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by nks2018 » Thu Nov 22, 2018 11:51 am
Hi All
I've been reading and re-reading all the advice on various topics as to how to secure a Premium Service appt, and like many of you I have been feeling a little insane with the constant refreshing and checking for newly available dates. I am very grateful for all the advice shared on this forum which has given me hope to not give up. I am happy to say that I have just this morning had success after just 2 days! Since reading a post by someone suggesting the new biometric UKVI service would be replacing the Premium Service, I felt compelled to message that this is NOT TRUE but also clear other confusions that I had in the hope it might be helpful to someone.
My husband is up for his ILR 14th December, I was confused with information that I read where it stated we couldn't apply until 28 days prior to the date his visa runs out. This is true, however you can still prepare your ILR application earlier but wait to submit it. You can also pay for the premium service and start searching for available appointments but just be sure that if you do, that you select a date that is before/within 28 days of when the visa expires.
Someone suggested that every day, new appointments are added for the 45th day however I didn't find this and to me it appears that there is no logic whatsoever behind when new appointments are opened up. I literally completed my husband's application on Tuesday 20th November and started the search for a premium appointment but not one single site had any dates (inc Belfast or even Glasgow as I was happy to travel from the Midlands where we live). Then as advised by fellow applicants, I was up till 3am and throughout the night awaiting new appointments to be added for ANY location but again, nothing. I was refreshing all day and night! As I was about to go insane, this morning at 9am I managed to get appointment slots available at Solihull! There were several from next week and over the next 10 days and I have indeed booked an appointment on the 29th November which is a huge relief! And I wish you all the same luck!