Great Advice!

Your suggestions above are great!

I had submitted my (American) EEA2 ("durable relationship") application together with my partners (German) EEA1 application on 30 November 2006. We had our documents VERY organized in a folder structure explaining what source each document was from. We had well over 20 different documents showing our relationship over the 2 years (all official - Electricity, Water, NHS, etc.) from all of our addresses.

I did call the homeoffice quite frequently to check-up on the applications because I do have to travel alot for my current job.

I recieved a positive confirmation today with both of our passports showing both of our visa's approved.

Total waiting time: 1 month, 17 days

 

I just wanted to add some additional information to this sticky about what documents I provided for the EEA2 form - The application doesn't really go into detail about what you need to prove a "durable relationship" or also to prove that it is not a "marriage of convenience".

When I applied for EEA2, I provided the same documents that the SET(M) Form requested (as this specifies what you need to prove a durable relationship)

Here is the link, but I have also copied in the section that I used as a guide:
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http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/1 ... tm0606.pdf

We need documentary evidence indicating that you and your partner are still living together as a couple and have done so during the past two years. Ideally, this evidence should indicate joint commitments in your finances, other responsibilities and social activities spread across the past 2 years/ 24 months.

Items of correspondence or other documentary evidence from sources of the kind listed below would be acceptable. These should be divided fairly equally between each of the two years, and be addressed jointly in both your names wherever possible. If you do not have any or enough in your joint names, items addressed to each of you individually may be acceptable, provided they show the same address and you provide roughly the same number of items in each of your names.

The items of evidence should be from at least 5 different official sources. Ideally, a total of 20 items of evidence should be provided. If you are not able to do that, please provide at least 10 items.

Please give an explanation if you cannot provide at least 10 items and/or if the evidence is not in your joint names and/or it is not spread over the 24 month period as indicated. An explanation must also be provided for any periods when you did not live together, as well as evidence in support of the explanation and evidence to show how you maintained contact with each other during this time.

Your application could be delayed or even refused if you do not provide enough evidence of this kind.

• telephone bills or statements
• gas bills or statements
• electricity bills or statements
• water rates bills or statements
• council tax bills or statements
• mortgage statements or agreement
• bank or building society statements/passbooks
• tenancy agreement
• insurance policies/certificates or other correspondence
• loan agreements
• AA, RAC or similar membership
• membership of sports or social clubs
• membership of a religious organisation
• correspondence from government departments or agencies (eg HM Revenue and Customs, Inland Revenue, Department for Work and Pensions) including evidence that you have declared your relationship to the appropriate government bodies.
• correspondence from GP or local health authority (eg: NHS card, correspondence about ante-natal and post-natal treatment, letter confirming dates of visits to the home address by a midwife, letter confirming registration with a dentist, etc - providing these documents show your home address and the date first registered)
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When I submitted my application, I organized each source in their own transparent plastic folder with at least 3 samples of each source in each (I gave even more than they asked for).

I hope this helps for future applications!

 

Hi there

Thanks for great info, am just wondering if there is a cost associated with the completion of the EEA2 form? I'm living in London now with my fiancee (she's half Dutch) and I came in as Family Member (de-facto partner) after getting this visa.

I want to apply for my residence card but haven't seen the cost associated anywhere. Advice appreciated! Also, an update on processing times would be appreciated too, from what I've read it can range from 5 weeks to 5 months!?!

Cheers
Rene

 

what are my chances for and Indefinite Leave to remain?

Hi All,

I have sent my application on the 21st of May and have already received a reply confirming the receipt of my application. The question is: What are my chances?
I have made an application using the EEA4. My partner and I have been together for 5 years and 4 months...
With my application, I have sent my two passport photos, our passports, my partner's residence card (with a no time limit stamp on it) and my P60s for the following years: 2002-03; 2003-04; 2004-05; 2005-06 and some 5 wage slips from my current job, which proves I have been here working and paying the $@8&6/ taxes... hehehehe. We are in a same sex relationship and we have not registered for civil partnership.
So, the question again... What are my chances?
Does anyone think this is a straightforward application?
Thanks in adance!

 

hello

hello.me and my wıfe are lıvıng ın turkey.she ıs polısh and ı m turkısh.and we have baby around 7 mounths.we are marrıed around 1.5 years.we would lıke to go uk thıs comıng summer when the baby stop drınkıng mılk.my questıon ıs when we go uk can ı work fırst before my wıfe or just ı can work wıth famıly permıt.and ıf ı can work,when ı gıve my passport for resıdence permıt or card to home offıce for couple mounths,how ı can proof my ıd for bank or changıng job,shortly ın case of emergeny.thank you for your help

 

Re: READ THIS! Filing for UK Residency (EEA 1/2 or 3/4 forms

Hi, I am new here, but i would like to ask you some questions which worries me a lot.
My husband's viza is expiring on 29 of Feb 2008, so we need to apply for the forms (EEA1-for me, and EEA2-for him). Unfortunately, for the EEA1 i must been working 12 months under Work Registration. But this is going to be only on 26 of March 2008.
So, means I can not apply for EEA1, and my husband's viza expires 29 of February and he can not apply for EEA2.
In addition, I registrated (Work Registration) on 20 of Dec 2006, but during this time I has changed my employer, so about 2 months i didn't work. My 12 months employment will be only on 26 on March 2008.

So, my question would be: What should I do in my case? Should I apply for the FRMS first or we can apply for EEA1 and EEA2 stright away?
But if i send our passports with FRMS form how could i send them on March to apply for the EEA1?
Please help me to sort this problem and thank you so much. Sorry about my English.

P.S. For how long FRMS is issued?

Thanks again for answer