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poper · Post by **poper** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:20 am

user5 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:40 am
Finally received my approval for ILR LR today

Thank you to everyone who has helped me I really appreciate it and it have been very helpful. Especially; @CULLINAN thank you for your dedication to helping everyone. @ajitu92 thank you for your stats! Vivienne husky thank you for answering my questions! @CR001 thank you for all your help in answering my queries.

Hopefully see you all on the BC forum in a few months time!

I will keep everyone updated on the progress of my BRP. Good luck to everyone still waiting! Wishing all your approvals come through soon

Congrats user5

grizza · Post by **grizza** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:45 am

is there any update on where ILR set (m) is in the processing timeline? Still waiting on mine since 7th of September. Any info is appreciated.

abhishekpatwa85 · Post by **abhishekpatwa85** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:53 am

Hi,

I applied for ILR - Set M via standard route on 10th Nov 2020. My biometrics were done in person at sopia steria center in mark lane, london on 30th Nov 2020.

I havent received any update or email regarding my application. Is there anyway to find out status of my application ?

This waiting is really frustrating....

poper · Post by **poper** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:05 pm

@grizza, abhishekpatwa85

You will need to find SET(M) approvals here:

indefinite-leave-to-remain/ilr-timeline ... -2060.html

I see some July & August applicants receiving decisions in the last 2 pages of this thread

user5 · Post by **user5** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:14 pm

poper wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:20 am
Congrats user5

Thank you @poper and goodluck with your application. I am sure you’ll receive an approval soon!

Mr Muj M · Post by **Mr Muj M** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:45 pm

Good afternoon all,

Hope im posting in the right section.
Id like to know how long the turnaround time for a ILR decision takes to come through?

I had applied, paid and submitted all documents for my wife's ILR on 09.09.2020. We were invited to use the IDV app which we did and we also uploaded all documents through the app too.

Emails we received prior to the IDV app invitation said that we would not need to book an appointment to submit data if we used the IDV app, so we opted to use it.

After submission we did not received any form of confirmation. The app shows that we have submitted and as we can not add or remove to the submission we are guessing that it has submitted.

We made contact with UKVI on 15 December 2020 as we were concerned and had not heard anything back. The response we received was that it was taking upto six months to recieve a decision and our application had not reached that time yet so they are unable to say anything. Furthermore we requested an acknowledgement that they had received our application/documents/biometric data/live video data (IDV App) but they did not confirm any of these.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

Is this something to be concerned about? as its now January the 13th 2021 and we have not heard anything.

How long does it usually take for a decision when the applicant has used the IDV app?

Is it normal that we received no confirmation after submission of the application?

Any information will be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance.

poper · Post by **poper** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:49 pm

@Mr Muj M

You have not specified your wife's ILR route. If it is SET(M), see below response:

indefinite-leave-to-remain/suspension-o ... l#p1981255

luv_pocky · Post by **luv_pocky** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:40 pm

Mr Muj M wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:45 pm
Good afternoon all,

Hope im posting in the right section.
Id like to know how long the turnaround time for a ILR decision takes to come through?

I had applied, paid and submitted all documents for my wife's ILR on 09.09.2020. We were invited to use the IDV app which we did and we also uploaded all documents through the app too.

Emails we received prior to the IDV app invitation said that we would not need to book an appointment to submit data if we used the IDV app, so we opted to use it.

After submission we did not received any form of confirmation. The app shows that we have submitted and as we can not add or remove to the submission we are guessing that it has submitted.

We made contact with UKVI on 15 December 2020 as we were concerned and had not heard anything back. The response we received was that it was taking upto six months to recieve a decision and our application had not reached that time yet so they are unable to say anything. Furthermore we requested an acknowledgement that they had received our application/documents/biometric data/live video data (IDV App) but they did not confirm any of these.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

Is this something to be concerned about? as its now January the 13th 2021 and we have not heard anything.

How long does it usually take for a decision when the applicant has used the IDV app?

Is it normal that we received no confirmation after submission of the application?

Any information will be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance.

Hi. If you would like to make sure whether your documents submitted on IDV app have been sent properly, you can contact UKVCAS on twitter. I made my IRL Set(M) application on 28th August and still waiting. Good luck.

srsw · Post by **srsw** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:57 pm

UKVCAS today's flash message:

https://www.ukvcas.co.uk/flash-message- ... geId=74833

typhoon476 · Post by **typhoon476** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 4:40 pm

Hey guys, June applicant here, just received successful decision email yesterday after 7 months. I want to share my details to help anyone else in a similar position.

