ILR postal applications (excluding 10/14 yr.)

tannipartner wrote:Hi All,

I just got a call from my wife and we have recievd ILR !

Thanks to this forum for all the support.

ILR given on 13 mar 2012 5 weeks to post it phew!

long time.

but all is well that ends well

Congratulations!

called ukba this morning - they told me i have to wait as it has not been processed yet !! it is 6 months on tuesday they were pretty nice to me i mean the person who answers the phone call doesn't nessacerily deal with our immigration papers, so as frustrating as being told 'its being processed you will just have to wait is...' we can't expect the person on the other end of our call to tell us when it will be done, but i do agree the caseworkers need to be faster - i mean its 6 months next week and after my call this morning im pretty sure it wont be back.. i think its more that 5% that is longer so many people here have missed their 6 month mark and still nothing! anyways hopefully there will be some brighter news soon
still wishing the rest of you luck

There is no fix rules in timelines,some even get earlier than others,some even who applied in december got results already,so its either luck or depending on case worker or on the case itself,I think most who get have very straight forward cases.
The only way i can see to speedup this process is MP,but MP also varies some respond quickly and some take time so at the end it is luck.

anotherOct2011 wrote:called ukba this morning - they told me i have to wait as it has not been processed yet !! it is 6 months on tuesday they were pretty nice to me i mean the person who answers the phone call doesn't nessacerily deal with our immigration papers, so as frustrating as being told 'its being processed you will just have to wait is...' we can't expect the person on the other end of our call to tell us when it will be done, but i do agree the caseworkers need to be faster - i mean its 6 months next week and after my call this morning im pretty sure it wont be back.. i think its more that 5% that is longer so many people here have missed their 6 month mark and still nothing! anyways hopefully there will be some brighter news soon
still wishing the rest of you luck

I have already gone past my 6 month mark and still nothing. The only way to get more than a generic answer is if you have a personal friend that is a caseworker, in which case, there would be no need to join this forum in the first place. We'll all just have to be patient I guess.

ssoct98@hotmail.com wrote:There is no fix rules in timelines,some even get earlier than others,some even who applied in december got results already,so its either luck or depending on case worker or on the case itself,I think most who get have very straight forward cases.
The only way i can see to speedup this process is MP,but MP also varies some respond quickly and some take time so at the end it is luck.

You're right that there is no order in the way these are being processed with some people who applied later receiving their passports first. But you are not right about all these being straight forward cases. Take the cases of talal22 & AshMad who have themselves stated ( a few pages ago) that their cases were not straighforward yet they have received their passports already and before the 6 month mark (but just). Our case I know to be very straighforward yet we have passed the 6 month mark on the 19th and have received the standard reply that it is being processed. There really seems to be no rhyme or reason to the way these are processed and I believe it may be to do with the caseworker they are assigned to. Wonder if they are assigned any targets.

RQI wrote:
Perhaps our local MPs should be consulted as to what they think is the best way forward to get the UKBA's attention. They will be best to know how the system works.

If we want the right people to listen to the concerns we have, we first need to summarise a list of legitimate arguements for our case before it can be taken seriously. I'm afraid "it's taking too long" is not a good enough reason. Arguements I can think of are:

1. The UKBA charges circa £1400 to apply for an ILR for a main member and one dependant and even more for a family. The money is taken out of our account within 2 days however no feedback on the progress is given before 6 months and even after 6 months, their response to a telephone enquiry is a standard answer that it is being processed.

2. Being encouraged by the Government to work in the UK so that our skills can benefit the country and not being able to claim any public funds while paying full income tax and national insurance for between 4 and 5 years, which is the condition of our visas, then receiving this kind of service from the UKBA is unfair to say the least.

3. By arriving at the stage where we can apply for ILR, some of us had to apply for an initial visa for 2 or 3 years, then an extension. If our skills were that important, why not issue a 5 year visa straight away? Instead, the two stage process means we have to pay more fees resulting in some paying almost £10,000 including the ILR fees and using solicitors/agents. It seems unreasonable to have this kind of service from the UKBA when after all that we've contributed to the public funds, the one thing we ask for in return is a quick turn around time in our application. Are we going to go on the dole as soon as the application has been approved? No, we will continue to make a contribution to the UK economy.

