ILR postal applications (excluding 10/14 yr.)

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)
muzy applied On 23/12/2011 (Fr) - 17 weeks (passport received on 23/04/2012, ILR stamped on 22/03/2012)
Feb4 applied On 13/01/2012 (Sa) - 15 weeks (passport received on 26/04/2012, ILR stamped on 26/03/2012)
sufferhead applied On 07/03/2012 (We) – 7 weeks (passport received on 26/04/2012, Biometric arrived 27/04/2012)



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)
moz_ilr applied On 26/10/2011 (We) - 27 weeks (passport received on 01/05/12, ILR stamped on 03/04/12)
tushars applied On 01/11/2011 (Tu) - 26 weeks (passport received on 30/04/12, ILR stamped on 29/03/12)
aharar applied On 29/11/2011 (Tu) - 23 weeks (passport received on 03/05/12, ILR stamped on 10/04/12)
KVP51 applied On 21/11/2011 (Mo) - 24 weeks (passport received on 01/05/12, ILR stamped on 25/04/12)
2ndclassC applied On 31/01/2012 (Tu) - 14 weeks (passport received on 04/05/12, ILR stamped on 12/04/12)

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)
saiprabu111 applied On 24/10/2011 (Mo) - 27 weeks (passport received on 24/04/12)
oct2011 applied On 20/10/2011 (Th) - 28 weeks (passport received on 03/05/12, ILR stamped on 02/04/12)


WAITING
SET M
speed120 applied On 04/08/2011 (Th) - 39 weeks
Max applied On 12/12/2011 (Mo) - 21 weeks
Zhimin applied On 24/12/2011 (Sa) - 19 weeks
Smallheathlad applied On 10/01/2012 (We) – 16 weeks
ineedhelpurgent applied On 18/01/2012 (We) – 15 weeks
ted7913 applied On 27/01/2012 (Fr) - 14 weeks
Raja1900 applied On 07/02/2012 (Tu) – 13 weeks
Stillwhisper applied On 16/02/2012 (Th) - 12 weeks
R&F applied On 20/02/2012 (Mo) - 11 weeks
planetman123 applied On 22/02/2012 (We) – 10 weeks
Skirty applied On 27/02/2012 (Mo) – 9 weeks
ORafi applied On 28/02/2012 (Mo) – 9 weeks
UKwannabee applied On 01/03/2012 (Th) – 9 weeks (Biometrics Letter 26/03/2012)
Sara2012 applied On 05/03/2012 (Mo) – 8 weeks
casablanca applied On 07/03/2012 (We) – 8 weeks
zainoori applied On 08/03/2012 (Th) – 8 weeks
may_marie applied On 22/03/2012 (Th) – 6 weeks

SET O
MiraclePrayer applied On 06/09/2011 (Tu) - 35 weeks
RQI applied On 17/10/2011 (Mo) – 29 weeks
anotherOct2011 applied On 24/10/2011 (Mo) - 28 weeks
gvijaygadde applied On 11/11/2011 (Fr) - 25 weeks
balu114 applied On 11/11/2011 (Fr) – 25 weeks
haidder applied On 26/11/2011 (Sa) – 23 weeks
shortwait applied On 29/11/2011 (Tu) - 23 weeks
bump applied On 05/01/2012 (Th) - 17 weeks
chikalo2006 applied On 14/01/2012 (Sa) - 16 weeks
vik_2012 applied On 18/01/2012 (We) – 15 weeks
haridoss applied On 15/02/2012 (We) – 12 weeks
youoz applied On 21/02/2012 (Tu) – 11 weeks
oliverjohnson applied On 23/02/2012 (Th) - 10 weeks
alifaraze applied On 27/02/2012 (Mo) - 9 weeks
sekhar applied On 14/03/2012 (We) – 7 weeks
mustang390 applied On 20/03/2012 (Tu) – 7 weeks
RajuT applied On 22/03/2012 (Th) - 6 weeks
Annie1989 applied On 27/03/2012 (Tu) – 6 weeks
abhigreen applied On 29/03/2012 (Th) – 6 weeks
panda143 applied On 04/04/2012 (Tu) – 5 weeks
dsbos applied On 13/04/2012 (Fr) – 3 weeks
arv123 applied On 24/04/2012 (Tu) – 2 weeks

