FLR(FP) Application time

[I'mhuman]

Thts great news. Hopefully more people will get some responses from Home Office. I wish they knew how depressing it is. With cost of living very soon I maybe homeless

[unknownt]

Good news, Home office got back to me today and visa granted (FLR - Young adult private life (5 years) 1st & only extension)

1st Application submitted: 2nd February 2024 (non-priority)
Biometric done: 8th February 2024
NO information from home office
2nd Application (varied 1st application by submitting under super priority): 16th February 2024 (Super priority)
2nd biometrics done: 23rd February 2024
Decision: Granted - 26th February 2024 at 1pm.
BRP: Awaiting

I am so glad a varied the application with super priority because I could not bare the anxiety of waiting.
Wishing everyone the best of luck and I hope Home office get back to you soonest.
You have all been very helpful on this platform.

[staringattft]

Flr fp applied on 12/08/2023, third extension (standard)
Submitted (Biometric) on 30/08/2023
Decision received on 23/08/2023: granted
BRP: waiting (will be delivered by Royal mail).

10 years route , probably will apply ILR on may 2025.

Looks like 6 months waiting time is average even my case is pretty straightforward, as partner, kids documents are all same as per last applications.

Wish everyone who is still waiting getting decision very very soon.

All the Best.

[staringattft]

Flr fp applied on 12/08/2023, third extension (standard)
Submitted (Biometric) on 30/08/2023
Decision received on 23/02/2024: granted
BRP: waiting (will be delivered by Royal mail).

10 years route , probably will apply ILR on may 2025.

Looks like 6 months waiting time is average even my case is pretty straightforward, as partner, kids documents are all same as per last applications.

Wish everyone who is still waiting getting decision very very soon.

All the Best.

[Caseyk3]

Flr fp applied on 12/08/2023, third extension (standard)
Submitted (Biometric) on 30/08/2023
Decision received on 23/02/2024: granted
BRP: waiting (will be delivered by Royal mail).

10 years route , probably will apply ILR on may 2025.

Looks like 6 months waiting time is average even my case is pretty straightforward, as partner, kids documents are all same as per last applications.

Wish everyone who is still waiting getting decision very very soon.

All the Best.

Congratulations, yrs was within 6 months this is good .Why can't they do this with everyone application?

[Lore55]

Hi,

I wanted to ask why you said you would apply for your ILR when you have not completed your 10 years FLR(FP) route?

Can you apply for ILR before completing the 10 years FLR route?

Can anyone advise if I can apply for my ILR as I am about to apply for my fourth 10 years parent route extension?

Has anyone applied for super priority with recourse on parent route as my last one took 16 months to be granted?

Thank you all as usual.

[staringattft]

Hi,

I wanted to ask why you said you would apply for your ILR when you have not completed your 10 years FLR(FP) route?

Can you apply for ILR before completing the 10 years FLR route?

Can anyone advise if I can apply for my ILR as I am about to apply for my fourth 10 years parent route extension?

Has anyone applied for super priority with recourse on parent route as my last one took 16 months to be granted?

Thank you all as usual.

Hello. Yes. I might be wrong. As far as I know, the 10 years time starts from the day 1 you got your first visa and continually keeping this visa for 10 years. Like other 10 years long stay route (mixed visa types).

So in theory, if your extension takes too long, for the ILR purpose , it doesn't effect the total 10 years waiting time.

[Caseyk3]

Hi,

I wanted to ask why you said you would apply for your ILR when you have not completed your 10 years FLR(FP) route?

Can you apply for ILR before completing the 10 years FLR route?

Can anyone advise if I can apply for my ILR as I am about to apply for my fourth 10 years parent route extension?

Has anyone applied for super priority with recourse on parent route as my last one took 16 months to be granted?

Thank you all as usual.

Hello. Yes. I might be wrong. As far as I know, the 10 years time starts from the day 1 you got your first visa and continually keeping this visa for 10 years. Like other 10 years long stay route (mixed visa types).

So in theory, if your extension takes too long, for the ILR purpose , it doesn't effect the total 10 years waiting time.

