10 years long residence applications

[foxy]

Hey guys,

Very glad to see all the good news that's been happening since I was last on

For all the good karma NoWayOut has been dishing out on this forum with the tidy arrangement and updating of the list, I am sure she'll be receiving hers very soon too!!

Looking forward to reconvene with you guys on the other parallel nationality forum. What with an incoming Conservative govt. (if polls are to be believed), I am sure there will be loads to discuss.

Congrats again guys

[mochyn]

Hi ALL,

some of you may have heard of this new service from UKBA, but i've just come a cross to this. i could not stop laughing out loud while i was reading this page .....

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... er-premium

£15,000. ???????? why ? who would choose this service ??????

This is for people like footballers, cricketers, entertainers, athletes etc who want to enter the country quickly and money is no object.
It is not for ordinary people

[boonbin]

I am happy to share my good news with you guys as well. I received my ILR today. Date granted 12th March 2010.

Wish everybody still waiting good luck. Cheers

Congratulation to u thms and Liverpool!! welcome to freezone now!

[optimist_eternal]

People who have completed all 10 years of their continuous legal stay in the UK purely on a student visa and after having applied and received their ILRs from the Home Office, what are the ‘standard documents’ they may have to submit when they are then applying for citizenship after having received their ILRs (esp. if they have neither studied nor worked in the 12 months after they received their ILRs)?

So many people on this thread having applied for ILR under 10 year continuous legal stay have received their ILRs of late....no one has any idea what are the 'standard documents' that have to be submitted when applying for citizenship after 12 months of receiving ILR (for those who have received ILR after spending all 10 years in the UK on a student visa)?

[foxy]

So many people on this thread having applied for ILR under 10 year continuous legal stay have received their ILRs of late....no one has any idea what are the 'standard documents' that have to be submitted when applying for citizenship after 12 months of receiving ILR (for those who have received ILR after spending all 10 years in the UK on a student visa)?

The list of documents can be found on page 16 of this document.

Going by the list in Section 3, I expect you would need to provide letters from educational establishments if you have been a student the whole time. However, your passports may also suffice for this purpose, depending on what visa you have been on. That's my take on it anyway. You'll probably get more responses in the nationality forum I think. Sorry guys, OT I know.

[NoWayOut]

For all the good karma NoWayOut has been dishing out on this forum with the tidy arrangement and updating of the list, I am sure he'll be receiving his very soon too!!

Thanks for your kind words! However I'm a SHE not a HE.

[sa]

Anybody who has applied in oct/nov/dec can you please join this forum if you are browsing.

[sa]

nowayout thanks for updating the list.im sure you are next in line to get the ilr. and liverpool congrats...yours was probably the longest wait..

[optimist_eternal]

Foxy, many thanks for the response.

One small query. You wrote 'However, your passports may also suffice for this purpose, depending on what visa you have been on'.

Please could you slightly expand on what exactly you mean by 'depending on what visa you have been on'. Thanks.

[foxy]

Foxy, many thanks for the response.

One small query. You wrote 'However, your passports may also suffice for this purpose, depending on what visa you have been on'.

Please could you slightly expand on what exactly you mean by 'depending on what visa you have been on'. Thanks.

I meant that if you if have been solely on student visas for the whole of the duration of the 10 years and those visas overlap one another without any gaps, then your passport should suffice to prove your residence, without needing documents from your educational establishment (the requirement clearly states "passports OR...")

Some "10-year students" sometimes have periods when they have been on visitor visas, working holiday visas or part PSW, in which case I would imagine some form of confirmation from the employer may be needed. That said, this is only an opinion, the NCS may be able to provide a better answer, so I would recommend you use their service when applying (£40 is not a lot in the grand scheme of things). And I for one would be glad to hold on to my documents for once, having just had the luxury of spending 7 months without my passport.

[foxy]

Thanks for your kind words! However I'm a SHE not a HE.

Haha. I stand corrected

I have amended my original post to reflect this.

Look forward to being back here to cheer for you soon upon receipt of the good news!

