10 years long residence applications

superstar · Post by **superstar** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:11 pm

Hi all
it's so annoying when you have received an acknowledgemant letter but money is not taken by UKBA. I am keep checking everyday my bank account and also keep checking with bank people but they says that there wasn't any attempt to take money out. I don't know what UKBA now going to do! might be they are waiting for any new law maybe that's why they haven't taken money yet!!! It's just so bad where we can't even ask to ukba anything b4 14 weeks.

Beige · Post by **Beige** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:16 pm

osteophytes wrote:All quiet? Any news!

I guess there's none...

Beige · Post by **Beige** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:15 pm

zara5 wrote:Hi,

Anyone knows how long does the HO take to send passports back once they have reached a decision? I was asked to come to the HO for an identity check. there they told me to expect the passport within a weeks time. Its been 3 weeks now I haven't recieved anything. when i call them they have no updates. has this happened to anyone here?? how long do they usually take to send the passport back. i applied for ILR under long stay category. any opinions/suggestions will be wellcomed. the wait is aweful !!!

Other people on here have waited up to 2 weeks after they get a letter from the UKBA. I suppose it varies from case to case, one size does not fit all when it comes to the UKBA. Just be patient, they'll get back to you once they're ready.

Beige · Post by **Beige** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:13 pm

RECEIVED APPLICATIONS (2010 Applicants):
london101 applied 8/01/10 received 15/04/10 WAITED FOR 13.6 weeks [7 year student + 3 years Work permit/Tier 1]
Sa applied 04/02/10 received 06/05/10 WAITED FOR 13 weeks [10 year Work permit + HSMP]

STILL PENDING: under 10 years lawful SET(O)category

August 2009
sr applied 17/08/09 and is still waiting now: 40.5 weeks

January 2010

Beige applied 11/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 20.4 weeks [10 Year Student]
pv applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 18.8 weeks
chiko14june applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 18.8 weeks
coolboyuk applied 22/01/10 and is still waiting: now 18.6 weeks[10 Year Student]

Febuary 2010

danny58 applied 02/02/10 and is still waiting: now 17.2 weeks [10 year student]
yeezhexiang applied 08/02/10 and is still waiting: now 16.4 weeks
graham834 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 16.2 weeks
ILR-2010 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 16.2 weeks[10 Year Student]
ppman applied 12/02/2010 and is still waiting: now 15.6 weeks
DA375 applied 18/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.8 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 13.8 weeks

March 2010

Geostar2010 applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 11.2 weeks [10 year STUDENT]
Powermatic applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 11.2 weeks [10 year STUDENT/STUDENT dependent]
mala applied 29/03/2010 and is still waiting: now 9.4 weeks

April 2010

zeddie applied 05/04/10 and is still waiting: now 8.4 weeks [7 year STUDENT/ 3 year WP/Tier 1]
Devonian applied 22/04/10 and is still waiting: now 5.8 weeks
Osteophytes applied 27/04/10 and is still waiting: now 5.2 weeks [7 PFT+2 WP+1 Tier 1][/color]

May 2010

Superstar applied 10/05/10 and is still waiting: now 3.4 weeks [10 year STUDENT]

zara5 · Post by **zara5** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 12:31 pm

Hi,

Anyone knows how long does the HO take to send passports back once they have reached a decision? I was asked to come to the HO for an identity check. there they told me to expect the passport within a weeks time. Its been 3 weeks now I haven't recieved anything. when i call them they have no updates. has this happened to anyone here?? how long do they usually take to send the passport back. i applied for ILR under long stay category. any opinions/suggestions will be wellcomed. the wait is aweful !!!

osteophytes · Post by **osteophytes** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:53 am

All quiet? Any news!

danny58 · Post by **danny58** » Tue May 25, 2010 11:14 pm

Once again. Big congratulation to no way out.
Hope to have great day from now on.
And hope that we all can hear the good news soon. So we all can have great summer holiday.
God helps us on our ilr visa

Beige · Post by **Beige** » Tue May 25, 2010 9:49 pm

coolboyuk wrote:ha..ha.. yes Beige. i did send you a PM before, it looks like you dont check your pm's ...

