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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Canadian777 » Wed Aug 29, 2018 9:24 pm

Canadian777 wrote:
Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:53 pm
Canadian777 wrote:
Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:35 pm
Canadian777 wrote:
Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:42 pm
Canadian777 wrote:
Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:27 pm
EEA Unmarried Partner

Application posted on :July 30th, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : July 31st, 2018
Email from Home Office : August 13th 2018
Bio letter received on : August 16th 2018 ( letter dated August 10th 2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on : August 17th 2018
COA Without Work : August 16 2018
Requested passports back : August 16 2018
Received passports back on August 29 th 2018 (letter dated August 20th 2018)

Resident Card Received on :
Documents Returned on :
Fingers crossed it will not take too long for a decision 🙂

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by JimNz » Thu Aug 30, 2018 1:37 pm

EU/EEA Citizen- job seeker (QP) non-EEA citizen - Spouse (FM)

-Application posted: 03 July 2018
-Received (signed for mail): 05 July 2018
-Payment taken for FM: 07 July 2018
-Email sent to Home Office complaints, to request they take the payment for the QP application
(the card had insufficient balance- by mistake) 06 July 2018
-Email of application acknowledgment with ref ID received sent to the EU Citizen email: 10 July 2018
-Payment taken for QP: 21 July 2018
-Biometrics received: 25 July 2018 dated (22 July 2018)
-Biometrics enrolled: same day 25 July 2018
-COA with work: 01 August 2018 dated (27 July 2018)
-Email from the Home Office requesting more documents for the QP application towards job seeker status: 08 August 2018
-More documents sent via email: same day 08 August 2018
-Residence Card: 28 August 2018 dated/issued (22 August 2018)
-All (as far as I can tell) documents returned along with EU citizen Residence Documentation: 30 August 2018 dated/issued (10 August 2018)

in total 1 month and 28 days

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Canadian777 » Fri Aug 31, 2018 7:03 pm

Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:42 pm
Canadian777 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:27 pm
EEA Unmarried Partner

Application posted on :July 30th, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : July 31st, 2018
Email from Home Office : August 13th 2018
Bio letter received on : August 16th 2018 ( letter dated August 10th 2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on : August 17th 2018
COA Without Work : August 16 2018
Requested passports back : August 16 2018
Received passports back on August 29 th 2018 (letter dated August 20th 2018)

August 31, 2018: My lawyer just receive a letter indicating my application was SUCCESSFUL ! So happy !!!!!

Now waiting for RC
Resident Card Received on :
Document

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ahmedshalaby » Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:12 pm

Update
ahmedshalaby wrote:
Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:07 pm
EEA national (QP 5 years) + non-EEA spouse

Application submitted online: 17/07/18
Payment taken on: 17/07/18
Confirmation Email: 17/07/18
Documents sent by European passport return service on: 18/07/18
Received by UKVI/HO on: 19/07/18
Bio letter received on: 26/07/18
Biometrics Enrolled on: 26/07/18
COA: 04/08/2018 with the right to work (Issued 01/08/2018)
Decision letter: Waiting

Resident Card issued on: 28/08/2018
Resident Card Received on: 31/08/2018

Documents Returned on: Waiting
Super quick!! 5 and a half weeks. Still haven't received the decision letter or the documents though

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Chellvillarreal » Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:49 pm

EEA (FM) + EEA (QP)

Application posted on: August 06, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: August 07, 2018
Payment taken on: August 08, 2018
Confirmation Email: NO
Bio letter received on: August 17, 2018 (incorrect details)
New Bio letter received on: August 23, 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: August 23, 2018
COA With Work: September 01, 2018
Resident Card Received on: WAITING
Documents Returned on: WAITING

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by tiems » Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:07 pm

tiems wrote:
Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:25 pm
EEA(QP) + EEA(FM), online application.

Application posted online : 24/07/2018
Payment taken (online) : 24/07/2018
HO acknowledgement emails: 25/07/2018 (We actually received 2 emails per person, with different case IDs. This might be related to our card being declined initially when paying online.)
Application posted on: 25/07/2018
Received on: 26/07/2018
Bio letter received on : 2/8/2018 (The biometrics letter specified the latest case ID, so it appears to have been corrected on the end of the home office.)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 2/8/2018
COA With Work : 10/08/2018 (Dated: 06/08/2018)
Resident Card: 03/09/2018 (Dated: 29/08/2018)
6 weeks in total. Good luck to everyone else!