SET O JR
cagedhorse applied On 14/10/2011 (Fr) - 29 weeks
hsmpjr2011 applied On 04/11/2011 (Fr) - 26 weeks
VHAN applied On 10/11/2011 (Th) - 25 weeks
the_onebd applied On 14/11/2011 (Mo) - 25 weeks
kalpulli applied On 22/11/2011 (Tu) - 24 weeks
khan42 applied On 24/11/2011 (Th) - 23 weeks
Sohail Applied 21/11/2011. Ack/Payment 23/11/2011 - 23 weeks
waitingandwaiting applied On 01/12/2011 (Th) – 22 weeks
BRP applied On 16/01/2012 (Mo) - 16 weeks
msimran1 applied On 18/01/2012 docs reached 03/02/2012 (Fr) - 13 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
Successful for w/c 23/04/2012 – muzy, saiprabu111, Feb4, sufferhead
Successful for w/c 30/04/2012 – tushars, moz_ilr, aharar, KVP51, 2ndclassC, oct2011

2ndclassC wrote:

ShortWait wrote:

2ndclassC wrote:Well guys after fighting in your cnr for months my ILR has arrived
Time line

Sent January 31/01/12
Got letter from home office 02/02/12
Passport stamped 12/04/12
Passport received 04/05/12 Liverpool

I sent a letter to my MP last month but I don't think this was any help. I wrote to watchdog and if I get called back asking about my experience I have your backs
Good luck everyone

Congrats! Which category did you apply in?

Oh sorry set(O) coming of 5 years ancestry

good week for SET(O). and your waiting time is just 13 weeks. wow. very generous. maybe because you are in ancestry category.

Hi Speed120 / Sara 2012,

I understand the pain you are going through.

However I totally disapprove of the following,
1. You quoted you know of someone who got ILR after beating wife
2. How did he get his ILR ?

First of all, the person whom you are referring to either is known to you else you would not know what has he done and why has he got ILR.
Morally you should not posted his story on this public forum and questioning peps that u know of something about.....The guy would have mentioned things to you and you should have kept those things confidential. If this is just an information you have heard from someone about someone then this story does not make any sense.

By saying that he beat his wife he got ILR so why I am not geting my ILR quickly. There is no link between you geting your ILR and why he got his ILR.

Finally you have just posted about husband beating wife and not posted the true story of both sides and in the forum we have some people commenting about what he/she would go about revoking one's ILR when UKBA has granted that person ILR and he has declared his caution to UKBA. Do these people understand what they are typing and if its making sense ?

I thought in this thread one would post about timelines to track your application by comparing time scales for others who applied at the same time. Also any new information of how to track application with UKBA and problems/ questions encountered by us in dealing with UKBA which would help others was the intention behind this thread,I belive.

Instead people are posting about a vague story not related to them anyway and on top some people have said they would seek revocation of somebody's ILR. Bit disgusting and shameful............

Passports are finally here. Set(O) JR

Application received by HO : 19-Oct-2011
Acknowledgement from HO dated: 20-Oct-2011
ILR stamp date : 02-Apr-2011
Passports received : 03-May-2011 (wasn't able to collect the passports from the Post Office till today hence the delay in posting this)
Total time taken - 6 months and 2 weeks ( 28 weeks)
Enclosed special delivery envelope was used.

After all these months of waiting, sending expedite email, faxes, letters, calling the Home Office and cancelling plane tickets home twice, I find myself distinctly underwhelmed on receiving our passports. Ours was a straightforward case and I never expected to have to wait so long. My question : is there any way we can apply for citizenship in Oct 2012 which would ideally have been 1 year after we received our ILR (i.e Oct 2011 was when our 5 year HSMP+Tier 1 expired) or do we have to pay the price of an extra 6 months for UKBA's incompetency?

2ndclassC wrote:This tops it off
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/uk/y ... 11397.html

Thanks for this link 2ndClassC..this explains so much. On the news the other day it was also mentioned that UKBA back office staff were being bussed into the airports to help ease queues there. It's as bad as we suspected.

AshMad wrote:Hi Speed120 / Sara 2012,

I understand the pain you are going through.

However I totally disapprove of the following,
1. You quoted you know of someone who got ILR after beating wife
2. How did he get his ILR ?

First of all, the person whom you are referring to either is known to you else you would not know what has he done and why has he got ILR.
Morally you should not posted his story on this public forum and questioning peps that u know of something about.....The guy would have mentioned things to you and you should have kept those things confidential. If this is just an information you have heard from someone about someone then this story does not make any sense.

By saying that he beat his wife he got ILR so why I am not geting my ILR quickly. There is no link between you geting your ILR and why he got his ILR.

Finally you have just posted about husband beating wife and not posted the true story of both sides and in the forum we have some people commenting about what he/she would go about revoking one's ILR when UKBA has granted that person ILR and he has declared his caution to UKBA. Do these people understand what they are typing and if its making sense ?

I thought in this thread one would post about timelines to track your application by comparing time scales for others who applied at the same time. Also any new information of how to track application with UKBA and problems/ questions encountered by us in dealing with UKBA which would help others was the intention behind this thread,I belive.

Instead people are posting about a vague story not related to them anyway and on top some people have said they would seek revocation of somebody's ILR. Bit disgusting and shameful............

