back that Wednesday if I had heard nothing via email.
18/04/2018 called UK Immigration paid service call centre - was finally allowed to escalate my case.
25/04/2018 received an email from UK immigration saying a decision had been made on 18 April 2018. No other information. Information of refusal or acceptance not available online.
26/04/2018 passport arrived with EEA Family Member Visa acceptance.

From our initial application in February through to today it took approximately 2.5 months. Definitely not the 15 business days we were told. However, we are ecstatic! I have been missing my partner like crazy and we finally get to be reunited!!! Can’t wait !!!

Will definitely be back on here to get advice about the next steps for the 5 year visa once I’m in the UK next week. For now, I can finally sleep again. This insomnia and deep dread/worry has been all consuming.

[Hexane2]

Hello everyone
I really need your help I am non European citizens my wife is polish we apply for EEA family members both of us was outside UK on 14Maj we get the answer 1st jun and i got it EEA fp :family member to acc and my wife name we already move to Uk my question is
Do I need allowance to work till I apply for RC ?
What is the next step I can do ?
Please guys any one help me
Best regards

[Batatinha]

Hello everyone,

I am non eea national and my husband is Italian citizen. I applied from Brazil on April 2nd and only received the SMS from vsf saying the application was forwarded. Is it normal no to receive any emails from UKVI? From what I read on this forum they usually take 5 to 7 working days to send an email about receiving the application. Could you guys help me? Please

Hi Ana,
I am from Brazil and I am now in the same situation, I applied on June 5th. What happened in your case later?
I appreciate your answer back
Thanks

[Katheqr]

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

Hello....
•Applied 1 March 2018 in Bogotá
•Received MSN 1 March my application was in transfer to U.K. embassy
•First Mail 6 March 2018 (Regarding Visa Application: GWFxxxxxx)
•Second mail 13 March 2018 (Your visa application has been received and is under consideration)

* I have been waiting more than 15 weeks I haven’t receive any answer, I sent a Mail (5,46£) and they told me that in 15 days working they will reply my mail.

[Katheqr]

Hello everyone,

I am non eea national and my husband is Italian citizen. I applied from Brazil on April 2nd and only received the SMS from vsf saying the application was forwarded. Is it normal no to receive any emails from UKVI? From what I read on this forum they usually take 5 to 7 working days to send an email about receiving the application. Could you guys help me? Please

Hi !!
I applied in Bogotá, I received the SMS and 6 days after received the first mail And 7 days after received the second mail, but I have been waiting more than 60 days working for any answer but nothing happen

[Katheqr]

Hello guys!

I would like to know if your family permits process are also delayed... I've been told that it would take 15 days, however:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
...

today is May 25th...
and that's it! Nothing more? should I call them?

I applied for EEA family permit and I am waiting for about 15 weeks, my application was 1 March 2018 from Bogotá,

[Katheqr]

^{Received my Passport Back with Family permit Visa stamp}

Application submitted online: 19th Jan 2018

Vfs visit for Bio matric : 25th Jan 2018

Received SMS from VFS (The Visa application has been forwarded to UKVI) : 25th Jan 2018

Received Email from VISAINFO.SHEFO (Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre. Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer.): 29th Jan 2018

Received email from VFS( The processed visa application for GWF reference number XXXX was received at the UK Visa Application Centre): 15th Feb 2018

Received Passport with Family Permit Visa: 17th Feb 2018
Visa stamped: 15th Feb 2018.

Took 30 days including Saturday and sunday after application submitted online
Took 24 days including Saturday and sunday after Bio matric

Took 21 working days after application submitted online
Took 17 working days after Bio matric.

No Email of decision made or not straightforward

List of Documents Submitted at VFS
1. Complete Application Form
2. Sponsorship Undertaking Form
3. Sponsorship Declaration Form
4. Sponsor Tenant Agreement
5. Sponsor Passport First page copy stamped and signed by advocate
6. Sponsor NI copy
7. Sponsor Provisional Driving License
8. Sponsor Employment Reference letter
9. Sponsor 3 months Payslips
10. Sponsor Sim Operator letter stating number and name of Sim card user(Requested from SIM operator)
11. Sponsor Call history from beginning (downloaded online)
12. Sponsor 3 months Bank statements
13. Sponsor 3 Money transferred confirmation receipts
14. Wedding Card
15. First Civil Marriage certificate Original copy
16. Latest Civil Marriage certificate Original copy
17. Civil Marriage Certificate teor in English issued in sub registrar original
16. Assento de casamento issued in portugal photo copy
18. Assento de casamento translated in English original copy
19. My Passport copies including old passport and new passport with all previous visa stamp color copy
20. My 3 month bank statements
21. My Sim Operator letter stating number and name of Sim card user
22. Whats chat history around 35 pages
23. 150 photographs(50 marriage and 100 together)
Thats it......

