10 years long residence applications

[Beige]

Received my ILR visa! Very surprised to receive my passport this week as I thought application process will take around 6 months but only took 3 weeks! My 10 years visa includes: student visa, HSMP, Tier 1.

Supporting documentation with my application:

1. Two signed passport size photos.
2. Current and previous passport.
3. Last 6 months wage slips.
4. Last 6 months bank statements.
5. Letter from employer.
6. Life in the UK pass notification letter.
7. A cover letter: current status and summary of achievements in UK during 10 years period.

Passport sent to Home office via Royal mail: 28/04/2010
Acknowledgement received: 05/05/2010
ILR Visa Issued: 12/05/2010
Received passport with visa and supporting on post: 19/05/2010
Total: 21 days

Thank you everyone for sharing information on this forum. I found this forum very useful for all my visa applications- student visa to HSMP, HSMP to Tier 1, Tier 1 to ILR.

Congratulations!

[Beige]

that's great! congrats 10London!!! wish u well!!!
ok, got another question, I just submitted my dissertation that means that my course is over. can I go full time at work despite the fact that technically I am still on student visa? did anyone have similar situation?

I think you can work for up to 4 months full-time after completion of your studies but you mustn't work for longer than that to keep within the terms of your student visa.

[Geostar2010]

that's great! congrats 10London!!! wish u well!!!
ok, got another question, I just submitted my dissertation that means that my course is over. can I go full time at work despite the fact that technically I am still on student visa? did anyone have similar situation?

[yeezhexiang]

Congrats to 10London.

I applied on 8 Feb and just rang the Home Office for update as it's been more than 14 weeks for me.

The lady on the phone told be it's yet to be completed. And I asked whether my case has been assigned to a casework, and she said yes. But she warned me that it could take as long as 6 months before I hear from them.

I will be contacting my MP to table my concern. I need my passport for business travel and now I cannot. I am supposed to help bring in revenue for UK gov but they are hindering me from doing so. The Home Office really needs to put themselves in the shoe of the applicants.

Have a lovely weekend to all

[coolboyuk]

congratulations to 10London and a BIG apology to cardi.

[Cardi]

Cardi - did you included similar documentation with your application? It would be helpful if you could post the documentation you included with your application.

Thanks

Hi Kiwigirl25,

I have posted to HO the following:

-All of my passports I have held during the last 10 years
-Apllication itself...
-Life in UK test
-Police Certificate (I am a national of a country which UK requires to register with police..i.e. each time visa extention, or home address change need to report to police..hence the police certificate...where all of change of circumstances recorded..)

Thats it, these are the documents I have submitted. I dint write any Covering letter...

[kiwigirl25]

Cardi - did you included similar documentation with your application? It would be helpful if you could post the documentation you included with your application.

Thanks

[zeddie]

10LONDON, was your visa issued in liverpool?

[Cardi]

Received my ILR visa! Very surprised to receive my passport this week as I thought application process will take around 6 months but only took 3 weeks! My 10 years visa includes: student visa, HSMP, Tier 1.

Supporting documentation with my application:

1. Two signed passport size photos.
2. Current and previous passport.
3. Last 6 months wage slips.
4. Last 6 months bank statements.
5. Letter from employer.
6. Life in the UK pass notification letter.
7. A cover letter: current status and summary of achievements in UK during 10 years period.

Passport sent to Home office via Royal mail: 28/04/2010
Acknowledgement received: 05/05/2010
ILR Visa Issued: 12/05/2010
Received passport with visa and supporting on post: 19/05/2010
Total: 21 days

Thank you everyone for sharing information on this forum. I found this forum very useful for all my visa applications- student visa to HSMP, HSMP to Tier 1, Tier 1 to ILR.

Congratulations 10LONDON!!!

