ILR postal applications (excluding 10/14 yr.)

R&F wrote:Hello everyone, great news for me, I got my passport with ILR today.
Here's my timeline:
Applied on the 20th Feb
Acknowledgement and payment taken on the 22nd Feb
Visa dated 22nd May
Passport received on 02nd June

Thanks for your support, and good luck getting your passports back.
Will probably hear back from you guys on the naturalisation forum next year!

Dear Sir congratulation

i apply on 21st Feb acknowledgement and payment on 25th Feb
but i received new form from ukba on 9th march the i use out of date set m form complete and return
yesterday 31st may i got letter that sent photo

You should certainly have had an acknowledgement at least. When we asked our MP (who is also a senior government minister) to take up the case he got a reply from the UKBA saying that it would be unfair to jump the queue. However, if you look at the list maintained by ShortWait you will see that the time taken is fairly random, and presumably depends on which caseworker your application is allocated to. We also used the Checking Service, but it obviously doesn't reduce waiting times. It only takes away the risk of delay due to filling in the form incorrectly or not having the correct documentation. It is certainly disgusting that they use second class post. That is just an insult when they charge so much in application fees.

I really don't think that Teresa May cares. If she had any integrity she would have resigned ages ago for presiding over so many foul-ups at the UKBA. She only cares about being seen to take a tough line over immigration, and they can't even do that properly because they are so inefficient.

Ant27 wrote:We applied on 21st Feb SET (M) and have heard nothing. Should I be worried? Do they deal with applications on a first come, first served basis? We used the Settlement Checking Service too as I thought this would reduce waiting times. Are you seriously telling me they post the passports back second class? That is disgusting. Teresa May is getting a very long letter from me at the end of all of this.

Hi every1 am new on this forum... Thought i am reading this very long
i sent my application on

application sent 23-02-2012
Acknowledgement dated 27-02-2012
acknowledgement recv 05/03/2012
PP get back 01/06/2012
they refused me i need ur help now the issue is one of my ext i sent them on time they refused that as invalid application because of photos i was told in 28 days time i can submit new application or same application which they sent me back with new photos on that address where it come from not that address which is written on form i sent them back same application with new photos in 4 days time
when i applied ILR on the basis of long res they refused it and no right of appeal so what i have to do now kindly help me out i read on this forum some one had the same experience like me but he was granted ILR should i sent new application or what let me know plz
need help also if some one know any good lawyer in ilford area kindly let me know plz

"hello32"... sorry I don't understand a thing you have wrote in there...


Can you please write in point form, so we understand it and probably can guide you?

hello32 wrote:Hi every1 am new on this forum... Thought i am reading this very long
i sent my application on

application sent 23-02-2012
Acknowledgement dated 27-02-2012
acknowledgement recv 05/03/2012
PP get back 01/06/2012
they refused me i need ur help now the issue is one of my ext i sent them on time they refused that as invalid application because of photos i was told in 28 days time i can submit new application or same application which they sent me back with new photos on that address where it come from not that address which is written on form i sent them back same application with new photos in 4 days time
when i applied ILR on the basis of long res they refused it and no right of appeal so what i have to do now kindly help me out i read on this forum some one had the same experience like me but he was granted ILR should i sent new application or what let me know plz
need help also if some one know any good lawyer in ilford area kindly let me know plz

please stick to your original thread

This thread is for timelines.

dsbos wrote:Ladies and Gentlemen those who received their passports back...

One of my friends tells me he didn't get his ILR stamped from the day his last visa expired. Instead his passport stamped from May 2012.

He applied in Dec 2011 and visa ran out in Jan 2012.

Is this how you guys find it in your cases?

If so how far it is correct to do so - as you will have to wait another year (rather than say 6 months given they took 6 months to stamp it) to apply for Naturalisation?

Also you may notbe able to claim your Child benefit from the day 1 you are entitled to it - this is probably the only benefit kind of thing most of us are eligible...

I want to say more on this, but I'll stop here.

Your friend is right. Especially if you can claim child benefit pay extra and go to PEO as soon as you are eligible. You will be financially better off, avoid mental torture and be eligible for naturalisation 7 months earlier.

