I applied on the 10 year Long Residence route. Part of that was an as EEA Family member, they wanted further proof of living together during the EEA Family member period. In this instance, a letter from the council confirming joint council tax liability was sufficient. I had sent other documents bef...

Hi Guys, Happy to confirm that I have just collected my documents from the HO(Croydon) with an approval letter. The card should follow within the next 7 days as per the letter. Application Type ILR (LR). 06/02/2017: Application Date - Croydon (08:30 appointment). 06/02/2017: Application retained for...

I don't believe its happening to everyone. My case my have seemed peculiar as I have been in the UK for about 15 years and always get asked at the border why I haven't applied for a British passport yet. I also travel a lot (not beyond the stipulated maximum days) so my justification is that they n...

I don't believe its happening to everyone. My case my have seemed peculiar as I have been in the UK for about 15 years and always get asked at the border why I haven't applied for a British passport yet. I also travel a lot (not beyond the stipulated maximum days) so my justification is that they ne...

Hi All, Thanks for sharing your stories, thought it fair I add mine to the thread.. I seem to have joined this queue so will be looking through this thread over the next few weeks. I had an 8:00am appointment at the Croydon office, went through all the formalities pretty quickly and was asked to wai...

Thanks for the reply! 1. Yes I have all the relevant documents 2. I have not be outside the UK for more than the stipulated amount of days. The most I've done is a 4 week holiday on one of the years. 3. I have a pretty straightforward immigration history with no gaps. My question was mainly to do wi...

Hi All, I'm currently on the EEA Family member card with 2 years to run before expiry and was wondering if I can apply for an ILR right now based on Long Residence instead. I have been in the UK for 15 years, crime free, all provable and fulfill all the requirements regarding earnings etc. To summar...