10 years long residence applications

NOG wrote:

z18runway wrote:is anyone still looking for super premium service ? i am waiting for apply for jan 2013

Super premium service cannot be used for 10 year applications. Someone posted confirmation of this from a UKBA email a while back. Apparently it is a "mistake" on the UKBA website.

thanks

jitu_2677 wrote:Congratulation . i thing i am confused what you mean by the following.
ILR issue date 30/07/2012 and valid for 10 years.

If one does not naturalise by then you must get the card renewed like a passport. Does not mean you pay the ILR fee again.

Dear all,

I am applying ILR in jan 2013, i got three points FPN due to not follow the traffic sign. I applied the extension last year and mentioned this on my application. The case working make special note on my approval letter saying UKBA consider all type of FPN as conviction and i must have to declare this in my future application.

I am not sure if points spent in three years or five years ? will i be ok in my ILR ?

Hello everyone

Thought I just write a msg before I applied via post - would appreciate some feedback as you folks on this forum seem to know a lot

- I came to the UK on the 16th of Sep 2002 - So I can apply on the 18th of Aug 2012 (even though its a Sat - The post office is open)

- I assume that for the 10 year route they only ask for Passports, LIUK (with copies) but there is always mention of people sending in letters , bank statements and mortgage agreements - Is this really necessary. I mean if it was , they would have asked for them. Has anyone been refused the ILR - Long Residence by not sending documents that haven’t been asked for?

- Is it a good idea to pay for a lawyer? I am not sure if legal representation is a good value or not.

lambu1 wrote:Hello everyone


- I assume that for the 10 year route they only ask for Passports, LIUK (with copies) but there is always mention of people sending in letters , bank statements and mortgage agreements - Is this really necessary. I mean if it was , they would have asked for them. Has anyone been refused the ILR - Long Residence by not sending documents that haven’t been asked for?

- Is it a good idea to pay for a lawyer? I am not sure if legal representation is a good value or not.

yes you only need valid form photos pasport and LIUK cerificate. if you want you can add supporting docment but they are not required atlot.

what we notice in this diss board that people apply through soliciter got their passport back bit earlier then people apply theirself otherwise if its straigth forward case then you not need soliciter.
i hope thats help

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sweetykaur wrote:Hi
I am completing 10 years in Sep 2012(all student visa). What are the documents do I need to send along with my application. I have got 3 dependents(my husband & 2 kids) with me. Do I need to take Life in the UK test? Pls Anyone can guide

Yes you need to take the life in the UK test. You need to apply on Form SET (O). The long residence category does not allow dependants on the same form. So your husband needs to use a separate form FLR (M) and also include the kids on that form.

Thx for your help. So regarding my husband & Kids do I need to send FLR(M) at the same time when I apply for ILR or later after receiving my ILR.Pls guide

You can send it

1) at the same time as you or
2) send it after you get your ILR or
3) if their visa expires before you get your ilr, send it before their visa expires with a copy of your acknowledgement from the UKBA.

If your husband and kids don't have atleast 6 months left on their visa from now (as it takes 6 months your visa to be issued) I suggest you send it all together with yours.

Thx for ur help. So if I send their FLR(M) application before their visa expires so how much visa extension they will get initially. Pls guide

Hi guys, quick question..
I applied for ILR initially on March 30th 2012 but used the wrong form (without the biometrics section). This was obviously sent back so I sent in the new form the very next day, and it was received on the 30th of May.
I received my biometric invitation recently and completed it on the 30th of July 2012 in Croydon.

I was wondering whether I should be 'counting down the days' from my initial application or my second one? (I did speak to someone at HomeOffice before I sent in my new application and he said it shouldn't take another 6 months, and also advised me to send in the old form and the letter received with it along with the new application.)

Any help is much appreciated as I've had my uni placement deferred for the past 2 years and would like to know if there is a chance of it coming back in time for me to start uni in sept/oct.

Additional details:
- I have been on student dependent till April 2011 and on a 3 year Limited Leave to Remain since then.
- My mum also applied for ILR in late Nov 2011 and she got hers back on March/April (can't remember exactly).

lambu1 wrote:Hello everyone

Thought I just write a msg before I applied via post - would appreciate some feedback as you folks on this forum seem to know a lot

- I came to the UK on the 16th of Sep 2002 - So I can apply on the 18th of Aug 2012 (even though its a Sat - The post office is open)

- I assume that for the 10 year route they only ask for Passports, LIUK (with copies) but there is always mention of people sending in letters , bank statements and mortgage agreements - Is this really necessary. I mean if it was , they would have asked for them. Has anyone been refused the ILR - Long Residence by not sending documents that haven’t been asked for?

- Is it a good idea to pay for a lawyer? I am not sure if legal representation is a good value or not.

HI!

When I applied for my ILR, based on the 10 years, I only send my old biometric card, old and current passport, pictures and life in the UK test result, I did it myself and it took 5 months, I have a friend who applied through a solicitor since January and she is still waiting, you can do it yourself, if you are sure that you do not have any gaps. Good luck. (I also applied on a Saturday).

Dear All,

I got my ILR ON 10 YEARS (7YEAR AS STUDENT +3YEARS ON WP)


Here the the list of documents list I had submitted with my Application:

1.Fees £972
2.Passports
3.Photos passport approved
4.Life in UK test
5.Addresses over 10 years
6.Qualifications originals including POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA UNIVERSITY ENGLAND
7.BIRMINGHAM JUNE 2004
8.TRANSCRIPTS
9.MASTER OF SCIENCE original
10.Home Office letters x 5 including work permit letter issued 2008
11.GP letters confirm his registration over the 10 years to date
12.Letter Coventry University
13.Student account
14.Tax inland revenue/ HMRC letters
15.CRB check
16.Job offer
17.Vehicle documents over time
18.Tenancy agreement
19.Virgin
20.Bank statements
21.Various other documents
22.Medical cards
23.Driving test theory
24.P45 part time student work

Regards
Jak

congrats jakfzs77 (just when I thot HO were quiet). I cant believe you sent all those documents! Feeling like I should have made more of an effort now! lol! Anyway enjoy ur freedom.

