what is the processing times for the DL form

africangirl wrote:Hi Everyone

I am sure most of the people on this thread have received their DL extension and now the problem is when should we apply for ILR , do we use the date on the Biometric or just count the number of yrs when its 6 yrs we should submit our applications.

I am confused any advice, please.

Thank you

fjones66947 wrote:

africangirl wrote:Hi Everyone

I am sure most of the people on this thread have received their DL extension and now the problem is when should we apply for ILR , do we use the date on the Biometric or just count the number of yrs when its 6 yrs we should submit our applications.

I am confused any advice, please.

Thank you

Hi African Girl,

I received my discretionary extension on 1st of July 2016 valid for 3 years ( July 2019). I completed 6 years on the leave on 16th of July 2016 ( 15 days after the extension was issued ) I submitted my application for Indefinite to remain on the 20th of July,payment has been deducted and I am now waiting to hear back from the Home Office. Hope this helps.

fjones66947 wrote:

africangirl wrote:Hi Everyone

I am sure most of the people on this thread have received their DL extension and now the problem is when should we apply for ILR , do we use the date on the Biometric or just count the number of yrs when its 6 yrs we should submit our applications.

I am confused any advice, please.

Thank you

Hi African Girl,

I received my discretionary extension on 1st of July 2016 valid for 3 years ( July 2019). I completed 6 years on the leave on 16th of July 2016 ( 15 days after the extension was issued ) I submitted my application for Indefinite to remain on the 20th of July,payment has been deducted and I am now waiting to hear back from the Home Office. Hope this helps.

odat wrote:

fjones66947 wrote:

africangirl wrote:Hi Everyone

I am sure most of the people on this thread have received their DL extension and now the problem is when should we apply for ILR , do we use the date on the Biometric or just count the number of yrs when its 6 yrs we should submit our applications.

I am confused any advice, please.

Thank you

Hi African Girl,

I received my discretionary extension on 1st of July 2016 valid for 3 years ( July 2019). I completed 6 years on the leave on 16th of July 2016 ( 15 days after the extension was issued ) I submitted my application for Indefinite to remain on the 20th of July,payment has been deducted and I am now waiting to hear back from the Home Office. Hope this helps.

you have been waiting now 4 month ? and have you used (FLR DL) OR (SET O) ?

fjones66947 wrote:Hello everyone,

I have been following this post with interest for awhile and now find it imperative to also share my own experience.
I have been impressed and inspired by you all ,the support you have offered to each other is impressive and second to none,may you all continue to be a source of joy. I hope my post today will help you all answer some questions ,every information i provide here today are ones i received from my Solicitor and she happens to be one of the best in the country. She never takes a case she can't win and going by what she did on my case,she is extremely good.

I came into the country in January of 2008 on a 2 year Spouse Visa , in December of the same year i was convicted of a crime and got sent to Jail for 18 months, a couple of weeks before i was due to be released i received a letter from the Home Office saying they intend to deport me ,i immediately applied for Asylum. My Solicitor applied for bail on my behalf and i was granted , shortly after i got home from Prison i received a letter saying my Asylum application has been refused,i also received a deportation order shortly after that.

By this time i already have a daughter ,as my wife was pregnant before i went to prison ,my solicitor then proceeded to appeal my deportation order ,we went to Tribunal and a decision was made in my favour ( my solictor did the most amazing job ever,my case went from 10 percent chance to 95 percent chance ) the home office were pissed off that i got a decision to stay so they issued me a 6 months Discretionary leave. When the 6 months was about to expire i applied to have it extended ,and for 13 months i received nothing whatsoever from them ,not even an acknowledgement . No point to state here what i went through in those period, am sure you guys know..as you have all been through it yourself and some of you are still going through this. I approached my MP ,he contacted them and nothing happened ,it appears they were really pissed off at me. From my frustration i got something that became a brilliant idea , from all my years working in the HR sector i knew the complaint department of most big organisation are completely independent of the main org and because i also know by law the Home Office complaint department are required to reply to me in 21 working days ( at the time ) and in order for them to deal with my complain they will have to locate my file.