Hello Everyone,
Great news. Got my ILR on the 30th May. timeline as under:
SET(O) - me and my wife. TIER 1 and HSMP 5 years total
Applied on the 30th Dec
Visa dated 14th May
Passport received on 30th May

Thanks to the moderators and everyone who are supporting this blog. atleast we are getting some indication of when our application will be processed. How sad that people who are taking our money can't provide this simple service.

Anyways I wish all of you who are still waiting, get their passports with ILR soon

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)
Skirty applied On 27/02/2012 (Mo) – 12 weeks (passport received on 29/05/2012, ILR stamped on 16/05/2012)
Sara2012 applied On 05/03/2012 (Mo) – 10 weeks (passport received on 18/05/2012, Biometrics received on 17/05/2012)
chemike15 applied On 27/03/2012 (Tu) – 6 weeks (Biometrics received on 17/05/2012)
Stillwhisper applied On 16/02/2012 (Th) - 13 weeks (passport received on 19/05/2012, ILR stamped on 02/05/2012)
th_in_gs applied On 14/02/2012 (Th) - 14 weeks (passport received on 24/05/12, Residence Permit on 05/05/12)
yyoji applied On 02/02/2012 (Th) - 15 weeks (passport received on 22/05/2012)
ORafi applied On 28/02/2012 (Mo) – 13 weeks (passport received on 30/05/2012, ILR stamped on 24/05/2012)
TRUSTNAD applied On 28/02/2012 (Mo) – 12 weeks (passport received on 30/05/2012, ILR stamped on 15/05/2012)
faraty applied On 17/02/2012 (Fr) - 15 weeks (passport received on 01/06/2012, ILR stamped on TBC)
R&F applied On 20/02/2012 (Mo) - 14 weeks (passport received on 02/06/2012, ILR stamped on 22/05/2012)


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)
RQI applied On 17/10/2011 (Mo) – 29 weeks (passport received on 08/05/12, ILR stamped on 12/04/12)
Timing applied On 07/12/2011 (We) - 23 weeks (passport received on 07/05/12, ILR stamped on 02/05/12)
eddie_sexton applied On 30/01/2012 (Mo) - 15 weeks (passport received on 11/05/12, ILR stamped on 17/04/12)
vik_2012 applied On 18/01/2012 (We) – 16 weeks (passport received on 09/05/12, ILR stamped on 12/04/12)
vantu21 applied On 02/11/2011 (We) - 27 weeks (passport received on 15/05/12, ILR stamped on 23/04/12)
haidder applied On 26/11/2011 (Sa) – 24 weeks (passport received on 16/05/12, ILR stamped on 25/04/12)
anotherOct2011 applied On 24/10/2011 (Mo) - 28 weeks (passport received on 17/05/12, ILR stamped on 26/04/12)
limmilim applied On 29/12/2011 (Th) - 21 weeks (passport received on 25/05/12, ILR stamped on 03/05/12)
toolong applied On 24/10/2011 (Th) - 29 weeks (passport received on 23/05/12)
gvijaygadde applied On 11/11/2011 (Fr) - 29 weeks (passport received on 01/06/12, ILR stamped on TBC)
balu114 applied On 11/11/2011 (Fr) – 29 weeks (passport received on 01/06/12, ILR stamped on 17/05/12)
Rizahidam77 applied On 09/11/2011 (We) – 28 weeks (passport received on 21/05/12, ILR stamped on 09/05/12)
palle applied On 30/12/2011 (Fr) – 22 weeks (passport received on 30/05/12, ILR stamped on 14/05/12)


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)
cagedhorse applied On 14/10/2011 (Fr) - 29 weeks (passport received on 02/05/12, ILR stamped on 04/04/12)
kalpulli applied On 22/11/2011 (Tu) - 24 weeks (passport received on 11/05/12, ILR stamped on 18/04/12)
VHAN applied On 10/11/2011 (Th) - 26 weeks (passport received on 12/05/12, ILR stamped on 19/04/12)
waitingandwaiting applied On 01/12/2011 (Th) – 22 weeks (passport received on 08/05/2012)
Longwait00 applied On 18/11/2011 (Fr) – 25 weeks (passport received on 15/05/2012, ILR stamped on 25/04/12)
Sohailmtm Applied 21/11/2011 (Mo) - 25 weeks (passport received on 16/05/2012, ILR stamped on 23/04/12)
khan42 applied On 24/11/2011 (Th) - 25 weeks (passport received on 17/05/2012, ILR stamped on 26/04/12)



