Successful PEO/PSC ILR applications

I had an appointment at 9:30 for ILR tier 1 g route at PEO Glasgow. Arrived at 9:10am registered at 10am. Biometrics at 10:30 and approved at 11:30. Documents submitted 12 months payslips, employer letter, hmrc employment earning history, son birth certificate for absence backup, English language test result, LIUK, bank statement. Quick decision and very happy with overall experience

Went last Friday, received approval after 4 hours.

1. Category - Other (6 years DLR)
2. Number of dependents - None
3. Total cost - £2887
4. PEO branch - Croydon
5. Documents provided -Universty enrolment letter, tenancy agreement, student finance award letter, two years P60s, 3 A-level certificates from 2015, electoral register letter
6. Absences more than 180 days in any of the qualifying years - Nope, never left the country
7. Any Additional Comments - No need to go overboard with documents if you are in same category as me. People on here had me worrying that I didn't have enough.

afrogal7 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:38 pm

Went last Friday, received approval after 4 hours.

1. Category - Other (6 years DLR)
2. Number of dependents - None
3. Total cost - £2887
4. PEO branch - Croydon
5. Documents provided -Universty enrolment letter, tenancy agreement, student finance award letter, two years P60s, 3 A-level certificates from 2015, electoral register letter
6. Absences more than 180 days in any of the qualifying years - Nope, never left the country
7. Any Additional Comments - No need to go overboard with documents if you are in same category as me. People on here had me worrying that I didn't have enough.

Why did you provide these all? Apart from p60 looks all unnecessary?
Documents provided -Universty enrolment letter, tenancy agreement, student finance award letter, two years P60s, 3 A-level certificates from 2015, electoral register letter

naveediiqbal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:45 pm

afrogal7 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:38 pm

Went last Friday, received approval after 4 hours.

1. Category - Other (6 years DLR)
2. Number of dependents - None
3. Total cost - £2887
4. PEO branch - Croydon
5. Documents provided -Universty enrolment letter, tenancy agreement, student finance award letter, two years P60s, 3 A-level certificates from 2015, electoral register letter
6. Absences more than 180 days in any of the qualifying years - Nope, never left the country
7. Any Additional Comments - No need to go overboard with documents if you are in same category as me. People on here had me worrying that I didn't have enough.

Why did you provide these all? Apart from p60 looks all unnecessary?
Documents provided -Universty enrolment letter, tenancy agreement, student finance award letter, two years P60s, 3 A-level certificates from 2015, electoral register letter

Some routes to ILR require more documents than PBS routes. The OP applied based on 6 years DLR and such evidence is usually required.

naveediiqbal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:45 pm

afrogal7 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:38 pm

Went last Friday, received approval after 4 hours.

1. Category - Other (6 years DLR)
2. Number of dependents - None
3. Total cost - £2887
4. PEO branch - Croydon
5. Documents provided -Universty enrolment letter, tenancy agreement, student finance award letter, two years P60s, 3 A-level certificates from 2015, electoral register letter
6. Absences more than 180 days in any of the qualifying years - Nope, never left the country
7. Any Additional Comments - No need to go overboard with documents if you are in same category as me. People on here had me worrying that I didn't have enough.

Why did you provide these all? Apart from p60 looks all unnecessary?
Documents provided -Universty enrolment letter, tenancy agreement, student finance award letter, two years P60s, 3 A-level certificates from 2015, electoral register letter

To show my strong ties to the country, that's why I was given leave. I came here at a very young age, 3 years ago I was 17, I don't pay any bills or have a mortgage etc

1. Category - Tier 2 General to ILR (5 year route)
2. Number of dependants - 0
3. Total cost - £2887
4. PEO branch - Solihull, Birmingham
5. Documents provided
- Premium Service Appointment Booking
- Current & Old passports
- Current BRP
- Completed SET (O) form & 2 photos
- Masters degree certificate
- Life in the UK test
- Letter from HR to confirm employment and Absence Letter for the last 5 years
- P60 (5 years)
- Payslips (12 months)
- Bank statement - (3 months - current account picked up from Lloyds branch)
- Copies of all above documents except SET (O) form

6. Absences more than 180 days in any of the qualifying years - None

7. Any Additional Comments.
The whole process took just 1.30hrs. Arrived the centre at 9.30, given token at 9.45, called in for application submission at 10am, Biometric done at 10.45, Received approval letter at 11am

Wish you guys all the best and just keep calm and submit only required documents.