This, my first visa was issued March 2015, this is my last extension and I qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain March 2025

[Lore55]

First of all, thank you all for your response.

To clarify, so that means if you received your first FLR(FP) extension in 2015, regardless of the waiting time you will qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain in 2025.

Please any other insight to this will be appreciated.

Thank you all so much.

[Caseyk3]

First of all, thank you all for your response.

To clarify, so that means if you received your first FLR(FP) extension in 2015, regardless of the waiting time you will qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain in 2025.

Please any other insight to this will be appreciated.

Thank you all so much.

Yes, you count 10 years from the first LTR date of issue,eg March 15/2015, 10 years will be in March 15/2025 regardless of waiting times in between the extensions .

[khas]

Good news, Home office got back to me today and visa granted (FLR - Young adult private life (5 years) 1st & only extension)

1st Application submitted: 2nd February 2024 (non-priority)
Biometric done: 8th February 2024
NO information from home office
2nd Application (varied 1st application by submitting under super priority): 16th February 2024 (Super priority)
2nd biometrics done: 23rd February 2024
Decision: Granted - 26th February 2024 at 1pm.
BRP: Awaiting

I am so glad a varied the application with super priority because I could not bare the anxiety of waiting.
Wishing everyone the best of luck and I hope Home office get back to you soonest.
You have all been very helpful on this platform.

Hi,

Did you have you pay the full application fees and NHS surcharge again for your 2nd application ?

[unknownt]

Hi,

I paid the application fee a second time but I not the surcharge.

[khani]

Hi,

I paid the application fee a second time but I not the surcharge.

Did you pay only Super Priority fee or the again full fees ?? If the whole fee again, Its the same category you applied then why you have to pay fee again for same category ?

[ALIADNAN770]

Hello guru’s & rest of readers

One of my friend applied FLR(fp) yesterday at Sheffield on super priority service center. When she arrived there, they took her all documents, scan done biometric made photograph, and after that they told her to go back at her residence as she is not eligible for super priority service and they also said to her she should not give an option in her online application for super priority services. She is confused if she was not eligible then why is she been offered on home office website priority service.

They said to her she will get back 1000£ refund, which she paid towards priority service, and her application will consider as standard application.

She is a single mother, two months British baby, also, she has mental health issue provided did letters by her psychiatrist, GP, social services and health visitor.

Her instant Visa expired on 08/02/2022, and after that she didn’t have any immigration status.

1; Now she is wonder what happened to her application and how long will it take for outcome?

2: she also advised legal aid that she was eligible for a fee waiver, no, she’s asking if hafiz is considering her application as a standard application, can she ask home office to refund her whole money and consider her application on basis

Any reply or advice will be highly appreciated

Thanks

[I'mhuman]

Does she live in a council house? Is she on benefits?

[Caseyk3]

Hello guru’s & rest of readers

One of my friend applied FLR(fp) yesterday at Sheffield on super priority service center. When she arrived there, they took her all documents, scan done biometric made photograph, and after that they told her to go back at her residence as she is not eligible for super priority service and they also said to her she should not give an option in her online application for super priority services. She is confused if she was not eligible then why is she been offered on home office website priority service.

They said to her she will get back 1000£ refund, which she paid towards priority service, and her application will consider as standard application.

She is a single mother, two months British baby, also, she has mental health issue provided did letters by her psychiatrist, GP, social services and health visitor.

Her instant Visa expired on 08/02/2022, and after that she didn’t have any immigration status.

1; Now she is wonder what happened to her application and how long will it take for outcome?

2: she also advised legal aid that she was eligible for a fee waiver, no, she’s asking if hafiz is considering her application as a standard application, can she ask home office to refund her whole money and consider her application on basis

Any reply or advice will be highly appreciated

Thanks

Hi,

I searched on online for you ,not sure if this applies to your friend, I hope you will get help soon from someone:
(https://www.gov.uk/guidance/super-prior ... %20FLR(FP)

[RR1983]

Hi all, new to this board and had a query on FLR(FP).