4. Many applicants' lives are on hold such as mortgage applications (where further money is paid to the interest charged by the banks), critical and necessary travel plans, job promotions, sourcing new jobs, starting a new business and developing skills through further education.

5. Everything we do to meet the government's requirements have been done. One of which is the knowledge of life in the UK test. While it is a good idea to implement such a test to integrate into British culture, there is a fee of £50 per test in addition to having to but the text book for £10 making the total cost £60 per person. If the government is encouraging migrants to integrate, shouldn't this be provided at a reduced cost if not free after years of supporting the economy and receiving nothing in return other than NHS? Not even the text book is provided without cost.

6. Although it is understood that it is a priviledge to be accepted as UK citizens in the long run, which is why many choose to live here, we are simply asking for a faster turn around time in our ILR applications, nothing more. Considering the points highlighted above, is this too much to ask for after having contributed so much in the process?

The above is all I can think of at this stage. If anyone else wishes to add to that, please do and I think there can then be a comprehensive list of reasons why the higher level of people in government should look at the issue of the UKBA's processing times more seriously. There are some influencial MP's other than our local MPs who are supportive of skilled migrants playing a key role in the UK economy and I believe it is those MPs who should be contacted or emailed with our list of concerns.

Any more suggestions are welcome.

I agree with all you've said above RQI and you've put forward the issues well. I think we should also mention that if we were willing or able to shell out an extra £600+ we would have received same day service which just goes to show that the time taken is not just the time required for due diligence & checks, but purely inefficiency in a large number of cases. A few cases may take longer and this is acceptable. I think we should use the freedom of information website to request current statistics on ILR processing to make our case stronger.

anotherOct2011 wrote:called ukba this morning - they told me i have to wait as it has not been processed yet !! it is 6 months on tuesday they were pretty nice to me i mean the person who answers the phone call doesn't nessacerily deal with our immigration papers, so as frustrating as being told 'its being processed you will just have to wait is...' we can't expect the person on the other end of our call to tell us when it will be done, but i do agree the caseworkers need to be faster - i mean its 6 months next week and after my call this morning im pretty sure it wont be back.. i think its more that 5% that is longer so many people here have missed their 6 month mark and still nothing! anyways hopefully there will be some brighter news soon
still wishing the rest of you luck

hii
just want to know what number did you call?

After 31 weeks, we got it!

Stamped 06/04/12
Received 19/04/12

This forum has been a great help, thank you all and I wish you the very best.

[b]setu786[/b]

i called the 087 number - then pressed 4th option then the 3rd after an they asked details and let me know what was going on.
they even gave suggestions for my case to speed it up, so they may give you suggestions too for your particular case.

anotherOct2011 wrote:setu786

i called the 087 number - then pressed 4th option then the 3rd after an they asked details and let me know what was going on.
they even gave suggestions for my case to speed it up, so they may give you suggestions too for your particular case.

What did they say was going on and what were their suggestions on speeding it up?

The Wait is over,

Finally received all family passports with shiny visa sticker inside, here is my timeline,

App posted: 10/10/2011
Ack letter: 12/10/2011
VISA stamped: 22/03/2012
Passport received: 19/04/2012

so in total it has taken 6 months & 2 weeks to get ILR SET (O) (5 year work permit route) for a family of 3 with 1 child.

Passport was stamped alomst 1 month ago @ Liverpool office, cant understand why they waited 4 weeks to post it?

I had sent a return envelope which was used to post the documents back.

All the best & god bless all those waiting, be patient (not easy to do), but we will all get there.