Butterfly03 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:59 pm

Hi guys,i just wanted to say thank you for all the post in this forum that lead me to my successful ILR..This forum is very very helpful.Im over the moon today coz i recieved a letter from HO that my ILR is been approved

Postal Application

01/16/2018 application sent to HO
01/23/2018 payment deducted from my bank accnt
01/29/2018 Biomentric letter recieved
02/03/2018 Biometric enrollment post office
02/20/2018 letter+documents recieved from HO that i was been approved..Now waiting my BRP card..praise the lord...hard works pays off!
Good Luck guys...

This thread is ONLY for Premium center/Same day applications

1. Category - Tier 2 General to ILR (5 year route)
2. Number of dependants - 0
3. Total cost - £2887
4. PEO branch - Glasgow
5. Documents provided
- Premium Service Appointment Booking
- Current & Old passports
- Current BRP
- Completed SET (O) form & 2 photos
- Masters degree certificate
- Life in the UK test
- Letter from HR to confirm employment and Absence Letter for the last 6 months
- Letter from ex employer confirming absence for initial 4.5 years.
- Payslips (3 months)
- Bank statement - (3 months)
- Copies of all above documents except SET (O) form

6. Absences more than 180 days in any of the qualifying years - Max was 150 days in 2015

7. Any Additional Comments.
The whole process took just 1.30hrs. Arrived the centre at 10:30 (came early because of flight), given token at 11:55(12PM appointment), called in for application submission at 12:10, Biometric done at 12:25, Received approval letter at 1:15pm

I had gap of 6 months (redundant in old role) no curtailment letter was sent. Tier 2 renewal wasn’t issue. So I was okay with ILR application.

Good luck and pray and be nice!

Hi,

Thanks alot to this forum for helping me out through out my journey from FLRM to SETM, got my ILR at PEO appointment Sollihul yesterday.
My appointment was at 10:30am but arrived at 10am. After 20-30 minutes wait I was called to provide all my documents and photocopies by the case handler and was sent back to waiting area. I submitted my bio metrics around 10:45 and I was asked to leave the building, the security guard advised that I will receive a call with in 2-2:30 hours once my documents are ready or if they need any additional documents. I received a call at 12:30 asking me to collect my documents and got positive outcome.

1. Category- SET M SPOUSE VISA 5 year route
2. Number of dependents- 0
3. Total cost- 2887.00
4. PEO branch- Sollihul
5. Documents-
Applicant's passport, Biometric card
Partner's Passport ( sponsor)
No Children
Marriage Certificate
B1 English Pass Certificate
Life in the Uk Pass Certificate
Employer Letter confirming employment dates, salary, job title , type of contract.
Applicant's 6 months Bank statement
Partner's 6 months Bank Statement
Applicant's and Partner's most recent p60
Applicant's 6 months pay slips
Partner's 6 months pay slips
12 Cohabitation Documents covering last 2 and half year
Tenancy agreement

1. Category. Tier 1G -> ILR
2. Number of dependents.-0
3. Total cost.-2887
4. PEO branch. Croydon
5. Documents provided.
Payslips, bank statements SET(O) form, absence details letter for five years,Letter from employer confirming business trips and annual leaves, NARIC confirmation, LITUK letter
6. Absences more than 180 days in any of the qualifying years.-No
7. Any Additional Comments.

I earlier planned to apply for mid March but preponed it as I had all documents ready and wanted this thing to get out of my mind. Only concern I had that I was not living in the uk during the initial period of 5 years. But no questions were asked at all. Probably my employer letter was enough.
I have gone through several posts in the forum which helped understand the application process, etc. So thanks a lot for maintaining this. It was very helpful. Need to start looking into process for my wifes visa extension and kids BC.

1. Category: Tier 2 Dependent ( Set O Form) 5 years
2. Number of dependents: 1 (Child)
3. Tot. cost: £5,774.00
4. PEO branch: Solihull
5. Date of appointment: 09/03/2017
6. Documents provided:
Main applicant
Current passport + 1 old passport
2 photos
Current BRP
Trinity B2 cert for English qualification
Life in UK pass cert
Clarification letter to explain the salary credited in bank accounts as she stopped working a week before PEO.
3 months payslip ( Was working a week before )
3 months bank statements

Dependent Child
Passport
2 photos
BRP

ILR Holder's document
Original Passport + 1 copy ( on request)
ILR BRP + 1 copy ( on request)
3 months payslip
3 months bank statements ( in which salary is credited and house rent going out)

Co-habitation documents for 2 years (spaced 3-4 months apart)
2 Council tax bills (addressed to both)
2 Home Insurance bill (addressed to both)
4 Water bills (addressed to both)
1 Mobile Phone bills (addressed to individual)
1 Bank statements (addressed to individual)
Full driving license (ILR Holder) + a copy
Provisional driving license (Main applicant's) + a copy
2 NHS Letters for the 1 year old dependent child.

