[quote="benu"][quote="zubby007"][quote="benu"][quote="zubby007"][quote="benu"]Hello friends,
Applied for EEA2 on 9th March
Received COA after 2 months!! (As per rules if several weeks have passed, and still waiting for COA we can call HO to check,, so had to call HO before that)
Since then still waiting for RC!!
4 1/2 months so far no luck yet!
Anyone else in same situation?
Members, what do you suggest? Shall I call them as I did for my COA? or shall I wait? Because they say that we cannot call them to inquire about the progress as it MIGHT delay the process,, not sure what to do
Any suggestions or any experience from similar situations please?
Thanks and regards!
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Your case is not the worst I suggest you wait until 2weeks before the 6months.[/quote]
Thanks zubby007 for your suggestion,, my case is not that simple as it seems,, this is the second time i applied after they requested for additional documents,, sorry should have mentioned before,, my actual case:
[b]1st attempt:[/b]
EEA2 [b]application sent in mid-December 2011[/b]
After 2 months received all documents back asking for additional documents to support my EEA partner is exercising treaty rights (she is unemployed so I sent some job application letters and some rejection letters to show she is job seeker)
Apparently these were not enough and UKBA asked me to send documents which shows that she has registered as an unemployed with Jobcentre plus. So my [b]application was declined and I received all the documents back around first week of Feb 2012[/b]
So we went to Job centre plus and applied for Job seeks allowance, as there is nothing like 'registering as unemployed'. The only thing you can do there if you are unemployed is to register for Jobseekers allowance. Job centre plus gave us several appointments which we have to attend on regular basis. We did this for the full month of february till then we collected some documents which atleast showed that we were in touch with Job centre plus regarding my partners unemployment and were actively looking for some jobs.
[b]2nd attempt:[/b]
[b]9th march 2012 [/b]with the additional supporting documents - Letters from job centre plus as much I can collect , Job application letters and employment refusal letters.
[b]Received COA after 2 months [/b]- last week of April 2012 (have to ring HO as several weeks were gone after my application date, the operator said that the documents were yet to be validated hence they have not yet released the COA, but thanks to God Almighty, received it just one week after calling them),, was bit relaxed as this time my documents were atleast accepted and they sent me COA confirming that I can continue working till my case is decided.
Now today its mid- July 2012 but still waiting for any reply.
[b]4 1/2 months[/b] so far in my second attempt.
The [b]total time[/b] since my first attempt is [b]almost over 7 months[/b] and still fighting.
I have no worries in waiting for another 1 1/2 month to complete 6 months since my second attempt but the only thing that worries me is [b]why is it taking so long if they have accepted and verified my documents? [/b]
Also I want to ask you out of your experience, [b]what are the chances of application getting through once the COA is issued?[/b] I mean, are there any cases in which applications were been turned down even after COA confirming right to work is issued?
Can you please guide me in this regards?
Really appreciate your time and suggestions.
Thanks and kind regards,[/list][/quote]
Yea got that but your 1st attempt won't count since they HO returned all your documents, so your timeline start from the day HO received your 2nd Application which start some time in Feb.[/quote]
Hello again zubby007,, thanks for your reply. Yes you are right, the 6 month rule will start from the date of my 2nd application.
Zubby007, what are the chances of applications getting through once you receive your COA with right to work? Is it a positive sign? what is your experience?
Thanks again! Cheers!
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Once you received your COA that signify the HO acceptance of your Application, however HO still have to make their decision on or before the 6months rule.
