Date of ILR application for Priority Service under new system

Hi,

Sorry about posting this again if someone has already answered it, but I am looking to have an answer with regards to new system. I am currently on a tier 2 (general) visa, and my 5 year period for ILR is completing on 28th January. Considering it is difficult to get appointment, I submitted online application on 21st November, and later got an appointment for 2nd January 2019, which comes within 28 day period. I also confirmed with Home Office by phone, that the date of PSC appointment will be considered as my date of application because thats when decision will be made.
However it seems there is some confusion with regards to the new system and I am getting confusing messages, and I want to confirm with someone who has got ILR with new system that "Is the date of appointment with PSC still considered as date of application in the new system". Has anyone got a similar experience when he/she actually got the visa while in the same situation as me?
Your help will be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Hassan.

Forget the PSCs. The PSC are closed now and a UKVCAS center is NOT a replacement for a PSC
The day you apply online now is the day of your application. You must apply when you are eligible only. The case workers however very likely apply discretion and use the date of the decision making in favour of the applicants instead.
Also there is no same day process at all. The UKVCAS is simply a front that collects docs/biometrics. All applications will be sent to UKVI for processing

Thank you very much.
I tried to proceed with refund, but when I contacted ILR phone, they mentioned that date of appointment will be the date of application. I have decided to give it a go, and will let you know about the outcome.

Thanks again.

HI,

I am in the same boat applied 10 days early. I have appointment on 13 Dec 18.

I will let you know the outcome.

Thanks

Thanks a lot.

hassanhassan wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 09, 2018 9:14 pm

Hi,

Sorry about posting this again if someone has already answered it, but I am looking to have an answer with regards to new system. I am currently on a tier 2 (general) visa, and my 5 year period for ILR is completing on 28th January. Considering it is difficult to get appointment, I submitted online application on 21st November, and later got an appointment for 2nd January 2019, which comes within 28 day period. I also confirmed with Home Office by phone, that the date of PSC appointment will be considered as my date of application because thats when decision will be made.
However it seems there is some confusion with regards to the new system and I am getting confusing messages, and I want to confirm with someone who has got ILR with new system that "Is the date of appointment with PSC still considered as date of application in the new system". Has anyone got a similar experience when he/she actually got the visa while in the same situation as me?
Your help will be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Hassan.

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Exactly on the same boat as you, even in my case the qualifying period starts from 1st Jan and 5 years completed on 28-01-2019. I have applied on 12th Dec and got appointment on 07th Jan18 at Manchester Office. Please do let me know your outcome as I don't think we can get refund now if we cancel. I am waiting for Yasheer Bhai response as well.

Moiz

Same boat. Did application 2nd November. Booked 22nd December. Qualify 19th December 28 days before expiry 15th January. So three days till premium lounge appointment Saturday.
I am stressed beyond belief regards the timings even though my biometrics and docs will be submitted correctly.
Anyone got decision yet???
Thanks

Yasheerkhan have you got an answer on application yet?? 13th December

There are many of us in the same boat, I think probably c.25 on this forum alone.

There are quite a few that have already been accepted under these circumstances. I am SET(M) myself so am more focused on that and there have been THREE SET(M) acceptances despite application date being before qualification.

I have not yet read about anyone being rejected for this reason - it seems the appointment date is the one (currently) being considered as the more important, possibly because the switch to the new system has created a large number of these situations.

Some more reading for you:

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yasheerkhan wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 12, 2018 11:18 am

HI,

I am in the same boat applied 10 days early. I have appointment on 13 Dec 18.

I will let you know the outcome.

Thanks

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Any update on your application ?

Jayrose17 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:02 am

Yasheerkhan have you got an answer on application yet?? 13th December

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I'm in the very same boat. Applied online for ILR set M on the 12th of December 2018 but not eligible till the 16th of january even tho I have booked my appointment for the 17th of january at sopra service. Lots of conflicting information about application date and appointment date. Seems like most people who have applied outside the maturity period haven't been refused on that ground.
Seems alot of people are in the same situation

Yemi1984 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 27, 2018 4:08 pm

Jayrose17 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:02 am

Yasheerkhan have you got an answer on application yet?? 13th December

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I'm in the very same boat. Applied online for ILR set M on the 12th of December 2018 but not eligible till the 16th of january even tho I have booked my appointment for the 17th of january at sopra service. Lots of conflicting information about application date and appointment date. Seems like most people who have applied outside the maturity period haven't been refused on that ground.
Seems alot of people are in the same situation

Can you please stop spamming the forum with tagging the same post in every topic you find!!

Apologies, I'm new to this and not sure how it works yet but noted. Sorry.

Hi All,

I have successfully got my ILR despite having confusion with the online submission and appointment date. My detailed timeline was as below:

Date from which my 5-year period started: January 28th, 2014;
Eligibility to apply : January 01 2019;
Date of Online application: November 21, 2018;
Date of Appointment @ Sopra Steria Croydon London: Jan 02, 2019;
Date I received approval email: Jan 02, 2019 17.00 pm.
Decision Letter received by post: Jan 05, 2019.

My case was quite straight forward, as I never changed my employer in 5 years. Also my employer gave all details about my foreign travels.
One thing which (I think) helped me for the same day decision (within 3-4 hours) was the document checking/verification service of Sopra Steria which costed £35, and the person there told me that all documents are already verified. So I recommend using that (of course it could still vary from case to case).
I also attached a cover letter describing the confusion around online submission and appointment date.

Hope this is helpful to a few other people like me here.

Thanks,
Hassan.