WAITING
SET M
speed120 applied On 04/08/2011 (Th) - 44 weeks
Max applied On 12/12/2011 (Mo) - 24 weeks
Zhimin applied On 24/12/2011 (Sa) - 22 weeks
Smallheathlad applied On 10/01/2012 (We) – 19 weeks
serengetiuk applied On 13/01/2012 (We) – 19 weeks
ineedhelpurgent applied On 18/01/2012 (We) – 18 weeks
ted7913 applied On 27/01/2012 (Fr) - 17 weeks
Raja1900 applied On 07/02/2012 (Tu) – 16 weeks
Ant27 applied On 21/02/2012 (Tu) - 14 weeks
planetman123 applied On 22/02/2012 (We) – 14 weeks
shabaz1298 applied On 22/02/2012 (We) – 14 weeks
allpatienceisgone On 27/02/2012 (Su) – 13 weeks
UKwannabee applied On 01/03/2012 (Th) – 13 weeks (Biometrics Letter 26/03/2012)
casablanca applied On 07/03/2012 (We) – 12 weeks
zainoori applied On 08/03/2012 (Th) – 12 weeks
SingaporeGirl applied On 19/03/2012 (Mo) – 10 weeks
may_marie applied On 22/03/2012 (Th) – 10 weeks
pala applied On 11/04/2012 (We) – 7 weeks
Arsenal007 applied On 18/04/2012 (We) – 6 weeks


SET O
MiraclePrayer applied On 06/09/2011 (Tu) - 39 weeks
OCT1STILRSETO applied On 01/11/2011 (Tu) - 30 weeks
shortwait applied On 29/11/2011 (Tu) - 27 weeks
rkups applied On 23/12/2011 (Fr) - 23 weeks
dec2011seto applied On 29/12/2012 (Th) - 22 weeks
bump applied On 05/01/2012 (Th) - 21 weeks
chikalo2006 applied On 14/01/2012 (Sa) - 20 weeks
Miths applied On 01/02/2012 (We) - 18 weeks
Provasanth applied On 08/02/2012 (We) – 17 weeks
WTF applied On 10/02/2012 (Fr) - 17 weeks
haridoss applied On 15/02/2012 (We) – 16 weeks
dewdoc applied On 16/02/2012 (Th) – 16 weeks
youoz applied On 21/02/2012 (Tu) – 15 weeks
oliverjohnson applied On 23/02/2012 (Th) - 14 weeks
alifaraze applied On 27/02/2012 (Mo) - 13 weeks
GmanILR2012 applied On 28/02/2012 (Tu) – 13 weeks
jimbo2012 applied On 09/03/2012 (Fr) – 11 weeks
sekhar applied On 14/03/2012 (We) – 11 weeks
mustang390 applied On 20/03/2012 (Tu) – 10 weeks
RajuT applied On 22/03/2012 (Th) - 10 weeks
cagedkiwi applied On 22/03/2012 (Th) - 10 weeks
Annie1989 applied On 27/03/2012 (Tu) – 9 weeks
nugget1 applied On 28/03/2012 (We) – 9 weeks
abhigreen applied On 29/03/2012 (Th) – 9 weeks
panda143 applied On 04/04/2012 (Tu) – 8 weeks
dsbos applied On 13/04/2012 (Fr) – 6 weeks
arv123 applied On 24/04/2012 (Tu) – 5 weeks

SET O JR
hsmpjr2011 applied On 04/11/2011 (Fr) - 30 weeks
the_onebd applied On 14/11/2011 (Mo) - 29 weeks
BRP applied On 16/01/2012 (Mo) - 20 weeks
msimran1 applied On 18/01/2012 docs reached 03/02/2012 (Fr) - 17 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
Successful for w/c 07/05/2012 – RQI, cagedhorse, kalpulli, Timing, eddie_sexton, VHAN, vik_2012, waitingandwaiting
Successful for w/c 14/05/2012 – Skirty, Sara2012, chemike15, vantu21, haidder, anotherOct2011, Longwait00, sohailmtm, khan42, Stillwhisper
Successful for w/c 21/05/2012 – limmilim, th_in_gs, yyoji, toolong
Successful for w/c 28/05/2012 – ORafi,TRUSTNAD, faraty, R&F, gvijaygadde, balu114, Rizahidam77, palle

R&F wrote:Hello everyone, great news for me, I got my passport with ILR today.
Here's my timeline:
Applied on the 20th Feb
Acknowledgement and payment taken on the 22nd Feb
Visa dated 22nd May
Passport received on 02nd June

Thanks for your support, and good luck getting your passports back.
Will probably hear back from you guys on the naturalisation forum next year!

congrats. really happy for u. i noticed that who applied in feb 2012 getting thier passport back . hope i ll get mine soon too.
btw have u started ur job before u recived ur passport ?

