Finally got my passports and BRP Card back. Hope you guys receive your ILR soon!

My timeline:
Application posted on: 4/Sep/2012
Biometric done: 17/Nov/2012
Passports and BRP card: 02/May/2013

Hi Jilmilco, please check your message box for my reply. Also please remember that when your wife goes to a PEO office, check with the staff first that she could use SET(O) and also mention that you were advised by HO to use this form. Then even if they don't allow your wife to apply for ILR directl...

I don't think your wife can use SET(M), if she hasn't got FLR(M) first, check the form for more information. If you go to a PEO office to try SET(O), you don't really need a solicitor.

Hello Jilmilco, there have been a couple of similar cases that the spouse of long residence applicant applied for ILR directly by using SET(O) form (http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=114182&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20). So your wife has a good chance of getting her ILR as well. ...

Application posted on 4/Sep,
Received biometric letter: 17/Nov and did it the same day in Post Office.

odufal wrote:The staff who attended to my wife initially told my wife she will require FLR but my wife insisted she didn't need flr.

Did your wife cite a specific article of the immigration rule to justify herself?

Many congratulations! I guess there won't any objection for me to say this is a good news this time?

My wife was granted ILR today and she filled SET(O). So no matter what the rules say, end of the day it all depends on your individual circumstances. Good news for all long residence applicants! Like I said, there is no point to argue with the HO that our spouses are not qualified for settlement di...

Many congratulations! It is very useful for the spouses of ILR applicants based on long residence.

It is not surprising that you get the same reply from the same team, but it is still possible that the staff in PEO may have different understanding. Just explain to them that your wife were told in the last visit to use SET(O), and then hopefully your wife would get her ILR straightaway. Let us kno...

Another link posted by our guru Greenie ( http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/flrm_or_setm_after_9_july_2012 ) also confirms the use of FLR(M). But that will probably bring you back to square one, as your wife used FLR(M) in her first visit. I guess that your wife could book another PEO visit with...

Would be good to have feedback from someone who actually succeeded in using SET(O). That feedback will be useless for you. What will help is: Would be good to have feedback from someone who actually succeeded in using SET(O) without switching to FLR(M) in the case where main migrant has received se...

It looks like different departments in HO are interpreting the rules differently. As ankit0708 did not need to pay for his/her first visit and was just told to use a different form, the risk of losing application fee is little.

Would be good to have feedback from someone who actually succeeded in using SET(O).

Right, I have called UKBA enquiry office 3 times and I am being told that if she wants to apply for settlement, fill SET(O) and tick 'Other purposes or reasons not covered by other application forms' option box. I have emailed settlement ops. Any idea as to how quick they respond ? Another post by ...

Hello sushdmehta, it seems that on other occasions you indicated that spouse of long residence immigrants may apply for settlement directly. Please see http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=113051 'In case your application is approved before 31-Dec-12 (no harm in hoping for a miracle), th...

Hello guys, I posted my application last Tuesday (04/Sep) and it was delivered to UKBA on Wednesday. I just received my acknowledgement letter today and the date of the letter is 06/Sep. I did not expect to receive their letter in less than a week! Hopefully this is a sign that they are working much...

Thanks Smam. I'm not trying to hide anything, it's just that I can't remember when I left and came back to the UK and how many days I stayed in Europe. If I put it in the form, it might make my case complicated.

Hello guys, I'm going to apply for ILR based on 10 year long residence and trying to fill in the Set(O) form. However, when I was checking my passport for immigration history, I realised that there is no stamps for one of my trips to Europe in 2002. I remember that when we crossed the channel to Fra...