7. Absences more than 180 days in any of the qualifying years: Yes. Was away for 9 months in last 2 years.
8. Any Additional Comments: Went in 10:15 am for 10:30 am appointment.
Reception by 10:25 AM, Case creation by 11 AM, BRP by 11:30 AM, Decision by 1:30 PM.

Note: Caseworker asked us to submit the original passport and ILR BRP with Set (O)

jay253 wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:51 am

I have been reader of the forum every time I applied for my Tier-2 visa or renewal. So feel obliged to post the ILR story:

Appointment : 9:00am got there at 8:30
Case registration: 9:30am
Biometric: 10:00am
Under Consideration: 10:30am
Ready for collection : 11:30am (approved)

Documents provided:
1. Set (O)
2. 2 passport Pics
3. letter from current employer
4. letter from previous employer
5. 1 payslip (august)
6. 3 months bank statement
7. 4 P60s and one statement of earning
5. tenancy agreement and council letter as proof of accomodation

Immigration history:
1. Oct 12- November 13 - Employer X
2. Nov 13 to May 15- Employer Y
3. May 15 to now- Back to employer X

Concerns:
1. Had supplementary employment for 10 hours a week but with 2 other employers ( guidance doesnt specify number of employers only number of hours you can do on top)
2. monthly salary was rounded down by 33p so was getting underpayment of £4 over a year period- Had a letter from employer and their accountant to accept it was their error and they are in process of making the payment to compensate for it.

Good luck everyone

Hi jay,
Did home office ask you regarding supplementary employment?
Thanks

SET LR
DOCS SUBMITTED: LIUK, Passport, Photograph, PhD Certificate for English, fellowship certificates, Kids Birth Certificate and Proof of address (NHS letter).

Premium Service Centre: Croydon
Appointment Time: 9:30AM
Passed Security: 8:46AM
Passed Reception: 8:56AM
Case Registration: 9:21AM
Biometrics: 9:35AM
Case under consideration: 9:57AM
Case worker’s call: 10:28AM
Call for collection: 11:16AM

ILR Approved.

Extremely pleasant & professional officials from Security guards to the Caseworker. Totally worth the extra money for a Saturday booking.

Many thanks to Kazi bhai for helping me in completing a number of sections. Even at late night, he was very kind to promptly replying. Grateful to you bhai.

Common Tips:
1: Keep your documents simple and clutter free.
2: Keep enough charge on phone. Case workers will call you to clarify things if needed.
3. Wait after biometrics are done, don't leave the premises until your case goes for consideration. Biometrics system is prone to error.

Interesting discovery:
If your case is complex the caseworker will ask you to send the application by post and refund the premium service fee after booking fee + out of office hours fee deduction.

yes you are right
happened with me
asked me to post my application
i did it next day
its been more then 10!days
haveny received my fee yet
hopefully soon

Category. Tier2 General to ILR
Number of dependents. 3
Total cost: £11548
Premium Service Centre: Croydon
Appointment Time: 10:15am
Security Cleared: 10:02am
Reception Completed: 10:19am (Reached 3rd floor at 10:07 but asked to wait in coffee room until 10:15)
Case Registration: 10:53am (Little slow but perhaps due to 4 applications)
Biometrics: 11:20am
Biometrics Re-enrollment: 11:50pm
Case under consideration: 12:21pm
Call for collection: 5:28pm (Very long wait, no call from caseworker, no update, no questions asked). It had be doubts that they will grant but finally got the documents from worker not caseworker).

ILR Approved.

SET O
Documents Submitted: LIUK, Passports, Photograph, MSc for English, B1 for Spouse, 11 Cohabidation letters spaced 3/4 months apart covering 2 years, Employer Letter for confirming Salary+foreeable future, 3 Payslips, 3 Month bank statement

syedalitarek wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:16 pm

SET LR
DOCS SUBMITTED: LIUK, Passport, Photograph, PhD Certificate for English, fellowship certificates, Kids Birth Certificate and Proof of address (NHS letter).

