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poketoho
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by poketoho » Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:27 pm
I think you have to respond to the "statement of Additional grounds" regardless of your case, as long as the form is attached to your Biometric form whichever way you choose. Remember we discussed this on this forum in early August! I have been receiving monthly email since August from HO. But you not receiving any correspondence is weird, but that doesn't mean HO won't grant your ILR, they will eventually do!..the delay might be due to backlog and this unfortunate Brexit!
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CR001
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by CR001 » Fri Oct 28, 2016 7:38 pm
poketoho wrote:I think you have to respond to the "statement of Additional grounds" regardless of your case, as long as the form is attached to your Biometric form whichever way you choose. Remember we discussed this on this forum in early August! I have been receiving monthly email since August from HO. But you not receiving any correspondence is weird, but that doesn't mean HO won't grant your ILR, they will eventually do!..the delay might be due to backlog and this unfortunate Brexit!
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God Bless!
Brexit has nothing to do with UK Immigration route applications. It affects EU route applications. People apply by post then expect to wait however long HO takes. If peopled wanted a quick decision, then they should have applied in person.
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by chelsea_arv » Sat Oct 29, 2016 8:30 am
CR001 wrote:poketoho wrote:I think you have to respond to the "statement of Additional grounds" regardless of your case, as long as the form is attached to your Biometric form whichever way you choose. Remember we discussed this on this forum in early August! I have been receiving monthly email since August from HO. But you not receiving any correspondence is weird, but that doesn't mean HO won't grant your ILR, they will eventually do!..the delay might be due to backlog and this unfortunate Brexit!
NickTheKiwi ... sarah888 ... chelsea_arv ...
God Bless!
Brexit has nothing to do with UK Immigration route applications. It affects EU route applications. People apply by post then expect to wait however long HO takes. If peopled wanted a quick decision, then they should have applied in person.
We were unable to do it in person
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by hafa22 » Sun Oct 30, 2016 4:47 am
Hi, my husband has applied for ilr on 26 june 2016. After biometric he is still waiting. I was on tier 1 dep visa but due to child birth i had to come back to my home country. Now my visa has expired. Can i apply even his application is in process or i had to wait till he will be granted ilr.
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by psc_ilr1003 » Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:30 pm
hafa22 wrote:Hi, my husband has applied for ilr on 26 june 2016. After biometric he is still waiting. I was on tier 1 dep visa but due to child birth i had to come back to my home country. Now my visa has expired. Can i apply even his application is in process or i had to wait till he will be granted ilr.
i think u have to wait till his visa is sorted.
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by psc_ilr1003 » Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:31 pm
chelsea_arv wrote:CR001 wrote:poketoho wrote:I think you have to respond to the "statement of Additional grounds" regardless of your case, as long as the form is attached to your Biometric form whichever way you choose. Remember we discussed this on this forum in early August! I have been receiving monthly email since August from HO. But you not receiving any correspondence is weird, but that doesn't mean HO won't grant your ILR, they will eventually do!..the delay might be due to backlog and this unfortunate Brexit!
NickTheKiwi ... sarah888 ... chelsea_arv ...
God Bless!
Brexit has nothing to do with UK Immigration route applications. It affects EU route applications. People apply by post then expect to wait however long HO takes. If peopled wanted a quick decision, then they should have applied in person.
We were unable to do it in person
some people in person have waited 6 mths plus.
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by psc_ilr1003 » Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:32 pm
chelsea_arv wrote:NickTheKiwi wrote:Hi sarah888 and chelsea_arv,
Did you both receive acknowledgement e-mails every month? I've not had a single e-mail after applying in June. Also, did they send you an 'Additional Grounds' response letter?
Cheers,
Nick
Yes, i have received an email each month and we received an Additional Grounds letter in August i think. It's weird that you have not received anything! We might just have to do the Upgrade or actually go to Liverpool from London. FML!
i never recieved any email
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Nauman2547
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by Nauman2547 » Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:16 pm
My question, Is it possible to upgrade applocation to a premium service on tier 1 genereal ILR route ,my solictor said they wont accept it and will take their time as usual.
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by gauravarora7 » Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:40 pm
Bit of a long shot but is there anyone who lost an old passport and if HO investigated it? I want to know how big a problem could that be potentially as they can't check travel dates and period spent outside UK?
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Gaurav
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devi2211
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by devi2211 » Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:54 am
Hi Titou25, shanybaba1974, Alibhai,
Any update on your applications(April last week applications)?
