TIMELINE for Original documents Requested by HO

Hi members

Please post ur timelines here for If u received a letter requesting Original Documents (OD)

Method of application: NCS or Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: (Initial application)
Date of OD requested:
Date of receipt of approval:
Other info:

Please provide details what documents were requested and when did you hear back from HO after sending Original documents.
It will be helpful for people on this forum.
Best of luck.

Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: (Initial application): 11 Nov 2014
Date of OD requested: 01/05/2015 just before the 6 months anniversary.
Date of receipt of approval: Still Waiting
Other info: Original passport(s) covering the last 5 years period till the date of application specifically to satisfy the residence requirements and Original ESOL certificate has been requested too by the caseworker.

Received a letter with brown envelope in it addressed to UKBA Liverpool. I have sent it next day recorded delivery with self addressed prepaid envelope enclosed.

In my opinion if original documents has been requested then it means case is with the caseworker and obviously all checks have been done. So it seems that it is in final stages.

any other suggestion will be much appreciated.

Applied for BC in August
Received letter in May, from a Mr Connely, CT3 asking for original evidence of how my wife supported herself from 2004 to 2010. Payslips, tax returns, P60, bank statements.
With some help from an advisor we wrote back stating that only bank statements available, no employment meant no tax info etc. We wrote quite a long letter stating how my wife did support herself through family and friends. No original bank statements could be sent, since that account was closed and we had to ask for copies. God knows how they expect folk to keep statements that far back. Maybe if one had a business it would make sense but not a personal account. Even HMRC don't ask us to keep anything more than seven years.
No reply so far.
My guess is that the HO are looking for more than just bad immigration history to refuse, even though the guidance is now pretty damning on this area. We shall see.....

Hello

Method of application: Solicitor
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/10/2014
Date of OD requested: 11/04/2015 (dated 07/04/2015)
Date of receipt of approval: still waiting.
Other info: I was asked to send a proof of residence between 2009 and 2010, preferably my original travel document as soon as possible so they can come up with a decision by 28/04/2015. I sent it on Monday 13/04/2015 on special next day delivery and it was with the case worker the next day. My sister applied at the same time as me and received her approval on 29/04/2015 in a special delivery envelope and was strangely dated 07/04/2015.

Good luck all!

I should have been more clear. Applied in August 2014 via NCS. Nothing until March this year, when we had this letter asking for a lot of original documents going back ten years or more. Dunno why I said May.....it was in March we had the letter from a Mr Conelly. So far no further news.
It's interesting wording on the letter, because it's written in one way to instil fear, like "all original documents" and if these are not forthcoming, instant refusal....etc etc. Then it says, if you have any difficulty providing documents please contact us! I feel sorry for these caseworkers since Dec 2014, their workload just increased. But I suppose in one way they don't care, the rules state it can take maybe a year to give an answer!
Compared to many other countries, this one offers a pretty opaque service.

You guys are not alone here is my

method of applic post office
date of recipt by HO: 27/08/14
date of OD requested: 27/03/15
Date of approval:

Other information

in first week of February 2015 I receive a 3 to 6 months letter, after that I receive another letter again 27/4/2015 requesting for my original passpor by my caseworker since then no any update yet,


In God we trust

first2013 wrote:You guys are not alone here is my

method of applic post office
date of recipt by HO: 27/08/14
date of OD requested: 27/03/15
Date of approval:

Other information

in first week of February 2015 I receive a 3 to 6 months letter, after that I receive another letter again 27/4/2015 requesting for my original passpor by my caseworker since then no any update yet,


In God we trust

Above u mentioned OD requested on 27 March but below that u r saying it was requested on 27 April.
If it was requested on 27 April then I think you will be having ur brown envelope very soon providing all other checks r completed.

Was ur case straight forward?

Just for the sake of information

Dont spend extra money to get anything delivered to HO on Saturday's. I paid extra for Saturday delivery and it wasn't delivered on Saturday when I called Royal mail to check they informed me that HO Liverpool office do not accept any deliveries on Saturdays.

waiz89k wrote:

n1994 wrote:Hello

Method of application: Solicitor
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/10/2014
Date of OD requested: 11/04/2015 (dated 07/04/2015)
Date of receipt of approval: still waiting.
Other info: I was asked to send a proof of residence between 2009 and 2010, preferably my original travel document as soon as possible so they can come up with a decision by 28/04/2015. I sent it on Monday 13/04/2015 on special next day delivery and it was with the case worker the next day. My sister applied at the same time as me and received her approval on 29/04/2015 in a special delivery envelope and was strangely dated 07/04/2015.

Good luck all!

It shouldnt be taking that long after ur caseworker got what he/she looking for.
Did ur caseworker mention in the letter that he/she will make a decision after receiving the documents?

She said I have to send my original documents before 28/4/2015 so I am guessing it's the deadline she needs to meet? Someone in the forum had a similar situation and was told that the date mentioned in the letter is the deadline for making a desicion I believe

waiz89k wrote:

first2013 wrote:You guys are not alone here is my

method of applic post office
date of recipt by HO: 27/08/14
date of OD requested: 27/03/15
Date of approval:

Other information

in first week of February 2015 I receive a 3 to 6 months letter, after that I receive another letter again 27/4/2015 requesting for my original passpor by my caseworker since then no any update yet,


In God we trust

Above u mentioned OD requested on 27 March but below that u r saying it was requested on 27 April.
If it was requested on 27march then I think you will be having ur brown envelope very soon providing all other checks r completed.