Exactly 6 months today and we got it! -SET(O)-JR

Stamped 26/03/12
Received 20/04/12

I wish Everyone ALL THE VERY BEST!!!

mann2000 wrote:The Wait is over,

Finally received all family passports with shiny visa sticker inside, here is my timeline,

App posted: 10/10/2011
Ack letter: 12/10/2011
VISA stamped: 22/03/2012
Passport received: 19/04/2012

so in total it has taken 6 months & 2 weeks to get ILR SET (O) (5 year work permit route) for a family of 3 with 1 child.

Passport was stamped alomst 1 month ago @ Liverpool office, cant understand why they waited 4 weeks to post it?

I had sent a return envelope which was used to post the documents back.

All the best & god bless all those waiting, be patient (not easy to do), but we will all get there.

Congratulations Mann2000. Was it first/second class delivery? Or a special delivery!

setu786 wrote:Exactly 6 months today and we got it! -SET(O)-JR

Stamped 26/03/12
Received 20/04/12

I wish Everyone ALL THE VERY BEST!!!

Congrats Setu786!

Hi
Has anyone received Biometrics letter from HO ????

mustang390 wrote:Hi
Has anyone received Biometrics letter from HO ????

I did, only 2 weeks or so after I sent the application. But I am SET M.

I am happy to share happy news that I have got ILR

Stamped on 16th Apr 2012
and received it today 21-apr-2012. from Liverpool

My application was under SET(o)JR most straightforward , no absences, minimum documents to see (income proof) and very simple.

last week I have sent simple email to them to expedite my application in just 4 sentences. It wasnt travel emergency. But they were gracious to acknowledge and process my application.

May Allah give all peace soon those who r waiting.

hsmp2010 wrote:I am happy to share happy news that I have got ILR

Stamped on 16th Apr 2012
and received it today 21-apr-2012. from Liverpool

My application was under SET(o)JR most straightforward , no absences, minimum documents to see (income proof) and very simple.

last week I have sent simple email to them to expedite my application in just 4 sentences. It wasnt travel emergency. But they were gracious to acknowledge and process my application.

May Allah give all peace soon those who r waiting.

Hi
SO you received it within 10 Weeks ?

Hi All

Our wait is over today and we received our passports back this morning, details below:

Form: Set(O) (Work permit + Tier 1)- Straight forward as with the same employer through out
Application sent: 14 October 2011
Acknowledgement letter: 18 October 2011
ILR stamped: 23 March 2012
Passport received: 21 April 2012

Shameless process of UKBA continues with lag of posting the decision after stamping. I called UKBA yesterday and was told that the decision has been posted through 2nd class on 18 April 2012 (exactly 6 months from date of its ackowledgement) and provided the post office tracker number.

The above timings rubbishes all my efforts since end of March to expedite my application.

I also noted one trend on the forum for past couple of weeks. Most posts are received in the later part of the week as against the first half of the week!! Does this demonstrates some trend of when UKBA processes its posts!

Good luck to those who are patiently waiting to listen!