I didn't get an alert so I wasn't aware I had one.. I'll go have a look now

coolboyuk · Post by **coolboyuk** » Tue May 25, 2010 9:02 pm

ha..ha.. yes Beige. i did send you a PM before, it looks like you dont check your pm's ...

Beige · Post by **Beige** » Tue May 25, 2010 4:44 pm

coolboyuk wrote:Average Processing Time = 30.44118 weeks [ Based on 2009 Applicants data]

------------------------------- = 28.63684 weeks [ if you add the 2010 applicants (london101 and sa) data

personally, I would go with 30.4 weeks time slot.

p.s : even, if we give NowayOut a random 32 weeks time line still the figure would be 29.88

At least another 10 weeks of waiting for me then..

coolboyuk · Post by **coolboyuk** » Tue May 25, 2010 11:02 am

Average Processing Time = 30.44118 weeks [ Based on 2009 Applicants data]

------------------------------- = 28.63684 weeks [ if you add the 2010 applicants (london101 and sa) data

personally, I would go with 30.4 weeks time slot.

p.s : even, if we give NowayOut a random 32 weeks time line still the figure would be 29.88

DEVONIAN · Post by **DEVONIAN** » Tue May 25, 2010 12:03 am

NoWayOut! I'll like to join others in saying a BIG Congratulations! Hope you can still make the trip to go and see your dad whom I'll like to wish a rapid recovery!

Beige · Post by **Beige** » Mon May 24, 2010 11:08 pm

At this rate, I don't think we should get our hopes up until after 30 weeks..

zeddie · Post by **zeddie** » Mon May 24, 2010 11:03 pm

not looking good

powermatic · Post by **powermatic** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:13 pm

mala wrote: SR is my friend he has already been refused twice because 0f 2 silly gaps this is his 3rd time so he is still waiting.

Thanks for repplying - so it may be the case that SR's application will take a bit longer to consider as it is not a straight forward one...

I was hoping to see the January list clearing by now but it seems its really slow, wonder how long I may have to wait for mine

chiko14june · Post by **chiko14june** » Mon May 24, 2010 4:02 pm

Congratulations NoWayOut!
Looks like the processing time is becoming longer and longer....

Beige · Post by **Beige** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:54 pm

RECEIVED APPLICATIONS: 2009 Applicants

Haha applied on 24/07/09 received 25/11/09 WAITED FOR 17.7 weeks
Rajj applied on 15/07/09 received 17/12/09 WAITED FOR 22.1 weeks
bird applied on 06/11/09 recieved 21/04/10 WAITED FOR 23.5 weeks
Oluwa112 applied 10/08/08 and received 17/02/10: WAITED FOR 27.3 weeks
Hangermajor applied 17/09/09 received 06/04/10 WAITED FOR 28.5 weeks
Foxy applied 24/08/09 received 27/03/10 WAITED FOR 30.5 weeks
CLS applied 27/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Taylondon applied 11/09/09 rejected 16/04/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Croydon applied 17/08/09 received 23/03/10 WAITED FOR 31.1 weeks
Terriblefish applied 08/09/09 received 16/04/10 WAITED FOR 31.3 weeks
Kingie67 applied 17/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 32 weeks
Dolf applied 24/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.2 weeks
Thms applied 28/08/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.3 weeks
Boonbin applied on 10/08/09 received 01/04/10 WAITED FOR 33.3 weeks
Sheng applied on 05/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 35 weeks
Liverpool applied 25/07/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 37.2 weeks
NoWayOut applied on 03/08/09 recieved 22/05/10 41.5 weeks

RECEIVED APPLICATIONS (2010 Applicants):

london101 applied 8/01/10 received 15/04/10 WAITED FOR 13.6 weeks [7 year student + 3 years Work permit/Tier 1]
Sa applied 04/02/10 received 06/05/10 WAITED FOR 13 weeks [10 year Work permit + HSMP]

