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Hi,

I have been reading several posts on this forum and first of all I thank all the moderators for being helpful to provide advise and guidance.
I will be applying for ILR through Set(0) application this week on 10/02/21 when I will be eligible. My application includes my dependent spouse and my child. I have managed to receive the required letters from my sponsor on employment and also leave. To my understanding my application is pretty straight forward. Just I have couple of doubts which I will be listing here and I will be grateful if can get some advise and guidance on my queries:-

1. During my initial application and also Leave to remain application back in Jan 2019, I had answered that I have a degree taught in English both for myself and my spouse. Now as I was unable to get the certificate verified by Naric, Me and my spouse passed the English test and got the certificate recently. So, in the ILR I responded as:
Do you have a degree that was taught in English? No
Have you passed an approved English language test? Yes
and then provided the certificate details. Hope this is okay.

2. Do you have any Home Office reference numbers? No
I answered as No but I was confused as during 2019, I received my leave extended and the letter had some Home office reference number in it. Can some one advise please.

3. For my spouse application, I am not sure if her immigration history should include period from entry to UK(March 2016 in my case).
This query arises as a question stated as:
Have you had any absences from the UK during any leave granted since XX January 2018?

4. I intend to provide council tax bills which is addressed both to myself and my spouse. Does that mean that I need to sign Part-1 of consent letter and my wife signs Part-2 of the consent letter?

5. Under Evidence it is required to provide Evidence of immigration status of Ms. *Main Applicant* in the UK & then it is mentioned to provide Current Bio metric Residence Permit for Ms. *Main Applicant*.
Can some one advise if BRP should cover both the information needed?

During filling the form I realised that in my case there was option appearing to pay additional and can go for priority or super priority service. Recently some of my colleagues who applied didn't had this option and they had to apply as standard application but they all got the decision within 2-3 weeks after submitting their bio-metrics. There is a lot of posts in this forum speaking about the processing time is not guaranteed. Also in UKBA website they have advised that Standard ILR applications can take up to 6 months. The wording is:
You’ll be told whether your application has been successful within 6 months.
Also in some UKBA website it says, you will be contacted within 12 weeks if your application is complicated and will be advised of further steps.
I can understand that several applicants might have priorities and hence would prefer to apply through priority/SP services but is it a risk applying through standard application. I hope homeoffice shall be providing enough details on the applications which are complicated so that the applicant can address the concerns in good time. In summary, my application is straight forward and hence I do not wish to spend additional amount to what in the standard application fees..

Regards,
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1. It is OK
2. NO as answer
3. PBS dependants must answer YES only if they had a visa issued after 11 Jan 2018. For a period of visa issued before 11 Jan 2018, PBS dependants do NOT have an absence limit
4. Correct
5. Yes BRP is enough

Super priority service has very recently been resumed. There is no guarantee but you can get a decision within 24 hours

Many Thanks for your response. very helpful as I can provide the information to the best of my knowledge and understanding with confidence.
On point 3 as I was not clear, I provided details of another leave taken during 2017. I think this is additional information and should not be in issue. Or if you can guide me that I need to delete the leave information of 2017, then I can do so.
Just on a last note I would be grateful if you could confirm my planned submission on the below should suffice:
If you have added a spouse or civil partner to
this application form who is applying at the
same time as you, please provide documentary
evidence of cohabitation since you were last
granted leave (up to a maximum of two years).
Evidence provided should cover the whole
period and be in the form of official letters or
documents, addressed to yourself and your
spouse.

I intend to provide:
1. Council Tax Bill issued on 13/03/2020 addressed to both myself and my spouse covering period 2020/2021
2. Council Tax Bill issued on 15/03/2019 addressed to both myself and my spouse covering period 2019/2020
3. Council tax bill issued on 16/03/2018 addressed to both myself and my spouse covering period 2018/2019
I presume these three bills cover 3 years period
4.Letter issued by home office in my address while they sent the BRP during 2019 (one addressed to myself, one for my dependent child and 3rd addressed to my spouse)
5. Birth Certificate of our younger daughter(born here in UK) issued during 2017 where our house address and both our names are mentioned.
I think this should be okay..
If needed I can include couple of bank statements(addressed to self and addressed to my spouse-may be of 2019 and 2020 - Any month) as address proof.
Please advise if this shall suffice the requirement.

Kind Regards,

If the visa was issued before 11 Jan 2018, you should answer NO and enter nothing. The cohabitation docs look good to me

Sorry, Just a bit confused:

In my circumstance: My visa & dependant's was granted for initial 3 years i.e, Starting from Feb 2016 to March 2019. During Jan 2019, I made an application of Leave to remain and was granted permission which covers period from March 2019 to March 2022.
As now I have completed 5 years, I am eligible to apply for ILR.

The question in the application is(for my spouse):
Does the period of stay on which this application was based include any leave granted since 11 January 2018?

I answered yes as I thought there was leave granted in Jan 2019.

Then the next question was:
Have you had any absences from the UK during any leave granted since 11 January 2018?

I answered yes as we went out of country during June 2019 for a month.

Then under heading immigration history:
The question was:
When did you first enter the UK?
Then this followed by:
Which countries did you visit or travel through when absent from the UK and Crown Dependencies?
....When did you leave..When did you enter?(there was option to add another period leave) etc..
On this section I started filling all my spouse's absences since Mar 2016.

My sincere apologies if I am trying to ask simple straight forward questions or I am unable to interpret the questions properly. Might be I am over thinking. I would be grateful if you answer this query.

Many Thanks in advance.

Kind Regards,
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In that case, then you have answered correctly. Any absences from March 2019 onwards must be declared

Many Thanks for your prompt response. My best wishes to you for helping and guiding me and many other applicants like me on this forum.
I am planning to submit my application through priority service(5 days decision). Might be I will struggle a wee bit to get bio metrics appointment. Once I am through this process, shall provide an update.

Again many thanks from me and my family for helping and advising.

Kind Regards,
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