[sa]

any more updates?this waiting process is very unsettling

[aman5]

RECEIVED APPLICATIONS:

Haha applied on 24/07/09 received 25/11/09 WAITED FOR 17.7 weeks
Rajj applied on 15/07/09 received 17/12/09 WAITED FOR 22.1 weeks
Oluwa112 applied 10/08/08 and received 17/02/10: WAITED FOR 27.3 weeks
Hangermajor applied 17/09/09 received 06/04/10 WAITED FOR 28.5 weeks
Foxy applied 24/08/09 received 27/03/10 WAITED FOR 30.5 weeks
CLS applied 27/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Croydon applied 17/08/09 received 23/03/10 WAITED FOR 31.1 weeks
Kingie67 applied 17/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 32 weeks
Dolf applied 24/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.2 weeks
Thms applied 28/08/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.3 weeks
Boonbin applied on 10/08/09 received 01/04/10 WAITED FOR 33.3 weeks
Sheng applied on 05/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 35 weeks
Liverpool applied 25/07/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 37.2 weeks


STILL PENDING: under 10 years lawful SET(O) category

NoWayOut applied on 03/08/09 and is still waiting: now 36 weeks
Terriblefish applied 08/09/09 and still waiting: now 30.6 weeks
Taylondon applied 11/09/09 and is still waiting: now 30.3 weeks
Sa applied 04/02/10 and is still waiting: now 9.4 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 7 weeks
Powermatic applied 10/03/10 and is still waiting now 4.5 weeks

[coolboyuk]

Haha applied on 24/07/09 received 25/11/09 WAITED FOR 17.7 weeks
Rajj applied on 15/07/09 received 17/12/09 WAITED FOR 22.1 weeks
Oluwa112 applied 10/08/08 and received 17/02/10: WAITED FOR 27.3 weeks
Hangermajor applied 17/09/09 received 06/04/10 WAITED FOR 28.5 weeks
Foxy applied 24/08/09 received 27/03/10 WAITED FOR 30.5 weeks
CLS applied 27/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Croydon applied 17/08/09 received 23/03/10 WAITED FOR 31.1 weeks
Kingie67 applied 17/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 32 weeks
Dolf applied 24/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.2 weeks
Thms applied 28/08/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.3 weeks
Boonbin applied on 10/08/09 received 01/04/10 WAITED FOR 33.3 weeks
Sheng applied on 05/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 35 weeks
Liverpool applied 25/07/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 37.2 weeks


STILL PENDING: under 10 years lawful SET(O) category

NoWayOut applied on 03/08/09 and is still waiting: now 36 weeks
Terriblefish applied 08/09/09 and still waiting: now 30.6 weeks
Taylondon applied 11/09/09 and is still waiting: now 30.3 weeks
coolboyuk applied 22/01/10 and is still waiting: now 11 weeks
Sa applied 04/02/10 and is still waiting: now 9.4 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 7 weeks
Powermatic applied 10/03/10 and is still waiting now 4.5 weeks

[zeddie]

Hi Guys

I just found this thread recently, and thought i should add my entry. Its nice to see that we are all in the same boat here.. I have applied for ILR under 10 year long stay through a solicitor on 5th April (app sent)money taken out on 7th April, ack letter recieved on 8th April. Now I guess its time to wait!! Judging by the posts on here, it looks like its going to be a long one..

Best wishes to all of you

[sa]

welcome to the waiting club.my waiting is now 10 weeks,only after 14 weeks I can start enquiring.

