10 years long residence applications

[Khan1980]

Dear Moderator...

I would appreciate any help on this forum regarding my case. As I observe every one have slightly different circumstances for their case.

I am planning to apply for ILR (long Residence) in Apr as my 10 years lawful residence will be completed by then.

5 Years as Student
2 Years on PSW
Almost 3 Years and 6 Month as Unmarried Partner of EU Citizen granted Resident Permit on basis of relationship.

I am employed for and have descent Salary.
As far as I understand I do need to prove that my EU partner exercising treaty rights.

She had WRC back in 2010 , She was partially self employed and and currently part time employed since Dec 2013 and was house wife as we have three years old child since we are together.

We do live together and I am main supporting person in terms of expenses.

I have all my passports during 10 years , Mater degree taught in English , P60's and Payslips through out.

Would last three Bank Statements and Payslips and possibly one P60 from her employ would be sufficient to prove that she is exercising treaty rights or Do I to provide a covering letter about her Self Employment and period she wasnt working with the reason.

I would appreciate any help on this case.

[imraniqbal2010]

@imraniqbal2010
Yes I believe that eea3 residence card should work to prove that EU national was exercising treaty rights and sending it with covering letter may boost the process of your case.

@sheraz EEA3 card means the 5 year residency visa u mean as when i applied i got eea3 visa on my passport i didnt get card
they stick residency permit sticker on my passport which is valid till 2017.

You must have eea2 rc not eea3 which is a confirmation of PR status of EU national and the same also proves that EU national has already exercised its treaty rights which applies to imraniqbal case. In your case you just send the treaty rights evidences equivalent to period when you lived as family members of EU national. To exactly know that what documents need from self employed EU national then simply refer to the eea2/eea4 form especially the section called documents because the same documents can be sent regarding treaty rights along with set lr.

NOTE:
Above advise is only for those who have spent part of their time as the family member of EU national (eea2 holder) and they are now proceeding to long residence ilr application. Therefore, all other members don't confuse themselves as described above because they only need the same few documents which on several occasions the members have discussed.

Thank you Sheraz for your reply. I will send My Mrs EEA3 card and her UK passport along with covering letter first thing tomorrow.
Also if anyone knows at what address additional documents should be sent for SET LR application.

[sheraz7]

@imraniqbal2010
Yes I believe that eea3 residence card should work to prove that EU national was exercising treaty rights and sending it with covering letter may boost the process of your case.

@sheraz EEA3 card means the 5 year residency visa u mean as when i applied i got eea3 visa on my passport i didnt get card
they stick residency permit sticker on my passport which is valid till 2017.

You must have eea2 rc not eea3 which is a confirmation of PR status of EU national and the same also proves that EU national has already exercised its treaty rights which applies to imraniqbal case. In your case you just send the treaty rights evidences equivalent to period when you lived as family members of EU national. To exactly know that what documents need from self employed EU national then simply refer to the eea2/eea4 form especially the section called documents because the same documents can be sent regarding treaty rights along with set lr.

NOTE:
Above advise is only for those who have spent part of their time as the family member of EU national (eea2 holder) and they are now proceeding to long residence ilr application. Therefore, all other members don't confuse themselves as described above because they only need the same few documents which on several occasions the members have discussed.

[shahfurqan]

Can anyone tell how HO prioritised the application as I applied on 1st sept 2014 and still waiting, however I can see randomly September approvals are coming and don’t understand why this out of order.

@peace,mate cases are allocated to different case workers according to date order and then it totally depends upon the case workers how quickly they decide and it also depends upon the complexity of the case as if the case is really straight forward then there are huge chances of getting decide quickly.There is no way HO is randomly picking applications and sending approvals so please be patience and pray for us all too.

[shabz47]

@imraniqbal2010
Yes I believe that eea3 residence card should work to prove that EU national was exercising treaty rights and sending it with covering letter may boost the process of your case.

@sheraz EEA3 card means the 5 year residency visa u mean as when i applied i got eea3 visa on my passport i didnt get card
they stick residency permit sticker on my passport which is valid till 2017.

[sheraz7]

@imraniqbal2010
Yes I believe that eea3 residence card should work to prove that EU national was exercising treaty rights and sending it with covering letter may boost the process of your case.