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by fmdddv » Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:48 am

fmdddv wrote:
Thu Aug 23, 2018 3:36 pm
EEA(FM)

Application posted on: August 9th 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: August 10th 2018
Payment taken on: August 13th 2018
Confirmation Email: August 16th 2018
Requested documents back:
Bio letter received on: August 23rd 2018 (dated August 15th 2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on: August 23rd 2018
COA With Work: September 3rd 2018 (dated August 30th 2018)
Resident Card Received on:
Documents Returned on:

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by hyde » Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:31 pm

[quote=hyde post_id=1673361 time=1535047428 user_id=199777]
EEA(FM) TIME LINE:
Non Eu married partner of an Eu national.
- [x] Application posted(next day delivery service):24/07/2018
- [x] Payment taken:26/07/2018
- [x] Acknowledgement Email received:30/07/2018
- [x] Biometrics letter received:02/08/2018
- [x] Biometrics enrolled:06/08/2018
- [x] COA With Work:14-08-2018
- [ ] Resident Card Received on: Waiting
- [X] Documents Returned:04-09-2018
- [x] Certificate of application approval:04-09-2018

Super quick absolutely amazing. good luck to everyone else 8)

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Abbas25 » Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:04 am

EU national (QP 4 years) + non-EEA spouse

Application submitted online: 2/07/18
Payment taken on: 5/07/18
Confirmation Email: 12/07/18
Bio letter received on: 15/07/18
Biometrics Enrolled on: 16/07/18
COA with the right to work : 20/07/2018
Decision letter & Documents returned: 5/09/18

Resident Card on its way!! :D

Super quick!! The whole process took exactly 2 months! Good luck everyone!!

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by OurOtherHome » Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:09 pm

OurOtherHome wrote:
Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:29 pm
EEA(QP) married to EEA(FM) - Expired Family Permit - Online Application

Application posted online : 30/07/2018
Confirmation Email : 30/07/2018
Payment taken on : 30/07/2018
Documents sent by European Passport Return Service : 02/08/2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : 03/08/2018
Bio letter received on : 11/08/2018 (Dated 07/08/2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 11/08/2018
COA With Work : Never
Decision Letter: Never
Resident Card Received on :06/09/2018 (Issued 03/09/2018)
Documents Returned on :
Being on an expired Family Permit I was somewhat paralysed and the deafening silence was torturous but this was substantially faster than expected. Good luck to all!

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by PAK4 » Sat Sep 08, 2018 9:57 am

PAK4 wrote:
Sun Aug 19, 2018 3:43 pm
EEA(FM) (QP EEA member+ non EEA couple)

Application posted on: May 18th 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: May 20th 2018
Payment taken on: N/A draft
Confirmation Email: May 29th 2018
Bio letter received on: May 27th 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: May 31st 2018
COA With Work: June 7th 2018
Requested documents Back: August 4th 2018(online submit request)
Requested documents Progress form: August 16th 2018 (online after 10 days not receiving any response)
Requested documents received: passport received August 18th 2018
Decision: Refused letter received september 9th 2018
Resident Card Received on:N/A
Documents Returned on: N/A

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by RedCorner » Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:12 pm

RedCorner wrote:
Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:20 am
RedCorner wrote:
Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:40 pm
RedCorner wrote:
Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:35 pm
EEA(QP) + EEA(FM), online application.

Application posted online : 03/07/2018
Payment taken (online) : 03/07/2018
HO acknowledgement email: 04/07/2018
Application posted on: 06/07/2018
Received on: 09/07/2018
Bio letter received on : 14/07/2018 (Letter Date: 11/07/2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on :16.07.2018
COA With Work : 23/07/2018
Resident Card Received on : Wait
Documents Returned on : 07/09/2018 (Decision Letter)

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by RedCorner » Wed Sep 12, 2018 12:29 am

RedCorner wrote:
Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:12 pm
RedCorner wrote:
Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:20 am
RedCorner wrote:
Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:40 pm
RedCorner wrote:
Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:35 pm
EEA(QP) + EEA(FM), online application.