My wife immigrated to UK last June and we married in August. In October, we applied for an FLR(FP) 2.5 years extension and paid the NHS surcharge. We meet the requirements for income and language, but have yet to receive a decision, which is running at 20 weeks.

Our understanding based on all the guidance on the .Gov website is that the standard time is 8 weeks. However, when we complained we received a response that it can take up to 12 months. Is this correct? We can only see 12 months against the criteria where income & language is not required.

This is time sensitive as my wife is looking to travel back to the USA to be with her sister who is due to give birth in the near future.

[CR001]

Hi all, new to this board and had a query on FLR(FP).

My wife immigrated to UK last June and we married in August. In October, we applied for an FLR(FP) 2.5 years extension and paid the NHS surcharge. We meet the requirements for income and language, but have yet to receive a decision, which is running at 20 weeks.

Our understanding based on all the guidance on the .Gov website is that the standard time is 8 weeks. However, when we complained we received a response that it can take up to 12 months. Is this correct? We can only see 12 months against the criteria where income & language is not required.

This is time sensitive as my wife is looking to travel back to the USA to be with her sister who is due to give birth in the near future.

Why would you apply for FLR(FP) if you meet the income and language requirement? She should have applied on FLR(M).

What visa did she enter the UK on?

[RR1983]

Why would you apply for FLR(FP) if you meet the income and language requirement? She should have applied on FLR(M).

What visa did she enter the UK on?

She entered on a family visa as a fiancée (D-Marriage/CP), conditional to getting married in six months. We married, then applied for the extension, within the UK, providing documentation on my income and on language.

[CR001]

Why would you apply for FLR(FP) if you meet the income and language requirement? She should have applied on FLR(M).

What visa did she enter the UK on?

She entered on a family visa as a fiancée (D-Marriage/CP), conditional to getting married in six months. We married, then applied for the extension, within the UK, providing documentation on my income and on language.

Are you sure you did not apply on FLRI(M)?? Which would be the correct form.

[RR1983]

Are you sure you did not apply on FLRI(M)?? Which would be the correct form.

We've just cantered through the application forms again; both forms take you to the same destination 'family route' on the .gov website. However, at no point is there a clear section that states whether our application was FLR(M)/(FP).

Is it possible Serco or someone else has flagged our application incorrectly?

[CR001]

Are you sure you did not apply on FLRI(M)?? Which would be the correct form.

We've just cantered through the application forms again; both forms take you to the same destination 'family route' on the .gov website. However, at no point is there a clear section that states whether our application was FLR(M)/(FP).

Is it possible Serco or someone else has flagged our application incorrectly?

So why do you believe then that you have applied on FLR(FP) and not FLR(M)?? They are two separate sets of immigration rules and visas.

[RR1983]

So why do you believe then that you have applied on FLR(FP) and not FLR(M)?? They are two separate sets of immigration rules and visas.

Because in response to our complaint email FLR(FP) was quoted, which led us to this thread.

[CR001]

So why do you believe then that you have applied on FLR(FP) and not FLR(M)?? They are two separate sets of immigration rules and visas.

Because in response to our complaint email FLR(FP) was quoted, which led us to this thread.

Have you received any email acknowledgement of your application?

Did you download a copy of the application so you can check if you perhaps ticked something incorrectly?

Highly unlikely that UKCVAS messed up as you would have submitted the online form before your had the biometrics appointment.

[RR1983]

Have you received any email acknowledgement of your application?

Did you download a copy of the application so you can check if you perhaps ticked something incorrectly?

Highly unlikely that UKCVAS messed up as you would have submitted the online form before your had the biometrics appointment.

Yes, we received an email confirming it's receipt we also received an email from Serco when we submitted the biometrics.

Yes, we did. We've just been through again - we've happy with the responses. However, both forms for FLR(M) and FLR(RP) are the same. There are two that gave us pause for thought:

Is this the first time you have applied for a partner route, or an extension, with your current partner (including as a fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner)?

We answered no and secondly;

Please choose the reason you are applying for an extension, this includes if you are switching to a partner visa from another type.

We answered:

"First extension as a partner (following an initial period of entry as a partner, or as a fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner of a settled person)"