Premium Service Centre: Croydon
Appointment Time: 9:30AM
Passed Security: 8:46AM
Passed Reception: 8:56AM
Case Registration: 9:21AM
Biometrics: 9:35AM
Case under consideration: 9:57AM
Case worker’s call: 10:28AM
Call for collection: 11:16AM

ILR Approved.

Extremely pleasant & professional officials from Security guards to the Caseworker. Totally worth the extra money for a Saturday booking.

Many thanks to Kazi bhai for helping me in completing a number of sections. Even at late night, he was very kind to promptly replying. Grateful to you bhai.

Common Tips:
1: Keep your documents simple and clutter free.
2: Keep enough charge on phone. Case workers will call you to clarify things if needed.
3. Wait after biometrics are done, don't leave the premises until your case goes for consideration. Biometrics system is prone to error.

Interesting discovery:
If your case is complex the caseworker will ask you to send the application by post and refund the premium service fee after booking fee + out of office hours fee deduction.

BRP arrived on 14/03/2018, 9:00AM

SET LR

Premium Service Centre: Croydon 
Appointment Time: 10 AM
Reception: 10.15 AM
Case Registration: 11.20 AM (I was informed that I was 16th on the queue)
Biometrics: 11:35AM
Case under consideration: 12:55 PM
Call for collection: 13: 27 PM

Documents provided passport plus 1 old passport, current BRP, LIUK certificate, UK PhD certificate.

ILR Approved.

Very friendly staff.

Keep your documents simple and make sure your phone is fully charged.

terriblescream wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:27 pm

Category. Tier2 General to ILR
Number of dependents. 3
Total cost: £11548
Premium Service Centre: Croydon
Appointment Time: 10:15am
Security Cleared: 10:02am
Reception Completed: 10:19am (Reached 3rd floor at 10:07 but asked to wait in coffee room until 10:15)
Case Registration: 10:53am (Little slow but perhaps due to 4 applications)
Biometrics: 11:20am
Biometrics Re-enrollment: 11:50pm
Case under consideration: 12:21pm
Call for collection: 5:28pm (Very long wait, no call from caseworker, no update, no questions asked). It had be doubts that they will grant but finally got the documents from worker not caseworker).

ILR Approved.

SET O
Documents Submitted: LIUK, Passports, Photograph, MSc for English, B1 for Spouse, 11 Cohabidation letters spaced 3/4 months apart covering 2 years, Employer Letter for confirming Salary+foreeable future, 3 Payslips, 3 Month bank statement

BRP received 08:59

Happy days

Hi guys my ILR(LR) application was approved yesterday,
PEO CARDIFF:
Appointment time 08:10AM
Went in at 08:00AM
Security cleared
08:10AM Documents submitted.
08:25AM Biometrics submitted.
09:30AM Called by the caseworker and documents handed back with approval letter.
The whole process went very pleasent and easy, the staff was very polite,nice, and professional from security to the caseworker.Every one of them explained everything very nicely and politely like if i was the only one there to be served. WORTH the extra money i paid.
The whole stay in the building was only 1.5 hours.
Regards

Hi Everyone!

First of all I woukd like to thank everyone who has contributed in this forum. Helped me save a lot of money as I did not have to pay for solicitor. So here was my experience today for my successful ILR application at Croydon PEO;

We reached there about 9:15 but we were asked to come back after 30 mins since my appointment was at 10:00 which was understandable. After going through the security we went to the 3rd floor and registered our application and were given a token number and were asked to be seated in waiting area. After a wait of about 40 min I was called to one of the counter where I was asked to provide my SET O and my passport along with BRP and photographs. I was advised to remove all the paper clips and binding clips and was given 2 set of folders 1 for original document and 1 for photocopy. Once the details were entered, I was asked to wait for my number to be called for biometric. So after waiting about 15 min around 11:15 I was called in for biometric this is where I was asked to leaved the documents. Once done with the biometric I was then told I could go out of the building or wait as it would take 2-3 hour to get the decisi, we decided to wait. But surprisingly in about 1 hr I was called to collect the document this was arould 12:15 and was told my application has been approved and ILR granted. Happy Days!!! Within 2 hhour and 15 min it was all done.

I would suggest to book appointment in the morning as it seems less busy which was on my case.