With all respect , i didnt say any informations about his identity , and its not random story , i could tell u more what happened after he was granted ILR but not point , im trying to make a point about UKBA , im just trying to settle down properly and plan what me and my wife we gonna do for holidays and stuff , but like always UKBA has the time for it , im done with this stuff , if really think that the marriage is not genuin after 5 years well there no place for me here , Well i wont give up easy but when i see that there is no point , i let go . but hope for the best .

Also i was trying to make the point How ukba work out the cases , before you pre judge people , i think i will stop posting here and go somewhere else where there is people who can understand the others better .

oct2011 wrote:Passports are finally here. Set(O) JR

Application received by HO : 19-Oct-2011
Acknowledgement from HO dated: 20-Oct-2011
ILR stamp date : 02-Apr-2011
Passports received : 03-May-2011 (wasn't able to collect the passports from the Post Office till today hence the delay in posting this)
Total time taken - 6 months and 2 weeks ( 28 weeks)
Enclosed special delivery envelope was used.

After all these months of waiting, sending expedite email, faxes, letters, calling the Home Office and cancelling plane tickets home twice, I find myself distinctly underwhelmed on receiving our passports. Ours was a straightforward case and I never expected to have to wait so long. My question : is there any way we can apply for citizenship in Oct 2012 which would ideally have been 1 year after we received our ILR (i.e Oct 2011 was when our 5 year HSMP+Tier 1 expired) or do we have to pay the price of an
extra 6 months for UKBA's incompetency?

Hi, Oct2011,

Congratulations! I am so pleased for you. SO now you can have your holiday
at last. Enjoy...

For citizenship I think you have to wait until next Apr。At least 12 months after got ilr。

Kind Regards

Susan1228 wrote:

oct2011 wrote:Passports are finally here. Set(O) JR

Application received by HO : 19-Oct-2011
Acknowledgement from HO dated: 20-Oct-2011
ILR stamp date : 02-Apr-2011
Passports received : 03-May-2011 (wasn't able to collect the passports from the Post Office till today hence the delay in posting this)
Total time taken - 6 months and 2 weeks ( 28 weeks)
Enclosed special delivery envelope was used.

After all these months of waiting, sending expedite email, faxes, letters, calling the Home Office and cancelling plane tickets home twice, I find myself distinctly underwhelmed on receiving our passports. Ours was a straightforward case and I never expected to have to wait so long. My question : is there any way we can apply for citizenship in Oct 2012 which would ideally have been 1 year after we received our ILR (i.e Oct 2011 was when our 5 year HSMP+Tier 1 expired) or do we have to pay the price of an
extra 6 months for UKBA's incompetency?

Hi, Oct2011,

Congratulations! I am so pleased for you. SO now you can have your holiday
at last. Enjoy...

For citizenship I think you have to wait until next Apr。At least 12 months after got ilr。

Kind Regards

i don't know, i wont go for citizenship when i get ilr. maybe i will change my mind later. citizenship wont give me anything more than i will get with ilr. also if i do get British citizenship, i will lose my home country citizenship.

so monday will be 6 months and 2 weeks for me, tuesday a week since i called and no decision would have been made. i sent a few extra documents to liverpool on this week hopefully it will force them too look at my ilr and send my passport back. had to cancel my ticket home last week ukba really stressing me out! find it unacceptable that we enclose the returning envelope and it sits around for ages, i called royal mail last week who assured me that post does not sit in dispatch centres. companies also have dipatch orders and they dont sit around for days maybe 1 or two but no longer than a week and you usually recieve goods you got online? well this is my personal feelings.. i hope it comes this week i feel so misrable without it, it was a slightly complicated case but i had documents proving eveything, hopefully this is the week!!!

also i am aware that moaning about it isn't going to do anything but its still good to vent my frustration.. goooood luck everyone for this weeek ..

Susan1228 wrote: Hi, Oct2011,

Congratulations! I am so pleased for you. SO now you can have your holiday
at last. Enjoy...

For citizenship I think you have to wait until next Apr。At least 12 months after got ilr。

Kind Regards

Thanks Susan1228 :)It's nice of you to still check in on us after having received your passport. Regarding the wait for citizenship, I was afraid that would be the case ..it feels really unfair.
Bump, what I really want from citizenship is the ability to travel to most countries in the world without having to get a visa first. I have had to go through this process (minus the extremely long waiting time) every time I want to travel anywhere other than my home country, and it really does dent your desire to travel. Also my country India does allow dual citizenship so I'm not really losing anything.

oct2011 appaently when you apply for a passport it takes a few weeks dont worry know more 6 month waits and its a couple of hundred pounds nt over a thousand.. apparently less stressful to according to family members

Hello,
My time line is same as yours. Set(m) applied through settlement checking service on 16 feb 2012. I think the paper work which your friend had send to the HO , they will consider them then, only if your address changes you should notify HO not when you resign or abandon ... ??? I am not sure but guessing. Acknowledgment letter does not say to inform them if your job circumstances changes. I guess it may be a different case if HSMP candidates losse their job while their application is in HO .

