During the online booking process there are instructions that family appointment cover spouse and children under 18 years included in the application of main applicant.

An extract from the post at http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=88265&sid=ae98b2c418818da9c78a8948a0f5e7c3 where the member had lost previous passport reads as under: "Second questions: Where are the old passports. I explained point 2 above. I was told that they do not accept c...

A friend has obtained all the all the information held by UKBA. It included fallowing hard copies: 1.Intial application Form to Home Office for HSMP 2. Application Form for extension 3. Covering letter of UKBA while granting expention 4. Landing card of intial entry in UK That is all. Whereas comput...

waynesworld3 wrote: I am now attempting to get my ILR and the Home Office claims that there was a break between the two jobs/work permits and I have not completed 5 continuous years.

How claim of Home Office was conveyed to you?

Even on phone family appointment at Solihull PEO is not forthcoming.
So it appears to be deliberate programing and not techical problem

imran22 wrote:Please let us know how did you manage to get an appointment when you have one.

Imran22
Your question is directed to whom ?
No one has said so as you have understood

Try telephone appointment -- to rule out chance of any technical problem

You had promised feedback.
Now it is over due as appointment was on Monday

Congratulations. It is strange that Solihull PEO termed it a complicated case and lack of resources. Every PEO has senior case worker -SEO/Grade 7- to approve higher absences. There is post where they approved a case with 5 months absence at a time on medical grounds. http://www.immigrationboards.co...

Form SET(O) at Page 7 asks to briefly explain why one is applying for ILR. This may be a sample narration therein for you: " Immigration Rule # 198 - Over 18 years dependent child of parents who are at the same time applying for ILR under Pre Nov.2006 HSMP ". Take supportive documents to P...

As you are dependent of pre Nov 2006 HSMP participant so UKBA instruction being discussed are not applicable. Your ILR come under Rule 198 read with 197 whereas guidance pertains to fallowing : "This paragraph relates to the considerations referred to in Paragraphs 297(i)(f), 298(i)(d), 301(i)(...

a19b, If you have apprehensions and neither you want to waste GBP nor to face appeal situation than go to Solihull PEO. If case worker is not satisfied with your ILR claim he would give you option to withdraw application and no fee would be taken. Thereafter you can apply for FLR either through any ...

please edit your first post and insert fee payment at appropriate place so that it becomes complete

Congratulations.

At what stage you were asked to make payment of fee?

updates: emarketeruk has posted on 15 July in another topic that he got ILR with postal application in 11 weeks - having 450 business related absences with 2 of more than 3 months at a time. Whereas upper tribunal has held that where a UK employer sends an applicant abroad and tax is paid in UK than...

There are dozens of post that fee at Solihull/Glasgow/Belfast is taken only after making a favorable decision. Latest such post of today is of Solihull at http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?p=527651#527651 In an un-favorable situation there are two possibilities: 1- Documents are returne...

For ILR where qualifying period is 4/5 years there is no definition of expression “a continuous period of 5 years lawfully in the UKâ€

SET(O) is for applying ILR at the same time
SET(F) if for applying ILR if parents have already ILR - as is your case

congratulations
your longest absence at one time?

Very unique case.
Thanks for details.

Though your post is not very clear yet I have infered that your under 18 years children are currently in home country and they have FLTR in UK valid up to 4 Sep 2011 and meanwhile your FLR has been converted to ILR. Legally they should apply for settlement visa at BHC and travel on that. Practically...

Apparently case workers at PEO are not having record of going out of UK and coming back of applicants applying for ILR. That is the reason that dozens of members of this board have reported that case workers were checking that from stamps in their passports. There is a e-border thing but apparently ...

it means whatever is duration of UK absences the reasons and evidence thereof counts for case worker to exercise discretion.
Similarly ties in UK during absences and no ties with home country ought to be demonstrated.

if date is not legible and your absences are well less than 180 days than case worker would not raise eye brow. SAR request to UKBA e-borders otherwise is the solution and they have complete Air Lines data of incoming and outgoing persons. It appears that presently case workers has no access to such...

At page 20 of SET(O) question D2 and D3 pertains to absence of over 3 months at a time or over 6 months over period of 5 years.
Whereas Modernised Guide forbids any such excess.
It is another contradiction which ought to taken care while revising guide.