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seto30june wrote:Thankfully I received my passport today - SET0 application, approx 4.5 months of wait!
- If you are lucky enough to see this website before applying - don't apply by post, its not only painful waiting experience, but will also delay your eventual citizenship application by same number of months.
- To those who changed their address in the interim - keep following your application everywhere in what ever way you can. My address changed a month after my application, I called home office, I faxed them and sent recorded delivery, I not only did that but only because of that reason I opted for royal mail direction service for which I was paying every month. A few days ago when I called home office to tell my anxiety for the fact that my application has already taken more then expected time and the only reason of calling is that my address has changed so I just want to make sure that it has not gone at my previous address etc - staff I think she was rude, interrupted me in the middle and said you can not use change of address as an excuse to know about the progress of your application [with in 6 months] with out at all realising that exactly what happened which I wanted to rectify by calling them - I received my documents on my previous address, thankfully my neighbour was extremely helpful collected and then posted me by sp delivery. Not only the UKBA sent it on wrong address but also royal mail did not register it on re direction mail.
Any ways
Good luck to those who are waiting - almost all are now receiving [SETO] in approx 4 months, as compared to 2.5 to 3 months which was the usual time 2-3 months ago.
SETO12AUG wrote:Hi everyone,
I came home last night to find a card from Royal Mail - my passport has arrived!! See my story below. My advice is to phone the 0870 606 7766 number and select option 4 for general enquiries. If you want to request expedited application do try to fax, but ask them where your application is being processed, because I initially faxed the wrong office. When I explained the reasons for wanting to expedite my application they were very helpful, but again I think it is down to whether or not the person you talk to agrees that your reasons are valid. After my second fax to Liverpool someone even phoned me at work to tell me that they have received it and will make sure I have it in time to travel AND they phoned again today to say it has been sent - how wonderful is that! My point is, rest assured that there are people at UKBA who do care about the many people out there who are waiting and waiting...
My final timeline:
Application posted 12 August
Acknowledgement letter dated 17 August
Payment taken 17 August
Faxed Croydon to request Expedite 26 October
Special Delivery Letter (Croydon) 01 November
Faxed Liverpool to request Expedite 04 November
Faxed Liverpool to request Expedite 09 November
Application Concluded (Liverpool) 07 November
Arrival by Royal Mail Spec Delivery 15 November
Total weeks just more than 13 weeks, 2 days
SETO12AUG wrote:Hi everyone,
I came home last night to find a card from Royal Mail - my passport has arrived!! See my story below. My advice is to phone the 0870 606 7766 number and select option 4 for general enquiries. If you want to request expedited application do try to fax, but ask them where your application is being processed, because I initially faxed the wrong office. When I explained the reasons for wanting to expedite my application they were very helpful, but again I think it is down to whether or not the person you talk to agrees that your reasons are valid. After my second fax to Liverpool someone even phoned me at work to tell me that they have received it and will make sure I have it in time to travel AND they phoned again today to say it has been sent - how wonderful is that! My point is, rest assured that there are people at UKBA who do care about the many people out there who are waiting and waiting...
My final timeline:
Application posted 12 August
Acknowledgement letter dated 17 August
Payment taken 17 August
Faxed Croydon to request Expedite 26 October
Special Delivery Letter (Croydon) 01 November
Faxed Liverpool to request Expedite 04 November
Faxed Liverpool to request Expedite 09 November
Application Concluded (Liverpool) 07 November
Arrival by Royal Mail Spec Delivery 15 November
Total weeks just more than 13 weeks, 2 days
saintly wrote:HI
I am a regular visiter of this forum and is very useful and I have used many of the tips available in this forum while applying mine. the details are
ILR 5 year WP + 3 dependents
Documents sent
Life in the UK pass letter for me and my wife
Letter from employer (working with same employer for 5 years)
3 months online payslips counter signed by my HR rep.
5 year P60s, 2 of them copies sinces I lost the originals and counter signed by my HR rep
6 months bank statements, since opted for online statements I have requested my bank to provide the orginals for the last 6 motnhs and they gave me in continuous pages
14 other letters in the form of banks statements and concil tax bill addressed to me and my wife for the past 2 years to show the evidence of Cohabitation.
one copy each of all the documents
and a detailed covering letter
sent on 17th August 2011 by special delivery
Received on 18th August 2001 (I tracked it)
Waiting Begins.......
Please note I am also 8 days short ie.WP valid from 05/09/06 but entered UK on 13/09/06, but within the 28 days.
It looks like I need to wait 8 to 9 weeks, Booked air tickets in December and hope fully will get the passports before that.