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ILR Decision Time if applied via post
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:26 pm
by burney1970
Pease let me know the current decsion time taken by UKBA for the ILR cases,if submitted by post.
SET(O)10y ILR-Processing times Dec 2012
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:57 pm
by Spidery_thread
Hi Burney1970,
Current processing time(average) for a set(o) application as per the posts here, is 6 months and beyond.
This is due to the fact that; firstly when UKBA staff was shuffled to work on Borders before and during Olympic times, created shortage of staff in Home Office.
Secondly when new rules came into affect from 9 July 2012, hugh number of applications were sent to HO via postal route before this date. This created a massive back log in the HO.
My time line is as follow:
Application SET(O) 10y Long Residency: 4 July 2012
Payment Debt: 9 July 2012
Acknowledgement Letter: 12 July 2012(Dated: 10 July 2012)
Biometric Invitation: 31 Aug 2012(Dated: 28 Aug 2012)
Biometric Provided: 31 Aug 2012
Approval: Waiting(6th Month, 3 Jan 2012 will be exactly 6 months)
BRP: Waiting
Now a days every other person is approaching their MP's to send a letter to UKBA to expedite their application/s. And Ie personally believe that MP's letter doesn't weigh the influence once it used to be.
You can argue with the HO on technical/rules/law/admin grounds but unfortunately as per their guideline for any SET postal applications states:
"We will:
decide 95% of postal applications within six months".(This is the waiting time for any SET application publish at UKBA website).
But there is no mention of the remaining 5% of the application, do they have to wait indefinitely for indefinite leave to remain?????
Customer service requires sacrifice too, why would a civil servant care!!!!).
Ie just hope that we all get a positive reply atleast within the published time.
The true time of processing SET applications can only be revealed by UKBA freedom of Information Team.
Hope this answers your query.
Re: SET(O)10y ILR-Processing times Dec 2012
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:01 pm
by Spidery_thread
Spidery_thread wrote:Hi Burney1970,
Current processing time(average) for a set(o) application as per the posts here, is 6 months and beyond.
This is due to the fact that; firstly when UKBA staff was shuffled to work on Borders before and during Olympic times, created shortage of staff in Home Office.
Secondly when new rules came into affect from 9 July 2012, hugh number of applications were sent to HO via postal route before this date. This created a massive back log in the HO.
My time line is as follow:
Application SET(O) 10y Long Residency: 4 July 2012
Payment Debt: 9 July 2012
Acknowledgement Letter: 12 July 2012(Dated: 10 July 2012)
Biometric Invitation: 31 Aug 2012(Dated: 28 Aug 2012)
Biometric Provided: 31 Aug 2012
Approval: Waiting(6th Month, 3 Jan 2012 will be exactly 6 months)
BRP: Waiting
Now a days every other person is approaching their MP's to send a letter to UK to expedite their application/s. And Ie personally believe that MP's letter doesn't weigh the influence once it used to be.
As per HO call centre they expedite 65% of the applications on request.
You can argue with the HO on technical/rules/law/admin grounds but unfortunately as per their guideline any set postal applications states:
"We will:
decide 95% of postal applications within six months".(This is the waiting time for any set application publish at UKBA website).
But there is no mention of the remaining 5% of the application, do they have to wait indefinitely for indefinite leave to remain?????
Customer service requires sacrifice too, why would a civil servant care!!!!).
Ie just hope that we all get a positive reply atleast within the published time.
The true time of processing SET applications can only be revealed by UKBA freedom of Information Team.
Hope this answers your query.
ILR times for processing
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:05 pm
by burney1970
Thanks for provding the information.
I would also like to know that my wife spouse visa is expiring on 28 Jan 2013, so how many days before the visa expires I should send the application via post.