Application posted online : 03/07/2018
Payment taken (online) : 03/07/2018
HO acknowledgement email: 04/07/2018
Application posted on: 06/07/2018
Received on: 09/07/2018
Bio letter received on : 14/07/2018 (Letter Date: 11/07/2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on :16.07.2018
COA With Work : 23/07/2018
Resident Card Received on : 11/09/2018 DX
Documents Returned on : 07/09/2018 (Decision Letter)

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Canadian777 » Wed Sep 12, 2018 3:27 pm

Canadian777 wrote:
Fri Aug 31, 2018 7:03 pm
Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:42 pm
Canadian777 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:27 pm
EEA Unmarried Partner

Application posted on :July 30th, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : July 31st, 2018
Email from Home Office : August 13th 2018
Bio letter received on : August 16th 2018 ( letter dated August 10th 2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on : August 17th 2018
COA Without Work : August 16 2018
Requested passports back : August 16 2018
Received passports back on August 29 th 2018 (letter dated August 20th 2018)

August 31, 2018: My lawyer just receive a letter indicating my application was SUCCESSFUL ! So happy !!!!!

Resident Card Received on : September 12th 2018 ( got delayed as they initially sent it to the wrong address )
Document: sent back at the same time I received my decision letter ( August 31)

From the day I submitted my application to the receipt of the Residence card : exactly 7 weeks

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Gosiakay » Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:18 pm

Gosiakay wrote:
Fri Aug 24, 2018 9:07 pm
Application posted on : 17/08/2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : 18/08/2018
Payment taken on : 20/08/2018
Email received on :24/08/2018
Bio letter received on : 28/08/2018
Biometrics Enrolled on : 29/08/2018
COA With Work : 14/09/2018
Resident Card Received on : ?
Documents Returned on : ?

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Chellvillarreal » Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:55 am

Chellvillarreal wrote:
Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:49 pm
EEA (FM) + EEA (QP)

Application posted on: August 06, 2018
Received by UKVI/HO on: August 07, 2018
Payment taken on: August 08, 2018
Confirmation Email: NO
Bio letter received on: August 17, 2018 (incorrect details)
New Bio letter received on: August 23, 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on: August 23, 2018
COA With Work: September 01, 2018
Resident Card Received on: WAITING
Documents Returned on: september 17,2018

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by LSI1503 » Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:49 pm

LSI1503 wrote:
Fri Jul 27, 2018 5:08 pm
LSI1503 wrote:
Thu Jun 28, 2018 4:14 pm
LSI1503 wrote:
Thu May 31, 2018 4:03 pm
LSI1503 wrote:
Wed May 23, 2018 12:40 pm
Non-EU Unmarried partnership

Application posted on : 16/05/18
Received by UKVI/HO on : 17/05/18
Payment taken on : 31/05/18
Email acknowledgment : 31/05/18
Second(?????) Payment taken on : 19/06/18 :evil:
Bio letter received on : 27/06/18 (issued on 22/06/18)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 28/06/18
Double Charged Payment Refund : 24/07/18
COA With Work : N/A
COA Without Work : 27/07/18 (issued on 22/06/18)
Resident Card Received on :
Documents Returned on : 12/09/18 (without decision letter)

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by tkd » Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:07 pm

Tier 2 married to EU Citizen
Tier 2 valid for 1.5 more years

Application posted on : 25/07/2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : 26/07/2018
Payment taken on : N/A Postal Order
HO acknowledgement email: 02/08/2018
Bio letter received on : 06/08/2018
Biometrics Enrolled on : 06/08/2018
COA With Work : 13/08/2018
Decision letter: 13/09/2018
Documents Returned on : 13/09/2018
Resident Card Received on (DX signed for) : 17/09/2018

1 Month and 23 days!

Didn't receive my tier 2 BRP back, from previous threads it seems I should get it back so will request HO.
Thanks everyone for posting your timelines, definitely helps! Best of luck!

