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Hi,

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that I got my ILR at the Croydon PEO last week. And I thought of sharing my experience with many of you who will be applying for ILR in the near future.

I was quite worried about the affect of Child Benefits I claimed for a few months on my ILR but luckily that didn't jeopardize my application. Note that I claimed CB for 4 months but returned it once I realized that I was not entitled to it on my Tier-1 (General) visa. I think returning CB helped my case otherwise the outcome would have been quite different.

I have listed below the information section wise -

My Current Status: Tier-1 General Visa valid till Dec'11

No of Dependents: 2

List of Documents submitted: (alongwith photocopies)

• 1. All passports (current/previous)
  2. Previous HSMP/Tier-1 Certificates from Home Office
  3. Life in the UK Test certificates
  4. 5 years salary slips (only last 15 months are required though)
  5. All P-60s available at the time of application
  6. Bank statements for last 15 months
  7. Cohabitation Proof - Council Tax /Water Tax letters, or any other letter/bill addressing the applicant and spouse
  8. Birth Certificate(s) of minors
  9. Award Certificate of last Degree attained
  10. All Employment letters (current/previous)
  11. Letter from the current employer that the applicant is working there and is needed in the current employment

Fees: £2700

Congratulations! Did you have any absences?

Thanks.

I didn't have any long absences except short annual leaves

Hi Harry, Congratulations! in point 11 you mentioned the letter from employer and that you are still needed. Is this compulsory for on tier 1 G? Thanks in advance.

Hi Harry - Congrats on ur ILR application.
I will complete my 5 years stay on WP + Tier 1 (No need for tier 1 extension). Regarding the points for age in my ILR Application I will claim the same points i did at the time of initial application of Tier 1 general (Have i got that right?)
Thanks

7. Cohabitation Proof - Council Tax /Water Tax letters, or any other letter/bill addressing the applicant and spouse

Which documents did you actually submit?
Thanks, will be very helpful for my application and others as well

Congrats !