Documents I submitted:

1. Passport & Biometric
2. SET (O) form
3. Covering letter
4. COS x2 issued during your employment
5. Letter from employer must have "will be employed for forseeable future" & "current annual salary will also be paid for forseeable future"
5. 3 month payslip
6. 3 month bank statement
7. University Certificate and Transcript for ENGLISH LANGUAGE
8. Life In The UK test certificate.

GOOD LUCK

Hi,

The first thing to say is thank you to everyone who has provided me and my husband with support on this forum. The help, advice and guidance is invaluable to a lot of people and I would like to take this opportunity to thank CASA and CR001 in particular.

My appointment was on 09th March 18 at the Glasgow Premium Centre.
Total time in the centre 2.5 Hours.
ILR Granted.
BRP Received 13th March 18.

Situation:
ILR on the 5 year Spouse route
No children
No previous marriages
Lived with my Spouse's parents (in-laws) between Jan 2013 - Jun 2016

It's quite a comprehensive list but hopefully can help others put together their evidence.

1 x Completed SET (M) application form
2 x passport sized photos of myself (Name written on the back)
1 x passport sized photo of my Spouse (Name written on the back)
These have been placed in a small sealed envelope and paper clipped to the application.
My passport
My Spouse's British passport
My Biometric Permit
Our Marriage Certificate
My Birth Certificate (Handed back to us)

Financial Requirement Documents

My Spouse's salary is above £18,600.00 threshold.
6 months' bank statement where my Spouse's salary is paid into. (Printed in branch, officially stamped and initialled by the bank on every page of the statement)
6 months' payslips from my Spouse's employment
Employment letter from my Spouse's employer - The letter confirms:
Name
Job Title
Current Salary and how long he has earned the amount (since 01 April 2017)
Date employment commenced with his employer (October 2009)
Permanent contract
The letter is signed by HR Payroll and my Spouse's Head of Service.

English Language and Life in the UK

Trinity College London certificate at B1 level for speaking and listening
Life in the UK pass notification letter

Evidence of Cohabitation

Sep 2015 - Home Office letter granting FLR - My name (Handed back to us)
Sep 2015 - Halifax Bank letter (ISA is about mature) - Spouses name
Dec 2015 - Debenhams credit card statement - My name
Dec 2015 - Tesco Bank (Internet saver statement) - Spouses name
March 2016 - Solicitors letter (Addressed jointly, asking for mortgage details)
June 2016 - Lloyds bank statement (Addressed jointly)
November 2016 - Council letter (Addressed jointly, re: council tax discount)
March 2017 - Council letter (Addressed jointly, Council tax bill 2017-2018)
May 2017 - United utilities bill (Addressed jointly, quarterly statement)
November 2017 - Halifax letter (confirming registration for Apple Pay) - My name
November 2017 - Sainsbury's Bank (Credit card application is one step away) - Spouses name
22nd Feb 2018 - United utilities bill (Addressed jointly, monthly statement)

Letter from my Spouse's parents (in-laws) confirming we lived with them between Jan 2013 - Jun 2016.

SET O Tier 2 Dependent Application

I am bit confused looking at the documents submitted in this post.

Main Applicant has BC passport.

Tier 2 dependent appointment booked for 22nd march

Documents carrying withus

1) Address proof - Bank statements from last 3 months , recent credit card bill, Recent Phone bill
2) Driver license
3) Passport and Biometric card
4) Photos
5) Univeristy Degree
6) Life in UK test result
7) Main applicant BC passport
Marriage certificate

For Tier 2 dependent to ILR sole application, I can only think of the above to carry for the appointment.

Please do let me know if we need any thing else.

Been a long time reader of the forum and I've found it immensely helpful. Very grateful to all posters and the moderators esp CR001, he/she seems to know the answer to almost every query I had. So here's my experience. Hopefully will help others.