My 10 year ILR application timeline was very similar to yours:-

-Application sent 19th April 2010
- Application Received by HO 21st April 2010
- Acknowledgment received few days later
- ILR granted on the 10 May 2010
- Passport with ILR received on 14 May 2010

(from 21st April to the date when ILR granted – took 2 weeks and approx 4 days…)

Anyway, 10LONDON you must be very Relieved as now you don’t have to think or worry about any Visa extensions anymore…

Congratulations again!!! Enjoy and Celebrate..!!!!

[kiwigirl25]

Congrat 10London.

It seems we judged cardi too quickly and too harshly. If cardi is reading I sincerely apologise. What isn't fair is that UKBA seem to up their game and are processing new application as soon as they arrive. What about the "historic" applications? Surely common sense dictates that you process applications in the order they came in???

Sorry... forgot.... we're talking about UKBA here aren't we

[zeddie]

What!! Another ultra quick application.. wow o_O congrats 10LONDON! enjoy ur weekend mate!

[10LONDON]

Received my ILR visa! Very surprised to receive my passport this week as I thought application process will take around 6 months but only took 3 weeks! My 10 years visa includes: student visa, HSMP, Tier 1.

Supporting documentation with my application:

1. Two signed passport size photos.
2. Current and previous passport.
3. Last 6 months wage slips.
4. Last 6 months bank statements.
5. Letter from employer.
6. Life in the UK pass notification letter.
7. A cover letter: current status and summary of achievements in UK during 10 years period.

Passport sent to Home office via Royal mail: 28/04/2010
Acknowledgement received: 05/05/2010
ILR Visa Issued: 12/05/2010
Received passport with visa and supporting on post: 19/05/2010
Total: 21 days

Thank you everyone for sharing information on this forum. I found this forum very useful for all my visa applications- student visa to HSMP, HSMP to Tier 1, Tier 1 to ILR.

[coolboyuk]

This waiting game is really nerve racking than I though it would be............

[Beige]

They sent me a letter today telling me that my caseworker will contact me within 20 days about my complaint.

Yay!! Thats awesome news! That means your application has been allocated to a caseworker who should hopefully start doing something about it.

Thank you Beige for continually updating the list.

My pleasure .

[NoWayOut]

So...after sending a letter of complaint, e-mail complaints, telephone complaints, I finally heard something back from HO. They sent me a letter today telling me that my caseworker will contact me within 20 days about my complaint.

I've tried contacting my MP again since the election so I can make a complaint via the ombudsman but he hasn't replied yet. So as well as waiting on HO I'm waiting on my MP too.

Life is a waiting game I guess. At least one positive thing I guess is that I have or will have a caseworker.

Thank you Beige for continually updating the list.

[Beige]

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

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

NoWayOut applied on 03/08/09 and is still waiting: now 41.4 weeks
sr applied 17/08/09 and is still waiting now: 39.4 weeks

January 2010

Beige applied 11/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 18.4 weeks [10 Year Student]
pv applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 17 weeks
chiko14june applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 17 weeks
coolboyuk applied 22/01/10 and is still waiting: now 16.8 weeks[10 Year Student]

Febuary 2010

danny58 applied 02/02/10 and is still waiting: now 15.2 weeks [10 year student]
yeezhexiang applied 08/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.4 weeks
graham834 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.2 weeks
ILR-2010 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.2 weeks[10 Year Student]
ppman applied 12/02/2010 and is still waiting: now 13.6 weeks
DA375 applied 18/02/10 and is still waiting: now 12.8 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 11.8 weeks

March 2010

Geostar2010 applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 10.2 weeks [10 year STUDENT]
Powermatic applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 10.2 weeks [10 year STUDENT/STUDENT dependent]
mala applied 29/03/2010 and is still waiting: now 7.4 weeks

April 2010

zeddie applied 05/04/10 and is still waiting: now 6.4 weeks [7 year STUDENT/ 3 year WP/Tier 1]
Devonian applied 22/04/10 and is still waiting: now 3.8 weeks
Osteophytes applied 27/04/10 and is still waiting: now 3.2 weeks [7 PFT+2 WP+1 Tier 1]

May 2010

Superstar applied 10/05/10 and is still waiting: now 1.4 weeks [10 year STUDENT]

[danny58]

any good news from anyone today?

