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Ok many thanks for your reply. I will wait for the submission to appear in the tracking. Since I wrote this I have in fact sent a postal application. I imagine that as it includes the same information it shouldn't cause problems. I hope that is correct? Thank you.

Hello, I have lived and worked abroad in Spain uninterrupted for 24 years, previous to that I worked in the UK as a Uk citizen uninterrupted for 12 years where I paid social security. On the 24th of June I made an online CF83 application as I understood that in my situation the on line application was a correct option. Immediately after completing the application I received an email with confirmation and a submission registration number. Now 9 days later there is still no evidence of a submission in the HM revenue & Customs app form tracker, nor in my government gateway account in the check progress tab. In the app it says it normally takes a few hours to appear in the form tracker. Is this delay normal or should I now expect to see the CF83 application tracking? Also should I send a postal application, or is an online application correct in my circumstances? Many thanks!