ILR postal applications (excluding 10/14 yr.)

[hiphop]

It is very easy to breath a sigh of relief and try to forget the miserable performance of the UKBA but unless everyone kept waiting for daft periods of time complain after the event nothing will change. I will formulate a template for complaints when I can. I will start a new thread to get other peoples opinions. The present situation is not acceptable and must be changed!

It may be worth putting together a list of email addresses for the complaints to be sent to! I am not sure if this is against forum rules. I would appreciate it if someone would clarify that!

what a good idea!!! I whole heartedly agree

[superman555]

Spot on bob-russell I fully concur and would happily and actively participate in such an exercise. No foreign country would do it to their nationals i.e. collect such a big amount of money from them and hold their passports down for 6 months or even more in some cases, so why do it to other nationals? I paid £2,916 and no service has been rendered for collecting such money 5 months later. It's simply unacceptable.

They charge you £972 for just a sticker on your passport, a service which according to them costs £255 to render, and hold your passport down for 6 months and deny you the right to ask for any progress on the application but would charge their citizens a meagre £77.50 for a full passport, give them a tracking number to check for its progress online, a phone number to call for an update and deliver the passport within 2 weeks. What does that tell you? That they don't really give a hoot about foreigners living in their country. I sincerely hope all these nonsense would stop one day.

[ratish123]

I am so disappointed and so disheartened that I have stopped cribbing now. Lost the track of number of days it has been. Planning in vain to book a holiday for almost 3 months now. Its a shame the way we are being treated. When i see thousands of people around me everyday , i think to myself where did I go wrong. Trust me it was never about the money they are charging, I would have probably paid a couple of grand more to get it sooner. I was assuming postal will be simpler...didn't realize it would be a nightmare.

Talking about a service, I escalated my case a couple of weeks back, with email, post and fax, and till the date, it has not even been acknowledged. This a torcher session, but i am hoping for the best...

Its a request to all, if we are really thinking of putting up a petition, lets not forget this after we get our passports.

[Timing]

My advice is not to freak out if the delay is so long. Many of us are in the same position! I suspect they have just not got round to looking at the applications!

I doubt an email requesting an application be expedited will get you any where. The UKBA clearly feel untouchable and hide behind the poor service standards (which should be minimum standards).

I suggest we all email a letter of complaint to the UKBA complaints address once the passports are safely back in your hands. Copy it to the immigration minister and your MP. These complaints need to be processed and only if the numbers are too great will things change.

I expect higher standards when I pay £1500 to the government.

Very good ideal! Personally, I think they are manipulate the time, because they need to decide similar amount of cases as those submitted every day. We need at least complain to some organization and I am also thinking whether there is a way that we can take some legal actions.

[Timing]

Hi All,

Just to add , I did send one letter on 09/01 requesting possible expediting. Not sure if that did the trick.

Hi Shuklap,

May I ask what did you write in you letter of expediting? Did you send along some other documents/proof supporting your request?

Thanks

No I did not provided any supporting documents. Just wrote a decent email requesting them to look for possibility of expediting the application as my wife wants to join her family to see her mother who is not keeping well.

Hi Shuklap, Can you send me the e-mail address you used please?

[AshMad]

I can understand that it the wait is really frustrating and getting us no where.

I have now written to my MP that I am dissatisfied with the response UKBA sent through her when I asked her to write to UKBA about the progress of my application.

MP's response was disgusting asking me to wait patiently until UKBA decides.

In my new letter I have told her that UKBA has not yet assigned a case worker to my application for 3 months and she should write to UKBA strongly to act quickly as it is unfair that after being eligible for ILR after 5 years of wait we send in application which UKBA doesn't even bother to act on for 3 months.

I have also written to her that if she can not initiate any action against this then she should forward my concerns to Immigration Minister.

I have now written to MP with cc to Immigration Minister urging him that he should understand the concerns of HSM.

Am now waiting for their response.

[AshMad]

Dear Friend TIMING,

Believe me there is no such EMAIL ID in existence which will force UKBA to prioritise your ILR application. It is just a HOAX.

