ILR SET (M) - documents

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:23 pm

hi,

1. my wife entered the UK in late February 2018 on a spouse visa. she is on the 5 year route to citizenship. she received her FLR in January '21 and her current BRP expires in august '23.

As it has been 60 months i.e. 5 years since February 2018, can we apply for her ILR now?

2. I started the application and when i reach the payment page, it only gives me the standard service option i.e. there is no priority or super priority service. i was surprised by this so i called the UKVI contact number and they said that there's a limit to the number of applications they can take on priority or super priority service and that this is reviewed at midnight every day but no spaces are guaranteed. i was hoping i could go for the 5 day priority service as the standard service means my wife won't be able to travel abroad for 6 months or more. has anyone else been able to access the priority or super priority service on an ILR set (M) route? if not, and standard service is the only option, is there anyway to expedite it after making the payment?

thanks.

Post by **CR001** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:26 pm

As it has been 60 months i.e. 5 years since February 2018, can we apply for her ILR now?

Yes, she could have applied within 28 days before reaching 60 months residence.

2. I started the application and when i reach the payment page, it only gives me the standard service option i.e. there is no priority or super priority service. i was surprised by this so i called the UKVI contact number and they said that there's a limit to the number of applications they can take on priority or super priority service and that this is reviewed at midnight every day but no spaces are guaranteed. i was hoping i could go for the 5 day priority service as the standard service means my wife won't be able to travel abroad for 6 months or more. has anyone else been able to access the priority or super priority service on an ILR set (M) route? if not, and standard service is the only option, is there anyway to expedite it after making the payment?

5 day Priority service is not available for Set(M). Only standard or the £800 Super Priority service if available.

https://www.gov.uk/faster-decision-visa ... ide-the-uk

See also link below on why you are not getting super priority option.

Online Application - Why there is no Super Priority Service Option ?

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:24 pm

Thanks! i tried looking for the relevant thread unsuccessfully. can you please let me know which thread is sharing set(m) ILR timelines?

Post by **CR001** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:27 pm

indefinite-leave-to-remain/ilr-timeline ... -3225.html

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:02 pm

thanks once again.

no where in the application process did it mention that my wife is required to take the Life in the UK test. a friend of mine's wife had to take it for her ILR. she has had UK NARIC to 'equivilate' her degree, which she obtained outside the UK and they've said she meets CEFR level B1 too.

should i be calling UKVI to query this or does that mean she isn't required to take this test?

Post by **CR001** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:05 pm

She can use a foreign degree and ECCTIS (previously Naric) which is to meet the English requirement.

LIUK test is in addition to meeting the English requirement.

She is not exempt from the LIUK test and must do it.

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:06 pm

i've booked it. thank you.

it's booked for the 16th and her biometric appt is on the 20th. is there a requirement that she has to have passed it before her biometric? God forbid, if she doesn't pass on the 16th, will they still see her on the 20th for the biometrics and then just wait till she has passed it to proceed with her application?

and at what point do they ask whether you have passed it?

sadly, i've not found these answers anywhere on the official website.

Post by **CR001** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:21 pm

She should have done the test before applying online, which is the date of application. The biontrric is only for biometrics done at a third party agent, they are not ukvi staff or caseworkers.

It is the applicants responsibility to upload all the mandatory documents to be eligible for ILR before their biontricapointment date

If she does not pass the test, you risk ukvi refusing her application for ILR and putting her in a new 10 year FLR FP route and asking you to pay ihs.

UKVI doesn't "just wait" for her to pass and for you to submit. You cannot submit more documents on UKCVAS site after you have attended your appointment.

She has had 5 years to do the test, why have you left it to the last minute to do it?

Also, the SET M form specifically has a question about LIUK test and the test reference number etc. How have you missed this question? Are you sure you have completed the correct form?

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Fri May 12, 2023 12:12 pm

Hi. I am my wife's sponsor and we are currently applying for her ILR. We are relying on my income to fulfil the financial requirements. However, the app, set(m), asks if we'd like to add any employment details for my wife (the form didn't say it was a requirement to include any employment details for her-it gave us the impressions that we can add it if we see benefit in it). She started with this company in mid-2021 and has been part time since then and she earned less than the financial requirement. But on 1st May she took up a new full time role which took her salary above the financial requirement. the form then asks you about her earnings and gives you 4 options to choose from starting with "The same amount continuously, above the financial requirement amount". there is no option that truly captures her situation i.e. she used to earn the same amount continuously, under the financial requirement amount but now she earns the same amount continuously, above the financial requirement amount.

As we are not relying on her income to fulfil the financial requirements, is there any need or benefit or value in us including her employment? or are we fine to not include it and keep life simple?

Post by **zimba** » Fri May 12, 2023 12:30 pm

No need to add her income at all.

Post by **AmazonianX** » Fri May 12, 2023 1:31 pm

Ht1 wrote: ↑
Fri May 12, 2023 12:12 pm
Hi. I am my wife's sponsor and we are currently applying for her ILR. We are relying on my income to fulfil the financial requirements. However, the app, set(m), asks if we'd like to add any employment details for my wife (the form didn't say it was a requirement to include any employment details for her-it gave us the impressions that we can add it if we see benefit in it). She started with this company in mid-2021 and has been part time since then and she earned less than the financial requirement. But on 1st May she took up a new full time role which took her salary above the financial requirement. the form then asks you about her earnings and gives you 4 options to choose from starting with "The same amount continuously, above the financial requirement amount". there is no option that truly captures her situation i.e. she used to earn the same amount continuously, under the financial requirement amount but now she earns the same amount continuously, above the financial requirement amount.

As we are not relying on her income to fulfil the financial requirements, is there any need or benefit or value in us including her employment? or are we fine to not include it and keep life simple?