SUCCESSFUL
Set M
luke79 - applied on 15/09/2011 - 16 weeks
invincible27 -applied on 20/10/2011 - 13 weeks
bazzy_1 applied on 03/11/2011 - 11 weeks
simbal applied on 18/11/2011 - 11 weeks
smz applied on 23/11/2011 - 11 weeks
doggles applied on 10/10/2011 - 17 weeks
kayaniii applied on 07/01/2012 – 6 weeks
Unfair applied on 28/11/2011 - 11 weeks
mai12 applied on 30/10/2011 - 16 weeks
ruthmac applied on 22/10/2011 - 19 weeks
jinky applied 19/10/2011 - 19 weeks
pymapp applied on 06/12/2011 - 12 weeks
thiru123 applied on 24/10/2011 - 18 weeks
Skymoon applied 08/12/2011 - 12 weeks
amsidk applied on 11/10/2011 - 21 weeks (passport received on 06/03/12, ILR stamped on 22/02/12)
chrisrich applied on 19/12/2011 - 11 weeks (passport received on 09/03/12, ILR stamped on 25/02/12)
zari83 applied 19/10/2011 - 20 weeks (passport received on 09/03/12, ILR stamped on 25/02/12)
Paperclip101 applied on 05/12/2011 - 13 weeks (passport received on 09/03/12, ILR stamped on 19/02/12)
gregos applied on 03/02/2012 VIA PEO - 5 weeks (passport received on 09/03/12, ILR stamped on 06/03/12)
polly_s applied on 22/12/2011 - 11 weeks (passport received on 09/03/12, ILR stamped on 25/02/12)
gid1818 applied on 21/11/2011 - 15 weeks (passport received on 10/03/12, ILR stamped on 24/02/12)
spot applied on 11/10/2011 - 21 weeks (passport received on 12/03/12, ILR stamped on 29/02/12)
bob-russell applied on 19/10/2011 - 20 weeks (passport received on 13/03/12, ILR stamped on 29/02/12)
boniface applied on 02/11/2011 - 19 weeks (passport received on 14/03/12, ILR stamped on 18/02/12)
gaku applied on 06/09/11 - 27 weeks
ShahG applied on 19/12/11 - 12 weeks (passport received on 15/03/12, ILR stamped on 11/02/12)
januaryilr applied on 19/01/12 – 8 weeks (passport received on 16/03/12, ILR stamped on 05/03/12)
tyro520 applied on 13/12/11 (Tu) - 14 weeks (passport received on 21/03/12, ILR stamped on 11/03/12)
SetMyasin applied 13/12/11 (Tu) - 14 weeks (passport picked up on 21/03/12, ILR stamped on 12/03/12)
sdwaitingidr on 02/12/11 (Fr) - 15 weeks (passport received on 22/03/12, ILR stamped on 04/03/12)
hiphop applied on 04/11/11 (Fr) - 20 weeks (passport received on 24/03/12, ILR stamped on 12/03/12)
olguitha applied on 31/01/2012 (Tu) - 11 weeks (passport received on 14/04/2012, ILR stamped on 22/03/2012)
cmcmahon applied on 18/12/11 (Su) – 16 weeks (passport received on 16/04/2012, ILR stamped on 22/03/2012)

Set O
lifeonhold applied on 08/08/2011 - 22 weeks
Rennie applied on 25/08/2011 - 19 weeks
totallylegit applied on 07/9/2011 - 19 weeks
victorlcb applied on 12/9/2011 - 18 weeks
SETO25Oct2011applied on 20/10/2011 - 12 weeks (after letter of expedite)
GSOTodd applied on 05/09/2011 - 19 weeks
albert11 applied on 10/09/2011 - 21 weeks
shuklap applied on 24/11/2011 - 11 weeks
2011ILR-2012 applied on 05/12/2011 - 9 weeks
ratish123 applied on 12/09/2011 - 22 weeks (sent expedite)
rjn360 applied 21/09/2011 - 22 weeks
cuncfbrk applied on 31/10/2011 - 16 weeks
mazuv applied on 28/09/2011 - 21 weeks
Money123 applied on 26/08/2011 - 25 weeks (ILR stamped Nov 2011, but went to old address, hence delay)
humtum76 applied on 14/11/2011 - 15 weeks
Dondanell applied on 25/10/2011 - 19 weeks
Shuklac78 applied on 15/09/11 (Th) - 20 weeks (received on 20/02/2012)
septILR applied on 24/09/2011 - 24 weeks
kumar81 applied on 12/12/2011 - 13 weeks (passport received on 14/03/12, ILR stamped on 02/03/12)
Saleeem applied on 6/01/2012 – 10 weeks (passport received on 21/03/12)
Rithi applied on 15/11/11 - 19 weeks (passport picked up on 24/03/12, ILR stamped on 08/03/12)
manishchaudhry applied on 16/11/11 - 18 weeks (passport received on 22/03/12, ILR stamped on 05/03/12)
teluguabbayi applied on 13/10/11 - 23 weeks (passport received on 02/04/12, ILR stamped on 12/03/12)
talal22 applied on 14/10/11 - 25 weeks (passport received on 07/04/12, ILR stamped on 13/03/12)
AshMad applied on 13/10/11 – 25 weeks (passport received on 07/04/12, ILR stamped on 02/04/12)
antgod applied on 08/12/11 (Th) - 18 weeks (passport received on 13/04/12, ILR stamped on 14/03/12)
balzer69 applied on 03/11/11 (Th) - 20 weeks (passport received on 13/04/12, ILR stamped on 19/03/12)
tannipartner applied on 27/12/11 (Tu) - 13 weeks (passport received on 19/04/12, ILR stamped on 13/03/12)
mann2000 applied On 10/10/2011 (Mo) - 28 weeks (passport received on 19/04/12, ILR stamped on 22/03/12)
lakshtar applied On 14/10/2011 (Fr) - 27 weeks (passport received on 21/04/12, ILR stamped on 23/03/12)
Preacher applied On 31/10/2011 (Mo) - 25 weeks (passport received on 21/04/12, ILR stamped on 19/03/12)