So i wrote the Home Office complaint department and in the letter i told them a relative back in my country has been diagnosed with a terminal disease ( which was true ) and they may die any moment from then and it is important that i go and pay my last respect and if i do not make that trip i will sue the Home Office for causing me untold hardship, guess what guys? it worked . Exactly 20 days after i sent the complaint i got a call from the team responsible for my case ,they apologised and stated that my application has been approved and they issued me an extension for 3 years. All together i waited 13 months between the expiration of the first 6 Months DL and the 3 years extension. My 3 years is going to expire on 2nd April this year ( 2015 ) my solicitors applied for an extension ,that was sent to the Home Office on Monday 24th of March 2015 ( 4 days ago ) and guys believe it or not i received a letter from my solicitor yesterday ( Thursday 26th of March 2015 ) the Home Office acknowledging my application and also sent me a letter to go and have my Biometrics ( which i have done today ) the also returned my Wife's and children's passports ( they are all British ) i sent those passports as part of my application.

So the main points i want to share with you guys today is this...to answer the question you all have been asking about the right time to apply for Indefinite Leave ,the answer is you can and should apply when you have already been on Discretionary Leave for 6 years ( if you got yours prior to the new rules ) According to my solicitor the rule clearly states we are eligible for Indefinite Leave after accruing 6 years of DL. There is not point in approaching the Home Office for clarification ,when my new extension comes it will be for 3 years but i would have accrued 6 years by August of 2016 and thats exactly when my solicitor will apply for my Indefinite Leave. You guys should know that a lot of the Home Office workers are clueless and don't know the rules..they sometime have to be told what to do. I believe for all you who have extensions that goes beyond their Indefinite Leave due dates ,you should apply when you have been on DL for 6 years.


I hope i have been able to add some useful infos to what you guys have already shared. If anyone needs any more info i am available to give it as best as i can. Good evening guys.

stone1980 wrote:Your case is similar to mine. Have you been successful in extending your day to remain for the third time? I was granted 6 months twice then three years which has just come to an end. All in all I am a few months shy of six years so will be applying for another DL. I hope to apply for ILR once I hit six years in a couple of months..Please reply

fjones66947 wrote:Hello everyone,

I have been following this post with interest for awhile and now find it imperative to also share my own experience.
I have been impressed and inspired by you all ,the support you have offered to each other is impressive and second to none,may you all continue to be a source of joy. I hope my post today will help you all answer some questions ,every information i provide here today are ones i received from my Solicitor and she happens to be one of the best in the country. She never takes a case she can't win and going by what she did on my case,she is extremely good.

I came into the country in January of 2008 on a 2 year Spouse Visa , in December of the same year i was convicted of a crime and got sent to Jail for 18 months, a couple of weeks before i was due to be released i received a letter from the Home Office saying they intend to deport me ,i immediately applied for Asylum. My Solicitor applied for bail on my behalf and i was granted , shortly after i got home from Prison i received a letter saying my Asylum application has been refused,i also received a deportation order shortly after that.

By this time i already have a daughter ,as my wife was pregnant before i went to prison ,my solicitor then proceeded to appeal my deportation order ,we went to Tribunal and a decision was made in my favour ( my solictor did the most amazing job ever,my case went from 10 percent chance to 95 percent chance ) the home office were pissed off that i got a decision to stay so they issued me a 6 months Discretionary leave. When the 6 months was about to expire i applied to have it extended ,and for 13 months i received nothing whatsoever from them ,not even an acknowledgement . No point to state here what i went through in those period, am sure you guys know..as you have all been through it yourself and some of you are still going through this. I approached my MP ,he contacted them and nothing happened ,it appears they were really pissed off at me. From my frustration i got something that became a brilliant idea , from all my years working in the HR sector i knew the complaint department of most big organisation are completely independent of the main org and because i also know by law the Home Office complaint department are required to reply to me in 21 working days ( at the time ) and in order for them to deal with my complain they will have to locate my file.