[AshMad]

TIMING

You need to write to the LiverPool Settlement Casework address which is in the SET(O) guidance notes.

Even if you write to CROYDON office they will collect your letter and forward to Liverpool office.

Writing to Liverpool will be fast.

IF your circumstances are compassionate then definitely your application will take priority.

[doggles]

SET (M) Success!! I guess they are pushing through a batch.

Applied on: 10 Oct 2011
Money debited on: 11 Oct 2011
Confirmation letter received on: 17th Oct 2011
Docs received back: 16 Feb 2012
Passport stamped in Liverpool: 8 Feb 2012

About 17 weeks in total from confirmation.

Good luck to everyone else!

[Shuklap]

Hi All,

Just to add , I did send one letter on 09/01 requesting possible expediting. Not sure if that did the trick.

Hi Shuklap,

May I ask what did you write in you letter of expediting? Did you send along some other documents/proof supporting your request?

Thanks

No I did not provided any supporting documents. Just wrote a decent email requesting them to look for possibility of expediting the application as my wife wants to join her family to see her mother who is not keeping well.

Hi Shuklap, Can you send me the e-mail address you used please?

Sent a PM

[boniface]

SET (M) Success!! I guess they are pushing through a batch.

Applied on: 10 Oct 2011
Money debited on: 11 Oct 2011
Confirmation letter received on: 17th Oct 2011
Docs received back: 16 Feb 2012
Passport stamped in Liverpool: 8 Feb 2012

About 17 weeks in total from confirmation.

Good luck to everyone else!

Congrats. Nice to see that someone waiting longer than me finally getting good news. It gives me hope.

[Shuklap]

Hi All,

I have been receiving many queries on how to expedite the application. I feel each application is unique and timelines are dependent on the complexity or time taken in sorting out the individual details and also on the efficiency of individual case workers.

Processing time of other’s application gives us good idea on AVERAGE timescales only and we should avoid hard comparison b/w timescales of individual applications.

Wish everyone waiting for their ILRs, may get theirs soon.

[kayaniii]

Hey Guys .. salamzzz

I have just received my Passport with ILR Stamped I am just wondering why i have got my passport so quick and trust me same thing happend when i hav got my visa in 2009 from Pakistan ...

following is the detail of my applicatoni

SET (M) ILR

Submited Application on 7th Jan 2012
Money out on 10th Jan
got Aknowledgment Letter 16th Jan 2012

received my passport on 18th Feb 2012

how quick isn't ??

I hope you will get your passport ASAP may be UKBA has started movin their asses now best of luck guys and trust me this forum helped me alot in 2008 when i got my VISA from Pakistan and now for ILR and i hope so in future when i will apply my Citizenship

May Allah give you all success and drop me messge if you guys need any help or any idea as i have all my docs with me .. THANKX

[bob-russell]

A lot of applications, particularly SET (M)'s are really straight forward. I am always suspicious when all applications take a minimum time!

There has to be a reason for applications taking a minimum of 16 weeks. I accept that some cases require further enquiries but how often do you hear these are genuinely being made?

They are given minimum standard targets and are more interested in processing to this standard rather than making any attempt to do better.

[setMyasin]

Hey Guys .. salamzzz

I have just received my Passport with ILR Stamped I am just wondering why i have got my passport so quick and trust me same thing happend when i hav got my visa in 2009 from Pakistan ...

following is the detail of my applicatoni

SET (M) ILR

Submited Application on 7th Jan 2012
Money out on 10th Jan
got Aknowledgment Letter 16th Jan 2012

received my passport on 18th Feb 2012

how quick isn't ??