1. Category. SET(M)
2. Number of dependents. 0
3. Total cost. £2887
4. PEO branch. Glasgow
5. Documents provided
- My valid passport
- All of my lapsed passports ( I only had 2 so it wasn't a problem)
- 1 x spouse valid passport
- 2 x my photos
- 1 x spouse photo
- 6 x spouse payslips
- 6 x spouse bank statements
- 1 x spouse letter from employer
- 1 x spouse business card
- 6 x council tax in joint names. I used this as proof of my continuous residence
- 2 x letters in joint names from other sources
- 3 x letters to me
- 3 x letters to spouse
- 2 x children's passports. My children are British so not on application form. However, I still had to provide their passports
- 2 x children birth certs
- 5 x letters to children. These needed to be dated within 3 months of my application from sources such as NHS, school etc. There were to prove children were normally resident at same address as me. 3 were recent and 2 were from the start of when I arrived in UK as I wanted to prove they've always lived with us.
- 1 x my birth cert
- 1 x marriage cert
- 1 x spouse divorce cert from previous partner
- 1 x house ownership legal documents
- 1 x LIUK
- 1 x Trinity B1

Time:
Appointment was at 9:30am
Arrived: 9am, showed my payment email, was allowed in and went through security
Token given: approx 9:25am
Application handed in: 9:30am
Biometrics: 9:45am
ILR approved: 11:15am
Total time: <2.5 hours

My tips:
- The extra money paid for PSC is WORTH IT. Go for it if you can.
- Try and book early as the place really filled up starting from 10am
- If booked at Glasgow, go to building marked FESTIVAL COURT 1. Closest subway station is Cessnock and PSC is within walking distance. Vending machine and coffee available in PSC so bring coins if you think you might need a bite.
- This is exactly what case officer told me: Some people's applications take 4-5 hours because the case officer has to spend time photocopying every doc. So help make his job easier and hopefully he can decide on your case quicker! Photocopy all your docs if you can.
- Take some time to organise your docs. Eg clip all bank statements together with dates and salary banked in highlighted. I also arranged my docs in what I thought would be the most important to the last. So I presented Financials first, followed by LIUK, English, Letters etc. Use post-its to label all your documents so the case officer can tell easily what he's looking at.
- It helps if you type out an index page showing what docs and how many. My case officer particularly liked it as he could see at a glance what docs I had in the file. You can group them eg FINANCIALS 1) Bank statements x 6 Jan-June 2018 2) Payslips x 6 Jan-June 2018 CERTIFICATES 1) Life in UK x 1 2) Trinity English x 1
- Just put all your originals in one file and copies in another. Stack both piles in the same order. There's no need to use a fancy binder with plastic pockets. I just used a basic paper document wallet.
- My husband attended with me. I did read a post somewhere on this forum that said spouses needed to attend with applicants on SET (M) so he came along.

Good luck!

First of all, Hearty thanks to Casa and the crew, I picked few pearls from here and consulted couple of solicitors and stitched a case together and went to Croydon and glory at the end. Thank God!
1. Category. HSMP JR (4 Yrs) BEFORE APRIL 2006.
2. Number of dependents. 1 - Spouse, left the kid took the gamble of saving 3k
3. Total cost. around 6k
4. PEO branch. Croydon
5. Documents provided
- Usual pack, P60s, SA 302s, Bank stats etc.
Time:
Appointment was at 10am
Arrived: 9/30 am, showed my payment email, was allowed in and went through security
Token given: approx 10:25am
Application handed in: 10:30am
Biometrics: 10:45am
ILR approved: 13:15 pm
Total CASE consideration time: Longest 2.5 hours of my life.
Was a bit nervous about of my heavy absence from UK but eventually the case worker didn't question any of it and even considered my absence as consecutive years rather then rolling.

Good luck those who are seeking freedom from VISA shackles, All the best!

1. Category. Tier 1 General - first granted in 2008, had many extensions up to this point.
2. Number of dependents. 0
3. Total cost. around 2887
4. PEO branch. Croydon
5. Documents provided:
Life in the UK Pass Letter
Employer Letter - both salary and absences.
Payslips - signed by HR
HSBC Statements - requested copies from bank, and they only sent me 10 of the 12. I printed other two off and got covering letter from bank.. was a bit nervous here, but no problems - just print on good paper.
Covering Letter - explaining my 10 years in the UK and last 5 years absences. I had spent nearly 400 days away in 5 years, but a lot was for business.
Wife and two children passports, marriage certificate, kids birth certificates - demonstrates my life in UK
Title deed to my property - backs up my answers in finances section.

1230 appointment, arrived and got number at 1225
1340 - case registered
1410 - biometrics taken
1630 - result - approved

It was a long wait, and the screens were broken so had to rely on voice calls over the PA. overall, they didn't require any more documents so it went well. But glad to get the ILR after over 10years in the country. i spent 2 years in Australia 2011-13, so it caused my continuous residence to restart. Lucky i came back when I did, as it was getting down to the last day for the Tier 1 General being able to get ILR.