Eea Family Permit

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HI All,

After much flaffing on our part my Mrs will be applying for a EEA family permit in Bangkok next week,

I just have a few final questions , that my wife has raised, after her talking to an agency in Bangkok.

One they say its essential that I submit bank statements. I was reluctant to do this as they dont look too brilliant, and they are not listed as required documentation, I have included mortgage papers and pay slips thou.

and two they say that theres a 2 month wait for the outcome? Im sure i read on here that a Family Permit should be treated as a tier 1 application and be done in a few days?

Maybe it last minute nerves but can anyone advise.

Cheers

Eddie

[glennisaacgraham]

HI All,

After much flaffing on our part my Mrs will be applying for a EEA family permit in Bangkok next week,

I just have a few final questions , that my wife has raised, after her talking to an agency in Bangkok.

One they say its essential that I submit bank statements. I was reluctant to do this as they dont look too brilliant, and they are not listed as required documentation, I have included mortgage papers and pay slips thou.

and two they say that theres a 2 month wait for the outcome? Im sure i read on here that a Family Permit should be treated as a tier 1 application and be done in a few days?

Maybe it last minute nerves but can anyone advise.

Cheers

Eddie

Bank statements are important, as they prove that your salary declaration, and montly payments for the likes of morgages and utilities are as you have stated. I don't think they are look at the actual amount you have in there right now. When we did ours 1 month ago i only had about £100 left in mine. If after you pay the essentials (morgage and utilities) you have £90 left a week, you should be ok, I think going by what others have said.

It took us one week to get an answer, there was a telephone interview the day before we got it.

[giruz]

When I applied we (she) had about 4000GBP. I had less than my girlfriend. (We were both in Aust on a temp visa and no job arranged yet in UK)

Response obtained in less than a week because under EU rules they must process the application on fast track...

giruzz

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Thanks all,

Our application should go in this week, Ill post the result along with what Ive learned along the way, when I get an outcome.

[erikr_]

Thanks all,

Our application should go in this week, Ill post the result along with what Ive learned along the way, when I get an outcome.

Bank statements are not needed, what is essential is that you proof you are exercising treaty rights, and supporting evidence for your relation (did you live together in Thailand, phone records both ways etc) to show you are in a genuine marriage as if the marriage is genuine you should be issues the family permit