I hope you will get your passport ASAP may be UKBA has started movin their asses now best of luck guys and trust me this forum helped me alot in 2008 when i got my VISA from Pakistan and now for ILR and i hope so in future when i will apply my Citizenship

May Allah give you all success and drop me messge if you guys need any help or any idea as i have all my docs with me .. THANKX

Congrats Kayanii mashallah thats very good news...and cant believe it you gt it so quick?? 6 weeks is just amazing...woww. Enjoy your stay brother

Iv been waiting for 9 weeks now for my wifes SET M because we need it urgently we hired a solicitor, she sent a fax to HO they sent an acknowledgement letter yesterday after 7 days saying we have received your expedite fax and now will update your case. I wonder what do they mean by update? Our expedite reason was my wifes sisters wedding in mid march we also sent a copy of the wedding card too to prove our expedite. I hope we get our passports soon and to those who are waiting? Im definitely going to complain after we receive our passports. Anyone who hired a solicitor and were successful? Please do share your stories. Thank you

Enjoy your stay brother...

[ratish123]

Folks, I got my passport with ILR stamp today . Set(o). I am still trembling with joy so cant write much...
Applied : 12 Sep 2011
Acknowledged : 15 Sep 2011
Escalation mail and post : 04 Feb 2012
ILR Stamped : 08 Feb 2012
Passport received : 18 Feb 2012

Please note, mine had 108 days out of the country in a year, and 220 days in 5 years, but both my absence were on continuos VISA without break and well justified as business travel , with an official letter from the company. To support my case, I had also provided my P60s for the last 6 years.

Good luck to all the people who have been morally supporting each other.

[setMyasin]

Folks, I got my passport with ILR stamp today . Set(o). I am still trembling with joy so cant write much...
Applied : 12 Sep 2011
Acknowledged : 15 Sep 2011
Escalation mail and post : 04 Feb 2012
ILR Stamped : 08 Feb 2012
Passport received : 18 Feb 2012

Please note, mine had 108 days out of the country in a year, and 220 days in 5 years, but both my absence were on continuos VISA without break and well justified as business travel , with an official letter from the company. To support my case, I had also provided my P60s for the last 6 years.

Good luck to all the people who have been morally supporting each other.

Another ILR Success! Fantastic news! all the best mate

[chrisrich]

Congs! kayaniii, ratish123 & doggles. So happy for you guys, enjoy you indefinate leave!

[kayaniii]

Hey Guys .. salamzzz

I have just received my Passport with ILR Stamped I am just wondering why i have got my passport so quick and trust me same thing happend when i hav got my visa in 2009 from Pakistan ...

following is the detail of my applicatoni

SET (M) ILR

Submited Application on 7th Jan 2012
Money out on 10th Jan
got Aknowledgment Letter 16th Jan 2012

received my passport on 18th Feb 2012

how quick isn't ??

I hope you will get your passport ASAP may be UKBA has started movin their asses now best of luck guys and trust me this forum helped me alot in 2008 when i got my VISA from Pakistan and now for ILR and i hope so in future when i will apply my Citizenship

May Allah give you all success and drop me messge if you guys need any help or any idea as i have all my docs with me .. THANKX

Congrats Kayanii mashallah thats very good news...and cant believe it you gt it so quick?? 6 weeks is just amazing...woww. Enjoy your stay brother

Iv been waiting for 9 weeks now for my wifes SET M because we need it urgently we hired a solicitor, she sent a fax to HO they sent an acknowledgement letter yesterday after 7 days saying we have received your expedite fax and now will update your case. I wonder what do they mean by update? Our expedite reason was my wifes sisters wedding in mid march we also sent a copy of the wedding card too to prove our expedite. I hope we get our passports soon and to those who are waiting? Im definitely going to complain after we receive our passports. Anyone who hired a solicitor and were successful? Please do share your stories. Thank you

Enjoy your stay brother...

Thanks Brother .. well i guess people who get late response they only use this forum lol cos i know somone in my family he got ILR in 5 weeks lolzz it depends on ur case i guess ..

cos i gave each and every thing and i was fully aware they might take long but cant pin point any mistake well i didn't use any solicitor i didn't submit any thing extra just what is required and offcorse cheked somone's checklist from this forum lol

so inshallah you will get yours soon and everyone else will

[AshMad]

Well Done and Congrats to Kayaniii, Ratish123 & Doggles.