[Desi Pakora]

Dear Friends,

First of all, many thanks for your best wishes .... I am still over the moon

Here is my timeline:

Application sent: 29/08/2014
Acknowledgement received: 07/09/2014
Biometric letter received: 25/09/2014
Biometric recorded: 25/09/2014
Approval date: 09/01/2015
Docs received: 10/01/2015
BRP: Waiting

Never applied through solicitor. I think if your case is simple there is no need of solicitor (money making machines).

Never made any call to home office ( I thought no use of it).

This forum was not only helpful but entertaining as well, which made me laugh several times...

I wish all of you from core of my heart that you all get fast approval .....

Once again thank you

[imraniqbal2010]

Hi everybody, I have been in the UK legally since December 2001. I initially came on a visitor's visa and then switched to a study visa after which I was here as an international student until 2008.

After graduating from university I applied for the 2 year working permit. I then got married to an EU citizen (Sweden) and got the 5 year residency permit.

In February, it will be 5 years since we have been married and under the EU law, I am eligible to apply for the permanent resident card (EEA 3 form).

Despite all this my husband and I are weighing up whether I should proceed to apply for my long term residence under the UK law (for anyone who has been here legally for 10 years) or for the permanent EU visa.

We are wishing to seek a solicitor's advice on the best way to go about this, but posting on a discussion forum such as this one seems to be the logical first step before we start paying money for advice that may already be quite obvious to some experienced users on here.

Thanks in advance for any insight or advice anybody can provide on here!

Firstly It would be EEA4 not EEA3. As eea3 is for eu nationals and eea4 for non eu nationals.
And if your husband has been exercising treaty rights in the past 5 years then best option is to go for eea4 Also you will save on eea4 as compared to SET LR which is £55 for eea4 and £1093 for SET LR. The application processing time is nearly same for both routes.

[BS84]

Hi everybody, I have been in the UK legally since December 2001. I initially came on a visitor's visa and then switched to a study visa after which I was here as an international student until 2008.

After graduating from university I applied for the 2 year working permit. I then got married to an EU citizen (Sweden) and got the 5 year residency permit.

In February, it will be 5 years since we have been married and under the EU law, I am eligible to apply for the permanent resident card (EEA 3 form).

Despite all this my husband and I are weighing up whether I should proceed to apply for my long term residence under the UK law (for anyone who has been here legally for 10 years) or for the permanent EU visa.

We are wishing to seek a solicitor's advice on the best way to go about this, but posting on a discussion forum such as this one seems to be the logical first step before we start paying money for advice that may already be quite obvious to some experienced users on here.

Thanks in advance for any insight or advice anybody can provide on here!

[nazar5]

Hello and Good Morning to all,

I am new to this forum and just want to thank the person who has created such a lovely forum where people can get the required information and it sound like you are talking to your family member for guidance. Its so caring and supportive.

I have applied for 10 years long residency on 18/09/2014 ack, done, biometrice done and waiting to for the final approval letters.

Thanks once again for proving such amazing opportunity.

[assaad88]

Hello everybody ,,,

In advance many thanks to anyone can answer my question .

I am from Mosul- Iraq ... Refugee and granteed 5 years ... I applied for ILR on November and I did send my Biometric on Novemver as well ....
I am just asking ,,, guys how long do you think I will wait the decision ? does the biometric means they decided? or just normal progress?

Once agian many thanks to anyone will reply my enquiry

[assaad88]

Hello everybody ,,,

In advance many thanks to anyone can answer my question .

I am from Mosul- Iraq ... Refugee and granteed 5 years ... I applied for ILR on November and I did send my Biometric on Novemver as well ....
I am just asking ,,, guys how long do you think I will wait the decision ? does the biometric means they decided? or just normal progress?

Once agian many thanks to anyone will reply my enquiry

[baba JJ]

dear members
infact i am getting frustrated. these people r making here look like paradise.or heaven. if they want us to go . they should tell us . waiting is more stressful than doing a runner.

OH whats happening here , Sa428 please don't take this personal but its our decision to live here pal no one came and asked us to come and settle here

I totally agree its so frustrating but believe me things will be better soon don't let this frustration affect your work and personal life .... you did great job living here 10 years just and reached milestone ...........you are in final stage mate things will be better soon

Good luck .

