ILR TIMELINES- SET(O) SET(F) SET(M) (not Set(LR) PLS)

[sheraz78]

Applied for ILR Route : SET(O) PBS Dependent with 1 child Super priority serice- sopra steria
Date application sent : 22/04/2019
Ack letter received (if applicable) : n/a
Document received by HO :22/04/2019
Biometric Letter received : n/a
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 27/04/2019
Payment Debited : 22/04/2019
Emails received : None
Approval letter Received : waiting
BRP Card Received : Waiting..

[sandeshshah]

Applied for ILR Route : Set (M) super priority route
Date application sent : 12/05/2019
Document received by HO : 12/05
Ack letter received (if applicable) :N/A
Biometric Letter received :12/05
Date Biometrics Enrolled :29/05
Payment Debited :12/05
Approval/Refusal Received : Pending
BRP Card Received : Pending

[saaji93]

Hi Guys
I like to post timeline for wife and child applied through normal service .

Applied for ILR Route : SET (o) Tier 2 Dependant partner and child
Date application sent :22 /03/2019 using New service ( Standard Service)
Document received by HO :Documents Upload 3/04/2019
Ack letter received (if applicable) :N/A
Biometric Letter received :N/A
Date Biometrics Enrolled :Biometric given Sopra steria Croydon @04/04/2019
Payment Debited :22/03/2019
Approval/Refusal Received :11/05/2019 letter dated 08/05/2019
BRP Card Received :waiting

Good Luck for all ...

[Shelley6388]

Applied for ILR Route : SET(O) Tier1 5years 200K
Date application started : 11/11/2018 online application and doc upload
Date Biometrics Enrolled :11/11/2018
Ack letter received (if applicable) : monthly around 11
Biometric Letter received : none
Approval Received :13/05/2019
BRP Card Received : waiting in 7days!
Thanks this form! Best good luck for everyone!

[NaturalBrit]

Applied for ILR Route : 5 years super priority for wife (SET O)
Date application submitted : 13/4/2019
Date application sent : in person (Croydon) on Saturday 27/4/2019 @9am
Document received by HO : N/A
Ack letter received (if applicable) :N/A
Biometric Letter received : N/A
Date Biometrics Enrolled :27/4/2019
Payment Debited :13/4/2019
Approval/Refusal Received : approval received @11am on Monday 29th April
BRP Card Received : collected on 7th May (had to call DX and ask)

[September5]

Applied for ILR Route : SET(O) Tier1 Entrepreneur 5 years
Date application sent : 31/10/2018
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 12/11/2018
Ack letter received (if applicable) : 09/Nov
Under Consideration emails :10/Dec, 08/Jan, 08/Feb, 08/March, 08/April, 08/May
Biometric Letter received : 03/05/2019
Approval Received : waiting
BRP Card Received : waiting

It has been exactly 6 months today and I am still waiting

I've called the home office about my application and they have escalated the case

[lifeRockss1]

Special thanks to @CR001 for her precise and timely answers.

Applied for ILR Route: Tier 2 General 5 years
Date application sent: 2nd May 2019 (Eligibility started 1st May (5 years - 28 days))
Ack letter received (if applicable): No letter or email
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 8th May @Croydon
Approval/Refusal Received: 10th May by post no email.
BRP Card Received: 10th May

Staff at Croydon centre was very helpful and friendly.
No documents were checked apart from Passport.

[m4748]

Post by m4748 » Wed Apr 03, 2019 3:31 pm

Applied for ILR Route : 11/01/2019 (online ) - Tier 1 Entrepreneur 5 years route - 200k
Date application sent : 11/01/2019
Document received by HO : 21/01/2019
Ack letter received (if applicable) :18jan/ 11feb /11mar 11apr 13 may

Date Biometrics Enrolled : 21/01/2019
Payment Debited : 11/01/2019
Approval/Refusal Letter Date : waiting
BRP Card Received : waiting

[Celina]

Applied for ILR Route : 02/11/2019 (online ) - Tier 1 Entrepreneur 5 years route - 50K. ( document sent by post )
Date application sent : 02/11/2019
Document received by HO : 03/11/2019
Ack letter received (if applicable) :every month .

Date Biometrics Enrolled : 03/11/2019
Payment Debited : 03/11/2019
Approval/Refusal Letter Date : 13 May 2019
BRP Card Received : 14 May 2019 .
Thank you to all the moderators ( macranth , zimba and everyone else ) this forum has been extremely helpful to me .
All the best to who are waiting sending lots of good wishes and prayers .

