My ILR experience: a short story : Tragedy/comedy/happy end
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:42 am
Here goes my story ....
I after trying my appointment for almost 1 month back in november , had got one in solihull for the month of jan . Since weather was bad i reached sollihull the day before in the evening and stayed @ a hotel just 5 mins from PEO ....
Got up early in the morning had a cofee and was about to leave to Peo in an hours time ..got a voice mail from PEO "we are unable to process ur application today , please cal xxxx , we will book you for next week "
I got a shock of my life and i called again the 08** No and to my luck i got an operator in 2 minutes ....i first thanked him ... and told him my dilemma ... he said next appointment in solihull is feb 24th ....haaah cant imagine collecting payslips , bank statements again ....
He asked me any other preference .. I told gimme anything which is available asap anywhere in UK please ...... I was lucky enough some good guy might have cancelled his appointment in croydon , i got it for friday (yesterday) .......and my manager was kind enough to give me leave again ...
I got my appointent around 3 pm .....but the day before i again got a call from HO and said that i need to come in as early as possible as croydon office MUST close by 6 on friday for some planned reasons ...
I said Yes and booked my hotel for thursday @ jurys inn just opposite HO in croydon and on friday @ 7 am walked to HO .....
I told the security that my apointment was @ 3 but was asked to come as early as possible ..So went in by 8 am ...
I had a best experience @ croydon with very polite and helpful and smiling people ....
I walked in to interview room after initial checks and fees and i came back smiling @ 10 am or so ........
All my paper works were intact
1) p60 and p45 all 5 years
2) 3 pay slips
3) Letter from employer (even if u r TIER1)
4) 3 months bank statements ....
5) The immigration Mumbai office stamp when i once reached india ,,just was not visible but just had 2007 on it ..So dates were not clear ...I had ran earlier to Jet airlines and requested them a letter stating that i travelled from london to mumbai on xxxxxx . But when i showed her the letter @ HO ..she said not needed as in one click she can get a complete history of u ....when u went ...when u came etc .what u did ..who u r etc .But i was just ready with letter ...
A smiling cool angel like lady was my interviewer . No questions asked ......polite as heaven ...
Which started as a bad thing ended good ...
Now you may ask why the hell i booked and wasted hotel bookings etc ...
My answer to that : ILR was a Dream for me ....and when you chase ur dreams ...people do crazy stuffss
good luck guys and this forum is worth a 200 million pounds .....
I after trying my appointment for almost 1 month back in november , had got one in solihull for the month of jan . Since weather was bad i reached sollihull the day before in the evening and stayed @ a hotel just 5 mins from PEO ....
Got up early in the morning had a cofee and was about to leave to Peo in an hours time ..got a voice mail from PEO "we are unable to process ur application today , please cal xxxx , we will book you for next week "
I got a shock of my life and i called again the 08** No and to my luck i got an operator in 2 minutes ....i first thanked him ... and told him my dilemma ... he said next appointment in solihull is feb 24th ....haaah cant imagine collecting payslips , bank statements again ....
He asked me any other preference .. I told gimme anything which is available asap anywhere in UK please ...... I was lucky enough some good guy might have cancelled his appointment in croydon , i got it for friday (yesterday) .......and my manager was kind enough to give me leave again ...
I got my appointent around 3 pm .....but the day before i again got a call from HO and said that i need to come in as early as possible as croydon office MUST close by 6 on friday for some planned reasons ...
I said Yes and booked my hotel for thursday @ jurys inn just opposite HO in croydon and on friday @ 7 am walked to HO .....
I told the security that my apointment was @ 3 but was asked to come as early as possible ..So went in by 8 am ...
I had a best experience @ croydon with very polite and helpful and smiling people ....
I walked in to interview room after initial checks and fees and i came back smiling @ 10 am or so ........
All my paper works were intact
1) p60 and p45 all 5 years
2) 3 pay slips
3) Letter from employer (even if u r TIER1)
4) 3 months bank statements ....
5) The immigration Mumbai office stamp when i once reached india ,,just was not visible but just had 2007 on it ..So dates were not clear ...I had ran earlier to Jet airlines and requested them a letter stating that i travelled from london to mumbai on xxxxxx . But when i showed her the letter @ HO ..she said not needed as in one click she can get a complete history of u ....when u went ...when u came etc .what u did ..who u r etc .But i was just ready with letter ...
A smiling cool angel like lady was my interviewer . No questions asked ......polite as heaven ...
Which started as a bad thing ended good ...
Now you may ask why the hell i booked and wasted hotel bookings etc ...
My answer to that : ILR was a Dream for me ....and when you chase ur dreams ...people do crazy stuffss
good luck guys and this forum is worth a 200 million pounds .....