Biometric residence permits timeline , please help !

Hi everyone,

I am due to extend my Tier1 application but I am not sure and so worried about the timeline for Biometric residence permits as its relative new.

As far as I understand, it involves with the following steps:

1>
Getting a letter from Home Office once they receive your Tier1 extension application so you are entitle to book a Biometric enrol appointment.
How long does it take for you to receive that letter once you money has been debited?

2>Then you go online or call certain number to book a Biometric enrol appointment?
How long it takes you be able to book a Biometric enrol appointment online or call a number (or is it just online book)?

And is there a big gap between the date when you manage to book a appointment and the actually appointment date?


3> then you go there to enrol your finger print at the appointment date.
Is it time consuming so I need to take a day off for this or half day off is
enough?

Can someone has done this please post your timeline for the 3 steps above.

Many Thanks
Gob00st

Can anyone who had this experience please help answer those questions, any input will be appreciated.

Regards,
Gob00st

Gob00st wrote:Hi everyone,

I am due to extend my Tier1 application but I am not sure and so worried about the timeline for Biometric residence permits as its relative new.

As far as I understand, it involves with the following steps:

1>
Getting a letter from Home Office once they receive your Tier1 extension application so you are entitle to book a Biometric enrol appointment.
How long does it take for you to receive that letter once you money has been debited?

2>Then you go online or call certain number to book a Biometric enrol appointment?
How long it takes you be able to book a Biometric enrol appointment online or call a number (or is it just online book)?

And is there a big gap between the date when you manage to book a appointment and the actually appointment date?


3> then you go there to enrol your finger print at the appointment date.
Is it time consuming so I need to take a day off for this or half day off is
enough?

Can someone has done this please post your timeline for the 3 steps above.

Many Thanks
Gob00st

[quote="Gob00st"]Hi everyone,

I am due to extend my Tier1 application but I am not sure and so worried about the timeline for Biometric residence permits as its relative new.

As far as I understand, it involves with the following steps:

1>
Getting a letter from Home Office once they receive your Tier1 extension application so you are entitle to book a Biometric enrol appointment.
How long does it take for you to receive that letter once you money has been debited?

i have applied initial app on 20-12-10,got biometric enrol appoinytment today.though dated on 13-01-11,


2>Then you go online or call certain number to book a Biometric enrol appointment?
How long it takes you be able to book a Biometric enrol appointment online or call a number (or is it just online book)?

And is there a big gap between the date when you manage to book a appointment and the actually appointment date?

i just booked straight away got on 24-01-11

3> then you go there to enrol your finger print at the appointment date.
Is it time consuming so I need to take a day off for this or half day off is
enough?

afaik it takes not more than an hour,but you have to be there half an hour
early.

Can someone has done this please post your timeline for the 3 steps above.

Many Thanks
Gob00st[/quote]

tata522 wrote:

Gob00st wrote:Hi everyone,

I am due to extend my Tier1 application but I am not sure and so worried about the timeline for Biometric residence permits as its relative new.

As far as I understand, it involves with the following steps:

1>
Getting a letter from Home Office once they receive your Tier1 extension application so you are entitle to book a Biometric enrol appointment.
How long does it take for you to receive that letter once you money has been debited?

i have applied initial app on 20-12-10,got biometric enrol appoinytment today.though dated on 13-01-11,


2>Then you go online or call certain number to book a Biometric enrol appointment?
How long it takes you be able to book a Biometric enrol appointment online or call a number (or is it just online book)?

And is there a big gap between the date when you manage to book a appointment and the actually appointment date?

i just booked straight away got on 24-01-11

3> then you go there to enrol your finger print at the appointment date.
Is it time consuming so I need to take a day off for this or half day off is
enough?

afaik it takes not more than an hour,but you have to be there half an hour
early.

Can someone has done this please post your timeline for the 3 steps above.

Many Thanks
Gob00st

Thanks mate for the details.
So u are saying if we have the biometric letter from UKBA, its easy to get appointment at PEO/Centre?

Thanks tata522 for your valuable informations !
All the best to your application !

Cheers
Gob00st

tata522 wrote:

Gob00st wrote:Hi everyone,

I am due to extend my Tier1 application but I am not sure and so worried about the timeline for Biometric residence permits as its relative new.

As far as I understand, it involves with the following steps:

1>
Getting a letter from Home Office once they receive your Tier1 extension application so you are entitle to book a Biometric enrol appointment.
How long does it take for you to receive that letter once you money has been debited?

i have applied initial app on 20-12-10,got biometric enrol appoinytment today.though dated on 13-01-11,


2>Then you go online or call certain number to book a Biometric enrol appointment?
How long it takes you be able to book a Biometric enrol appointment online or call a number (or is it just online book)?

And is there a big gap between the date when you manage to book a appointment and the actually appointment date?

i just booked straight away got on 24-01-11

3> then you go there to enrol your finger print at the appointment date.
Is it time consuming so I need to take a day off for this or half day off is
enough?

afaik it takes not more than an hour,but you have to be there half an hour
early.

Can someone has done this please post your timeline for the 3 steps above.

Many Thanks
Gob00st

AFAIK, you cannot book biometric enrol until you have received the invitation letter from HO after they receive your application.

HTH
Gob00st

sojan wrote:

tata522 wrote:

Gob00st wrote:Hi everyone,

I am due to extend my Tier1 application but I am not sure and so worried about the timeline for Biometric residence permits as its relative new.

As far as I understand, it involves with the following steps:

1>
Getting a letter from Home Office once they receive your Tier1 extension application so you are entitle to book a Biometric enrol appointment.
How long does it take for you to receive that letter once you money has been debited?

i have applied initial app on 20-12-10,got biometric enrol appoinytment today.though dated on 13-01-11,


2>Then you go online or call certain number to book a Biometric enrol appointment?
How long it takes you be able to book a Biometric enrol appointment online or call a number (or is it just online book)?

And is there a big gap between the date when you manage to book a appointment and the actually appointment date?

i just booked straight away got on 24-01-11

3> then you go there to enrol your finger print at the appointment date.
Is it time consuming so I need to take a day off for this or half day off is
enough?

afaik it takes not more than an hour,but you have to be there half an hour
early.

Can someone has done this please post your timeline for the 3 steps above.

Many Thanks
Gob00st

Thanks mate for the details.
So u are saying if we have the biometric letter from UKBA, its easy to get appointment at PEO/Centre?