[huqqapani]

Applied for ILR Route : SET (M), super-priority, spouse visa, 5 year route.
Date application sent (online submission) : 01/05/19
Document received by HO : To be uploaded on Sopra Steria / UKVCAS
Ack letter received (if applicable) : Email received 01/05/19
Biometric Letter enrolled : 15/05/19
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 15/05/19
Payment Debited : 01/05/19
Approval/Refusal Received : 15/05/19 (approval email received just 4 hours after the biometric appointment)
BRP Card Received :

[itsamishmash]

ILR SET (M) Super Priority application submitted online Friday 3rd May (£3,200)
No acknowledgement email as I entered email address incorrectly.
Called UKVCAS centre Tuesday 7th May and booked Biometric and document submission appointment for Croydon Friday 10th May (£100 for 8am appointment).
Biometric and document submission Friday 10th May
BRP card arrived Tuesday 14th May.
No emails received.

[gabbi]

Applied for ILR Route : SET(O) Tier1 5yrs 50K (no dependents)
Date application started : 15 Nov 2018 online application and documents posted on 16th Nov 18
Doc received by HO: 19 Nov due to weekend
Date Biometrics Enrolled :16/11/2018
Ack letter received (if applicable) : email only once on 15 Nov 2018
Email confirming application still under consideration: None
Biometric Letter received : none
Approval Received :15/05/2019 through post
BRP Card Received : To be received in next 7 days

All the best to those who are waiting.

[san668]

Applied for ILR Route : Set (O) Tier 2 General main applicant - Super priority service
Date application sent : 11/05/2019 - Online
Ack letter received (if applicable) : N/A
Biometric Letter received : 15/05/2019 via post
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 14/05/2019
Payment Debited : 11/05/2019
Email received notifying that they are considering the application: None
Approval/Refusal Received : 14/05/2019 within 3 hours (by email)
BRP Card Received : Waiting.

[sheraz78]

Applied for ILR Route : SET(O) PBS Dependent with 1 child Super priority serice- sopra steria
Date application sent : 22/04/2019
Ack letter received (if applicable) : n/a
Document received by HO :22/04/2019
Biometric Letter received : n/a
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 27/04/2019
Payment Debited : 22/04/2019
Approval Email received : 15/05/2019 (Email also mentioned that super priority fee would be refunded)
Approval letter Received : waiting
BRP Card Received : Waiting..

[Rub22]

Applied for ILR Route : Set M - standard
Date application sent : 15/01/19 - online application
Document received by HO : 15/01/19(application); 25/01/19 (documents submitted at centre)
Ack letter received (if applicable) : 16/01/19, 15/02/19, 15/03/9,15/04/9 still processing...
Biometric Letter received : N/A
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 25/01/19
Payment Debited : 15/01/19
Approval Received : 15/05/19 letter received dated 13/05/19
BRP Card Received : Waiting....

[spybadshah]

Applied for ILR Route : SET(O) PBS Dependent (Tier-1) via sopra steria (Regular application)
Date application sent : 02/04/2019
Ack letter received (if applicable) : n/a
Document received by HO :16/04/2019
Biometric Letter received : n/a
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 16/04/2019
Payment Debited : 02/04/2019
Emails received : None
Approval letter Received : 26/04/2019
BRP Card Received : 25/04/2019

Surprisingly got the visa within 10 days !!!

[balaach]

Applied for ILR Route : SET (O) for 3 dependants. Main applicant already naturalised via Tier 1 (General) route.
Date application sent : 8-Dec-2018 (online)
Document received by HO : 8-Dec-2018
Ack letter received (if applicable) : 8-Dec-2018 (email acknowledgement)
Biometric Letter received : 8-Dec-2018
Payment Debited : 8-Dec-2018
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 3-Jan-2019 (Sopra Steria UKVCAS)
Additional docs requested: Email received 14-May-2019 - sent same day (Passports and proof of residence)
Approval/Refusal Received : Approval email received 16-May-2019
BRP Card Received : Waiting

BIG thanks to the mods and contributors.

Next stop: Citizenship timeline

[spektator]

So I didn't receive an acknowledgement email this month, which I thought was a good sign... and then came home to a letter requesting further information. Fingers crossed I can pull together what they need... one more month of waiting (hopefully).