My application is Set O, Tier 2, 5 year route. 2 employers during 5 years, no dependents. I tried calling to escalate after 6 months but the call center guy said they don't do escalations anymore since November. So they just tell you to wait forever, even if there is a problem on their side, which I later learned.

I emailed my MP and she contacted Home Office on my behalf. Hostile Office said I need to send my biometrics even though I submitted it with IDV app in August and in person in September at Croydon. After they said this, it took another month for them to retrieve the biometrics. Finally, received email yesterday. Waiting for the BRP now. Thanks to everyone here.

poper · Post by **poper** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:03 pm

@typhoon476

Congratulations first... A long battle
Its indeed scary to know HO can just "forget" our £2.4K applications.
Did you contact your MP as 6 months lapsed or did you have any other compassionate reasons?

ajitu92 · Post by **ajitu92** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:33 pm

Congratulations @Amy_R88 and @user5!

poper · Post by **poper** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:00 pm

ajitu92 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:33 pm
Congratulations @Amy_R88 and @user5!

After absconding for the whole day, you logged in the evening...

ajitu92 · Post by **ajitu92** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:23 pm

poper wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:00 pm

ajitu92 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:33 pm
Congratulations @Amy_R88 and @user5!
After absconding for the whole day, you logged in the evening...

Not absconding, just being lazy

My Set LR excel sheet is still up to date

poper · Post by **poper** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:02 pm

@ajitu92, was just kidding

Can you please post high level summary of August and September approvals

Amy_R88 · Post by **Amy_R88** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:11 pm

poper wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:23 am

Amy_R88 wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:50 pm
Finally the day has arrived I can't believe!! It was long wait. Gladly its over.
Got the approval today.

How to track the BRP now?
How to check my RTW? My old brp expired last year..

I like to thank all admins who kept me sane during this wait. And for all the people who shared their stories. Its such a great support group. Good luck to everyone who's waiting for decisions.
Congratulations Amy_R88. Finally... You got it
Please update the timeline
5.5 months for you too I believe

I have updated the timeline. Can you tell me would i get some tracking no etc for BRP? Also do I need to return expired brp before I receive the new one or can I wait until I get new brp card?

swissman20 · Post by **swissman20** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:48 pm

Could someone please post September and October set LR application list? I'd be happy to start if someone could tell me what the format should be. I've applied on 25/10.

ajitu92 · Post by **ajitu92** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:09 am

@poper - haha, I know! August and September (together) Set LR summary below. These are only the ones that have been reported. As we know and have seen, some people only post timelines after their application has been approved, so there may be more to come.

Total number of applicants = 142
Number of applications decided = 130
Number of outstanding applications = 12

August:
Total number of applicants = 101
Number of applications decided = 97
Number of outstanding applications = 4 (@mm1990 - 9th August, Fb user - 21st August, @Jubilatedeo and @poper - 29th August)

September:
Total number of applicants = 41
Number of applications decided = 33
Number of outstanding applications = 8
Latest (non-escalated) approval = 11th September
NOTE: September is currently heavily skewed towards the start of the month as only those people have posted timelines on the forum. 1st-15th September has 37 datapoints/applicants whereas 16th-30th September only has 4 datapoints/applicants at the moment

ajitu92 · Post by **ajitu92** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:12 am

Amy_R88 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:11 pm

poper wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:23 am

Amy_R88 wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:50 pm
Finally the day has arrived I can't believe!! It was long wait. Gladly its over.
Got the approval today.

How to track the BRP now?
How to check my RTW? My old brp expired last year..

I like to thank all admins who kept me sane during this wait. And for all the people who shared their stories. Its such a great support group. Good luck to everyone who's waiting for decisions.
Congratulations Amy_R88. Finally... You got it
Please update the timeline
5.5 months for you too I believe
I have updated the timeline. Can you tell me would i get some tracking no etc for BRP? Also do I need to return expired brp before I receive the new one or can I wait until I get new brp card?

You should get a BRP dispatch email from UKVI/Home Office in 3-4 working days. That will contain your consignment number and a link to the TNT Final Mile Delivery tracking website.

You should wait until you get your ILR BRP before returning your current one. After you check over your ILR BRP to ensure that it is accurate and correctly printed, you can send the expired one back.

ajitu92 · Post by **ajitu92** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:14 am

swissman20 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:48 pm
Could someone please post September and October set LR application list? I'd be happy to start if someone could tell me what the format should be. I've applied on 25/10.

