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Hi all,

My wife, daughter and I recieved our ILR today at the Croydon PEO under the HSMP Judicial review. My extension of my HSMP was more than one year ago so my understanding is that I can apply for citizenship straight away. I noticed that the stamp in my passport has todays date and not the backdated date. When I apply for citizenship, will they be aware on their system that the ILR is backdated more than a year ago?

As to my understanding you have to have a letter indicating you have the back dated ILR as you have to be free from immigration control for 12 months before applying for naturalisation unless your passport indicate that your ILR is 12 months ago but it seems you do not have that. I am also trying to get a back datted letter from home office. May be possible as per this forum. Wait for others comments too.

Thanks for that. Do you know which office to contact in order to get this letter? Is it the same one that handles the refunds for HSMP judicial review?

You would have received a letter with your ILR. Most probably you have to write to the same case worker who handled your ILR.

Hello,

Just got my ILR (HSMP JR) on a premium appointment at Croydon as well, was given a letter confirming they will send me a cheque. But not mentioning of the backdated letter for Citizenship purposes.

Would you please confirm how long it took for you to receive:

The letter backdated for Citizenship application purpose?

And

The cheque?

any luck with the back-dated letter??!!

Hi there, yes! In fact, just got a few days back! But not leaving it to chance, I sent a cordial letter to the caseworker that dealt with my in-person application (right after posting my above question) asking for the letter, pointing out why I thought I should have received it, and finally asking for her to let me know which piece of law my case was classified as in case she thought I was to receive this back-dated letter!
And a week or so letter I got the back-dated letter on the post but from a different caseworker in Sheffield (I did my in-person application to ILR in Croydon).

While waiting for this letter, I also took the UK Life Test successfully, so I am ready to go! Already booked the NCS for this Tuesday! Doing all my paper work today and hopefully all will continue to go well.... I will keep you guys posted!

Another point pending however, is the cheque which is yet to arrive... Both on the application day and on this ILR backdated letter, HO confirms they will be sending such cheque on the post, but has yet to arrive.

But the most important part for me is having this letter, the rest I can patiently wait!!

Good lucky for all of you!!