Happy that you are all entitled for ILR and would get on with your next milestone for Naturalization. My best wishes are with you all so that u get naturalised without any delay by UKBA.

[chrisrich]

Last updated on 15/02/12
**** did a few updates, to be updated again on 21st**** thanks


Successful
Set M
luke79 - applied on 15/09/2011 - after 16 weeks
invincible27 -applied on 20/10/2011 - 13 weeks
bazzy_1 applied on 03/11/11- approved after 11 weeks
simbal applied on 18/11/11- after 11 weeks
smz applied on 23/11/11- after 11 weeks
doggles applied on 10/10/2011 - after 17 weeks
kayaniii applied on 07/01/2012 – after 6 weeks
Unfair applied on 28/11/2011 - after 11 weeks

Set O
lifeonhold applied on 08/08/11- after 22 weeks
Rennie applied on 25/8/11- after 19 weeks
totallylegit applied on 7/9/11- after 19 weeks
victorlcb applied on 12/9/11- after 18 weeks
SETO25Oct2011applied on 20/10/2011- after 12 weeks (after letter of expedite)
GSOTodd applied on 05/09/11- approved after 19 weeks
albert11 applied on 10/09/2011- after 21 weeks
shuklap applied on 24/11/11- after 11 weeks
2011ILR-2012 applied on 05/12/2011 - 9 weeks
ratish123 applied on 12 Sep 2011 -22 weeks ( sent expedite)

Set O JR
uyi.controller applied on 30/7/11 -after 23 weeks
p5004 appliedon 16/08/2011 after 19 weeks
TEDDY61 applied 19/08/2011 - after 21 weeks
mollymaik applied on 20/08/11- after 19 weeks
a-s applied on 22/08/2011- after 21 weeks
kollexy applied on 28/08/2011- after 17 weeks
Nemo2011 applied on 30/08/2011- after 19 weeks
I-L-R-2011 applied on 31/08/11- after 20 weeks
Doubletrouble applied on 06/09/11- after 20 weeks
abdul23 applied on 25/08/2011- after 22 weeks
kamicool applied on 18/08/11- after 24 weeks
ishareef17 applied on 09/09/11- after 21 weeks
liner2011 applied on 21/09/11 -after 21 weeks

Waiting

SET M
speed120 applied on 04/08/11- now waiting 28 weeks
Gaku applied on 6/9/11- now waiting 23 weeks
spot applied on 11/10/2011- now waiting 18 weeks
jinky applied 19/10/2011 -now waiting 17 weeks
zari83 applied 19/10/2011 - now waiting 17 weeks
thiru123 applied on 24/10/11- now waiting 16 weeks
boniface applied on 02/11/2011 -now waiting 15 weeks
hiphop applied on 04/11/2011- now waiting 15 weeks
gid1818 applied on 21/11/2011 -now waiting 12 weeks
sdwaitingidr on 2/12/11 -now waiting 11 weeks
Paperclip101 applied on 5/12/11- now waiting 10 weeks
pymapp applied on 6/12/11 - now waiting 10 weeks
Skymoon applied 08/12/2011- now waiting 10 weeks
SetMyasin applied 13/12/2011- now waiting 10 weeks
Max applied on 12/12/2011 - now waiting 9 weeks
chrisrich applied on 19/12/2011- now waiting 8 weeks
polly_s applied on 22/12/2011- now waiting 8 weeks
Zhimin applied on 24/12/2011 -now waiting 8 weeks