Set O JR
uyi.controller applied on 30/07/2011 - 23 weeks
p5004 appliedon 16/08/2011 - 19 weeks
TEDDY61 applied 19/08/2011 - 21 weeks
mollymaik applied on 20/08/2011 - 19 weeks
a-s applied on 22/08/2011 - 21 weeks
kollexy applied on 28/08/2011 - 17 weeks
Nemo2011 applied on 30/08/2011 - 19 weeks
I-L-R-2011 applied on 31/08/2011 - 20 weeks
Doubletrouble applied on 06/09/2011 - 20 weeks
abdul23 applied on 25/08/2011 - 22 weeks
kamicool applied on 18/08/2011 - 24 weeks
ishareef17 applied on 09/09/2011 - 21 weeks
liner2011 applied on 21/09/2011 - 21 weeks
superman555 applied on 23/09/2011 - 22 weeks
Waiting2011 applied on 24/10/2011 - 18 weeks
pirzadaz applied on 03/10/2011 - 22 weeks (passport received on 07/03/2012, ILR stamped on 22/02/2012)
drsk applied on 20/09/2011 - 24 weeks (passport received on 10/03/12, ILR stamped on 29/02/12)
skywalka applied on 04/10/11 - 23 weeks (passport received on 14/03/12, ILR stamped on 01/03/12)
gj6ab5657 applied on 28/09/2011 - 24 weeks (passport received on 14/03/12, ILR stamped on 28/02/12)
moraa applied on 14/10/11 (Fr) - 25 weeks (passport received on 07/04/12, ILR stamped on 13/03/12)
Girtbysea applied on 06/10/11 (Th) - 26 weeks (passport received on 11/04/12, ILR stamped on 13/03/12)
susan1228 applied on 07/10/11 (Fr) - 27 weeks (passport received on 13/04/12, ILR stamped on 19/03/12
VN applied on 11/11/11 (Fr) – 22 weeks (passport received on 13/04/12, ILR stamped on 12/03/12)
onlyifiknew applied on 14/10/11 (Fr) - 26 weeks (passport received on 14/04/12, ILR stamped on 16/03/12)
SET(O)ILR_JR applied on 15/09/11 (Th) - 31 weeks (passport received on 19/04/12, ILR stamped on 06/04/12)
setu786 applied on - 26 weeks (passport received on 20/04/12, ILR stamped on 26/03/12)
hsmp2010 applied On 30/01/2012 (Mo) - 12 weeks (passport received on 21/04/12, ILR stamped on 16/04/12)


WAITING
SET M
speed120 applied On 04/08/2011 (Th) - 37 weeks
Max applied On 12/12/2011 (Mo) - 19 weeks
muzy applied On 23/12/2011 (Fr) - 17 weeks
Zhimin applied On 24/12/2011 (Sa) - 17 weeks
Smallheathlad applied On 10/01/2012 (Tu) – 14 weeks
ineedhelpurgent applied On 18/01/2012 (We) – 13 weeks
ted7913 applied On 27/01/2012 (Fr) - 12 weeks
Raja1900 applied On 07/02/2012 (Tu) – 11 weeks
R&F applied On 20/02/2012 (Mo) - 9 weeks
planetman123 applied On 22/02/2012 (We) – 8 weeks
Skirty applied On 27/02/2012 (Mo) – 8 weeks
Sara2012 applied On 05/03/2012 (Mo) – 7 weeks
zainoori applied On 08/03/2012 (Th) – 6 weeks