Can you pleae give us the dates and did you apply through a lawyer!

Dear ,

I did Apply tho Solicitor.

Dates are as follows:
Send Application to HP on 16/08/2011
acknowledgement received on 22/08/2011
Got Passport back with ILR ON 27/11/2011

jakfzs77 wrote:Dear ,

I did Apply tho Solicitor.

Dates are as follows:
Send Application to HP on 16/08/2011
acknowledgement received on 22/08/2011
Got Passport back with ILR ON 27/11/2011

A bit confused here! So you applied 2011 and received in 2011?! because I was of the impression you just received a reply from HO.

Dear ,

Yeah you right I applied in 2011.

This site were really helpful for me so I thought lets try to help others.

U welcome any time.

SET O APPLICATION (LONG RESIDENCE)

Submited = 6TH JULY 2012

Received = 9TH JULY 2012

Ack Letter = 30TH JULY 2012 DATED 28TH JULY 2012

BIOMETRIC LETTER = WAITING

will give u update when i get any sound from Home office......

SET(M) applications seem to be moving, even the one's that were posted in April. It would appear that caseworkers dealing with SET(O)'s are asleep. Rather frustrating.

NOG wrote:

jitu_2677 wrote:Congratulation . i thing i am confused what you mean by the following.
ILR issue date 30/07/2012 and valid for 10 years.

If one does not naturalise by then you must get the card renewed like a passport. Does not mean you pay the ILR fee again.

congratulation buddy on your ILR.I am also confuse. Is that mean ILR is not given for lifetime? but only 10 years?

and may i also know, do they issue the 10 years on yr passport and card, or on separate document?

thanks

Hi guys, its now three weeks since UKBA sent me that dreaded decision together with my passport. Since then I have contacted my MP and a solicitor.
My MP's Caseworker emailed UKBA and they decided to review my application; that was two weeks ago.

Today I got a letter from UKBA Liverpool informing me that my application was reconsidered and I am to be granted ILR. I need to send my Passport to complete the application. An envelope was enclosed addressed to Liverpool, ironically to the same guy that had earlier refused my application.

Anyway I am rather relieved and thank God. This has been a very stressful time for me and my family.

I panicked and paid a Solicitor £360.00 when my MP would have been enough.
I will go to my Solicitor on Monday and ask for a refund since it was just an email from my MP that solved this issue.

I thank everyone here for all the support and guidance.

Jon336 wrote:
Today I got a letter from UKBA Liverpool informing me that my application was reconsidered and I am to be granted ILR.

I thank everyone here for all the support and guidance.

great news congrats,its a very big relieve. i request you to please if you got time write you whole timeline with what process you followed after your application refused, it be great help for others.Thanks and enjoy the freedom

Well done Jon336. Now sue the b@$t@rds. I think you should request a letter of apology when sending your passport, you have got them by the b@lls this time, use it.

Thanks jbm and NOG; I doubt they even care even if I sue them. They will just waste our money and maybe give the incompetent officer a bonus!!

jbm my timeline is as follows;
Application sent 27th Feb 2012
Acknowledgement 29th Feb 2012
Money taken around 2nd March-paid by check
Docs sent were 2xPassports, PPs, That Citizenship Certificate, Cover Letter, BRP.

Refusal recieved on 20th July 2012.
Contacted MP on 26th July 2012.
UKBA agree to Review decision on 27th July ( Message recieved through MP)

I also contacted a Ballister and a Solicitor during this period. All their advice was the same but their rates were very different. Ballister asked for £750 and the Solicitor £360. Paid Solicitor but he was waiting response from MP. So now I think he will need to make a partial refund
Letter to send passport for ILR recieved 10th August 2012.
About two weeks since MP contacte them.
An envelope has been sent to post the PP to Liverpool to the same guy who made the Refuasl letter. Hope this will mark the end of this unpleasant episode.

My advice to all prospective applicants is that UKBA case workers are not as knowledgeable as we may think. Having gone through this experience my confidence and trust in them has really been hit. Do not trust them to make a rational decision. Quote and make in bold all the reasons why you think you qualify for ILR together with the corresponding guidance and immigration rules; then you will not have to go through these three weeks from hell. I am gratefull to you all here who have given me moral and legal support and I will also spend as much time trying to comfort those who are going through hard times here on the board.

Good Luck

Hi Guys,

Hope you are doing well.

Would be appreciated if someone could response me. Just wondering does HO review previous applications/documents sent for 9 years if someone applying for ILR under 10 years rule???

Thank you very much for your time in advance.

Regards.

Jon336 wrote:Hi guys, its now three weeks since UKBA sent me that dreaded decision together with my passport. Since then I have contacted my MP and a solicitor.
My MP's Caseworker emailed UKBA and they decided to review my application; that was two weeks ago.

Today I got a letter from UKBA Liverpool informing me that my application was reconsidered and I am to be granted ILR. I need to send my Passport to complete the application. An envelope was enclosed addressed to Liverpool, ironically to the same guy that had earlier refused my application.

Anyway I am rather relieved and thank God. This has been a very stressful time for me and my family.

I panicked and paid a Solicitor £360.00 when my MP would have been enough.
I will go to my Solicitor on Monday and ask for a refund since it was just an email from my MP that solved this issue.

I thank everyone here for all the support and guidance.

We thank GOD that they have decided to review ur case, am glad mate this stress is over ....