10 years long residence applications

powermatic wrote:I blieve it is better to prepare for the long wait and then have a surprise when documents come early... rather then sit and wait every day for a postman.
I prepared myself for at least 6 months wait. I am now thinking of booking a hoiliday in UK as I can't get out of the country without my passport. so the life is as usual...

pv wrote:hi, i am waiting the outcome of my application as well. I sent mine (10yr) on 20th jan 2010 and received acknowledgment letter on 22nd and money debited the same day. Now its just wait i suppose!

DA375 wrote:Hi all,

Has anyone requested to expedite their application under medical condition of a family member or may be some other compassionate reason ?

NoWayOut wrote:

DA375 wrote:Hi all,

Has anyone requested to expedite their application under medical condition of a family member or may be some other compassionate reason ?

My father was very ill in hospital and I wasn't sure if he was going to make it. This was explained in a letter and also mentioned by my MP when I got him to intervene and as you can see I'm still waiting so it made no difference.

Thankfully my father is ok for now and when I eventually get my ILR flying out to see him will be the first thing I do.

they never held a gun on our heads and said now you apply for indefinite stay in the UK

well not certainly mines

optimist_eternal wrote:DA375

they never held a gun on our heads and said now you apply for indefinite stay in the UK

Some may even classify such justifications as, perhaps, bordering on displaying ‘Stockholm syndrome’.

well not certainly mines

Good for you.

As for me, I would rather display a bit more empathy in my posts to the plight of applicants whose life is kept on hold for months on end owing to certain whims and fancies of a rather, relatively speaking, an unresponsive system that takes very little account of the mental stress/anguish of thousands of legal migrants who have contributed to the UK Economy (paying fees to the Universities they attended) and then paid £820 when applying for ILR.

Beige wrote:RECEIVED APPLICATIONS[/b]:

london101 applied 8/01/10 received 15/04/10 WAITED FOR 13.6 weeks
Haha applied on 24/07/09 received 25/11/09 WAITED FOR 17.7 weeks
Rajj applied on 15/07/09 received 17/12/09 WAITED FOR 22.1 weeks
Oluwa112 applied 10/08/08 and received 17/02/10: WAITED FOR 27.3 weeks
Hangermajor applied 17/09/09 received 06/04/10 WAITED FOR 28.5 weeks
Foxy applied 24/08/09 received 27/03/10 WAITED FOR 30.5 weeks
CLS applied 27/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Croydon applied 17/08/09 received 23/03/10 WAITED FOR 31.1 weeks
Terriblefish applied 08/09/09 received 16/04/10 WAITED FOR 31.3 weeks
Kingie67 applied 17/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 32 weeks
Dolf applied 24/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.2 weeks
Thms applied 28/08/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.3 weeks
Boonbin applied on 10/08/09 received 01/04/10 WAITED FOR 33.3 weeks
Sheng applied on 05/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 35 weeks
Liverpool applied 25/07/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 37.2 weeks
Taylondon applied 11/09/09 rejected 16/04/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks

STILL PENDING: under 10 years lawful SET(O) category

NoWayOut applied on 03/08/09 and is still waiting: now 37.2 weeks
Beige applied 11/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 14.3 weeks
pv applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 13 weeks
chiko14june applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 13 weeks
coolboyuk applied 22/01/10 and is still waiting: now 12.5weeks
Sa applied 04/02/10 and is still waiting: now 10.6weeks
yeezhexiang applied 08/02/10 and is still waiting: now 10.3 weeks
BooBoo2010 02/2010 and is still waiting: now 10 weeks ?
graham834 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 10.2 weeks
DA375 applied 18/02/10 and is still waiting: now 8.6 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 8 weeks
Powermatic applied 10/03/10 and is still waiting: now 6weeks
mala applied 29/03/2010 and is still waiting: now 3.2 weeks
zeddie applied 05/04/10 and is still waiting: now 2.3 weeks

bird wrote:Hi Guys,

Just Thought I'd add share my experience. Firstly, I thank God for receiving my ILR and also thank the seniors on this board (most of whom have already got their ILRs, Oluwa and the rest)

Anyway, i applied for ILR on 10 year basis
Appli sent: 6th Nov and rec'd by UKBA on7th Nov 09
Money debited 17th Nov and Acknowledgment 17th Nov
ILR issued: 1st March
ILR received: 21 April

I must say the waiting especially after 4 months was very stressful. First 3 months was a breeze. I called the UKBA for the first time on Monday 19 April and was told by the lady that my application has not yet been completed. Oluwa and the others always said it was useless to call thats why I never called but i was fed up on monday. I did contact my MP about a month ago and she did inform UKBA that i needed to travel. But i had already been issued with the ILR on 1st March.
Anyway hope this is helpful.