Ame wrote:

R&F wrote:Hello everyone, great news for me, I got my passport with ILR today.
Here's my timeline:
Applied on the 20th Feb
Acknowledgement and payment taken on the 22nd Feb
Visa dated 22nd May
Passport received on 02nd June

Thanks for your support, and good luck getting your passports back.
Will probably hear back from you guys on the naturalisation forum next year!

congrats. really happy for u. i noticed that who applied in feb 2012 getting thier passport back . hope i ll get mine soon too.
btw have u started ur job before u recived ur passport ?

Yes, I started my new job on the 24th, before I got my ILR. I was able to secure bc my new employer was ok w the response from office as our curcumstances remain the same while visa is being processed. But tomorrow I will definitely take my passport to show them my case has been resolved.

Hope u get yours very soon!!!

Applied for wifes visa using settlement checking service.
Applied 24/02/2012
Money taken out 27/02/2012
Still waiting

The wait for Biometric Letter is driving me crazy now
Im searching for anoda job and dey r all asking me for my paspport, this is d biggest mistake have ever made in my life not going for same day appointment.

[quote="Arsenal007"]The wait for Biometric Letter is driving me crazy now
Im searching for anoda job and dey r all asking me for my paspport, this is d biggest mistake have ever made in my life not going for same day appointment.[/quote]

even i am waiting for biometric enrollment letter mate.but i recieved my ack letter on 1st may,tried to call them today and been waiting for 25 mints on hold.but could not talk with anyone.

Hi All,

Application (Set O Ancestry) sent 12 March
Acknowledgement dated 13 March (although it took longer than that to arrive!)
Biometrics letter dated 28 April (arrived 3 May!)
Biometrics completed May 4th

Still waiting....

doubletrouble wrote:

dsbos wrote:Ladies and Gentlemen those who received their passports back...

One of my friends tells me he didn't get his ILR stamped from the day his last visa expired. Instead his passport stamped from May 2012.

He applied in Dec 2011 and visa ran out in Jan 2012.

Is this how you guys find it in your cases?

If so how far it is correct to do so - as you will have to wait another year (rather than say 6 months given they took 6 months to stamp it) to apply for Naturalisation?

Also you may notbe able to claim your Child benefit from the day 1 you are entitled to it - this is probably the only benefit kind of thing most of us are eligible...

I want to say more on this, but I'll stop here.

Your friend is right. Especially if you can claim child benefit pay extra and go to PEO as soon as you are eligible. You will be financially better off, avoid mental torture and be eligible for naturalisation 7 months earlier.

As I've explained earlier, not all PEO's accept all sort of applications.

Especially if you are Self Employed and thinking of submitting to Glasgow PEO, just don't waste your time, money and effort. Go direct to Croydon.

But there wasn't anyone to tell me this, so I wasted my time money and effort and ended up posting my application as I couldn't secure an appointment at Croyden.

Money wasn't an object, just the right information. Never found in UKBA webiste.

Arsenal007 wrote:The wait for Biometric Letter is driving me crazy now
Im searching for anoda job and dey r all asking me for my paspport, this is d biggest mistake have ever made in my life not going for same day appointment.

hello mate i have applied early april and have not received my biometric letter yet either. let us know when you receive yours if you could please. i will do the same. good luck to all in this boat.

pala wrote:

Arsenal007 wrote:The wait for Biometric Letter is driving me crazy now
Im searching for anoda job and dey r all asking me for my paspport, this is d biggest mistake have ever made in my life not going for same day appointment.

hello mate i have applied early april and have not received my biometric letter yet either. let us know when you receive yours if you could please. i will do the same. good luck to all in this boat.

I've applied on 13th April... no sign of it yet !

