ILR application (SET – m) - Expedition

Can I send Erasmus Mundus fellowship confirmation to the Home Office to expedite an ILR application (SET – m)? Does it fulfil an obligation of an accurate reason to prioritise an application?

Details are:

My name is Shahbaz Ahmad, and I am residing in the UK on a spouse visa. I entered in the UK on June 12th, 2012. I submitted ILR application on June 6th, 2014 and registered my biometrics on June 25th 2014.

Unfortunately, I have submitted my ILR application through post and fortunately I got Erasmus Mundus Scholarship confirmation on June 27th, 2014. Erasmus Mundus is a European Commission mobility fellowship program for master and doctorate degrees.

The Erasmus Mundus mobility scheme assures that students spend a minimum of 30 ECTS (equivalent to 6 months) in two different European Countries: in the first year students take a taught course in one of the European partner universities of the consortium. I have to spend my first year in Barcelona (Spain) starting from October 1st, 2014.

Being a non-European student I shall need a Spanish visa and obviously I need my passport to submit my visa application. Concisely, my question is:

Can I send fellowship confirmation to the Home Office to Expedite My ILR Application (SET – m)?

That's unlikely to help, if you'd used the SCS you would have been able to keep the original documents. You can ask your MP if they'll help expedite the case.

Amber_ wrote:That's unlikely to help, if you'd used the SCS you would have been able to keep the original documents. You can ask your MP if they'll help expedite the case.

Dear Amber,

Thanks for your reply!

I submitted the following documents as cohabitation proof:

1. Wife’s CRB May 30th 2012
2. Applicant’s (mine) NHS card June 26th 2012
3. Wife’s Tuition fee repayments sheet November 2012
4. Applicant’s Santander Bank Statement November 2012
5. Wife’s P60 April 2013
6. Mine P60 April 2013
7. Wife’s CRB August 2013
8. Mine DVLA counter Part (not-dated)
9. Wife’s HSBC Bank Letter January 2014
10. Mine 3 (mobile phone) bill January 2014
11. Wife’s Poll Card May 2014
12. Mine Poll Card May 2014
13. Life insurance Policy joint May 2014
As we are living at my brother in law’s home, he provided a letter and as a home owner he’s paying council tax and all the utility bills

I submitted the following documents as proof of finances

1. Letter from Employer for me
2. Mine P60 for 2014
3. Wife’s pay slips of 3 months
4. Mine payslips of 3 moths
5. Wife’s 6 Months Bank Statements
6. Mine 6 Months Bank statements

Our joint weekly income is £569 after taxes.

I have submitted Life in the UK pass test intimation and NARIC ELA (English Language Assessment = C1)

1. Is my application sounds correct?
2. Can I ask my local MP to write to Home Office to expedite my application and is there any possibility that it could be processed before September?

Looking forward,

Shahbaz Ahmad!

1. Yes and 2. You'll have to ask your MP.

Hi Amber,

I and my wife are really excited to spend 8 – 10 months in Barcelona, but it all depends upon urgent approval of my ILR application.

I wrote to my MP with all the evidences of scholarship approval, course starting date and relevance of the prospective course with my existent competencies as well as benefits to future. In response he sent me a letter, congratulating me at my achievement and stated that, he will write to Home Office to expedite my application.

Should it be helpful, in your opinion?

Looking forward,
Shahbaz Ahmad!

Yes, it should.

Amber wrote:Yes, it should.

Hi Amber,

Thanks for your great help.

I got the approval letter. Now waiting for BRP!

A problem is with BRP delivery:

DX delivery was unsuccessful as they consider I don’t love at that address which I have provided. I received a letter from DX stating the tracking number and to rebook online. I tried to book a redelivery, but I couldn’t proceed. I contacted DX and they advised:

DX will not deliver your BRP card until they got an authorisation from home office.

I sent an email to RPDelivery@homeoffice.gsi. gov.uk, and till now no resposne. As, I need BRP card urgently, and until now, I have sent 5 email to RPDelivery@homeoffice.gsi. gov.uk. What you suggest, as they are not responding to my email, should I ask my MP to write RPDelivery@homeoffice.gsi. gov.uk?

Shahbaz!

Ask you MP call the Home Office, they have a direct line.