STILL PENDING: under 10 years lawful SET(O) category

August 2009
sr applied 17/08/09 and is still waiting now: 39.5 weeks

January 2010

Beige applied 11/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 19 weeks [10 Year Student]
pv applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 17.8 weeks
chiko14june applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 17.8 weeks
coolboyuk applied 22/01/10 and is still waiting: now 17.6 weeks[10 Year Student]

Febuary 2010

danny58 applied 02/02/10 and is still waiting: now 15.8 weeks [10 year student]
yeezhexiang applied 08/02/10 and is still waiting: now 15 weeks
graham834 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.8 weeks
ILR-2010 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.8 weeks[10 Year Student]
ppman applied 12/02/2010 and is still waiting: now 14.6 weeks
DA375 applied 18/02/10 and is still waiting: now 13.6 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 12.6 weeks

March 2010

Geostar2010 applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 10.8 weeks [10 year STUDENT]
Powermatic applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 10.8 weeks [10 year STUDENT/STUDENT dependent]
mala applied 29/03/2010 and is still waiting: now 8 weeks

April 2010

zeddie applied 05/04/10 and is still waiting: now 7 weeks [7 year STUDENT/ 3 year WP/Tier 1]
Devonian applied 22/04/10 and is still waiting: now 4.6 weeks
Osteophytes applied 27/04/10 and is still waiting: now 3.8 weeks [7 PFT+2 WP+1 Tier 1][/color]

May 2010

Superstar applied 10/05/10 and is still waiting: now 2 weeks [10 year STUDENT]

mala · Post by **mala** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:01 pm

powermatic wrote:CONGRATULATIONS TO NOWAYOUT!!! - now it turns out there was a way out
WHAT A GREAT NEWS!!!
finally you can have a great weekend - Sunday and Monday are expected to be as warm so make most of them - treat yourself to something special, you really deserve it after the amount of energy that you have wasted in the waiting game

we will miss you here but I am really glad now that your name is in the top half of the list as the amount of your waiting time was scaring everyone here big time.

what about SR - any news? SR are you still following the forum :

SR is my friend he has already been refused twice because 0f 2 silly gaps this is his 3rd time so he is still waiting.

Beige · Post by **Beige** » Mon May 24, 2010 1:18 am

I think the best thing to do as Kiwigal suggested the other day is it to ignore posts you think are bogus and reply to the ones you think are genuine. Or else, we will keep having the same arguments and repeating the same thing over and over again.

It may be well possible to get ILR in 3 weeks after a postal application, but only the UKBA and the recipients of the ILR know for sure. The rest of us just have to hope (and pray for the religious) that we don't have to wait months on end.

coolboyuk · Post by **coolboyuk** » Sun May 23, 2010 11:50 pm

Congratulations NoWayOut

BTW, people ..people..people, as powermatic says... we all are sick of this BOGUS users ............I am thinking about opening up a genuine forum

Any suggestions!

aman5 · Post by **aman5** » Sun May 23, 2010 1:42 am

Congratulations NoWayOut!

sam_lam15 · Post by **sam_lam15** » Sun May 23, 2010 12:27 am

Congratulations to those who just received the ILR,

I have just joined the waiting club. my application was based on 10yr long residence. currently a Tier2 holder.

1. Application posted on 11th May 10
2. Application delivered on 12th May 10
3. Payment taken on 12th May 10 (postal orders)
4. Acknowledge letter received on 15th May 10

fingers crossed!

powermatic · Post by **powermatic** » Sun May 23, 2010 12:05 am

CONGRATULATIONS TO NOWAYOUT!!! - now it turns out there was a way out

WHAT A GREAT NEWS!!!
finally you can have a great weekend - Sunday and Monday are expected to be as warm so make most of them - treat yourself to something special, you really deserve it after the amount of energy that you have wasted in the waiting game

we will miss you here but I am really glad now that your name is in the top half of the list as the amount of your waiting time was scaring everyone here big time.

