never been on student visa.have always been working..so combination of visas including hsmp and permit free etc,though could have waited till next year to apply on hsmp category.

passport came by second class recorded delivery and they sent the special delivery envelope with it..can be used somewhere else i guess.they also sent all documents,passports etc. last month i had sent them another letter with salary slips,mortgage statements,bank statements stating that although it...

great news to update.got the ilr yesterday.stamped 30 april received 6 may. so exactly around 3 months waiting. the forum has been of great help and support.last month i did get the mp to fax them a letter but they wrote back saying that they cant speed up.have not been through solicitor and my advi...

beige you have crossed the 14 week mark..Did you phone up and enquire?If not please do now.

they call it straighten a dogs tail...maybe thats the response that we are seeing now.the delays still persist after the brief surge in decisions.

statistically that means if you dont get result within 6 months,you could be waiting ages...but again this could be skewed by the odd application taking years. Boonbin thanks for the info.Dont know if the admittance by ukba that they dont meet their targets should be a good evidence for complaint..m...

coolboy and procastinator you both need to stop fighting and focus on the real issue which is the inefficiency of ukba.As for no way out, i think u can contact mp after the elections,but please keep pestering them.A complaint is a must now..collect the evidence now and then when the mp comes in post...

no way out you have an absolute right to make a complaint.Just like our predecessors tried,maybe you should give a go writing to Immigration minister as well.I know they are busy with elections but at least worth the try.

kiwigirl i agree we need to keep patience and it seems there is light at the end of the tunnel.
I think positive responses from december applicants are encouraging.from now on its just a matter of luck i guess.
However cant understand the logic as to why nowayout has such a wait.

im fed up with this waiting and helplessness

Imagine if our predecessors hadnt contact mp/written letters etc, how much more delays they would have had to encounter.If you dont highlight your problems by writing to the ukba you have no chance of getting the message across.Be proactive.If you have a contact detail in your letter write to firstn...

previoius foi obtained by our "seniors" I am writing to request the following under the FOI act: what is the average processing time of postal applications which are not completed in the 6 months service standard, in the past 6months? 471 Days* what is the average processing time of 10 year SET (O)I...

yezzhiang,i think u r right we need to set up a collective approach..maybe even before the election...what about epetition.what about contacting bbc/press..any ideas welcome.

never been so eager waiting for post.no way out,i would be very worried if i were u.did u check with them that they still have ur passport.

apagun what r ur timelines?how long have u been waiting.

Beige the responses you got from ukba was the same robotic ones which our predecessors got.Even contacting mp is of no use now cos they themselves are unsure till the elections.

beige welcome to the group.

cool boy uk,there has been one jan application cleared.we have to wait and see whats happening with the other lot.unfortunately we dont seem to have any october/november/december members in this forum.

If the jan ones are cleared then i hope mine is done soon.Its like the volcanic ash no idea of when things will be done.But the application is very straight forward so not expecting delays/surprise decisions as there are no gaps etc

no way out..u are the only veteran here,have u heard anything yet?

mala that was very quick.

Those who are browsing please join the forum and update it with your timelines.This is useful information and support for all those who are waiting.

mala welcome to the group.terriblefish has already got ilr on 16/4 according to the earlier thread so thats the only correction i can suggest.

Lets hope for the best.sorry to hear about taylondon's rejection.

no way out i think u shud be sorted soon..