[powermatic]

Hello again - it is nice to see some new applicants joining in. Those who are comming accross this thread and are in the same situation just JOIN IN - it will help us to keep track of all applications and we will have an idea when our documents will be comming. So, those who are getting their ILRs please come back here and share your happy news.
Below is updated list:

RECEIVED APPLICATIONS:

Haha applied on 24/07/09 received 25/11/09 WAITED FOR 17.7 weeks
Rajj applied on 15/07/09 received 17/12/09 WAITED FOR 22.1 weeks
Oluwa112 applied 10/08/08 and received 17/02/10: WAITED FOR 27.3 weeks
Hangermajor applied 17/09/09 received 06/04/10 WAITED FOR 28.5 weeks
Foxy applied 24/08/09 received 27/03/10 WAITED FOR 30.5 weeks
CLS applied 27/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 31 weeks
Croydon applied 17/08/09 received 23/03/10 WAITED FOR 31.1 weeks
Kingie67 applied 17/08/09 received 29/03/10 WAITED FOR 32 weeks
Dolf applied 24/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.2 weeks
Thms applied 28/08/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 32.3 weeks
Boonbin applied on 10/08/09 received 01/04/10 WAITED FOR 33.3 weeks
Sheng applied on 05/08/09 received 07/04/10 WAITED FOR 35 weeks
Liverpool applied 25/07/09 received 12/04/10 WAITED FOR 37.2 weeks


STILL PENDING: under 10 years lawful SET(O) category

NoWayOut applied on 03/08/09 and is still waiting: now 36.3 weeks
Terriblefish applied 08/09/09 and still waiting: now 31.2 weeks
Taylondon applied 11/09/09 and is still waiting: now 31 weeks
coolboyuk applied 22/01/10 and is still waiting: now 11 weeks
Sa applied 04/02/10 and is still waiting: now 10.2 weeks
aman5 applied 25/02/10 and is still waiting: now 7 weeks
Powermatic applied 10/03/10 and is still waiting now 5.1 weeks
zeddie appilied 05/04/2010 and is still waiting now: 1.3 weeks

[powermatic]

can someone please tell me:
where did you hear that we can be enquiring about the progress of application after 3 months? In my acknowledgement letter none of the timeline is mentioned - instead they wrote that I should not disturb them before they will write back to me.

[coolboyuk]

user name powermatic, you are not doing a thorough job as your list updating is wrong. please check again the list above.

[powermatic]

user name powermatic, you are not doing a thorough job as your list updating is wrong. please check again the list above.

above had been updated
If I make a mistake in future, what Iwill never do intentionally, please kindly correct it

[coolboyuk]

user name powermatic, you are not doing a thorough job as your list updating is wrong. please check again the list above.

above had been updated
If I make a mistake in future, what Iwill never do intentionally, please kindly correct it

Ha..ha..I just pointed out the error thats all buddy.

[kiwigirl25]

can someone please tell me:
where did you hear that we can be enquiring about the progress of application after 3 months? In my acknowledgement letter none of the timeline is mentioned - instead they wrote that I should not disturb them before they will write back to me.

I'm confused too as to where the 3 months has come from. I know that the old timescales used to be 14 weeks/3 months prior to the 6 months SLA being implemented. I applied through a solicitor and queried this through them. Their reply was long term applicants have every right to complain and demand urgent attention to their application after 6 months. Up to then it's best to take the acknowledgement letter at its word and let UKBA be unless it's an urgent query.

However a poster who is having problems with the processing of their payment was told by the UKBA helpline that the "Payment Centre" would only deal with their query after 14 weeks. This could be it.

[sa]

Its clear on the ukba website that you can enquire 14 weeks after application.so maybe after 14 week deadline call everyday.Thats all we can do.

[sa]

To submit an application in person at one of our public enquiry offices, go to the appointment booking system. Appointments are made available throughout the day. If suitable appointments are not available you should make your application by post, or leave the UK and apply for entry clearance.

If you are phoning to ask about an existing application to extend your stay or to settle in the UK, we can only provide an update if:

â– you applied more than 14 weeks ago under a category that does not require biometric information; or
â– you applied under a category that does require biometric information, and you provided your biometric information more than 14 weeks ago.

[kiwigirl25]

Ah but under Contacts/What our staff expect ...

We will do our best to provide you with the services you need, when you want them. In return we ask that you:
- do not contact us to ask about the progress of your application unless we have failed to meet published targets;

For all ILR application, apart from premium services, that is 6 months.

Our "long timers" here queried and complained after 6 months and were treated extremely poorly. So to query after 14 weeks you would not be doing yourself or application any favours.