Hi everyone!
I booked an appointment for premium service to get my ILR done in one day so I can travel abroad. On the site it says "Do not apply more than 28 days before you visa expires !!!" So I did apply 21 days before. The first available appointment was 9 days after the end of my previous document!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I booked it thinking that I do everything right.
Few days before the appointment we called to ask some question and found out that I have overstayed my visa.After woman said to write covering letter explaining what have happened! It is not my fault that they do not have enough appointments.
So now my case is treated as POSTAL APPLICATION! I am waiting....
Is it just me who is the situation like this? Only good thing is that I pay less money for postal application...

[quote="Kukushka"]Hi everyone!
I booked an appointment for premium service to get my ILR done in one day so I can travel abroad. On the site it says "Do not apply more than 28 days before you visa expires !!!" So I did apply 21 days before. The first available appointment was 9 days after the end of my previous document!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I booked it thinking that I do everything right.
Few days before the appointment we called to ask some question and found out that I have overstayed my visa.After woman said to write covering letter explaining what have happened! It is not my fault that they do not have enough appointments.
So now my case is treated as POSTAL APPLICATION! I am waiting....
Is it just me who is the situation like this? Only good thing is that I pay less money for postal application...[/quote]

Hi Kukushka,

I was in a similar situation where there were no appointments available at the Croydon PEO 28 days before my Limited Leave to Remain expired, so had the option of taking a day off work travelling to the Liverpool PEO, or sending in a postal application. In hindsight, the Liverpool PEO option, a day's lost pay, and £250 in return train fares probably would have been the less frustrating option.

Best of luck with your postal application.

Kukushka wrote:Hi everyone!
I booked an appointment for premium service to get my ILR done in one day so I can travel abroad. On the site it says "Do not apply more than 28 days before you visa expires !!!" So I did apply 21 days before. The first available appointment was 9 days after the end of my previous document!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I booked it thinking that I do everything right.
Few days before the appointment we called to ask some question and found out that I have overstayed my visa.After woman said to write covering letter explaining what have happened! It is not my fault that they do not have enough appointments.
So now my case is treated as POSTAL APPLICATION! I am waiting....
Is it just me who is the situation like this? Only good thing is that I pay less money for postal application...

On the UKBA website it clearly says that "you must post your application if you cannot find an inperson appointment before your leave to remain expires"

Spend some time reading this info Gents.

i,ve applied for ilr set m after two years visa with timeline as,

application sent= 9march,12
payment taken = 13 march
letter received = 17 march
biometric letter receive= 02 may
biometric done = 02 may through post office
status = still waiting no response , no documents return

any idea?

[quote="zainoor1"]i,ve applied for ilr set m after two years visa with timeline as,

application sent= 9march,12
payment taken = 13 march
letter received = 17 march
biometric letter receive= 02 may
biometric done = 02 may through post office
status = still waiting no response , no documents return

any idea?[/quote]


I applied on 24th April.ack letter received 4th may.recieved biometric letter on 28/06/2012.

zainoor1 wrote:i,ve applied for ilr set m after two years visa with timeline as,

application sent= 9march,12
payment taken = 13 march
letter received = 17 march
biometric letter receive= 02 may
biometric done = 02 may through post office
status = still waiting no response , no documents return

any idea?

Hi Zainoor,

My time line is almost identical to yours (I applied 2 days before you) and I've heard nothing yet either. I had my Biometrics on the 30th March. So frustrated as we booked a holiday earlier this year and were suppose to leave last night - never ever thought it would take this long to get my freakin' visa& passport back. Called Immigration on Wednesday and they said it could take up to 6 months and call back at end of August if I haven't heard anything. Beyond frustrated right now. Will you let me know if you hear anything as our stats are almost identical!!!!

On the UKBA website it clearly says that "you must post your application if you cannot find an inperson appointment before your leave to remain expires"

Spend some time reading this info Gents.[/quote]

I have read everything and never found this sort of statement. What I found is this:
"Please do not send us your application more than 28 days before the end of your 2-year qualifying period. If you do, we may refuse your application and we will not refund the fee. However, you must apply before your current permission to remain in the UK ends."
I did fill the application form on-line and booked an appointment. And the woman over the phone said this is not your fault! Also they sent me a letter saying that do not bring anyone inside the public office with you . On the site it says that bring your partner!!!!!!! All I am trying to say is that there are no clear rules and it cause so many problems.