Mine, it is one month now, received that letter from UKBA that they are awaiting response from govt agencies
apart from that no update yet still waiting!!!!
Please share your updates.
Thanks
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Titou25
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by Titou25 » Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:35 pm
Hi devi there's no update im on 6 month and 15 days still nothing
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by alibahi » Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:50 am
Titou25 wrote:Hi devi there's no update im on 6 month and 15 days still nothing
hi
no update so for waiting

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by Roibot » Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:29 pm
Hi,
I called the UKVI yesterday (4 November 2016) to find out about current processing times and the gentleman on the phone was very helpful. He told me that the UKVI was currently processing ILR applications made on 18 May 2016.
My application was made on 28 May so expect that it will probably be processed in the next 10 days or so. The UKVI agent on the phone said that there is no direct relationship to the dates but that one could reasonably expect that my application would be processed within the next 2 weeks.
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by jpsl » Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:58 am
Roibot,
Thats good news. I applied around the first week of June. Please keep us posted if you receive any update.

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by alibahi » Mon Nov 07, 2016 3:51 pm
devi2211 wrote:Hi Titou25, shanybaba1974, Alibhai,
Any update on your applications(April last week applications)?
Mine, it is one month now, received that letter from UKBA that they are awaiting response from govt agencies
apart from that no update yet still waiting!!!!
Please share your updates.
Thanks
Hi
there is no update still waiting more then 6 months already
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Saifee786
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by Saifee786 » Mon Nov 07, 2016 3:54 pm
Hello Everyone,
I applied for ILR after completing 5 years on Tier1(G) . My timeline is as below.
Application date : 25th May 2016
BRP letter received: 8th June 2016
BRP done : 15th June 2016
Never received any email update
Just today received a letter from UKVI that my application can't be decided in 6 months time frame as they are waiting response from other Government agencies. Don't know how long its gona take now. Has anyone else received similar letter ? or any other update after this letter. Thanks
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by jpsl » Mon Nov 07, 2016 5:02 pm
Saifee786,
Was you application based on self employed income?
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by Saifee786 » Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:02 pm
jpsl wrote:Saifee786,
Was you application based on self employed income?
Yes, I am self employed.
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by jpsl » Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:49 pm
Think they might cross check due to this reason. Did you attach a copy of your SA302 with the application?
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by Saifee786 » Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:25 pm
jpsl wrote:Think they might cross check due to this reason. Did you attach a copy of your SA302 with the application?
No, I haven't attached SA302 as it was not required, Even if I had they will still do the cross check which still means delay as normal.
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by jpsl » Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:48 am
This would depend on the caseworker as well.
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by tt2016 » Tue Nov 08, 2016 4:27 pm
(322(5)) ILR Refused in Croydon PEO - May 2016
Tax amendments 2013 and 2011 (Amendments made in 2016)
Sent fresh postal application in May 2016 (Solicitor this time)
Alhamdulilah ! ILR granted in end of August 2016
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by jarraj1102 » Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:46 am
tt2016 wrote:(322(5)) ILR Refused in Croydon PEO - May 2016
Tax amendments 2013 and 2011 (Amendments made in 2016)
Sent fresh postal application in May 2016 (Solicitor this time)
Alhamdulilah ! ILR granted in end of August 2016
Hi tt2016,
Can you please share your journey after the initial refusal. What additional papers were submitted by your solicitor on your second postal application and i am surprised how you received a approval for a application sent in May or is the August 2016 an typo error? Thanks in Advance.
Regards
Raj
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by kianifarrukh » Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:14 am
tt2016 wrote:(322(5)) ILR Refused in Croydon PEO - May 2016
Tax amendments 2013 and 2011 (Amendments made in 2016)
Sent fresh postal application in May 2016 (Solicitor this time)
Alhamdulilah ! ILR granted in end of August 2016
Congratulations tt2016.
That is promising news. Would you kindly share your application journey after refusal.
Thanks
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by Reddy7 » Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:28 am
tt2016 wrote:(322(5)) ILR Refused in Croydon PEO - May 2016
Tax amendments 2013 and 2011 (Amendments made in 2016)
Sent fresh postal application in May 2016 (Solicitor this time)
Alhamdulilah ! ILR granted in end of August 2016
Same situation. But I am still waiting. But found out 2011 tax returns not updated with HMRC.
Red