ECAA 2 - UK Border Agency - the Home Office

form as instructed there - and without any staples,clips, pins or anything else which could mark ordamage the photographs.If your application is successful, the photographsyou provide will be reproduced in the residencepermit(s) issued to you and any dependant(s)applying with you.8. DocumentsDocuments provided with the application must beorignals.Copies of any kind are not acceptable unless thereare valid reasons for not being able to provide theoriginal document. In such circumstances, we mayaccept a copy certified by the body or authoritywhich issued the original (for example, a copy ofa savings book certified by the building society orbank), or by a notary.The reasons for not being able to provide the originaldocument must be explained in a covering letter.We are unlikely to be able to grant your applicationwithout the original document.Any documents which are not in English must beaccompanied by a reliable English translation.Make sure passports are signed.9. Applying By Post - The AddressThe address to which you must post an applicationon form ECAA2 is:Department 67UK Visas and ImmigrationPO BOX 306LiverpoolL2 0QNPosting it to any other address will delay it.Please also use this address for any other correspondenceabout your application.Applications on this form must be made by post. Ifyou use Recorded or Special Delivery, this will helpus to record the receipt of your application. Pleasemake sure that you keep the Recorded or SpecialDelivery number.We will return your passport(s) and other documentsby Recorded Delivery. If you would like themto be returned by Special Delivery, you must providea prepaid Special Delivery envelope which islarge enough.10. Applying In PersonThe premium service at our Premium ServiceCentres is not available for applications on formECAA 2.11. Decision TimesWe aim to decide applications as soon as possible.For our service standards for 2011/12, please seeour website.12. Your Status While Your ApplicationIs Being ConsideredIf you and any dependants apply before the end ofyour/their permitted stay in the UK, your/their existingimmigration status, including any permission towork, will continue until your/their application(s) is/are decided.13. Contacting Us After You HaveAppliedIf you need to contact us after you have applied,please do so as follows.To send us more information about your application,write to the address in part 9 and give the followingdetails:- the applicant’s full name, date of birth andnationality- any Recorded or Special Delivery number- the date on which the application was posted- the Home Office reference number if youhave one.If you need your passport because you have totravel urgently and unexpectedly, use the return ofdocuments request form at www.gov.uk/visa-documents-returned14. Obtaining Application FormsYou can obtain application forms, any accompanyingguidance notes and the UK Visas andImmigration photograph guidance from our websiteat www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visasand-immigrationECAA 2 Version 10/2014 - Page 3 of 21