ILR Success at Croydon PEO on 12/03/2012
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:34 am
Hey guys got my ILR approval today based on 2 years HSMP and 3 years Tier 1. Been a silent reader of this forum and the forum has been really helpful to me. I applied along with 2 dependants (Wife and Daughter)
My appointment was for 12:45 pm and I arrived there at 12.00!! I was only let in at 12:15 which was 30 minutes before the appointment. Next was the usual search, metal detector and all that jazz. Then at ground floor a guy checked that i was using the appropriate form for my application type and confirmed a few details.
I was then given a ticket number and was asked to pay for my application on the 1st floor. Payment went through qucikly without problems (I called my bank a day earlier to ensure there were no problems). After waiting for about 15mins on the same floor my ticket number was called and i went in to see the guy at counter 10. Nice friendly guy, he checked my application again, entered some details on his computer, then asked for photos & passports. Again entered some details. After about 5 minutes he gave all documents back to me and advised that he was only checking that my application was valid or not. (Do not see the point of this exercise as this has already been done on the GF). I was aksed to wait in the sitting area for my Biometrics to be taken. Time now 1:10pm
Then after waiting for about 25 minutes my number was called and we went to provide out Biometrics. Biometrics were taken to 1st Floor and are only taken at counters 1-5. Nice and easy process. Took only 10 minutes. We were then asked to wait on the 1st floor. It was around 1:50 pm by now.
Then comes the worse BIT. There was no process followed as the token numbers after me were called before and we were just kept waiting. At around 3.15 pm there was an annoucement that their computer systems were down and hence there was a 60 minutes delay. Still the waiting game countinued.
At 3.55 pm my number was called and we were asked to go to counter 28. Over there a lday said that she wasn't the caseworker but was only collecting the documents on behalf of the caseworker. I was asked to submit all my documents and was told that it will take around 2 and a half hours. But after waiting for around 3 and half hours at 7:30 pm my number was called and I was told that my ILR has been granted and that the Biometrics will be sent to my home within 7-10 working days.
I submitted the following documents along with photocopies for each document.
Application Form
Passports - Me and Dependants
Passport Photos
LIUK test result - Me and Wife
12 months payslips
12 months bank statements
HSMP approval letter
P60 for last 4 years
Letter from employer for employement status and history
My Original Degree certificate
Cohab documents for Me and my wife
My daughters Birth Certificate
I provided a spreadsheet showing my total absences in detail. I had a total of 63 days absent in 5 yrs. All personal holidays
Feel free to ask any questions....
My appointment was for 12:45 pm and I arrived there at 12.00!! I was only let in at 12:15 which was 30 minutes before the appointment. Next was the usual search, metal detector and all that jazz. Then at ground floor a guy checked that i was using the appropriate form for my application type and confirmed a few details.
I was then given a ticket number and was asked to pay for my application on the 1st floor. Payment went through qucikly without problems (I called my bank a day earlier to ensure there were no problems). After waiting for about 15mins on the same floor my ticket number was called and i went in to see the guy at counter 10. Nice friendly guy, he checked my application again, entered some details on his computer, then asked for photos & passports. Again entered some details. After about 5 minutes he gave all documents back to me and advised that he was only checking that my application was valid or not. (Do not see the point of this exercise as this has already been done on the GF). I was aksed to wait in the sitting area for my Biometrics to be taken. Time now 1:10pm
Then after waiting for about 25 minutes my number was called and we went to provide out Biometrics. Biometrics were taken to 1st Floor and are only taken at counters 1-5. Nice and easy process. Took only 10 minutes. We were then asked to wait on the 1st floor. It was around 1:50 pm by now.
Then comes the worse BIT. There was no process followed as the token numbers after me were called before and we were just kept waiting. At around 3.15 pm there was an annoucement that their computer systems were down and hence there was a 60 minutes delay. Still the waiting game countinued.
At 3.55 pm my number was called and we were asked to go to counter 28. Over there a lday said that she wasn't the caseworker but was only collecting the documents on behalf of the caseworker. I was asked to submit all my documents and was told that it will take around 2 and a half hours. But after waiting for around 3 and half hours at 7:30 pm my number was called and I was told that my ILR has been granted and that the Biometrics will be sent to my home within 7-10 working days.
I submitted the following documents along with photocopies for each document.
Application Form
Passports - Me and Dependants
Passport Photos
LIUK test result - Me and Wife
12 months payslips
12 months bank statements
HSMP approval letter
P60 for last 4 years
Letter from employer for employement status and history
My Original Degree certificate
Cohab documents for Me and my wife
My daughters Birth Certificate
I provided a spreadsheet showing my total absences in detail. I had a total of 63 days absent in 5 yrs. All personal holidays
Feel free to ask any questions....