Applied for ILR Route : Set M, 5 year partner
Date application sent : Submitted online 16/12/18
Document received by HO : 16/12/18
Payment Debited : Immediately upon submission of application online, 16/12/18
Ack letter received : 17/12/18, 16/01/18, 18/02/19, 18/03/19, 16/04/19, No email received this month, but did receive a letter through the post asking for further clarification.
Biometric Letter received : No letter received, submitted immediately through post office
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 17/12/18
Approval Received : waiting
BRP Card Received : waiting

[huqqapani]

Applied for ILR Route : SET (M), super-priority, spouse visa, 5 year route.
Date application sent (online submission) : 01/05/19
Document received by HO : To be uploaded on Sopra Steria / UKVCAS
Ack letter received (if applicable) : Email received 01/05/19
Biometric Letter enrolled : 14/05/19
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 14/05/19
Payment Debited : 01/05/19
Approval/Refusal Received : 14/05/19 (approval email received just 4 hours after the biometric appointment)
BRP Card Received : 17/05/19

[babaty2k02]

Applied for ILR Route : 27/10/2018 (by POST) - Tier 1 Ent (5 yrs route - 50k) + 1 Dependant (wife) - (did not apply for the children)
Date application sent : 27/10/2018
Document received by HO : 28/10/2018
Acknld Email received (if applicable) : 02NOV/ 03DEC / 02JAN / 01FEB / 01MAR / 01APR / 01MAY

NO Complex Letter or Email

Biometric Letter received : (Not Applicable ) - 29/10/2018
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 02/11/2018
Payment Debited : 30/10/2018
Approval/Refusal Letter Date : 15/May/2019
Documents Received= 17/May/2019
BRP Card Received : TO BE RECEIVED WITHIN 7 DAYS

ALHAMDULLILAHI

[Sac11k]

Applied for ILR Route : tier 2 ( 5 years ILR route) premium service 24 hr.
Date application sent : 07/05/2019
Document uploaded on sopra steria: 08/05/2019
Ack letter received (if applicable) :NA
Biometric Letter received :NA
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 16/05/2019
Payment Debited :07/05/2019
Approval/Refusal Received : approval received 16/05/2019 within 3 hours after biometric at sopra steria office
BRP Card Received : waiting.

[null1639]

Applied for ILR Route : Tier 2 (General) 5 Years Super Premium Priority Service £3208.20
Date application sent : 14/05/2019
Document received by HO : 14/05/2019
Ack letter received (if applicable) : 14/05/2019
Biometric Letter received : N/A
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 15/05/2019 (Premium Lounge £260)
Payment Debited : 16/05/2019
Approval/Refusal Received : 15/05/2019 at 2PM (3 Hours)
BRP Card Received : 17/05/2019

I would recommend to use solicitor and adds on premium service to speed the process ! I spent in total £6000 yet worth it ! Good luck for other applicants

[Reet2Pan]

Applied for ILR Route : SET (M) Standard Service
Date application sent : 16 Dec 2018
Document received by HO : 20 Dec 2018 (by post)
Ack letter received (if applicable) : Email confirming the receipt of application 17 Dec 2018
Biometric Letter received : NA
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 19 Dec 2018
Payment Debited : 16 Dec 2018
Email confirming application still under consideration: 16 Jan 2019, 18 Feb 2019, 18 Mar 2019, 16 Apr 2019
Approval/Refusal Received : 14 May 2019 via signed for Royal mail
BRP Card Received : 10 May 2019

So relieved and good luck to all out there awaiting decisions!!

[kumar35]

Applied for ILR Route : SET(O) Tier 1 Entrepreneur Team (50k)
Date application sent : 10/11/2018 - Submitted in Online
Ack Emails received (if applicable) : Every month around 10th notifying that they are considering the application
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 23/11/2018
My Entrepreneur Team Partner Approval Received : 08/03/2019 (Expedited his application Via MP)
My Approval letter Received : 17/05/2019
BRP Card Received : 16/05/2019


It took nearly 6 months...All the best to all.

Thanks to all for their efforts and help.

[Bikersharks]

Applied for ILR Route : SET (M) ( 5 years ILR route) paid for super priority premium service 24 hr. Croydon (Bedford Point)
Date application sent / submitted online: 18/04/2019
Payment Debited :18/04/2019
Document uploaded on sopra steria: 24/04/2019
Date Biometrics Enrolled : I opted for a an appointment a month later as I had wanted to ensure i had got all my documents in order to upload and because I had to travel abroad in between submitting the application online and attending the biometric appointment. The appointment was booked for Saturday 18/05/2019 - Attended a Saturday appointment at 9am at Croydon (had paid £100 for the appointment). They enrolled my fingerprints and picture etc. They also took a scan of every page of my passport. I had paid for document checking service (£35), they said everything had already been checked of the documents I had uploaded and all was in order. Apart from this, I should mention that my spouse was not allowed in the building, only the applicant. However, the process was very quick and I was only in the building for half an hour.
Approval/Refusal Received : approval received on Monday 20/05/2019 at 10:30am by email. So paid for 24 hours service having attended a Saturday morning appointment and got email Monday morning. Pretty happy with the service.

BRP Card Received : waiting but should have it within the next few days.

As a silent follower of this forum and having found it soo helpful. I thought it was important to share my experience too!