What do you mean by "list"? I'm working on the Set LR stats. A "list" for October wouldn't be much use since there have been only 4 October Set LR applications reported on the timeline thread in this forum...

typhoon476 · Post by **typhoon476** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:49 am

poper wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:03 pm
@typhoon476

Congratulations first... A long battle
Its indeed scary to know HO can just "forget" our £2.4K applications.
Did you contact your MP as 6 months lapsed or did you have any other compassionate reasons?

Thank you. I didn't have any official compassionate reasons, just old parents I worried about. I contacted my MP even before 6 months passed as I knew they would take time to take up my case. I told my MP about the troubles I had getting any updates and the long wait. I then got a call from the MP's office and the secretary confirmed details about my case and said they would contact HO.

Home Office confirmed they lost my biometrics and told me to wait until they made enquiries. It took them 3 more weeks to fix this problem.

poper · Post by **poper** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:17 am

ajitu92 wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:09 am
@poper - haha, I know! August and September (together) Set LR summary below. These are only the ones that have been reported. As we know and have seen, some people only post timelines after their application has been approved, so there may be more to come.

Total number of applicants = 142
Number of applications decided = 130
Number of outstanding applications = 12

August:
Total number of applicants = 101
Number of applications decided = 97
Number of outstanding applications = 4 (@mm1990 - 9th August, Fb user - 21st August, @Jubilatedeo and @poper - 29th August)

September:
Total number of applicants = 41
Number of applications decided = 33
Number of outstanding applications = 8
Latest (non-escalated) approval = 11th September
NOTE: September is currently heavily skewed towards the start of the month as only those people have posted timelines on the forum. 1st-15th September has 37 datapoints/applicants whereas 16th-30th September only has 4 datapoints/applicants at the moment

Super. Thanks for this

poper · Post by **poper** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:17 am

typhoon476 wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:49 am

poper wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:03 pm
@typhoon476

Congratulations first... A long battle
Its indeed scary to know HO can just "forget" our £2.4K applications.
Did you contact your MP as 6 months lapsed or did you have any other compassionate reasons?
Thank you. I didn't have any official compassionate reasons, just old parents I worried about. I contacted my MP even before 6 months passed as I knew they would take time to take up my case. I told my MP about the troubles I had getting any updates and the long wait. I then got a call from the MP's office and the secretary confirmed details about my case and said they would contact HO.

Home Office confirmed they lost my biometrics and told me to wait until they made enquiries. It took them 3 more weeks to fix this problem.

Thanks for your update. Good you finally won your battle after 7 months

swissman20 · Post by **swissman20** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:43 am

ajitu92 wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:14 am

swissman20 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:48 pm
Could someone please post September and October set LR application list? I'd be happy to start if someone could tell me what the format should be. I've applied on 25/10.
What do you mean by "list"? I'm working on the Set LR stats. A "list" for October wouldn't be much use since there have been only 4 October Set LR applications reported on the timeline thread in this forum...

By lists I mean stats, thanks. I guess I'm one of 4 October applicants who have updated timeline thread.

swissman20 · Post by **swissman20** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:46 am

poper wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:17 am

ajitu92 wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:09 am
@poper - haha, I know! August and September (together) Set LR summary below. These are only the ones that have been reported. As we know and have seen, some people only post timelines after their application has been approved, so there may be more to come.

Total number of applicants = 142
Number of applications decided = 130
Number of outstanding applications = 12

August:
Total number of applicants = 101
Number of applications decided = 97
Number of outstanding applications = 4 (@mm1990 - 9th August, Fb user - 21st August, @Jubilatedeo and @poper - 29th August)

September:
Total number of applicants = 41
Number of applications decided = 33
Number of outstanding applications = 8
Latest (non-escalated) approval = 11th September
NOTE: September is currently heavily skewed towards the start of the month as only those people have posted timelines on the forum. 1st-15th September has 37 datapoints/applicants whereas 16th-30th September only has 4 datapoints/applicants at the moment
Super. Thanks for this

Thank you proper, this is massively helpful. Would it be fair to assume that the forum applicants may in some way correlate to the actual pool of SET LR applicants in the UK, i.e. skewed towards the first half of September, and that we might see quicker approvals for the second half?

I'm praying HO gets to Oct applicants sooner rather than later.

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