Re: Want to apply for durable relationship but passport expi

It would all be easy if the Home Office had some reasonable procedure for issuing the EEA permits, but they really messed this up. Complain to your MP, he/she is the person responsible for fixing this.

However, your case should work out fine. If you submit EEA1 and EEA2 together, with some luck the application is processed within 2 months, and not the full 6 months. Also this time is a waiting time, and they do not actually need the passport except at the very end. You can either supply a copy of your passport, or you can ask for it to be sent back while you are waiting.

Now the main question is whether you want the EEA2 sticker in your new passport. It does not really matter, but otherwise you may need to carry both passports with you. So if you want it in the new passport, apply for the new passport now, and then send of the application. If you include your old passport, make sure to ask them to send it back (or just include a copy). Once your application has done the necessary waiting time, the Home Office will ask you to send in your passport. By then you hopefully have the new passport, and you should include a cover letter explaining the situation.