thank you. i am still a year plus away from the ILR submission, but there will be probably anything between 500 and 600 of business absences, and probably up to 100 of personal. And given how many business absences i am going to have, it would be helpful to find a way to show as few as possible wit...

OK last minute panic has started! Do I need to send any extra documents for claiming UK Experience and Age points for Tier 1 based ILR. I know there is no need for educational certificates as it is not required if submitted with original Tier1 application but not sure about this. My Tier 1 was proc...

I do not know the exact location of where UKBA mentions this but I can tell you from my experience with UKBA. I had counted my total business absences to 216 excluding days of travel. When UKBA returned my documents by post they also sent me spreadsheets that caseworked had used to count business ab...

Hi jaskiratbaweja I know it took 25 days for your application to be processed, did you chase them by either sending email or posting a letter or did you contacted your MP. I just wanted to know if chasing makes any difference. Regards mtpsk No I did not contact them by any means. Also I did not con...

UKBA only counts whole days. So day of Outbound Travel and Inward travel are not counted. Hence your Mon-Fri absence is 3 days absence assuming you leave on Monday and return on Friday.

Ranga and others who are waiting, Any news from UKBA on your application? Regards, vtp Does anyone know the UKBA email id, Fax no: and Postal address... UK Border Agency PEO Extended/SCW Team 1st Floor Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon CR9 2BY Use your PEO appointment reference number as subj...

I am sure they will consider this if you write a clear and detailed cover letter. They will be able to trace from the HO reference number about the history of the case. Also the visa validity dates should be same as what was stamped in your old passport? By any chance do you have scans or photocopie...

Hello, I have my ILR due soon. I have today been issued letter by Employer for ILR. I am on WP. Employer has detailed everything on company letter head. The only issue is he signed company name under your sincerely.. I am not sure this is acceptable or not. What the regulation says. He is bit of a ...

Chrams got it in 2 weeks http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=94096&highlight=337+absences His employer was contacted and there are quite a number of people who got the application valid but further enquiries needed letter and got ILRs approved. A search will show a lot of results. Also ...

hi jaskiratbaweja, 180 days for personal trip and they were all PAID leave. no single trip was more than 40 days. Ensure that the additional trip you need to make is not more than 10-15 days. I am sure the HO will allow that much flexibility. With regards to entering 4 months later, I think they on...

Regarding your absences were these 180 days for Business or Personal?
Paid Leaves or Unpaid leaves? Any absence greater than 90 days? Please provide additional details.

Thanks chweetgurl and Ranga. Hope your ILRs are on the way as well. All the best.

UKBA is not interested in seeing previous Tier-1 approval letter. They have all that info in their system. From my experience the caseworker just gave HSMP and tier 1 approval letters back as she was not interested in seeing them. So be relaxed if you don't have these letters.

congrats jaskirat and aussie girl...Thats fab!! I tried the fax number not sure i got it wrong or the lady gave wrong one. it was invalid so i emailed them the letter... Need to wait and seee.. Thanks. In case you do not get a reply then post the letter to SCW/Extension Team 1st Floor, Croydon PEO ...

mtpsk wrote:Congrats ausgirl and jaskiratbaweja on your ILR - you are now relieved from unwanted tension

Thanks buddy. Indeed very relieved. Wish that you hear the good news soon as well!

Hi jaskiratbaweja Congratulations on your ILR. I had same problem went to Sheffield PEO to extend my Tier-1 visa but caseworker just gave me letter that my application is valid but they are doing further checks. They did not ask for more documents. I provided more than enough documents also. So I w...

Amazing Day, I have also just received my passport with stamped ILR!! Date applied at PEO: 21st Feb Date additional docs received: 22nd Feb Date ILR stamped: 04th March Date passport received by post: 17th March Thanks for all the support and encouragement, I am so relieved, Best wishes to all who ...

Thanks a lot guys. I wish the same for all of you. It also reiterates that despite absences, cases do get approved. I had 216 Business related absences and 179 Personal absences. On top of that I had 1 year unemployment between 2009 - 2010. So Tier 1 has no issues with employment gaps. Just ensure t...

Folks. The doorbell rang and the postman had a package from UKBA. I nervously opened it and finally really relieved to see the ILR stamped on our passports. Thank God :) Thanks a ton for your support and prayers. Wish the same for everybody. Date Applied (at PEO) : 21st Feb 2012 Date additional docu...

This has indeed been a very dry week with lots of people with PEO delay waiting and nobody seems to have heard back from Croydon PEO. I do not know how they prioritise and process the applications. For me it's coming to almost a full month since the date of application and 3 weeks since additional d...

I was contemplating to submit my ILR application when I stumbled across this strange new requirement [11c] in SET(O). I am currently on Tier1 and was umemployed for 6months within 5 year period. After being unemployed for 6 months I have been self-employed (contracting) for a year but does this cla...

ausgirl88 wrote:
Curious to know how you actually spoke to someone as I have tried to call on the 0870 number and there are only recorded messages....??

You need to choose the option where it is for general queries (I think option 4) or the option that says 'if you have been waiting for more than 6 months'.

Panda_0077 wrote: Is it better to send a fax or send an email? I think I will send a fax as well tomorrow...

Best would be to send a letter by post to CaseWorker Team at Croydon. Otherwise Fax or email is equivalent. Do you know the email address?

vtp11321 wrote:No news yet guys....still waiting....

I believe it could be anyday for you now..All the best buddy.

I found my receipt for my mailed additional docs and checked with royal mail and they were received at Croydon on 22nd Feb.!! The latest similar case to be processed on this thread was from PKP who sent his documents to PEO on 15th Feb . ILR stamped on 29th Feb and got his passports back on the 5th...