1 - Yes
2 - Yes
3 - That would depend on your employer but I have never seen anyone having problem because of that. Besides CoA never takes as long as 28 days. Also you would apply at least a couple of weeks before you EEA FP runs out.

Good luck

 

I also have the same question. My husband is an EEA national, and works in the UK. I am in the UK with an EEA family permit, and applied for a residence permit 3 days ago.

I want to look for a job here, but I am not sure if I am eligible to work in the UK with the FAMILY permit. If I can work...

How can I prove that I am eligible ( UK Home Office has my passport due to the procedure for the residence permit, so I can not even prove that I have an EEA family permit)?

My husband keeps telling me that I need a national insurance number in order to get a job. But the helpline tells me I need a job in order to get the number.

 

Estephany, you should get an acknowledgement of receipt within about a month, and that will confirm that you have permission to work while your application is considered.

 

Thank you so much 　I am waiting for the letter now, but I need it as soon as possible. I called UK home office, but ofc after being on a queue for 30 min, I gave up. Do you know any way to ask them to hurry up?

 

There isn't one, I'm afraid. Speaking to them might confirm that they have it, but it won't get it further down the queue.

Because of all the rule changes, loads of people have put in applications to get in before the changes apply, so they're unusually busy at the moment.

 

Thank you very much. I will just wait for the receipt thing　：）
Thank you!