SET O
MiraclePrayer applied On 06/09/2011 (Tu) - 33 weeks
RQI applied On 17/10/2011 (Mo) – 27 weeks
anotherOct2011 applied On 24/10/2011 (Mo) - 26 weeks
Preacher applied On 31/10/2011 (Mo) - 25 weeks
tushars applied On 01/11/2011 (Tu) - 25 weeks
gvijaygadde applied On 11/11/2011 (Fr) - 23 weeks
balu114 applied On 11/11/2011 (Fr) – 23 weeks
KVP51 applied On 21/11/2011 (Mo) - 22 weeks
haidder applied On 26/11/2011 (Sa) – 21 weeks
shortwait applied On 29/11/2011 (Tu) - 21 weeks
aharar applied On 29/11/2011 (Tu) - 21 weeks
bump applied On 05/01/2012 (Th) - 15 weeks
chikalo2006 applied On 14/01/2012 (Sa) - 14 weeks
vik_2012 applied On 18/01/2012 (We) – 13 weeks
youoz applied On 21/02/2012 (Tu) – 9 weeks
oliverjohnson applied On 23/02/2012 (Th) - 8 weeks
sekhar applied On 14/03/2012 (We) – 5 weeks
mustang390 applied On 20/03/2012 (Tu) – 5 weeks
RajuT applied On 22/03/2012 (Th) - 4 weeks
Annie1989 applied On 27/03/2012 (Tu) – 4 weeks

SET O JR
cagedhorse applied On 14/10/2011 (Fr) - 27 weeks
oct2011 applied On 20/10/2011 (Th) - 26 weeks
saiprabu111 applied On 24/10/2011 (Mo) - 26 weeks
hsmpjr2011 applied On 04/11/2011 (Fr) - 24 weeks
VHAN applied On 10/11/2011 (Th) - 23 weeks
the_onebd applied On 14/11/2011 (Mo) - 23 weeks
kalpulli applied On 22/11/2011 (Tu) - 22 weeks
khan42 applied On 24/11/2011 (Th) - 21 weeks
waitingandwaiting applied On 01/12/2011 (Th) – 20 weeks
BRP applied On 16/01/2012 (Mo) - 14 weeks
msimran1 applied On 18/01/2012 docs reached 03/02/2012 (Fr) - 11 weeks


Successful for w/c 03/01/2012 - rennie, p5004, luke79, lifeonhold, kollexy
Successful for w/c 09/01/2012 - uyi.controller, mollymaik, teddy61,nemo2011
Successful for w/c 16/01/2012- totallylegit, victorlcb, a-s, SETO25Oct2011, invicible27
Successful for w/c 23/01/2012- I-L-R-2011, bazzy_1, GSTodd, doubletrouble,abdul23
Successful for w/c 30/01/2012 - kamicool, ishareef17.
Successful for w/c 06/02/2012 - simbal, smz, albert11, Shuklap, 2011ILR-2012
Successful for w/c 13/02/2012 -liner2011,doggles, Ratish123, kayanii, Unfair
Successful for w/c 20/02/2012- mai12, rjn360,cuncfbrk, mazuv, Shuklac78
Successful for w/c 27/02/2012- Money123, superman555, Waiting2011, ruthmac, humtum76, Dondanell, jinky, pymapp, thiru123, Skymoon
Successful for w/c 05/03/2012 - pirzadaz, amsidk, chrisrich, Paperclip101, gregos, septILR , zari83, polly_s, drsk, gid1818
Successful for w/c 12/03/2012 - spot, bob-russell, skywalka, Kumar81, boniface, gj6ab5657, gaku, ShahG, januaryilr
Successful for w/c 19/03/2012 - tyro520, Saleeem, SetMyasin, sdwaitingidr, Rithi, manishchaudhry, hiphop
Successful for w/c 26/03/2012 -
Successful for w/c 02/04/2012 - teluguabbayi, moraa, talal22, AshMad
Successful for w/c 09/04/2012 – Girtbysea, susan1228, VN , antgod, olguitha, onlyifiknew, balzer69
Successful for w/c 16/04/2012 – cmcmahon, tannipartner, SET(O)ILR_JR, mann2000, setu786, hsmp2010, lakshtar, Preacher