what about SR - any news? SR are you still following the forum

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mala · Post by **mala** » Sat May 22, 2010 11:44 pm

NoWayOut wrote:RECEIVED APPLICATIONS: 2009 Applicants

Haha applied on 24/07/09 received 25/11/09 WAITED FOR 17.7 weeks
Rajj applied on 15/07/09 received 17/12/09 WAITED FOR 22.1 weeks
bird applied on 06/11/09 recieved 21/04/10 WAITED FOR 23.5 weeks
Oluwa112 applied 10/08/08 and received 17/02/10: WAITED FOR 27.3 weeks
Hangermajor applied 17/09/09 received 06/04/10 WAITED FOR 28.5 weeks
Foxy applied 24/08/09 received 27/03/10 WAITED FOR 30.5 weeks
CLS applied 27/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Taylondon applied 11/09/09 rejected 16/04/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Croydon applied 17/08/09 received 23/03/10 WAITED FOR 31.1 weeks
Terriblefish applied 08/09/09 received 16/04/10 WAITED FOR 31.3 weeks
Kingie67 applied 17/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 32 weeks
Dolf applied 24/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.2 weeks
Thms applied 28/08/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.3 weeks
Boonbin applied on 10/08/09 received 01/04/10 WAITED FOR 33.3 weeks
Sheng applied on 05/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 35 weeks
Liverpool applied 25/07/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 37.2 weeks
NoWayOut applied on 03/08/09 recieved 22/05/10 41.5 weeks

RECEIVED APPLICATIONS (2010 Applicants):

london101 applied 8/01/10 received 15/04/10 WAITED FOR 13.6 weeks [7 year student + 3 years Work permit/Tier 1]
Sa applied 04/02/10 received 06/05/10 WAITED FOR 13 weeks [10 year Work permit + HSMP]

STILL PENDING: under 10 years lawful SET(O) category

August 2009

sr applied 17/08/09 and is still waiting now: 39.5 weeks

January 2010

Beige applied 11/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 18.5 weeks [10 Year Student]
pv applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 17.3 weeks
chiko14june applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 17.3 weeks
coolboyuk applied 22/01/10 and is still waiting: now 17.1 weeks[10 Year Student]

Febuary 2010

danny58 applied 02/02/10 and is still waiting: now 15.4 weeks [10 year student]
yeezhexiang applied 08/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.5 weeks
graham834 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.4 weeks
ILR-2010 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.4 weeks[10 Year Student]
ppman applied 12/02/2010 and is still waiting: now 14.1 weeks
DA375 applied 18/02/10 and is still waiting: now 13.2 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 12.2 weeks

March 2010

Geostar2010 applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 10.4 weeks [10 year STUDENT]
Powermatic applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 10.4 weeks [10 year STUDENT/STUDENT dependent]
mala applied 29/03/2010 and is still waiting: now 7.5 week [10 year STUDENT]

April 2010

zeddie applied 05/04/10 and is still waiting: now 6.5 weeks [7 year STUDENT/ 3 year WP/Tier 1]
Devonian applied 22/04/10 and is still waiting: now 4.2 weeks
Osteophytes applied 27/04/10 and is still waiting: now 3.4 weeks [7 PFT+2 WP+1 Tier 1]

May 2010

Superstar applied 10/05/10 and is still waiting: now 1.5 weeks [10 year STUDENT]

I got my ILR today!!! About time!

NoWayOut · Post by **NoWayOut** » Sat May 22, 2010 9:58 pm

Thanks everyone.

My passport was stamped at Croydon on May 18th.

I'm still going to complain even though I finally have my ILR. I think it's disgraceful for them to take 9 months on a straightforward case without giving any information on the progress especially when asked to expediate my case based on compassionate grounds (my dad was seriously ill back home and could have died). They never responded to any of my complaints either. My passport has expired too so I have to get a new one before I can even fly to see my dad.

Even though I'm happy to have my ILR I'm still angry at UKBA I think their service is disgraceful.

Good luck to the rest of you still waiting. I will still check the board everynow and then to check how you're all getting on.

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