Good luck

Submited = 18TH APRIL 2012

Received = 19TH APRIL 2012

Ack Letter = 30TH APRIL 2012 DATED 26TH APRIL 2012

Said in the letter that your application as now been received by the UKBA
and again stated that if there is any problem regarding the FEE PAID OR ANY PART OF THE APPLICATION that they will get back to me. That my case as now been forwarded to casework unit.

Please i just want to know if money as been taking b4 they send the acknowledgement Letter. becos i made my payment thru BANK DRAFT.

Submited = 18TH APRIL 2012

Received = 19TH APRIL 2012

Ack Letter = 30TH APRIL 2012 DATED 26TH APRIL 2012

Said in the letter that your application as now been received by the UKBA
and again stated that if there is any problem regarding the FEE PAID OR ANY PART OF THE APPLICATION that they will get back to me. That my case as now been forwarded to casework unit.

Please i just want to know if money as been taking b4 they send the acknowledgement Letter. becos i made my payment thru BANK DRAFT.

Submited = 18TH APRIL 2012

Received = 19TH APRIL 2012

Ack Letter = 30TH APRIL 2012 DATED 26TH APRIL 2012

Said in the letter that your application as now been received by the UKBA
and again stated that if there is any problem regarding the FEE PAID OR ANY PART OF THE APPLICATION that they will get back to me. That my case as now been forwarded to casework unit.

Please i just want to know if money as been taking b4 they send the acknowledgement Letter. becos i made my payment thru BANK DRAFT.

anotherOct2011 wrote:oct2011 appaently when you apply for a passport it takes a few weeks dont worry know more 6 month waits and its a couple of hundred pounds nt over a thousand.. apparently less stressful to according to family members

Thanks anotherOct2011. I haven't checked the citizenship process and waiting times yet but if what you say is true that would be wonderful. Obviously all that could change in a year's time. Look at how waiting times for ILR went from a few weeks to months in a very short space of time.

[quote="Arsenal007"]Submited = 18TH APRIL 2012

Received = 19TH APRIL 2012

Ack Letter = 30TH APRIL 2012 DATED 26TH APRIL 2012

Said in the letter that your application as now been received by the UKBA
and again stated that if there is any problem regarding the FEE PAID OR ANY PART OF THE APPLICATION that they will get back to me. That my case as now been forwarded to casework unit.

Please i just want to know if money as been taking b4 they send the acknowledgement Letter. becos i made my payment thru BANK DRAFT.[/quote]


it is usually taken the same day or a few days before, we had issues with our bank the money was there but the bank wouldnt let the transfer go through - they would have sent all your documents back bynow for yoou to resubmitt if there were any problems and today makes it 6 and a half months (28 weeks since we submitted my documents!!!

Thanks for you reply and my application type was SET M
Will send more document to them by tomorrow which are my Employment Letter and Tenancy Agreemant in my wifes name. Hope that will be anoda good evidence.

speed120 wrote:Also i was trying to make the point How ukba work out the cases , before you pre judge people , i think i will stop posting here and go somewhere else where there is people who can understand the others better .

Hi speedo120, when did you apply, according to the list you applied in Aug, that is more than 40 weeks, is this correct?

If it is, they have made you wait too long.

R&F wrote:

speed120 wrote:Also i was trying to make the point How ukba work out the cases , before you pre judge people , i think i will stop posting here and go somewhere else where there is people who can understand the others better .

Hi speedo120, when did you apply, according to the list you applied in Aug, that is more than 40 weeks, is this correct?

If it is, they have made you wait too long.

I'm on 29 weeks waiting time for SET(O) and have not received my passports back yet.

I've received my ILR finally.

Stamped 4 Apr 2012, received by post 2 May 2012.

Note that I called on 18 Apr 2012 and was told it was still being processed, so not sure if there was a timing issue with their internal programs being updated with the actual status or not.

All to best to everyone else! Will take a break from this malachy before looking into the next step.

Looks like I spoke too soon. I received my passports back today with the ILR stamp after 29 weeks.

[quote="RQI"]Looks like I spoke too soon. I received my passports back today with the ILR stamp after 29 weeks.[/quote]

RQI

Very short update indeed. When was it stamped and was it they same case of wrong update from HO.

I got my ILR (Set (o) JR) and passport in the mail today, after 22 weeks of waiting. I sent it off on Dec. 2.

I sent off about five expedite requests, several emails and spoke with my MP as well.

This message board has been great and helpful judging waiting times.

Good luck all!