No need and no benefit, you will only end up with more documents to provide.
Besides, the income from the job if I got you right is less than 6months payslips as started in May.

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Fri May 12, 2023 9:24 pm

thanks zimba and AmazonianX!

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Mon May 15, 2023 10:13 am

Hi,

In the document checklist, under the "Other documents" header, it says "Documents supporting my other reasons to stay in the UK".

in the app, when asked "Do you have any other reasons for wanting to stay in the UK", we had said that our children attend nursery here and their education & development would suffer if my wife isn't given her ILR (i.e. if she would have to leave the country). we also said that our kids' paternal grandparents live here and our children have a very strong bond with them.

is this what they want us to provide documents for? if yes, how?

Post by **zimba** » Mon May 15, 2023 12:18 pm

It is because you do NOT need to say you have other reasons to stay in the UK. As it has been advised many many times, incorrect answers on the form change the document list

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:26 pm

hi. my apologies if i a appear to be hijacking this post-that is certainly not my intention. the title of this post is relevant to my query so i thought it best to post this query here rather than create a new post.

i have recently applied for my wife's ILR using the set(m) form. we've chosen the self-upload option for documents. on the document checklist, it states that "You do not need to send any physical documents to the Home Office or UK Visas & Immigration unless you are advised to do so."

we have received no emails or any other form of communication from UKVI saying that we need to send any physical documents. In terms of what to take to the biometric appointment, on the UKVCAS website, it says "You must bring your current passport or travel document with you so it can be scanned at the Service Point as part of your visa application. This is a UKVI requirement."

so apart from my wife's current passport, she doesn't need to take anything else with her to her appointment nor do we need to post anything to UKVI right?

Post by **CR001** » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:35 pm

Please do not tag your queries onto other members posts when you have your own thread already.

No originals are sent to UKVI.

The biometric appointment is only for identity check and biometric enrollment. It is not for document checking, they are third party agents.

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:54 pm

Hi. we applied for my wife's ILR using the set(m) form. we selected the self upload option on UKVCAS. on the document checklist, it says that "You do not need to send any physical documents to the Home Office or UK Visas & Immigration unless you are advised to do so."

and for her biometric appointment, it says "bring your passport or travel document"

we have not received any communication from UKVI telling us to post them anything. so we definitely don't need to post them anything right? I am asking this because i have heard of some folk who had to send their passport to UKVI while their application was being reviewed so i just want to check that we're not missing a step. in other words, when they say "...unless you are advised to do so", how should we be looking out for this request?

thanks.

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:04 pm

just to add to that post, at the end of the document checklist, it says "You have chosen the standard service. You must now book and attend an appointment with our commercial partner to provide your documents and your biometrics (fingerprints and facial photograph)."

but again, nowhere does it state which documents they are referring to there i.e. which one's she needs to take with her to her biometric appointment.

the only aspect that refers to this is on the UKVCAS website where it says she needs to take her current passport. please guide me.

links · Post by **meself2** » Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:22 pm

Ht1 wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:54 pm
we have not received any communication from UKVI telling us to post them anything. so we definitely don't need to post them anything right?

No.

Ht1 wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:54 pm
in other words, when they say "...unless you are advised to do so", how should we be looking out for this request?

Wait until UKVI explicitly states to do so to you via email/letter, which I don't think happens often.

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 12:35 pm

CR001 wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:35 pm
Please do not tag your queries onto other members posts when you have your own thread already.

No originals are sent to UKVI.

The biometric appointment is only for identity check and biometric enrollment. It is not for document checking, they are third party agents.

sorry about that. thanks for responding.

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 12:36 pm

meself2 wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:22 pm

Ht1 wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:54 pm
we have not received any communication from UKVI telling us to post them anything. so we definitely don't need to post them anything right?
No.
Ht1 wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:54 pm
in other words, when they say "...unless you are advised to do so", how should we be looking out for this request?
Wait until UKVI explicitly states to do so to you via email/letter, which I don't think happens often.

pheww ok that is a relief. thanks!

kristinam · Post by **kristinam** » Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:36 pm

Ht1 wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:23 pm
hi,

1. my wife entered the UK in late February 2018 on a spouse visa. she is on the 5 year route to citizenship. she received her FLR in January '21 and her current BRP expires in august '23.

As it has been 60 months i.e. 5 years since February 2018, can we apply for her ILR now?

2. I started the application and when i reach the payment page, it only gives me the standard service option i.e. there is no priority or super priority service. i was surprised by this so i called the UKVI contact number and they said that there's a limit to the number of applications they can take on priority or super priority service and that this is reviewed at midnight every day but no spaces are guaranteed. i was hoping i could go for the 5 day priority service as the standard service means my wife won't be able to travel abroad for 6 months or more. has anyone else been able to access the priority or super priority service on an ILR set (M) route? if not, and standard service is the only option, is there anyway to expedite it after making the payment?

thanks.

Hi! I booked Super Priority at 1am exactly. 3 minutes later it was gone. Hope this helps

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Mon Jun 12, 2023 2:38 pm

Hi. So we are now awaiting my wife's ILR application decision.

Hopefully we receive an approval. The next step is to submit a Citizenship application followed by a British passport application? How much does that cost and what waiting times are members here experiencing?

Post by **CR001** » Mon Jun 12, 2023 2:43 pm

Please post British citizenship questions in the British citizenship sub forum, link below.

british-citizenship/

Ht1 · Post by **Ht1** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:11 pm

CR001 wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 12, 2023 2:43 pm
Please post British citizenship questions in the British citizenship sub forum, link below.

british-citizenship/

my question is related to the british citizenship application. should i create a new thread in that forum?

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