The beauty of this forum is that u get reassuarance that u r not alone in ypur quest for freedom. If any member is feeling stressed please be rest assured we r a law abiding family

[samu140]

I received my ILR on 19/12/14 , I applied on 27/08/14 based on (10 years) Can somebody update Google drive plz

[maddysheffield]

dear members
infact i am getting frustrated. these people r making here look like paradise.or heaven. if they want us to go . they should tell us . waiting is more stressful than doing a runner.

OH whats happening here , Sa428 please don't take this personal but its our decision to live here pal no one came and asked us to come and settle here

I totally agree its so frustrating but believe me things will be better soon don't let this frustration affect your work and personal life .... you did great job living here 10 years just and reached milestone ...........you are in final stage mate things will be better soon

Good luck .

[sa428]

dear members
infact i am getting frustrated. these people r making here look like paradise.or heaven. if they want us to go . they should tell us . waiting is more stressful than doing a runner.

[maddysheffield]

Congratulations to all those fellows who got their approvals today,keep us remember in your prays.@maddy told you couple of days before that we will have some approvals.

Yes mate I want all september applicants getting their approval soon

@Joanie are you on tracker .? Congrats ...

3 approvals today it's nice ....We need more

[saleem19k]

Thanks Arsal & Shahfurqan for prompt reply,
I didn't pay attention on page 28 as far as I know clicked on box but forgot to read full statement . Let's wait, doesn't look big issue to me as Shahfurqan mentioned earlier. Keep calm and think positive ........ Pray for me guys...


Kind Regards,

Saleem

[maddysheffield]

Congratulations to all those fellows who got their approvals today,keep us remember in your prays.@maddy told you couple of days before that we will have some approvals.

Yes mate I want all separate applicants getting their approval so poo.

@Joanie are you on tracker .? Congrats ...

3 approvals today it's nice ....We need more

[peace84]

Can anyone tell how HO prioritised the application as I applied on 1st sept 2014 and still waiting, however I can see randomly September approvals are coming and don’t understand why this out of order.

[shahfurqan]

Salam Forum,
I sent my application SET (LR) HO today, but I didn't send prepaid Royal mail envelop and document photocopies. However, I got photocopies of all documents for my record. I am getting confused it's not been mentioned in application regarding (Royal mail envelop or photocopies).

Complete application set LR form
2 photos
Life in U.K.
MBA UK degree & transcripts
Passport, old passport & biometric


Kind Regards,

SALEEM

@saleem,wecome to the waiting train,as arsal mentioned return envelope is for your own peace of mind but its not mandatory so chill out and i did not send either and as for as copies are concerned,you were only needed to make your passport visa stamps,or any entry/exit copies but once again HO will not send your application back or refuse your application on the basis of photo copies you have not provided as they take enough fee and they also got photocopiers and they will make it if they need.

[Arsal385]

Salam Forum,
I sent my application SET (LR) HO today, but I didn't send prepaid Royal mail envelop and document photocopies. However, I got photocopies of all documents for my record. I am getting confused it's not been mentioned in application regarding (Royal mail envelop or photocopies).

Complete application set LR form
2 photos
Life in U.K.
MBA UK degree & transcripts
Passport, old passport & biometric


Kind Regards,

SALEEM

It is mentioned on SET LR form page 28 that they also require photocopies of your documents.
Pre-paid returned envelope is for your own peace of mind for the secure delivery of your documents back from HO which is also traceable. Otherwise HO will return your docs back via 2nd class signed for.

[shahfurqan]

Congratulations to all those fellows who got their approvals today,keep us remember in your prays.@maddy told you couple of days before that we will have some approvals.

[shahfurqan]

Congratulations to all those fellows who got their approvals today,keep us remember in your prays.@maddy told you couple of days before that we will have some approvals.

[saleem19k]

Salam Forum,
I sent my application SET (LR) HO today, but I didn't send prepaid Royal mail envelop and document photocopies. However, I got photocopies of all documents for my record. I am getting confused it's not been mentioned in application regarding (Royal mail envelop or photocopies).

Complete application set LR form
2 photos
Life in U.K.
MBA UK degree & transcripts
Passport, old passport & biometric


Kind Regards,

SALEEM