Beige wrote:

bird wrote:Hi Guys,

Just Thought I'd add share my experience. Firstly, I thank God for receiving my ILR and also thank the seniors on this board (most of whom have already got their ILRs, Oluwa and the rest)

Anyway, i applied for ILR on 10 year basis
Appli sent: 6th Nov and rec'd by UKBA on7th Nov 09
Money debited 17th Nov and Acknowledgment 17th Nov
ILR issued: 1st March
ILR received: 21 April

I must say the waiting especially after 4 months was very stressful. First 3 months was a breeze. I called the UKBA for the first time on Monday 19 April and was told by the lady that my application has not yet been completed. Oluwa and the others always said it was useless to call thats why I never called but i was fed up on monday. I did contact my MP about a month ago and she did inform UKBA that i needed to travel. But i had already been issued with the ILR on 1st March.
Anyway hope this is helpful.

Congratulations Bird!!! You must be ever so relieved! Plus the part about you calling them on monday just goes to show the rest of us how futile it is calling them as we will most certainly be non the wiser. Enjoy your freedom

NoWayOut wrote:
RECEIVED APPLICATIONS:

london101 applied 8/01/10 received 15/04/10 WAITED FOR 13.6 weeks
Haha applied on 24/07/09 received 25/11/09 WAITED FOR 17.7 weeks
Rajj applied on 15/07/09 received 17/12/09 WAITED FOR 22.1 weeks
bird applied on 06/11/09 recieved 21/04/10 WAITED FOR 23.5 weeks
Oluwa112 applied 10/08/08 and received 17/02/10: WAITED FOR 27.3 weeks
Hangermajor applied 17/09/09 received 06/04/10 WAITED FOR 28.5 weeks
Foxy applied 24/08/09 received 27/03/10 WAITED FOR 30.5 weeks
CLS applied 27/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Taylondon applied 11/09/09 rejected 16/04/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Croydon applied 17/08/09 received 23/03/10 WAITED FOR 31.1 weeks
Terriblefish applied 08/09/09 received 16/04/10 WAITED FOR 31.3 weeks
Kingie67 applied 17/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 32 weeks
Dolf applied 24/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.2 weeks
Thms applied 28/08/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.3 weeks
Boonbin applied on 10/08/09 received 01/04/10 WAITED FOR 33.3 weeks
Sheng applied on 05/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 35 weeks
Liverpool applied 25/07/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 37.2 weeks


STILL PENDING: under 10 years lawful SET(O) category

NoWayOut applied on 03/08/09 and is still waiting: now 37.2 weeks
sr applied 17/08/09 and is still waiting now: 35.2 weeks
Beige applied 11/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 14.3 weeks
pv applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 13 weeks
chiko14june applied 20/01/2010 and is still waiting: now 13 weeks
coolboyuk applied 22/01/10 and is still waiting: now 12.5weeks
Sa applied 04/02/10 and is still waiting: now 10.6weeks
yeezhexiang applied 08/02/10 and is still waiting: now 10.3 weeks
graham834 applied 09/02/10 and is still waiting: now 10.2 weeks
DA375 applied 18/02/10 and is still waiting: now 8.6 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 8 weeks
farooq applied 4/03/10 and is still waiting :now 6.6 weeks
Powermatic applied 10/03/10 and is still waiting: now 6weeks
mala applied 29/03/2010 and is still waiting: now 3.2 weeks
zeddie applied 05/04/10 and is still waiting: now 2.3 weeks

sa wrote:im fed up with this waiting and helplessness

kiwigirl25 wrote:It's a horrible feeling isn't it.

I spent this afternoon trying to find "good news stories" elsewhere on the web and the only other place is another immigration board but you have to pay to read the success posts. But from what I could see people who applied around the same time as you and I have been waiting 3-4 months to get their ILR. So I truely believe that the majority of Jan/Feb apps will hear before the end of May.

Also on the same board someone posted boobin's letter from UKBA with the stats (boobin under another name?). An immigration expert (I think they're actually a solicitor) said they weren't worth the paper they are printed on, UKBA was simply sending a response to "get rid" of boobin. In their experience most long term ILR apps hear within ... the 6 month timescale. Strange how no-one came here and told us that.

I'm not going to say have patience, sa, because this waiting truely does suck. I suspicious of those who say they don't mind the way and can stay positive the ENTIRE time

Beige wrote:

kiwigirl25 wrote:It's a horrible feeling isn't it.

I spent this afternoon trying to find "good news stories" elsewhere on the web and the only other place is another immigration board but you have to pay to read the success posts. But from what I could see people who applied around the same time as you and I have been waiting 3-4 months to get their ILR. So I truely believe that the majority of Jan/Feb apps will hear before the end of May.

Also on the same board someone posted boobin's letter from UKBA with the stats (boobin under another name?). An immigration expert (I think they're actually a solicitor) said they weren't worth the paper they are printed on, UKBA was simply sending a response to "get rid" of boobin. In their experience most long term ILR apps hear within ... the 6 month timescale. Strange how no-one came here and told us that.

I'm not going to say have patience, sa, because this waiting truely does suck. I suspicious of those who say they don't mind the way and can stay positive the ENTIRE time

When did you apply? And did you see that any other Jan/Feb applicant had heard back?