SET O
MiraclePrayer applied on 06/09/2011 -now waiting 23 weeks
Shuklac78 applied on 15/9/11- now waiting 22 weeks
amsidk applied on 11/10/11- now waiting 18 weeks
teluguabbayi applied on 13/10/11 - now waiting 18 weeks
Dondanell applied on 25/10/2011 -now waiting 17 weeks
cuncfbrk applied on 31/10/2011 -now waiting 16 weeks
Preacher applied on 31/10/2011- now waiting 16 weeks
tushars applied on 01/11/2011 - now waiting 15 weeks
gvijaygadde applied on 11/11/11- now waiting 13 weeks
humtum76 applied on 14/11/11- now waiting 13 weeks
Rithi applied on 15/11/11- now waiting 13 weeks
manishchaudhry applied on 16/11/11- now waiting 13 weeks
shortwait applied on 29/11/11- now waiting 11 weeks
bump applied on 05/01/12- now waiting 7 weeks
chikalo2006 applied 14/01/12 - now waiting 5 weeks


SET O JR
SET(O)ILR_JR applied on 15/09/2011 - now waiting 22 weeks
drsk applied on 20/09/2011- now waiting 21 weeks
superman555 applied on 23/09/2011 - now waiting 21 weeks
pirzadaz applied on 3rd October 2011 - now waiting 19 weeks
susan1228 applied on 07/10/2011-now waiting 19 weeks
cagedhorse applied on 14/10/2011- now waiting 18 weeks
moraa applied on 14/10/2011 -now waiting 18 weeks
Waiting2011 applied on 24/10/2011 - now waiting 16 weeks
VN applied on 11/11/2011 -now 13 waiting
kalpulli applied on 22/11/2011- now waiting 12 weeks
khan42 applied on 24/11/2011 - now waiting 12 weeks
msimran1 applied on 18/1/2011, documents reached 3/2/2011- now waiting 2 weeks
hsmp2010 applied on 30/01/2012 -now waiting 3 week





Successful for w/c 03/01/12 - rennie, p5004, luke79, lifeonhold, kollexy
Successful for w/c 09/01/12 - uyi.controller, mollymaik, teddy61,nemo2011
Successful for w/c 16/01/12- totallylegit, victorlcb, a-s, SETO25Oct2011, invicible27
Successful for w/c 23/01/12- I-L-R-2011, bazzy_1, GSTodd, doubletrouble,abdul23
Successful for w/c 30/01/2012 - kamicool, ishareef17.
Successful for w/c 06/02/2012 - simbal, smz, albert11, Shuklap, 2011ILR-2012
Successful for w/c 16/02/2012 -liner2011,doggles
Sucessful for w/c 18/2/2012- Ratish123, kayanii,Unfair

[hiphop]

congratulations to all who have got their ilr. I hope the rest of us get our soon.

[boniface]

As I mentioned before my partner needed his passport for a trip abroad. He called UKBA on moday and requested his passport. He asked them before whether it affects my application or not. They said no. He received his passport today. They were very quick to send it. The only information I have about my application now is a caser ID which is written on the letter sent with my partners passport. So waiting game continues.

[setMyasin]

Iv been waiting for 9 weeks now for my wifes SET M because we need it urgently we hired a solicitor, she sent a fax to HO they sent an acknowledgement letter yesterday after 7 days saying we have received your expedite fax and now will update your case. I wonder what do they mean by update? Our expedite reason was my wifes sisters wedding in mid march we also sent a copy of the wedding card too to prove our expedite. I hope we get our passports soon and to those who are waiting? Im definitely going to complain after we receive our passports. Anyone who hired a solicitor and were successful? Please do share your stories. Thank you

[skymoon]

Iv been waiting for 9 weeks now for my wifes SET M because we need it urgently we hired a solicitor, she sent a fax to HO they sent an acknowledgement letter yesterday after 7 days saying we have received your expedite fax and now will update your case. I wonder what do they mean by update? Our expedite reason was my wifes sisters wedding in mid march we also sent a copy of the wedding card too to prove our expedite. I hope we get our passports soon and to those who are waiting? Im definitely going to complain after we receive our passports. Anyone who hired a solicitor and were successful? Please do share your stories. Thank you

Same to you mate, Just Pray from Allah that all people who are waiting they get their passports soon. And congratulations to Kayaniii, Ratish123 & Doggles who got their ILR. Enjoy and pray for others. Thanks