EEA1 response may take 6 months!? (ukba told me so)

[sc2012uk]

for the purpose of a returning resident

This is not the case here.
I thought I just made that clear.

But on that matter see Case C-109/01. The reason an EU citizen uses his treaty rights are irrelevant and may not be taken into account.

[sc2012uk]

On the original topic I received this:

Thank you for your e-mail to the North West Customer Service Unit (NW CSU). The NW CSU deal with complaints and compensation claims relating to the service of the UK Border Agency in this region. We aim to respond to all complaints within 20 working days of their receipt. If your e-mail is deemed to be a valid complaint you will receive an acknowledgement allocating your complaint with a unique identification number. Any further correspondance relating to this complaint should quote this number. For further information about how complaints are dealt with or how to submit a complaint please visit our website: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/contact/contactspage/ Please note that the NW CSU can only process complaints made against departments within the North West Region and are unable to deal with: - Urgent treatment requests or advice relating to immigration applications - Progress checks on applications - Complaints about a decision made If you require the urgent return of your documents, please see the UK Border Agency website at http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/conta ... actcentres for the appropriate contact details. However please note that return of the applicant's passport submitted in support of a leave to remain application, for travel outside the United Kingdom, will lead to the application being withdrawn. We aim to return requested documents within 10 working days. We are unable to process complaints on a decision that has been made. To request a reconsideration of your case, please write directly to the caseworker that handled your application. You should include all the reasons why you feel the decision is incorrect.

looks like complaining is pretty much useless

[fysicus]

It looks I hit a raw nerve. Usually that is connected to the truth...

What do you expect me to think if you write that -
a) your wife is unlikely to meet the language requirements of the Dutch immigration rules,
b) you are not interested in a simple job, but prefer to apply as self-sufficient (and elsewhere you write you applied as jobseeker),
c) you are worried about the cost of remaining in UK after September,
etc.?

Anyway, I did not accuse you of anything but instead provided you with a mirror how outsiders might look at your situation. Ignore it at your peril if you wish.

[sc2012uk]

i was almost going to reply and say what you should think (you know, point by point)....but what you think is up to you....and what you write, in the end, is too.

we will build a good life for my child, wherever that will be.
that's what matters to me.

i'm not worried about what outsiders may "think" because that's just how the world works.
we'll get to a good place in the end, of that i'm sure.

thanks for your warning about peril and such.
we know.

[Directive/2004/38/EC]

The ECj has made it clear that it does not matter what the intent of the EU citizen was when they moved to the other member state. It is perfectly fine for an EU citizen to move to another member state because the "natural" immigration rules in the home member state make it impossible for them to move there.

Many of them end up staying in the host member state because they really enjoy where they have ended up!

But the ECJ case of Singh did require the EU citizen to be working. See http://eumovement.wordpress.com/2011/12 ... -a-worker/