[osteophytes]

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

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

NoWayOut applied on 03/08/09 and is still waiting: now 41 weeks
sr applied 17/08/09 and is still waiting now: 39 weeks

January 2010

Beige applied 11/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 18 weeks [10 Year Student]
pv applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 16.6 weeks
chiko14june applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 16.6 weeks
coolboyuk applied 22/01/10 and is still waiting: now 16.4 weeks[10 Year Student]

Febuary 2010

danny58 applied 02/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14.8 weeks [10 year student]
yeezhexiang applied 08/02/10 and is still waiting: now 14 weeks
graham834 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 13.8 weeks
ILR-2010 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 13.8 weeks[10 Year Student]
DA375 applied 18/02/10 and is still waiting: now 12.5 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 11.5 weeks

March 2010

Geostar2010 applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 9.7 weeks [10 year STUDENT]
Powermatic applied 09/03/10 and is still waiting: now 9.7 weeks [10 year STUDENT/STUDENT dependent]
mala applied 29/03/2010 and is still waiting: now 7 weeks

April 2010

zeddie applied 05/04/10 and is still waiting: now 6 weeks [7 year STUDENT/ 3 year WP/Tier 1]
Devonian applied 22/04/10 and is still waiting: now 3.5week
Osteophytes applied 27/04/10 and is still waiting 3 weeks (7 PFT+2 WP+1 Tier 1)

[superstar]

thanks kiwigirl25 for quick reply, it took off little strees from my mind. ya i'll give it more time and will see when that transection comeup on my account.

[osteophytes]

You went to Cambridge and you can't spell or string a sentence together!?!?!?!:roll: Plus the university you went to is not a fast-track.

Although I've congratulated Cardi on this forum, my gut instinct continues to tell me he might be HO or UKBA staff wanting to pacify people on this site. Either way, it's incredibly a rapid response ILR approval!

I agree Devonian, fake. Shame on this person for coming on here and taking us as fools. Curse on me if Cardi is genuine but their story is getting more and more bizarre. Sorry after the Cambridge story I just don't believe it anymore.

As for getting the ILR with positive thinking, I sure the poster you attacked on here a few weeks ago is wishing the same for you... not.

Why would a BA official waste his time on this forum? Having said that, total lack of any response from this cardi fellow to the various allegations is also dubious!!

ILR 10 yr legal (7 PFT+2 WP+1 Tier 1) applied 27th April 2010

[Beige]

I will try again when the 28th week approaches.

I resigned my self to that

[kiwigirl25]

Hi every one. I applied on 10/05/10, letter received on 11/05/10 from croydon saying that they have received my application and they will be passing to the caseworker,but one thing is making me worry that they havent taken money yet!

I applied on (Long residence 10 years lawful on student)

Hi superstar (love your user name)

They, UKBA, usually don't send the acknowledgement letter unless they've debited the money. Give it another couple of days to show on your account/statement. It could still be in the "system". If I remember correctly (it was a very long time ago now) my payment didn't come out of my account until 3 days after the acknowledgement letter.

[superstar]

Hi every one. I applied on 10/05/10, letter received on 11/05/10 from croydon saying that they have received my application and they will be passing to the caseworker,but one thing is making me worry that they havent taken money yet!

I applied on (Long residence 10 years lawful on student)

[ILR-2010]

I called the HO today since my application just passed the 14th week mark,
they gave me the standard answer 'your application is not yet complete!'

but the pace of the answer was quicker than I expected,I will try again when the 28th week approaches.

best of luck everyone

[Beige]

Sadly no news from me . I wonder if NoWayout has contacted the UKBA?