ILR Success at PEO Solihull, 18 Oct 2012 - HSMP + Tier 1 (G)
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:45 pm
Hello Friends,
By the grace of Almighty Allah me & my family have got ILR application approval on 18 Oct 2012 at PEO Solihull. I wish to offer my thanks to all friends for their help and support during this process.
Our appointment time was 10:30 but we reached there around 9:45. I parked the car at John Lewis car park nearby that is a multi-story car park and only 2 mins walk from PEO.
When we entered the PEO, they confirmed the number of persons and if all came to attend the appointment. Then they asked to show the SET(O) form after which they did the security check and issued the ticket and asked to wait in the waiting area. It was very crowded at that time and we had to wait for 1 & 1/2 hour for our turn.
The CW was a nice gentleman of Pakistani origin who welcomed us with a smile and asked me to give the SET(O) form and passports. He arranged the passports and checked them one by one in detail, then he checked the form quickly. He specially checked the following:
1. Payment page
2. Photographs
3. Page 9 - Category
4. Page 13 - Immigration history
5. Page 18 & 19 - Previous earning
He was making notes of main points and had a checklist with him and ticking the points there.
Then he asked me to show Previous earning docs for which I submitted following:
1. Letter from employer
2. 12 months payslips
3. 12 months bank statements
He just compared the salary figures on the letter with the bank statements, used the calculator and checked the total.
Then he asked for Life in the Uk test and checked it on the computer. He told us that we both studied hard as we both have 24 marks.
Then he asked for cohabitation docs, I told him that I have lots of docs and showed him the list. He asked me to just give docs with Joint name. He only selected following:
1. Letter from GP
2. Council tax bill for last 2 year
3. Certificate of Motor Insurance
Then he asked me for marriage certificate and children birth certificate. I was not expecting to be asked for these docs but I had them in my backup docs so I submitted them.
I was expecting and ready to submit following docs but he didn't asked for it:
1. Evidence of finances
2. Previous approval letters
3. P60s
4. Photocopies of all docs. I spent 3 days photocopying each and every page but I was not asked for even a single page.
Then he told us that he is going to do some checks and will come back after some time. When he came back he told us that he is OK with everything but he needs to do some detailed checks for which it will take around 3 hours as we are 5 applicants. Now we can deposit the fee and do the biometric.
After biometric, at 12:00 pm we have been informed that our fee is cleared and we can go outside and come back after three hours. We had lunch in town centre and explore the town centre and came back at 3pm. At the reception they informed us that our application has been processed and we will receive biometric cards within 7 days. The returned all original papers back and also the approval letters for each applicant.
The whole day took around 5 hours but we really impressed by the professional staff. Everyone was very friendly and cooperative, from reception desk to case worker to cashier and person at biometric counter.
This was the story of the whole day, everyone is welcome to ask any question and I will be happy to help.
By the grace of Almighty Allah me & my family have got ILR application approval on 18 Oct 2012 at PEO Solihull. I wish to offer my thanks to all friends for their help and support during this process.
Our appointment time was 10:30 but we reached there around 9:45. I parked the car at John Lewis car park nearby that is a multi-story car park and only 2 mins walk from PEO.
When we entered the PEO, they confirmed the number of persons and if all came to attend the appointment. Then they asked to show the SET(O) form after which they did the security check and issued the ticket and asked to wait in the waiting area. It was very crowded at that time and we had to wait for 1 & 1/2 hour for our turn.
The CW was a nice gentleman of Pakistani origin who welcomed us with a smile and asked me to give the SET(O) form and passports. He arranged the passports and checked them one by one in detail, then he checked the form quickly. He specially checked the following:
1. Payment page
2. Photographs
3. Page 9 - Category
4. Page 13 - Immigration history
5. Page 18 & 19 - Previous earning
He was making notes of main points and had a checklist with him and ticking the points there.
Then he asked me to show Previous earning docs for which I submitted following:
1. Letter from employer
2. 12 months payslips
3. 12 months bank statements
He just compared the salary figures on the letter with the bank statements, used the calculator and checked the total.
Then he asked for Life in the Uk test and checked it on the computer. He told us that we both studied hard as we both have 24 marks.
Then he asked for cohabitation docs, I told him that I have lots of docs and showed him the list. He asked me to just give docs with Joint name. He only selected following:
1. Letter from GP
2. Council tax bill for last 2 year
3. Certificate of Motor Insurance
Then he asked me for marriage certificate and children birth certificate. I was not expecting to be asked for these docs but I had them in my backup docs so I submitted them.
I was expecting and ready to submit following docs but he didn't asked for it:
1. Evidence of finances
2. Previous approval letters
3. P60s
4. Photocopies of all docs. I spent 3 days photocopying each and every page but I was not asked for even a single page.
Then he told us that he is going to do some checks and will come back after some time. When he came back he told us that he is OK with everything but he needs to do some detailed checks for which it will take around 3 hours as we are 5 applicants. Now we can deposit the fee and do the biometric.
After biometric, at 12:00 pm we have been informed that our fee is cleared and we can go outside and come back after three hours. We had lunch in town centre and explore the town centre and came back at 3pm. At the reception they informed us that our application has been processed and we will receive biometric cards within 7 days. The returned all original papers back and also the approval letters for each applicant.
The whole day took around 5 hours but we really impressed by the professional staff. Everyone was very friendly and cooperative, from reception desk to case worker to cashier and person at biometric counter.
This was the story of the whole day, everyone is welcome to ask any question and I will be happy to help.
. Hopefully I will get it in the next couple days