I would first like to thank everyone on this valuable site for helping me so much in preparation for my premium appointment today. By the grace of God, my ILR was granted within 3 hours.
Details:
Application - SET (LR)
Appointment - 9:30 at Croydon Branch on 27th Sep
Entered Lunar House - 8:55
Reception - 9:10
Case registration - 9:47 till 9:57
Biometric enrolment / verification - 10:23
Awaiting consideration - 10:30
Under consideration - 12:19
Ticket number called out for decision - 12:55
Was congratulated for successful application and told that BRP will be posted to address. Original docs given back and some supporting docs were taken. My case was simple and straightforward.
My immigration history:
Entry Clearance from Karachi as Student (2007) > Tier 4 General Student from UK (x3) > Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme (x1) from UK > ILR at PSC (2017)
Continuous residence:
LR start date: 6th Oct 2007
PSC appointment: 27th Sep 2017
Therefore, 9 years, 11 months and 22 days. Never been out of UK for more than 6 months in one go but several visits to Pak. All together around 398 days spent out of UK in 10 years. Never had any refusals before.
10 years of struggle and hardwork paid off and rewarded. Extremely blessed. Thanks once again everyone for sharing your experiences here.
Regards
Rahim