I think UK immigration service is coming back on track.
Traveling UK on 24th or 26th Feb mostly. waiting to see my wife after 6 and half months.

I hope the above information will help some of the people from forum..
Apply with correct papers.. dont loose hope all people who are waiting since last year..

Hello,
After received the second mail did you receive any mail more? Or just receive the passport?

[Rapha1320]

Hello Everyone.
My Name is I'd like to know if being deported from the UK can be an hindrance when applying for entry clearance permit?

I recently submitted vaf5 application...
I'm just awaiting decision and Return Of my passport.. Any tips or advice...
And yes I submitted the requirements

Marriage certificate Authenticated with apostile stamp.
Wife's passport
My passport
My Bank statement
Wife's residence permit
And ticket booking...
This should be sufficient according to the directives but the ukvi has been known to be a bit crafty #hostileenviroment..

[glen2943]

Hi Guys,

I am Portuguese National. & My wife is Indian..
I have applied 4 times and I have been refused EEA 4 times

The 4 refusals were between 2016 Nov and Feb 2017.
After the 4 refusals I haven't applied and now I am planning to apply and I have been working for last 1 year.

What I would like to know is :
1. Can I apply directly and without a agent involved?
2. Could somebody help me in advising what should be contents of letter to be written along with the application.

Thanks & regards
Glen.

[alihamza]

Hello guys!

I would like to know if your family permits process are also delayed... I've been told that it would take 15 days, however:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
...

today is May 25th...
and that's it! Nothing more? should I call them?

I applied for EEA family permit and I am waiting for about 15 weeks, my application was 1 March 2018 from Bogotá,

[alihamza]

Hello guys!

I would like to know if your family permits process are also delayed... I've been told that it would take 15 days, however:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
...

today is May 25th...
and that's it! Nothing more? should I call them?

I applied for EEA family permit and I am waiting for about 15 weeks, my application was 1 March 2018 from Bogotá,

Hi i have apply for eea family permit about nearly 2 months ago and I have not received decision yet . any news about you guys thanks

[Cyndicate]

Hi Guys,

I am Portuguese National. & My wife is Indian..
I have applied 4 times and I have been refused EEA 4 times

The 4 refusals were between 2016 Nov and Feb 2017.
After the 4 refusals I haven't applied and now I am planning to apply and I have been working for last 1 year.

What I would like to know is :
1. Can I apply directly and without a agent involved?
2. Could somebody help me in advising what should be contents of letter to be written along with the application.

Thanks & regards
Glen.

Hey Glen,
You’re an EEA national and hence do not need an FP.
If your Indian wife is not in the UK and wants to join you in UK, then she needs to apply for an EEA FP from where she is.

Cheers

[lhomme]

Hello guys!

I would like to know if your family permits process are also delayed... I've been told that it would take 15 days, however:

- the form was filled April 24th
- Biometrics April 27th
- Email from visa info (received) May 3rd
...

today is May 25th...
and that's it! Nothing more? should I call them?

I applied for EEA family permit and I am waiting for about 15 weeks, my application was 1 March 2018 from Bogotá,

Hi i have apply for eea family permit about nearly 2 months ago and I have not received decision yet . any news about you guys thanks

Hello Alihamza,

My wife submitted the biometrics from Cameroon on March 29. Still waiting for the decision. Very long and frustrating.

[glen2943]

Hi Guys,

I am Portuguese National. & My wife is Indian..
I have applied 4 times and I have been refused EEA 4 times

The 4 refusals were between 2016 Nov and Feb 2017.
After the 4 refusals I haven't applied and now I am planning to apply and I have been working for last 1 year.

What I would like to know is :
1. Can I apply directly and without a agent involved?
2. Could somebody help me in advising what should be contents of letter to be written along with the application.

Thanks & regards
Glen.

Hey Glen,
You’re an EEA national and hence do not need an FP.
If your Indian wife is not in the UK and wants to join you in UK, then she needs to apply for an EEA FP from where she is.

Cheers

Cyndicate tks.
Is it better to apply directly on your own or use an agent?