So i wrote the Home Office complaint department and in the letter i told them a relative back in my country has been diagnosed with a terminal disease ( which was true ) and they may die any moment from then and it is important that i go and pay my last respect and if i do not make that trip i will sue the Home Office for causing me untold hardship, guess what guys? it worked . Exactly 20 days after i sent the complaint i got a call from the team responsible for my case ,they apologised and stated that my application has been approved and they issued me an extension for 3 years. All together i waited 13 months between the expiration of the first 6 Months DL and the 3 years extension. My 3 years is going to expire on 2nd April this year ( 2015 ) my solicitors applied for an extension ,that was sent to the Home Office on Monday 24th of March 2015 ( 4 days ago ) and guys believe it or not i received a letter from my solicitor yesterday ( Thursday 26th of March 2015 ) the Home Office acknowledging my application and also sent me a letter to go and have my Biometrics ( which i have done today ) the also returned my Wife's and children's passports ( they are all British ) i sent those passports as part of my application.

So the main points i want to share with you guys today is this...to answer the question you all have been asking about the right time to apply for Indefinite Leave ,the answer is you can and should apply when you have already been on Discretionary Leave for 6 years ( if you got yours prior to the new rules ) According to my solicitor the rule clearly states we are eligible for Indefinite Leave after accruing 6 years of DL. There is not point in approaching the Home Office for clarification ,when my new extension comes it will be for 3 years but i would have accrued 6 years by August of 2016 and thats exactly when my solicitor will apply for my Indefinite Leave. You guys should know that a lot of the Home Office workers are clueless and don't know the rules..they sometime have to be told what to do. I believe for all you who have extensions that goes beyond their Indefinite Leave due dates ,you should apply when you have been on DL for 6 years.


I hope i have been able to add some useful infos to what you guys have already shared. If anyone needs any more info i am available to give it as best as i can. Good evening guys.

Ebosiam wrote:Hello every one
Just a quick advice I'm applying soon for ILR do you think I need a solicitor to do the application for me I need a quick respond please
Thank you

odat wrote:I booked appointment at the premium service next Monday for ilr I will share the outcome
I'm applying for ilr after complete 6 year discretionary leave

odat wrote:I got the ilr today it's took about 3 hour
I will received the bro within 10 days

lindalin wrote:

odat wrote:I got the ilr today it's took about 3 hour
I will received the bro within 10 days

Hi ,congratulations,wish you all the best for the future,did they ask you questions or you just waited for the decision,by the way have you submitted your language certificate?thanks

odat wrote:

lindalin wrote:

odat wrote:I got the ilr today it's took about 3 hour
I will received the bro within 10 days

Hi ,congratulations,wish you all the best for the future,did they ask you questions or you just waited for the decision,by the way have you submitted your language certificate?thanks

No I didn't take life in the uk test if that what you mean because it's not required

And yes they ask to speak to my wife it's just normal questions about our relationship

odat wrote:No she didn't write supporting latter
I just take the marriage certificate
Last my 3 payslip
Last 3 my wife payslip
First latter I got from the home office for first dlr
And the second later I got from the home office when I got the second dlr
And family photos
that all the documents I submitted with application

And yes my wife she was with me there and yes it's better to go with him

Ebosiam wrote:Congrats odat

odat wrote:

Ebosiam wrote:Congrats odat

Thank you

lindalin wrote:

odat wrote:

Ebosiam wrote:Congrats odat

Thank you

Hi Odat ,what form did you use for your 2nd DL extension,my husband used DL form for it ,not sure if he can use set(o) instead of Flr(DL) for his Ilr,thanks for your reply