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Post by Gosiakay » Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:57 pm

[quote=Gosiakay post_id=1682573 time=1537275206 user_id=189319]
[quote=Gosiakay post_id=1681440 time=1536959920 user_id=189319]
[quote=Gosiakay post_id=1673825 time=1535141266 user_id=189319]
Application posted on : 17/08/2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : 18/08/2018
Payment taken on : 20/08/2018
Email received on :24/08/2018
Bio letter received on : 28/08/2018
Biometrics Enrolled on : 29/08/2018
COA With Work : 14/09/2018
Resident Card Received on : ?wating for the card in 10 days time
Documents Returned on: 17/09/2018 dated on 13/09/2018.
All process take 1 month

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by LM2 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:15 pm

EEA(FM), unmarried partner

Application posted online : 23/8/2018
Payment taken (online) : 27/8/2018
HO acknowledgement email: No email
Bio letter received on : 18/9/2018 (Letter Date: 10/09/2018)
Biometrics Enrolled on :18/9/2018
COA With Work : 18/09/2018
Resident Card Received on :
Documents Returned on :

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by colouk » Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:14 pm

Surinder Singh route - EEA FM of British/EEA QP Self-sufficient

Applied: 22/08/18
Payment taken: 24/08/18
Email acknowledgement: 30/08/18
Biometrics letter received: 01/09/18
Biometrics submitted: 01/09/18
Passport return requested: 05/09/18
Passport return progress request: 19/09/18
Email to HO re CoA not received: 19/09/18
COA received: -
Passports returned: -
RC received: -

Slightly concerned due to lack of passports and CoA, especially given experiences posted above...

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by colouk » Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:49 pm

colouk wrote:
Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:14 pm
Surinder Singh route - EEA FM of British/EEA QP Self-sufficient

Applied: 22/08/18
Payment taken: 24/08/18
Email acknowledgement: 30/08/18
Biometrics letter received: 01/09/18
Biometrics submitted: 01/09/18
Passport return requested: 05/09/18
Passport return progress request: 19/09/18
Email to HO re CoA not received: 19/09/18
COA received: 20/09/18 (dated 17/09/18)
Passports returned: -
RC received: -

Slightly concerned due to lack of passports and CoA, especially given experiences posted above...

Edit: I spoke too soon yesterday! His NINO also arrived the same day... strange coincidence!

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by CR001 » Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:09 pm

Please respect that this a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Any question posts have been and will be deleted.
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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by flyinggoose » Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:57 pm

EEA (FM) + EEA (QP) - married, online application

Application posted online : 12/08/2018
Confirmation Email : 13/08/2018
Payment taken on : 12/08/2018
Documents sent by European Passport Return Service : 15/08/2018
Received by UKVI/HO on : 16/08/2018
Bio letter received on : 22/08/2018
Biometrics Enrolled on : 22/08/2018
COA With Work : 30/08/2018
Documents letter : WAITING
Documents Returned : WAITING
Resident Card Received on : 14/09/2018

Start to finish: ~5 weeks

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Re: EEA(FM) EEA2 - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Lemonfish » Fri Sep 21, 2018 10:26 am

Application posted on : 10 Aug 2018 (Fri)
Received by UKVI/HO on : 13 Aug 2018
Payment taken on : 14 Aug 2018
Bio letter received on : 23 Aug 2018 (dated 17 Aug)
Biometrics Enrolled on : 24 Aug 2018
COA With Work : 14 Sep 2018 (dated 10 Sep)
Resident Card Received on : waiting
Documents Returned on : 21 Sep 2018

Taiwanese (previously have Tier 4 and Tier 5 VISA, never overstayed. Got married before the VISA was due.)

Sponsor (spouse): Spanish, full-time employee with permanent contract in the UK for about 2.5 year)

I got married early July while my previous permit was due at the end of the same month (Tier 5 YMS). I was a bit worried about my legal status during the gap between that and having the EEA FM permit.

My employer had to terminate my contract (with conditional offer) after my visa was expired and insisted that they have to see the COA to have me back, so it was slightly stressful.

The HR actually ran the employee right to work check with HO and got the clarification that i can start working before I received the COA. Back to work now and just got the passport back today waiting for the BRP. All is good.

Good luck everyone!

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