congrates!!!!

lakshtar wrote:Hi All

Our wait is over today and we received our passports back this morning, details below:

Form: Set(O) (Work permit + Tier 1)- Straight forward as with the same employer through out
Application sent: 14 October 2011
Acknowledgement letter: 18 October 2011
ILR stamped: 23 March 2012
Passport received: 21 April 2012

Shameless process of UKBA continues with lag of posting the decision after stamping. I called UKBA yesterday and was told that the decision has been posted through 2nd class on 18 April 2012 (exactly 6 months from date of its ackowledgement) and provided the post office tracker number.

The above timings rubbishes all my efforts since end of March to expedite my application.

I also noted one trend on the forum for past couple of weeks. Most posts are received in the later part of the week as against the first half of the week!! Does this demonstrates some trend of when UKBA processes its posts!

Good luck to those who are patiently waiting to listen!

Hi,

I have got my passport with ILR today! Praise God!

My timeline:

Application posted: 31.10.11
Ack. Letter: 02.11.11
Money taken: 02.11.11
Visa stamped: 19.03.12
Passport received: 21.04.12

Total waiting time – almost 25 weeks (1 day less) or almost 6 months (10 days less). As you can imagine I was counting every single day of my waiting.

It was SET (O) application, for myself and my two children.

My application was absolutely straightforward, I was out of country for less than 60 days in all my 5 years of staying here. All necessary documents were included with my application. I continuously worked for the same organisation that invited me here and I am still employed by them. My address was and is the same from my first day in UK. Maintenance, language and Life in UK test requirements were fulfilled, no criminal or driving offence on my record.

I did not enclose any envelope for return and my documents were sent to me by 2nd Class Signed For Delivery, it was sent from Liverpool.

I am very thankful for this forum and all feedback and waiting time updates, it was absolutely helpful!

I wish you all to get your ILR very soon!

I have been silently watching this forum for the last two weeks.

Applied for Set (M) for my wife

Applied : 10/01/2012
Ack recd : 12/01/2012

Kind of getting frustrated as i havent
been on holiday since oct 2009 and really
need a holiday (stressed out) and wife wants to see her family again

I'm deeply frustrated that I had to post my application.

Glasgow PEO said they cannot assess my application as I'm with a Self Employed / Limited Company situation. They wasted my day and I lost a day's wage. Imagine IT Contractor's daily rate.

Also they couldn't confirm me if any other PEO could assess my application, it was just their word and I repeatedly ask if they can confirm, so I will go anywhere and get it done in a day. Simplay I'm no fan of this waiting game...

Yet again I badly want to buy a house after all this waiting game for almost 9 years.

I couldn't get any appointment online or over the phone before my current leave runs out, so I had to post my application. It's all UKBA's fault. If they had mentioned that Glasgow PEO is unable to assess Self Employed people, I would have go elsewhere it is possible.

Now I am dare to buy the house I fell in love with and my current status and not having a passport handy has put me helpless.
Banks offer better rates if you have ILR, if not your monthly repayment could be as more as £750. I can buy another Bimmer for my wife with that money...

My application was delivered to UKBA exactly a week ago, but still neither the money taken from my card nor acknowledgement letter

To make things even delayed now you have to give the Biometrics...

Can anyone please help here... probably who's in the same situation like me...

What could be the earliest I would get my passports back?

How long that would be from the date of your Biometrics taken?

Thanks in advance.