Hi All...
Appreciate any advise ..
I applied for an EEA Family Permit Visa to live in the UK with my fiancé. Upon entry I applied for the EEA visa with the Home Office in Croydon, which was done on the 3 January 09. Part of this process required me to submit all original and copies of my documents and my passport.
Recently on a call with the Home Office in Croydon, I was told it will take a year for them to process my visa. They are now processing applications made in Feb08. I informed them that I will need my passport back as I will be traveling soon !! I have written to them officially and should get my passport back in the next 10 working days. This does not stop the processing of my EEA visa.
However, if I leave the country I will need to go to the British Embassy and reapply an EEA Family Permit Visa which takes up to a month for approval and requires a bunch of original documents that is currently sitting in the Home Office in Croydon. How insane is that?? I need to do this for re-entry into the UK.
Is anyone in the similar situation? Appreciate any advise at all..
Thanks, Diana