Was ur case straight forward?

Sorry its a misstip, the date is 27 of march but up till now am still waitin i donnot know why is taken so long

n1994 wrote:

waiz89k wrote:

n1994 wrote:Hello

Method of application: Solicitor
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/10/2014
Date of OD requested: 11/04/2015 (dated 07/04/2015)
Date of receipt of approval: still waiting.
Other info: I was asked to send a proof of residence between 2009 and 2010, preferably my original travel document as soon as possible so they can come up with a decision by 28/04/2015. I sent it on Monday 13/04/2015 on special next day delivery and it was with the case worker the next day. My sister applied at the same time as me and received her approval on 29/04/2015 in a special delivery envelope and was strangely dated 07/04/2015.

Good luck all!

It shouldnt be taking that long after ur caseworker got what he/she looking for.
Did ur caseworker mention in the letter that he/she will make a decision after receiving the documents?

She said I have to send my original documents before 28/4/2015 so I am guessing it's the deadline she needs to meet? Someone in the forum had a similar situation and was told that the date mentioned in the letter is the deadline for making a desicion I believe

The date caseworker mentioned on the letter is a deadline to send the documents and u can extend that too by giving HO a valid reason. It is not a deadline to make a decision but normaly decision will not take longer if original docs r requested as application should be on final stages by then.

Home office sent me a letter on 16th on jan with request for more documents to prove residency between 2009 and 2010 which I already did on 18th jan. Guys when should I be expecting to hear from home office based on your experiences. Please help.

Hi,

Not sure if anyone is still following this thread but i would really appreciate if you can update your results or timelines after submitting your Original Docs. I am in the same boat and below is my case...

Eligibility criteria: 5 + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK test plus UK Degree Certificate
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS - Scotland
Date of application: 30/03/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date money gone off account: 22/04/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/04/2016 dated 22/04/2016
Biometrics done: 25/04/2016
HO Requested for Original Documents: for Passports both Old & New letter dated on 15/06/2016
Original Documents letter received : 17/06/2016 with deadline for submission by 29th June 2016
Original Documents : delivered to HO by royal mail on 20/06/2016 ( only passports)
Date of approval: waiting ...
Date of ceremony: waiting...

Method of application: Royal Mail recorded
Date of application:07/04/2016
Payment method:credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement: email 05/05/2016 letter 06/05/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/05/2016
Biometrics done: 07/05/2016
Request for OD: 20/07/2016 letter dated 15/07/2016
Documents sent: 21/07/2016 recorded delivery

Received HO letter requesting proof of financial support btwn 2006-2008 sent P60, employment letter, old and new passport and B1 English test ( which I failed to submit with original AN application)

Would be nice to see the outcome of the cases to have an idea on the timeline for decisions once OD are sent?

track4t1 wrote:Hi,

Not sure if anyone is still following this thread but i would really appreciate if you can update your results or timelines after submitting your Original Docs. I am in the same boat and below is my case...

Eligibility criteria: 5 + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK test plus UK Degree Certificate
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS - Scotland
Date of application: 30/03/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date money gone off account: 22/04/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/04/2016 dated 22/04/2016
Biometrics done: 25/04/2016
HO Requested for Original Documents: for Passports both Old & New letter dated on 15/06/2016
Original Documents letter received : 17/06/2016 with deadline for submission by 29th June 2016
Original Documents : delivered to HO by royal mail on 20/06/2016 ( only passports)

Date Of Approval: Dated 8th July 2016 Received on 14th July 2016 along with my passports in my pre-paid guaranteed next day delivery envelope (Posted by HO on 13th July - Royal mail System Update)
Citizenship Invitation: Dated 11th July 2016 received on 21st July 2016.

Approval received 29/07/2016

Good luck to everyone

zimchic wrote:Method of application: Royal Mail recorded
Date of application:07/04/2016
Payment method:credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement: email 05/05/2016 letter 06/05/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/05/2016
Biometrics done: 07/05/2016
Request for OD: 20/07/2016 letter dated 15/07/2016
Documents sent: 21/07/2016 recorded delivery
Date of approval: 29/07/2016

Received HO letter requesting proof of financial support btwn 2006-2008 sent P60, employment letter, old and new passport and B1 English test ( which I failed to submit with original AN application)

Would be nice to see the outcome of the cases to have an idea on the timeline for decisions once OD are sent?

Hi ,
I applied for ilr in may 2015, October 2015 rejected and all originals documents return to expect my passport . We appeal the case and hearing date was on 3rd of November 2016. By December 23 received a letter from tribunal that we won the case and home offfice to return the court fees .

Home office didn't appeal against the decision and in Jan 2017 first week I received the money ( court fees ).

Today received a letter from home office asking for original documents . I am worried bcos these are the documents they return and asking for them again . Will they go against the tribunal decision ?? Why asking for documebts again .